The fifth edition of mittelyoung ended with great success, once again confirming it as a vibrant and necessary festival for the international under-30 scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The nine shows in the programme were selected from 182 applications received from 22 European countries through the open call 2025, which confirmed the interest and vitality of young contemporary creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among these, the under-30 curators – the heart of the project and the driving force behind the artistic selection – chose the three winning shows, which will be hosted again on the stage of Mittelfest 2025, on stage from 18 to 27 July<\/strong>, within the official programme dedicated to the taboo theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The winners are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n dance<\/em> music<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alongside the selection of the curates, special prizes were also awarded by the expert jury consisting of Roberto Canziani, Ale\u0161 Novak and Matilde Vigna, who presented awards for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Concept<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW RESONANCE: SAXOPHONE UNBOUND<\/mark><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Performer<\/strong> Best Show<\/strong> Special Jury Prize<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mittelyoung 2025 has just come to an end: the under-30 curators selected the 3 winning shows that will be staged again at Mittelfest 2025 tabu. The special prizes of the Mittelyoung 2025 jury were also awarded. Discover all the winners of the fifth edition!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mittelfest.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mittelfest.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mittelfest.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittelfest.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittelfest.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69621"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittelfest.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69960,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittelfest.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69621\/revisions\/69960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittelfest.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mittelfest.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittelfest.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittelfest.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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SOLITARIO<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
SORVINA LIVE CONCERT<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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C19H28O2<\/strong><\/strong>
(O COME AVERE LE PALLE)<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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with its sharp and elegant staging, sheds a different light over Mittelyoung 2025 theme: Taboo, taking the audience into an imaginative journey with a taste of niche contemporary music and dreamy quotes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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RICCARDO SAGGESE<\/strong><\/strong><\/mark>
In BLESS, Riccardo Saggese delivers a performance of remarkable intensity and restraint, captivating the audience with every movement. His physical articulation is precise and expressive, while simultaneously opening space for vulnerability. The award is given for his performative maturity, expressive power, and ability to speak through silence<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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C19H28O2<\/strong><\/strong><\/mark>
The performance C19H28O2<\/strong>\u00a0powerfully and precisely addresses the complex question of contemporary male identity. The collective Lidi Precari <\/strong>transcends formal genre boundaries with a bold and innovative theatrical gesture, creating a deeply reflective experience for the audience and successfully combining aesthetic radicalism, intellectual sharpness, and socially relevant commentary<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MAD BELTRAMI<\/strong><\/strong><\/mark>
What is a body? What can a body become? Still imprisoned by prejudices, bodies can only get free though acts of responsibility and rebellion – which do not document nor describe, but are a manifestation of the irrefutable power of awareness and determination.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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