Results of the shortlist for the 17th edition of the 2026 PDT INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Results of the shortlist for the 17th edition of the 2026 PROSPETTIVA DANZA TEATRO INTERNATIONAL AWARD
The Selection Committee for the preliminary selection stage of the Prospettiva Danza Teatro Award – Choreographic Residency Project comprises:
Emanuele Masi, Artistic Director of the Alighieri Theatre in Ravenna;
Benedetta Bruzzese, Planning and coordination of special projects for the Arteven Regional Multidisciplinary Circuit;
Eleonora de Logu, performer and co-artistic director of the Prospettiva Danza Teatro Festival;
Laura Pulin, artistic director of the Prospettiva Danza Teatro Festival, choreographer and director.
Following a careful assessment of the choreographic projects submitted for the Award, the preliminary selection panel has decided to shortlist eight projects to proceed to the final stage of the Award, scheduled for 10 May 2026.
The final list of semi-finalist choreographers is as follows:
| FRANCESCO PAOLINO | MUGA | ITALY |
| ALESSANDRO GIAQUINTO | WOLKEN | ITALY |
| ASJA MARABOTTI E GIORGIA BEVILACQUA | DISINTEGRATION OF PERSISTENCE | ITALY |
| NOEMI PIVA | SETTEMBRE NON ARRIVERÀ MAI | ITALY |
| LI TUOKUN and ZHANG YUTONG | TOGETHER | CHINA |
| RIA GIRARD | 2 THINGS EXISTING AT ONCE | GERMANY |
| ALGO AU E CYNTHIA CHEUNG | 介乎於 – INTERSECTION | CANADA and UK/HONG KONG |
| CHARLY MINTYA / ZAN’KORA | UNSPOKEN QUEENS | CAMERUN |
The choreographers who have entered the 17th edition of the Award are:
The final of the 2026 Prospettiva Danza Teatro Award will take place on Sunday 10 May in the Sala del Ridotto at the Teatro G. Verdi, Via dei Livello 32, 35139 Padua (PD).