| The recently past year Monaco was the scene for | | | | Oguike Dance Company from the UK and Compania |
| the grand biennial Dance Forum. The event took place | | | | Maria Pages, a Spanish company that blends flamenco |
| between 14 and 18 December 2004 and was held | | | | with contemporary jazz standards. |
| mostly at Grimaldi Forum. The four days unfolded on | | | | |
| various levels: | | | | |
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| Performances, | | | | The ceremony of the 2004 Nijinsky Awards was held |
| | | | on December 18 at the Forum Grimaldi in Monte Carlo. |
| Multimedia Forum, | | | | The most coveted prizes were awarded to Nicolas Le |
| | | | Riche of the Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris and the |
| Dance on Screen, | | | | Romanian performer Alina Cojocaru of the London |
| | | | Royal Ballet in the male and female dancer categories. |
| The ADvANCE Project, | | | | |
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| First Job Audition, | | | | |
| | | | The multimedia forum constituted an innovative way to |
| Exhibitions - monographic and thematic ones, Karl | | | | lead dance beyond boundaries of gravity and scenic |
| Lagerfeld's photo exhibition, | | | | space constraints, bonding new ties with other arts - |
| | | | music, film, visual arts.The multimedia projects reunited |
| Rendez-vous - great opportunities open for the public | | | | choreographers, stage designers, musicians, graphic |
| to meet famous choreographers from all over the | | | | artists etc. Three forms were accepted: software, live |
| world. | | | | choregraphic pieces making use of numeric devices |
| | | | and choreographic installations. |
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| Most notable performances included Orfeo ed Euridice, | | | | |
| by Emio Greco/PC and Opera North / Netherlands, UK | | | | There were 142 candidates from 29 countries. |
| and Fairy, by Jyrki Karttunen and Co / Finland, Henry | | | | |