Award ceremony for the Salavisa European Dance Award 2026

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Date

  • 20:30 / Cancelled 20:30 / Sold out Tuesday, 20:30

Location

Grand Auditorium

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Pricing

Free admission
Subject to ticket collection on the same day
The winner of the second edition of the Salavisa European Dance Award (SEDA) will be announced on 17 November at a ceremony to be held in the Grand Auditorium.

Two years after the first edition of the Salavisa European Dance Award (SEDA), the prize is now attributed to one of the new finalists, among whom are Chiara Bersani (Italy), Dan Daw (Australia), Jefta van Dinther (Netherlands/Sweden), Lukas Avendaño (Mexico) and Mamela Nyamza (South Africa).

Selected by three independent specialists – llgaz Gurur Ertem, La Ribot and River Lin –, the winner will be awarded 150 thousand euros and the opportunity to present their work at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and on the stages of the partner institutions: Dansehallerne (Denmark), Fondazione Fabbrica Europa per le arti contemporanee ETS (Italy), Joint Adventures (Germany), KVS (Belgium), Maison de la Danse/Biennale de La Danse (France), Mercat de les Flors (Spain), Sadler’s Wells (United Kingdom) and Tanzquartier Wien (Austria).

The ceremony is preceded by the performance Dzudza, by Idio Chichava, winner of the first edition of the SEDA, along with Dorothée Munyaneza. The show is part of the Alkantara Festival 2026 (tickets available on the page of the event).

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