2023 Palmares
Ballet company production
Coppélia
Cor. Alexei Ratmansky
Corpo di Ballo del Teatro alla Scala
Contemporary Production
Into the Hairy
Cor. Sharon Eyal e Gai Behar
L-E-V
Dancers
Luisa Ieluzzi
Étoile - Teatro di San Carlo
Victor Caixeta
Principal dancer - Dutch National Ballet
Maud de la Purification
Compagnia Zappalà Danza
Character of the Year
Nicoletta Manni
Étoile – Teatro alla Scala
Newcomer dancers
Camilla Cerulli
Soloist - Teatro alla Scala
Simone Agrò
Soloist - Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Choreographer
Sharon Fridman
Newcomer Choreographer
Roberto Tedesco
Italian Production
Sacre du printemps
Dewey Dell
Italian Dancers Abroad
Giada Rossi
Lead Principal dancer – Compañia Nacional de Danza
Rachele Buriassi
Principal dancer – Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
Francesco Resch
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Lifetime Achievement
Carolyn Carlson
Special Award
Dance Well
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.
Jury
Maria Luisa Buzzi (Presidente), Elisabetta Ceron, Azzurra Di Meco, Giuseppe Distefano, Roberto Giambrone, Francesca Pedroni, Silvia Poletti, Sergio Trombetta, Carmelo A. Zapparrata.
