Mauro Bigonzetti

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Mauro Bigonzetti
Personal information
Date of birth	1960
Place of birth	Italy
Group information
Current group	Aterballetto

Mauro Bigonzetti (born 1960) is an Italian contemporary dancer and choreographer. Bigonzetti is currently the artistic director of the Aterballetto dance company.

[edit] Biography

Bigonzetti graduated from the School of the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome. He joined Aterballetto in 1982, performing as soloist, and began to develop his early choreographic talent. Since 1985, he has received various awards as a dancer and choreographer.

[edit] Choreography

His works have been staged by the Teatro dell'Opera, Balletto di Toscana, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Ankara State Ballet, English National Ballet, Julio Bocca & Ballet Argentino, Stuttgart Ballet, Staatsoper Dresden, Ballet Gulbenkian and most recently the City Ballet of Saõ Paolo, Brazil. For New York City Ballet he has made Vespro in 2002, In Vento 2006 and Oltremare 2008, in collaboration with the composer Bruno Moretti.

His latest work, Le Quattro Stagioni, featuring Vivaldi's famous concertos, was premiered by the Grands Ballets Canadiens on May 24, 2007, to universal critical acclaim.

[edit] Notes and references

Persondata
NAME	Bigonzetti, Mauro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Ballet dancer and choreographer
DATE OF BIRTH	1960
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH