Bolzano Danza Festival: Olivier Dubois and Anouk Aspisi appointed Artistic Directors

The Haydn Foundation, organizer of the International Dance Festival Bolzano Danza, proudly announces the appointment of Olivier Dubois and Anouk Aspisi as the new Artistic Directors for the 2025-2027 editions. They will succeed Emanuele Masi, who has held the position for over ten years, leading the Festival to its fortieth-anniversary milestone celebrated in the 2024 edition.

Paul Gasser, Chairman of the Board at the Haydn Foundation, stated: “With the appointment of Olivier Dubois and Anouk Aspisi, a new cycle begins for the Bolzano Danza Festival as well as for our Foundation, whose outlook is becoming increasingly European and global. After an international call attracting over 50 prestigious applications from across Europe, the Board identified the joint proposal by the duo Olivier Dubois and Anouk Aspisi as the most outreaching artistic project. A long-time acquaintance of Bolzano Danza, choreographer Olivier Dubois has established a strong connection to our city and the Festival’s audience over the years; his works have been ground-breaking, offering an original perspective on the status of contemporary dance. His works offer an original perspective on contemporary dance. Anouk Aspisi, with her extensive experience in cultural management and fundraising, brings crucial skills for the event’s international growth.”

Olivier Dubois and Anouk Aspisi expressed: “Today we become passeurs, tasked with steering the legacy of a well-established and thriving entity towards the future. We imagine a Festival that conveys its past and history while focusing on creation and artists, visionary witnesses to the world’s changes. As an artistic and social laboratory, the Festival should create a ‘suspended time,’ a moment to celebrate life by being together. We envision a joyful and inclusive program, a Festival strongly rooted in the city, focuseon building new relationships with its community. Bolzano Danza will be a place of encounter, dialogue, and celebration of creativity and innovation.”