Ambra Senatore (born 1976) is an Italian choreographer, researcher and educator at the

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. In 2015, she was named director of the

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. She was born in

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. In 2004, she completed a doctorate in contemporary dance. She has trained with various choreographers including Carolyn Carlson,

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and

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. In 2012, she established a

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EDA based in

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. She lectures on the history of dance at the University of Milan. In 2007, she published ''La danza d’autore, vent’anni di danza contemporanea in Italia''. Senatore has worked with ,

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, and Antonio Tagliarini. In 2013, she choreographed and produced ''Nos amours bêtes'', based on a script by . In 2018, she developed choreography for dances performed in the opera ''

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'' by

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Choreographed works

* ''Merce'' * ''Passo'' (2010), was awarded the Premio Equilibrio by the Fondazione Musica per Roma * ''A Posto'' (2011) * ''John'' (2012) * ''Aringa Rossa'' (2014) * ''Quante Storie'' (2016)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Senatore, Ambra 1976 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Milan Italian choreographers Italian women choreographers Italian educators Italian women educators