Mauro Bigonzetti (born 1960) is an Italian ballet dancer and choreographer. He trained at the ballet school of

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and entered their company in 1979. In 1983 Bigonzetti joined the Reggio Emilia company Aterballetto, renowned for its contemporary repertory. He first began to choreograph for Aterballetto in 1990. In 1993 he joined Balletto di Toscana as resident choreographer and in 1997 returned to Aterballetto as artistic director. Throughout his choreographic career Bigonzetti has maintained a close relationship with Aterballetto. He continues there as principal choreographer, although his career now centers on commissions written for major companies abroad. He served as director of La Scala Ballet in 2016 but resigned for health reasons after eight months.

Choreography

His works have been staged by the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Balletto di Toscana,

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, Ankara State Ballet,

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, Julio Bocca & Ballet Argentino, Gauthier Dance,

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, Ballet Gulbenkian and most recently the City Ballet of São Paulo,

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. For the

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he created ''

Vespro ''Vespro'' is a ballet by Mauro Bigonzetti to eponymous music of Bruno Moretti, commissioned by New York City Ballet. The première took place Saturday, May 8, 2002, as part of Diamond Project V at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. '' ...

'' in 2002, ''

In Vento {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2011 ''In Vento'' is a ballet by Mauro Bigonzetti, artistic director of Italy's Aterballetto dance company, to eponymous music of Bruno Moretti. It was commissioned as part of New York City Ballet's Diamond Project. ...

'' 2006 and ''

Oltremare ''Oltremare'' is a ballet by Mauro Bigonzetti to Bruno Moretti's eponymous music commissioned by New York City Ballet. The premiere took place Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with costumes by the choreo ...

'' 2008, in collaboration with the composer

Bruno Moretti Bruno Moretti (born 1957) is an Italian composer, pianist, and conductor. He has composed ballet music (as well as theatre, cinema and television music) working in collaboration with the choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti. He is also an accompanist ...

. His latest work, ''Le Quattro Stagioni'', featuring

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's famous

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, was premiered by the Grands Ballets Canadiens on 24 May 2007, to universal critical acclaim.

Works

*''Pression'' (1994) - Balletto Di Toscana - Florence, Italy *''Songs'' (1997) - Aterballetto - Reggio Emilia, Italy *''Cantata'' (2001) - Gulbenkian Ballet - Lisbon, Portugal *''Les Noces'' (2002) - Aterballetto - Reggio Emilia, Italy *''Rossini Cards'' (2004) - Aterballetto - Reggio Emilia, Italy *''Wam'' (2005) - Aterballetto - Reggio Emilia, Italy *''Vertigo'' (2006) - Aterballetto - Reggio Emilia, Italy *''Romeo & Juliet'' (2006) - Aterballetto - Reggio Emilia, Italy *''InCanto'' (2007) - Aterballetto - Reggio Emilia, Italy *''Terra'' (2008) - Aterballetto - Reggio Emilia, Italy *''Come Un Respiro'' (2009) - Aterballetto - Reggio Emilia, Italy *''Certe Notti'' (2009) - Aterballetto - Milan, Italy *''Intermezzo'' (2012) - Aterballetto - Reggio Emilia, Italy *''Alice'' (2014) - Gauthier Dance - Stuttgart, Germany *''Cinderella'' (2015) - Compagnia Della Scala - Milan, Italy

Choreography

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