The first was performed by the ballet of Zurich, and the second by the Dutch Dance Theatre NDT2. The winners will be announced at the award ceremony in Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in the end of May.
The artist, born in Romania, last year celebrated his 25th anniversary of his creative work at the Slovenian National Theatre Maribor, and has won a number of national and international awards for his artistic achievements, among others also the Prešeren Foundation Award in 2005 and the Glazer Charter in 2008.