(La Horde). They are the artistic directors of the Marseille National Ballet and have choreographed Madonna’s Celebration Tour as well as campaigns for fashion brands such as Burberry and Isabel Marant. Over the years, (LA)HORDE has received numerous international awards and accolades for its work spanning dance, film and post-internet choreographic practices. Among the most significant: the SACD Award for New Choreographic Talent (2022), the Unifrance Distributors’ Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Ghosts (2023), the First Prize for ‘Best Experimental’ at the Berlin Music Video Awards for Room With a View (2021), the Best Film Award for Cultes at the Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (2020) and the Best Short Film Award for Novaciéries at the InShadow Festival in Lisbon (2017). The collective also won second prize in the Danse élargie competition organised by the Théâtre de la Ville de Paris and the Musée de la danse in Rennes (2017) and first prize in the 100 % Talents des territoires competition in the Performing Arts category (2014).

Equilibrio Dinamico was founded in 2011 by Roberta Ferrara, the company’s current artistic director and resident choreographer. Since 2021, the company has been recognised by the Ministry of Culture, the Puglia Region and the Municipality of Bari as a Dance Production Organisation. From the outset, Roberta Ferrara has worked to build a contemporary repertory company with an international outlook, involving various choreographers in the creation of new works. Described as “a voice that stands out from the crowd, highlighting an artistic strategy that diverges from the trends of young Italian dance, with the aim of creating a company with a strong European profile, capable of fostering synergies between artists” (C. Zapparrata, Hystrio, 2022). Equilibrio Dinamico has been programmed at festivals and theatres across Europe, America and Asia and has collaborated with numerous Italian Cultural Institutes — including those in Mexico City, New York, Athens, São Paulo, San Francisco, Ankara, Cologne and Zagreb — consolidating a consistent international presence. The company maintains strong local roots, developing audience engagement and cultural mediation projects with the Puglia Culture promotion network and institutional networks, fostering closeness and dialogue with communities and citizens. The repertoire includes works by international choreographers and performers such as Jiří Pokorný, Igor Kirov, Bert Uyttenhove, Matthias Kass, Clément Bugnon, Marco Blázquez, Riccardo Buscarini, Aida Vainieri and Brandon Lagaert, Jill Crovisier, and the French collective (LA)HORDE.