Positano Léonide Massine Awards: lifetime achievement for Guillem
The award winners of the Premio Positano Léonide Massine per l’Arte della Danza (Positano Léonide Massine Awards) were announced on 31st August 2026, with the Lifetime Achievement and Ballerina Assoulta Award given to Sylvie Guillem.
The award ceremony of the 54th edition of the award and the Grand Gala were held on 5th September 2026. Positano Léonide Massine Awards is widely recognised as the world's oldest dance award and it is organised by the Municipality of Positano in Italy.
Following are the award winners.
Award for dancers and performers on the international scene
Anna Rose O'Sullivan — The Royal Ballet
Hohyun Kang — Paris Opera Ballet
Madison Young — Wiener Staatsballett
Alessandro Frola — Wiener Staatsballett
Haruka Sassa — Staatsballett Berlin
Kalle Wigle — Staatsballett Berlin
Alice Mariani — Teatro alla Scala (She won a promising young talent award in 1995 and she is now a Principal of La Scala).
Navrin Turnbull — Teatro alla Scala
Lorenzo Lelli — Paris Opera Ballet
Antonella Albano with Claudio Coviello — Teatro alla Scala
Promising Young Talent Award 2026
Dillon Brizic — Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Tobias Jørgensen — The Royal Danish Ballet
“Luca Vespoli” Award - For the dissemination and support of dance
Virginia Attanasio
Lifetime Achievement and Ballerina Assoulta Award
Sylvie Guillem
The 2025–2026 jury members
José Carlos Martínez — Director of the Dance of the Opéra National de Paris
Susan Jaffe — Artistic Director of the American Ballet Theatre (United States)
Kevin O'Hare — Director of The Royal Ballet
Frédéric Olivieri — Ballet Director of Teatro alla Scala
Laura Valente — Artistic Director of the Massine Prize