Impressions from the 19th Biennale Danza
Arsenale, Venice © Mehmet Kerem Özel La Biennale di Venezia has been organising the Biennale Danza as part of its music and theatre festivals since 1934, and for the past 19 years Biennale Danza has run under its own title. Although it takes place annually, it uses the term biennale (biennial - every two years) in its title in reference to the organising institution. This year the Biennale Danza took place between 17th July and 2nd August 2025 and it’s the theme chosen by Wayne McGregor, the British choreographer who has been the its artistic director for the past four years, was Making Myth. This year's awards were announced in January and presented to the winners at its opening: Twyla Tharp received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement and Carolina Bianchi received the Silver Lion. This year the Biennale Danza featured 18 productions, including nine world premieres and two European premieres, with the festival co-producing 11 of them. During the last four days...