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From the Press: "Fantasy, folly and fancy footwork: cosmic dance comes to Manchester" by The Guardian
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Invisible Cities part of Manchester international festival. © Tristram Kenton i
"Performed in a cavernous former railway depot, Invisible Cities features actors, dancers, digital animations and amazing stage designs.In adapting Italo Calvino’s novel of the same name, it aims for sweeping themes such as imagination, power, belonging, morality and mortality. “The question of whether this was one of my best ideas or an act of pure folly remains open,” writes director Leo Warner in the programme. My answer is that it’s both."
To read The Guardian's full review, click here.
Invisible Cities is the winner of the FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Prize for Ballet 2019.
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The Sound Voice Project – FEDORA Digital Prize Winner 2023 Nominated for Sky Arts Awards 2025
12 September 2025
London / United Kingdom
The Sound Voice Project - FEDORA Digital Prize Winner 2023 has been nominated for the Sky Arts Awards 2025, continuing its journey as a groundbreaking digital-opera installation exploring voice, identity, and community.
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New creations by our former FEDORA Prizes winners at the Opera Forward Festival
24 February 2025
Amsterdam / Netherlands
The Opera Forward Festival (OFF) will take place from 14 to 31 March at the Dutch Nationale Opera & Ballet in Amsterdam and will feature three of our former FEDORA Prizes winners.
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