Maître De Ballet

Choreographer

Date of Birth: 14.12.1968

Place of Birth: Savona (Italy)

1979 - 1986

She studied and graduated as ballet dancer, under the direction of "ESCUELA NACIONAL DE CUBA" at the Academia di Danza of the Teatro Nuovo in Turi

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

1987 - 1991

Back in Italy she obtained a contract with the Dance Company of TEATRO NUOVO DI TORINO, where she started her professional career dancing both classical repertory and neoclassical as contemporary choreographies.

She works with different choreographers and after the work for "Madame Butterfly" by Paolo Bortoluzzi, invited by the DEUTSCHE OPER AM RHEIN DUSSELDORF, where she develops new knowledges and increases her artistic experience in a company of international prestige.

1991 - 1998

Begins her foreign experience that will bring her to work in German theaters for several years:

• STADT THEATER OBERHAUSEN (demi soliste);

• STADTWURZBURG THEATER (demi soliste).

1998

At the end of the season, settled in Köln, she abandons contractual links with one theatre to dance exclusively as a soloist and teaching, freelance, classical ballet in different international dance centers.

2003

Since this year is in a stable position at the VOLKS OPER WIEN as Maître de Ballet and Assistant of Director Giorgio Madia.

2004 - 2006

Switch to the Staats Oper Wien as Maître de Ballet under the direction of Gyula Harangozé.

Maître de Ballet and assistant to the choreographer Matteo Levaggi for the production "Tanto Bianco in un momento di orizzonte verticale" for the Biennale di Venezia (Italy).

From 2006 till today

After an invitation at the Opera House in Rome from Mrs. Carla Fracci, for the staging of Romeo and Juliet, she agree to remain steady as Maître de Ballet and

her assistant.

She continue to works abroad in collaboration with

both the Stats Oper in Vienna and the Leipzig Opera (director Paul Chalmer).

• Maître de Ballet for Giuseppe Picone, international étoile.

• Artistic Director of Scuola Danza Accademia (Milan, Italy)

• Artistic Director of Neo Classic Ballet (Young Company).

• Artistic Director of International Dance Competition Köln.

• Artistic Director of the "Festival Internazionale della Danza e delle Danze" competition.

• In June 2016 she received the prize "Schiaccianoci d'oro" in the section of dance education, "for her knowledge to form young talents and improve professional dancers".

2017 -2018

Maître de Ballet at "Macedonian Opera & Ballet Theatre". She choreographed for "Macedonian Opera & Ballet" the ballet "Libertango", on Astor Piazzolla's music during the 2017-2018 season.

In October 2018 she get awarded for dance education and preparation by "Grugliasco in Danza" and Regione Piemonte.

2019

She choreographed "La vie Parisienne" for a collaboration between Italian and Serbian national academy with the Principal dancers of National Theatre of Belgrade, performing it in Belgrade and abroad, presenting one Serbian tournée in June and one Italian tournée in September.

She won the "Best Teacher" awards in international competitions and events as in "International Dance Competition Hellas 2019", "Dancing in Albania 2019" and "GIDC - Global International Dance Competition 2019" (Wenzhou, China), where she was also President of the Jury Comitee.

• Guest Maître de ballet at the National Theatre in Belgrade, for 2019 - 2020 season.

2020

Guest Maître de ballet at the Staatsoper Hannover (Germany).

2021

• Guest Maître de ballet at the State Opera Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), under Sylvia Tomova's direction.

• Guest Maître de ballet and choreographer at Opera Magdeburg (Germany), under Gonzalo Galguera's direction. She prepares with soloists "My september" choreo, on the music of N. Diamond for the presentation at "Festival Internazionale della danza e delle danze" in Nepi (Italy), in honor of the étoile Carla Fracci.

• Guest Maître de ballet in Narodni Divadlo Brno (Czech Republic), under Mario Radacovsky's direction.

• She partecipates at the "International Ballet Festival of Miami" as Maître de ballet and choreographer with "Quiet of Love" choreo, on the music of Warsaw Concert, creating it for the two American ballet stars Sydney Dolan and Sterling Baca.

• Guest Maître de ballet in Narodni Divadlo Brno (Czech Republic), under Mario Radacovsky's direction.

• Guest Maître de ballet at Staatsoper Hannover (Germany), under Marco Goecke's direction.

2022

• Guest Maître de ballet and choreographer at State Opera Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) under Sylvia Tomova direction. She choreographed the ballet “Four Season” with Vivaldi’s music and “Night in New York” with Frank Sinatra’s music.

• As Maître de Ballet and Artistic Director with Antonio Desiderio, she worked and organized the “Adieu Aurevoir” galà dedicated to the ballet star Carla Fracci. As Maître de Ballet and Artistic Director with Antonio Desiderio, she prepared the tournèe with the ballet “Swan Lake” in Riad (Saudien Arabia).

• Guest Maître de ballet in Narodni Divadlo Brno (Czech Republic), under Mario Radacovsky direction.

• Guest Maître de ballet and choreographer at Varna Opera Theater (Bulgaria) under Daniela Dimova direction. She choreographed the ballet “Libertango” with Astor Piazzolla’s Music.

2023

• Guest Maître de ballet and choreographer at Varna Opera Theater (Bulgaria) under Daniela Dimova direction. She choreographed the ballet “Romeo & Juliet” with Prokofiev’s music with a sold out replica at the Teatro Comunale in Piacenza (Italy).

• She received the "Eccellenze della Danza" award in the city of Noto (Italy).

• Guest Maître de ballet in Narodni Divadlo Brno (Czech Republic), under Mario Radacovsky direction.

• Guest Maître de ballet and choreographer at Varna Opera Theater (Bulgaria) under Daniela Dimova direction. She choreographed the ballet “Paris Mon Amour - tribute to Edith Piaf”.

• Guest Maître the ballet at “International Ballet Festival of Miami” (U.S.A) under Eriberto Jimenez’s direction, with “Romeo & Juliet” pas de deux danced by Federico Mella and Martina Prefetto, both as Principal dancers at Varna Opera Theater.

• She received “alla carriera” award at “Capri in Danza” festival.

• Guest Maître de ballet at Tirana National Theatre of Opera and Ballet (Albania).

2024

• Guest Maître de ballet at Tirana National Theatre of Opera and Ballet (Albania) and ballet director for Giselle production.

• She received “Carla Fracci” award at “Grugliasco in Danza and regione Piemonte” festival under Denise Zucca direction.

• Guest Maître de ballet in Narodni Divadlo Brno (Czech Republic) under Mario Radacovsky direction.

• Guest Maître de ballet and choreographer at Varna Opera Theater (Bulgaria) under Daniela Dimova direction. She choreographed the ballet “Night in New York” with Frank Sinatra music.

• Guest Maître the ballet at “International Ballet Festival of Miami” (U.S.A) under Eriberto Jimenez’s direction, in which she presents her version of the choreography of Carmen's pas de deux danced by Elisabetta Formento e Yavier Gomez, both as principal dancer at Compañia Nacional de Danza (Spain).

Up coming

• Guest Maître de ballet in Narodni Divadlo Brno (Czech Republic), under Mario Radacovsky's direction.

• Guest Maître de ballet at National Theatre in Belgrade (Serbia) under Ana Pavlovic direction.

• Guest Maître the ballet at National Theatre Košice (Slovakia) under Gennaro Sorbino direction.

• Guest Maître de ballet at Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (Lithuania) under Ruta Butviliene direction.