PREMIO ROMA DANZA

For the fourth consecutive year, the Cuomo Foundation was the official sponsor for the prestigious Premio Roma danza event.

2022 marked the 20th year of the dance competition, which is supported by the municipality of Rome. The event was held from July 8th to July 12th at the majestic National Academy of Dance, which is located on Aventine Hill, one of Rome’s seven hills. After being presented online via the internet for the previous two years due to the pandemic, the “Premio Roma Danza” made its long-awaited return to the Teatro Grande stage.

Over several days, many dancers of different nationalities participated in the two sections offered: choreography and dance video, with three categories: Dance Movie, Dance Published Production, and Smartphone Dance.

The award presentation and the Gala evening, which featured performances by the young and gifted dancers, were sponsored by the Cuomo Foundation and held on July 12th in the open-air Teatro Grande. 450 people attended.

For the second consecutive year, the international competition involved the municipalities of Rome with the “Roma Capitale” prize. The objective of this prize, which is associated with the “Premio Roma Danza”, is to provide young Romans with the opportunity to tell the story and promote their territory, their neighbourhood, and its peculiarities.

As in previous years, the director Maria Enrica Palmieri carefully selected a renowned international jury. The choreography section was chaired by Shaun Parker, an Australian choreographer, while the dance video section was led by Adriano De Santis, director of the experimental cinematography centre in Rome.

Joining the jury for the choreography section were dance journalist and critic Donatella Bertozzi, visual artist Alfredo Pirri, Tunisian choreographer Nawel Skandrani, and Haitian dancerchoreographer Kettly Noël. Along with jury president Adriano De Santis, jurors for the dance video category were visual arts expert Italo Pesce Delfino and Lebanese filmmaker and videographer Elie Yazbek.

Amount awarded in 2022

€ 20,000

Budget allocated since 2019

€ 73,500