2021 Palmares
Jury
Maria Luisa Buzzi (Chair), Elisabetta Ceron, Giuseppe Distefano, Francesca Pedroni, Silvia Poletti, Sergio Trombetta, Carmelo A. Zapparrata
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Contemporary production< ex-aequo
Triptych
Peeping Tom
Room with a View
RONE & (LA)HORDE
Special Project
MicroDances
FND/Aterballetto
Dancers
Davide Dato - Principal dancer Wiener Staatsballett
Breanna O’Mara - Freelance dancer
Michele Satriano - Principal dancer Rome Opera Ballet
Choreographers
Emio Greco – Pieter C Scholten
Newcomer dancers
Agnese Di Clemente - Soloist La Scala Theatre Ballet
Italian dancers abroad
Denis Bruno – ICK-Dans Amsterdam
Davide Loricchio – First Artist Mikhailovsky Ballet
Giulia Tonelli - Principal dancer Ballett Zürich
Italian Production
Bayadère. Il Regno delle ombre
Nuovo Balletto di Toscana
Lifetime achievement
Vladimir Derevianko
Mario Pasi Award
The Dying Swans Project
Gauthier Dance/Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart
Digital broadcast
The Barre Project/Blake Works 2
William Forsythe
Dance Film
Elegia delle cose perdute
Zerogrammi Dancetheatre company
Since 1987 Danza&Danza Award (Premio D&D-Mario Bedendo) is the Italian annual prize that recognizes the dance excellence. The Jury, composed by the critics and dance writers of the magazine Danza & Danza, assigns the awards in different categories – Ballet and Contemporary productions, Dancers, Choreographers, Newcomers dancers and choreographers - after the performances of the year.
Traditionally the jury's choice is published in the January/February issues of DANZA&DANZA magazine (in Italian language) and DANZA&DANZA INTERNATIONAL (in English language). The Award Ceremony is biennial and itinerant. It has been hosted by some of the most important Italian theatres: Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Teatro Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia, Teatro Sociale in Mantova, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Teatro Manzoni in Pistoia, Teatro Comunale in Bolzano, Teatro Grande in Brescia, Teatro Carignano in Turin.
