Live Competition
(All Solo & pas de duex/ Duet Categories )
Teatro Impero, Brindisi
28
March 2026
Live Competition ( Ensembles Categories )
& Awards - Teatro Impero, Brindisi
29
March 2026
Online with pre-recorded videos
1-5
April 2026
REGISTRATION STARTS 5 DECEMBER , 2025
DEADLINE REGISTRATION 10 MARCH, 2026
Welcome to our XII Edition of International Ballet and Contemporary Dance Competition “Domenico Modugno”.
The International Ballet and Contemporary Dance Competition, Domenico Modugno, in Brindisi, Italy is the first and the only event of its kind in the area.
The main purpose of the event is to create opportunities for the young dancers to “network”, to see and to be seen by their peers, teachers, schools’ and companies’ directors, and of course, the audiences.
Connections made under such circumstances inevitably result in generous and even career, altering offers of scholarships and jobs.
Assessment of dancers cannot be complete without seeing them both on stage and in the studio. Thus, the Competition is designed to be a two-fold event comprising of a workshop and adjudicated stage performances.
The workshop is not mandatory.
However participants can book in advance their classes (time and date to be defined – see the Workshop page).
The workshop is open only for In person participants.
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Marco Laudani
Curriculum
Ocram Dance Movement

Ovidiu Dragoman
Curriculum
Manager Sibiu Ballet Theater

Sabrina RinaldI
Curriculum
Art Director Ariston Proballet Sanremo

Johannes Härtl
Curriculum
Director & CEO Iwanson International School of Contemporary Dance

Directed by:


Valentin Bartes
Curriculum
Artistic Director of Bell Art Cultural Association, International Choreographer