2019 Palmares
Jury
Maria Luisa Buzzi (Chair), Elisabetta Ceron, Giuseppe Distefano, Francesca Pedroni, Silvia Poletti, Sergio Trombetta, Carmelo A. Zapparrata
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Ballet production
Sylvia
by Manuel Legris
La Scala Theatre Ballet
Contemporary production ex-aequo
A Quiet Evening of Dance
by William Forsythe
Since she
by Dimitris Papaioannou
Tanzhteater Wuppertal
Personality of the year
Artist and Producer
Sergei Polunin
Dancers of the Year
Alina Cojocaru - Principal dancer, English National Ballet
Claudio Coviello - Principal dancer, La Scala Theatre Ballet
Christian Fagetti - Soloist, La Scala Theatre Ballet
Rauf Yasit, aka RubberLegz - Freelance dancer
Choreographer ex-aequo
Philippe Kratz
Christos Papadopoulos
Newcomers - Choreographers
Ginevra Panzetti/Enrico Ticconi
Newcomers - Dancers
Caterina Bianchi - La Scala Theatre Ballet
Salvatore Manzo - Teatro di San Carlo Ballet
Giacomo Castellana - Rome Opera Ballet
Italian production
Graces
by Silvia Gribaudi
Italian dancers abroad
Alessandra Tognoloni – Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Federico Longo – Batsheva The Young Ensemble
Matteo Miccini – Stutgart Ballet
Lifetime achievement
Amedeo Amodio
Mario Pasi Award
Documentary series 'Why do we dance?'
A Sky Arts Production Hub
Special Mention
Dance Company Theater Osnabrück
Artistic director Mauro de Candia
For the reconstruction of 'Die Feier' by Mary Wigman
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.
