“The International Festival of Dance and Dances” (“Festival Internazionale della Danza e delle Danze”, original name in italian) is an international event organized every year in Nepi during the first week of July.
A project of wide cultural value that involves theaters, some of the most prestigious companies in the world, dance etoiles, great performers of ballet, in their various techniques, styles, ethnic groups and disciplines. It is an annual meeting, to take a journey through the world of dance in a transversal and universal way.
During the event the “SCHIACCIANOCI D’ORO” INTERNATIONAL AWARD is given to an important celebrity of the dance world.
During the final evening, called “The Gran Gala” of International Festival of Dance and Dances, the Award Ceremony of this prestigious International Award is now institutionalized.
In recent years, the Honorary Committee has been made up of characters of the caliber of Carla Fracci, Beppe Menegatti, Maria Pia Liotta, Fedele Confalonieri, Paolo Tortelli and many more celebrities.