🎉 We announce the winners of the Giovane Danza Italiana call!
Two new choreographic works, two original visions of the contemporary scene, by Italian artists under 35, will come to life between 2025 and 2026 through a year-long production process.
𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢
𝑬𝒄𝒉𝒐 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 – 𝒖𝒏 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒂 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆
What is an applause, really? What lies within this roar that has accompanied us for centuries? 𝐸𝑐ℎ𝑜 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 – 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑑 is a contemporary dance performance that investigates the nature of applause: a gesture of approval, an automatic response, a reward, a weapon. In this echo chamber, the sound of clapping becomes not celebration, but background noise.
𝐘𝐨𝐘 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 / 𝐈𝐕𝐎𝐍𝐀 / 𝐓𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐞
𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑻𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑰𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚
𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑇𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 (YTI) is a radical project born from the collaboration between the companies YoY Performing Arts, IVONA, and Tyche: a choreographic manifesto that celebrates contamination as a political and creative act. In an era marked by distance and polarization, YTI creates a shared space where difference is not an obstacle but the lifeblood of the artistic process. The project reinvents the concept of interlude: the pause is no longer a passive waiting, but a moment of creation, regeneration, and deep listening.
The winning choreographers will receive:
💰 A production grant of €15,000 for Vittorio Pagani’s project
💰 A production grant of €25,000 for the project by YoY Performing Arts, IVONA, and Tyche
📍 30 days of artistic residency across Ravenna, Anghiari, and Sansepolcro
🎓 Ongoing mentorship with industry experts and professionals
🌱 Debut in July 2026 at the 24th edition of the Kilowatt Festival
The project is funded by the Eight per Thousand (Otto per Mille) contributions of the Italian Buddhist Institute Soka Gakkai.
View the full call for applications here
For more information: giovanedanza@gmail.com
