Progetto Handel

By Martina Angioloni, 22 May 2017

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“contributed in creating a new page of choreographic history”

Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 20 May 2017

Handel Project (Progetto Händel) (World Première) (Mauro Bigonzetti)

Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company

Carlo Cerri, Set Designer

Helena Medeiros, Costume Designer

Svetlana Zakharova, Dancer

Roberto Bolle, Dancer

Czech National Ballet's Scheherazade: a fresh take on an old tale

Graham Watts, 28th November

A modern twist on an ancient tale, Mauro Bigonzetti's new Scheherazade brings challenging and innovative choreography to make this a highly enjoyable production.

****1

Petipa Awards Gala: thrilling theatrics and star turns!

Margaret Willis, 23rd September

A shimmering smorgasbord of some of today’s most exciting international dancers, who performed pristine works by Petipa.

****1

Ratmansky's Russian Seasons the crown jewel in NYCB's mixed bill

Ivy Lin, 25th September

NYCB has always had a mission to present new works and Saturday's program included Amaria, a creation by Mauro Bigonzetti for retiring ballerina Maria Kowroski.

***11

Freshly hatched: Gauthier Dance's Dying Swans Project

Graham Watts, 16th April

A very mixed set of filmed solos themed around The Dying Swan, although this link was often tenuous.

***11

Icy chic: Svetlana Zakharova as Coco Chanel

Mark Pullinger, 4th December

Modanse, a double bill designed for the star Bolshoi ballerina, disappoints at the London Coliseum.

**111

New York City Ballet kicks off its spring season

Ivy Lin, 23rd April

A triple bill of 21st-century ballets at the Koch Theater sees the return of Alexei Ratmansky's masterpiece, Pictures at an Exhibition.

*****

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Martina Angioloni

Born in Florence, Martina trained at the Academy of the Vienna State Opera and joined the Corps de Ballet of the Vienna State Opera Ballet at the age of 17. She danced for fourteen years with European ballet companies in Austria, Germany, England and Italy, covering both soloist and principal roles. She graduated cum Laude in theatre and dance science, holds a Masters in Performing Arts Management, and the Professional Dancers’ Postgraduate Teaching Certificate of the Royal Academy of Dance. She has contributed to the production of many artistic projects and speaks German, English and French in addition to her native language, Italian. She is a freelance choreographer, collaborates with the TeatriOnline magazine as a dance critic and is very passionate about opera. www.martinaangioloni.it

Bigonzetti creates a new vertiginous thrill of beauty starring Zakharova and Bolle