Dance competition dance meeting Lucca ITALY 2027
Young talents, endless horizons
A New Generation Takes the Stage, Talent Takes Shape
For eleven days, Dance Meeting brings dance to the heart of Lucca, transforming one of Italy’s most captivating cities of art into a vibrant stage spread across the city.
Theatres, squares and unique venues throughout Lucca host performances, masterclasses, competitions and encounters, creating opportunities for young dancers to connect with established artists and leading international teachers.
An experience where dance moves beyond traditional venues, engages with the city and its audiences, and becomes a language of expression, connection and the future.
From 14 to 23 May 2027, Lucca will host a rich programme of events bringing together dance and music.
On 15 and 16 May, the spotlight will be on the Eurocity and Coreografie d’Autore competitions, while the CND National Final will take place on 22 and 23 May.
Dance Meeting 2027: A New Generation Takes the Stage, Talent Takes Shape
photo by Claudio Libertone
Read more: Dance Meeting LuccaThe Dance Meeting is organized by the AED in collaboration with the Municipality of Lucca, the Teatro del Giglio, and the Luigi Boccherini Conservatory The places of the Dance Meeting: Teatro del Giglio, Auditorium Boccherini, as well as the most beautiful squares and streets of Lucca. All this in a festive city with street performances and shop windows set up for the event.
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The Dance Meeting will be from 14 to 23 May 2027 THE PROGRAMME – work in progress
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Dance Meeting 2027
COMPETITIONS
Coreografie d’Autore 15/16 May 2027
competition for schools and groups
Eurocity 15/16 May 2027
competition for soists and duos Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning
Jury 2027 (in alphabetical order)
Mariana BARAVALLE (Artistic director Conservatori Professional de Dansa de l’Institut del Teatre Barcellona)
PAUL KAY (Head of Intensive Courses and Talent Identification Royal Ballet School London)
Caroline HARDER (Artistic Manager CODARTS Rotterdam)
FRANCOISE PETIT (Artistic Director Royal Conservatory l’Aja)
Lorella REBOA (Artistic director A.E.D. Associazione Europea Danza)
Omar TAIEBI (Artistic director Ecole National de Danse Marseille)
SAMUEL WUERSTEN (Artistic Director Holland Dance Festival, Director BA Contemporary Dance Zurich)
final GALA DANCE MEETING 2027
COREOGRAFIE D’AUTORE and EUROCITY winners
Sunday
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OPENING PERFORMANCE DANCE MEETING 2027
“Ballet Gala, le stelle di oggi e di domani”
PRIZE“Lucca Premia la Danza”
Giglio Theatre Friday 14 May at 21:00
CND NATIONAL FINAL
the first prizes of the interregional competitions in competition to represent Italy at the European
CND NAZIONAL LUCCA 2027 The Competition will be held on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 May 2027
Dance competition dance meeting lucca
FULL PROGRAM
DANCE MEETING LUCCA 2027
International Dance Festival · May 14–23, 2026
Thursday, May 13
7:00 PM Preview Gala
Showroom Martinelli, Lucca
Friday, May 14
Teatro del Giglio Giacomo Puccini · 9:00 PM
Ballet Gala “The Stars of Today and Tomorrow”
Lifetime Achievement Award “City of Lucca”
Saturday, May 15
Teatro del Giglio Giacomo Puccini
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Masterclass
2:00 PM Eurocity Competition – Preliminary Rounds
9:00 PM Coreografie d’Autore Competition – Semifinals
Sunday, May 16
Teatro del Giglio Giacomo Puccini
9:30 AM Eurocity Competition – Semifinals
5:00 PM Choreographic Showcase “Talent on Stage”
9:00 PM Finalists’ Gala
Eurocity & Coreografie d’Autore
Scholarships awarded
Friday, May 14
6:00 PM Urban incursions of music and dance
Piazza Cittadella · Piazza San Michele · Piazza San Frediano · Piazza del Suffragio
(in collaboration with the Conservatorio Luigi Boccherini)
5:30 PM Performances in shop windows
(in collaboration with Confcommercio Lucca)
Saturday, May 15
Confcommercio Courtyard, Via Fillungo
5:00 PM “Apriti Lucca”
Dance and music in the city’s historic locations
(in collaboration with the Conservatorio Luigi Boccherini)
Monday, May 17
Auditorium of the Conservatorio Luigi Boccherini
10:00 AM & 11:00 AM
Performances for primary and lower secondary schools,
with musicians from the Conservatory and dancers from Lucca dance schools
Tuesday, May 18
Auditorium of the Conservatorio Luigi Boccherini
10:00 AM & 11:00 AM Repeat performances for schools
Saturday, May 22
Teatro del Giglio Giacomo Puccini
2:00 PM Italian Finals – CND Italia Competition
8:30 PM Italian Finals – CND Italia Competition
Sunday, May 23
Teatro del Giglio Giacomo Puccini
8:30 AM Italian Finals – CND Italia Competition
2:30 PM Italian Finals – CND Italia Competition
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