The European Platform supporting innovation in opera and ballet

Guaranteed professional
pre-selection

In order to guarantee an independent and professional selection process throughout its two funding programmes, FEDORA is working in close collaboration with expert partners and international jury panels. The FEDORA Prizes Biennale’s Expert partners: - for the Opera and Dance Prizes, Opera Europa - the Professional Association of Opera Houses and Festivals in Europe, the leading professional network representing over 220 opera companies and opera festivals in 44 different European countries - for the Education Prize, RESEO - the European Network for opera, music, dance and education which brings together organisations and artists to promote innovation and equal access to creativity - for the Digital Prize, IMZ - International Music & Media Centre - the international business network dedicated to the promotion of the performing arts through audiovisual. The Next Stage Grants’ Expert Partner: - Opera Europa - the Professional Association of Opera Houses and Festivals in Europe, the leading professional network representing over 200 opera companies and opera festivals in 43 different European countries.

A jury of
International Experts

The pre-selected projects are presented to the juries of experts who assess the applications, select the nominees and the winners of the FEDORA Prizes Biennale, and select the recipients of the Next Stage Grants.

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The FEDORA prizes
Biennale Jury

Opera jury

Dance jury

Education jury

Digital jury

Laura Berman

Intendant
Staatsoper Hannover
Aviel Cahn

General Director
Grand Théâtre de Genève
Kasper Holten

CEO
Royal Danish Theatre
Sophie de Lint

Director
Dutch National Opera
Anna Maria Meo

General Director
Fondazione Teatro Regio di Parma
Nicholas Payne

Director
Opera Europa
Birgitta Svendén

General and Artistic Director
Royal Swedish Opera

Ted Brandsen

Director
Dutch National Ballet
Aurélie Dupont

Director of Dance
Paris Opera Ballet
Laurent Hilaire

Director
Stanislavsky Ballet
Sara-Nora Krysteva

Artistic Director of the Ballet
Sofia National Opera and Ballet
Ingrid Lorentzen

Artistic Director
Norwegian National Ballet
Nicholas Payne

Director
Opera Europa
Benoit Swan Pouffer

Artistic Director
Rambert

Vania Cauzillo

Vice-Chair
RESEO
Bernard Foccroulle

Former Director
La Monnaie and Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Anthony Heidweiller

Artistic Director
Vocal Statements
Birgitte Holt-Nielsen

Librettist and
Freelance Producer
Anne-Kathrin Ostrop

Head of Education
Komische Oper Berlin
Panaghis Pagoulatos

Director of Artistic Programming & Casting
Greek National Opera
Lauri Pokkinen

Audience Outreach & Social Responsibility Manager
Finnish National Opera & Ballet

Christopher Hampson

Artistic Director
Scottish Ballet
Katharina Jeschke

Secretary General
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Emelie de Jong

Head of Arts Department
ARTE France
Yasuko Kobayashi

Senior Producer
NHK
Tod Machover

Composer, Inventor, Professor of Music & Media and director of the Media Lab's Opera of the Future group
MIT Media Lab
Peter Maniura

Director
IMZ Academy
Ulrich Schrauth

Artistic Director, VRHAM! Virtual Reality & Arts Festival
XR & Immersive Programmer BFI London Film Festival - UK