{"id":24,"date":"2022-02-28T15:25:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T15:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2022-09-01T19:03:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T19:03:31","slug":"artists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24\" class=\"elementor elementor-24\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a115d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a115d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-865df53\" data-id=\"865df53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ae4a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31ae4a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c36f496 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c36f496\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a325e1\" data-id=\"3a325e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f89f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"33f89f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-title-horizontal  jeg_module___66387738e63f4\" ><div class=\"profile-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-09-at-12.41.07.png\"  alt=\"DANILO ZEKA\"><div class=\"image-hover-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation \">Tirana, Albania<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">DANILO ZEKA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f481c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f481c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-k3aj713b\" class=\"_1Q9if\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8\">Born in Tirana, Danilo Zeka studied at the Albanian State Academy of Dance. After being a member of the Albanian State Opera Ballet(1995\/97), he was invited to attend The Grand Theatre de Gen\u00e8ve (CH).<\/p><p class=\"font_8\">He joined The Greek National Opera Ballet in 2001and in 2007 he became a Principal dancer under the ballet direction of Irek Mohametov.<\/p><p class=\"font_8\">He has worked together with numerous prestigious choreographers, leading the principal roles in their creations such as Swan Lake (Igor Zelensky), Eugene Onegin and Giselle (Irek Mohametov), Don Quixote (Vladimir Vasiliev), La fille mal gard\u00e9e (Alexander Grand), Canto Generale and Snow Queen( Ray Barra), Carmen (Harris Mandafounis), the leading roles at Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliette, Cinderella, Medea, Bol\u00e9ro, La Voyage.<\/p><p class=\"font_8\">Furthermore he had the leading principal role in The journey to Eternity (Renato Zanella), John-Zorbas (Lorca Massine), Four last Songs (Juri van Dantzig), Werther- Chopin in Love ( Yannic Boquin), Prince Phillip- Sleeping Beauty (Pontus Lindberg), Links and Topia (Andonis Foniadakis), etc. Also, he has participated in numerous international dance festivals and Galas in Italy, France, Switzerland, Ukraine, Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria such as Red Cross Gala(Udine), \u201cMeet the Stars\u201d in Herodes Atticus (Athens), \u201cDay of Culture\u201d(Paris) etc.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26f7f9b\" data-id=\"26f7f9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db63ea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"db63ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-title-horizontal  jeg_module__1_66387738f1d78\" ><div class=\"profile-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/marco-fagioli.jpeg\"  alt=\"MARCO FAGIOLI\"><div class=\"image-hover-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation \">Teramo, Italia<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">MARCO FAGIOLI<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc6e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dc6e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>Marco Fagioli began his professional career as a company member in 2002 with the \u201cArena die Verona Foundation\u201d. Later he performed as a soloist and principal dancer in important roles from Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet (Amedeo Amodio), Firebird (Renato Zanella), and many more.<\/p><p>In the Arena de Verona he performed as a soloist for Franco Zeffirelli\u2019s \u201cAida\u201d, choreographed by Vladimir Vassiliev, and \u201cTurandot\u201d, choreographed by Grazia Garofoli. In 2004 he participated in Swan Lake with the English National Ballet at the Royal Albert Hall in London. From 2016 \u2013 2018 Marco performed the leading roles in Nutcracker, Copp\u00e9lia, Carmen (Amedeo Amodio) and Mediterran\u00e9e (Mauro Bigonzetti) for the company of Daniele Cipriani. He is currently performing as a principal guest artist in several venues.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de42607\" data-id=\"de42607\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b8af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"45b8af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-title-horizontal  jeg_module__2_66387739030df\" ><div class=\"profile-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Giordano-Bozza-1024x1024.jpg\"  alt=\"GIORDANO BOZZA\"><div class=\"image-hover-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation \">Taranto, Italia<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">GIORDANO BOZZA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9cca4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9cca4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>Giordano Bozza, a native from Taranto, Italy who grew up in Rome. He started ballet at the age of ten at the Dansepartout Dance School under the direction of Luc Bouy and Gaetano Petrosino. In 2009 he won the Anita Bucchi award from the National Theatre of Rome and a scholarship from the Royal Ballet School in London.<\/p><p>Giordano studied at John Neumeier&#8217;s Hamburg Ballet School and later at the Palucca University of Dance in Dresden. He has been a former soloist at the Moravian- Silesian Ballet in the Czech Republic, performing leading roles in the classical and modern repertoire.<\/p><p>In 2016 he was a candidate for the Thalia award as &#8220;Best Male Dancer&#8221; for his performance in the role of Puck from &#8221; A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream, directed and choreographed by Youri Vamos. In 2017 he performed at the Arena di Verona as well as being part of Carla Fracci&#8217;s dance projects. In 2018 he joined the Greek National Opera Ballet and also performed in numerous galas in Albania, Italy, Greece, Czech Republic, and more.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fd46f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a9fd46f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2feed08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2feed08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb7ae02\" data-id=\"bb7ae02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d59315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"3d59315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-title-horizontal  jeg_module__3_663877390c1f7\" ><div class=\"profile-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lorenzo-Pagano.jpg\"  alt=\"LORENZO PAGANO\"><div class=\"image-hover-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation \">Italy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">LORENZO PAGANO<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3c9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d3c9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>Lorenzo Pagano is a native of Torino Italy. Currently, he has been a member of the Martha Graham Dance Company in New York for almost a decade embodying the most iconic male Principal Dancer roles of the repertory (Appalachian Spring, Cave of the Heart, Diversion of Angels, Embattled Garden, and Night Journey to name a few).<\/p><p>Lorenzo Pagano has also danced starring roles for new works by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Lucinda Childs, Nacho Duato, Andonis Foniadakis, Pontus Lidberg, Bulareyaung Pagarlava, Troy Schumacher, Sonya Tayeh. He has been a Guest Artist for the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and he is a performer for Movement Migration. He has danced with Paris Op\u00e9ra former \u00c9toile and Artistic Director Aur\u00e9lie Dupont in Martha Graham\u2019s Lament and he has partnered Miami City Ballet and B\u00e9jart Ballet Principal Dancer Myrna Kamara in Martha Graham\u2019s Moon Duet.<\/p><p>Lorenzo Pagano had the honor to perform for the Former Haitian President in Port-au-Prince Haiti and danced in international venues such as New York City Center, Solomon Guggenheim Museum Theatre, Beijing Opera House, Paris Opera Palais Garnier, Teatro Real in Madrid, Alexandrinsky Theatre in San Petersburg and Herodes Atticus in Athens among others. In July 2016 Pagano was honored with the Italian International Dance Award as \u201cMale Rising Star\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f187602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f187602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f9e383\" data-id=\"4f9e383\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b266a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"0b266a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-title-horizontal  jeg_module__4_663877391348c\" ><div class=\"profile-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-6029-1-e1646827020630-924x1024.jpg\"  alt=\"ELENA KEKKOU\"><div class=\"image-hover-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation \">Athens, Greece<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">ELENA KEKKOU<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cb6539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cb6539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>Born in Athens, Elena Kekkou was a member of the National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team (2000\/03) and graduated from the Professional Dance School of the Greek National Opera.<\/p><p>She received scholarships from the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation and the University of Kent and holds a postgraduate diploma in modern dance at The Place, in London. Her collaborations include such dance groups as, Edge (repertoire by Hofesh Shechter, Tim Ruston, James Cousins, Helena Franz\u00e9n), Hellenic dance company, Konstantinos Rigos&#8217;s Oktana Dance Theatre, Daniel Lommel\u2019s Aenaon Dance Theatre, etc.<\/p><p>Elena Kekkou has also collaborated with such choreographers as Nacho Duato, Benjamin Millepied, Andonis Foniadakis, Marco Goecke, Alexander Ekman, Pontus Lidberg, Douglas Lee, Richard Alston, Renato Zanella, Chet Walker, Christos Papadopoulos, etc. She has participated in many Greek and international festivals. Since September 2016 she has been a member of the Greek National Opera Ballet.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-070b470\" data-id=\"070b470\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11774b elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"d11774b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-title-horizontal  jeg_module__5_663877391a830\" ><div class=\"profile-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GABRIEL-STOYANOV.jpeg\"  alt=\"GABRIEL STOYANOV\"><div class=\"image-hover-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation \">Bulgaria<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">GABRIEL STOYANOV<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722a0d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"722a0d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>Gabriel Stoyanov is originally from Bulgaria where he has graduated from the National School of Dance Art in Sofia. He is currently in his last year of the prestigious National Music Academy \u201ePancho Vladigerov\u201c in Sofia, immersing himself in the topic of Ballet Pedagogy. Also, Gabriel has performed throughout Poland and is presently working as a guest artist, model, and acclaimed teacher where he is coaching young talents.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3a419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1f3a419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ca417b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ca417b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9da2e0\" data-id=\"b9da2e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae3a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"bae3a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-title-horizontal  jeg_module__6_6638773922573\" ><div class=\"profile-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20200901_222156_837-819x1024.jpg\"  alt=\"Antonio Trerotola\"><div class=\"image-hover-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation \">Italy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">Antonio Trerotola<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb814b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fb814b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>Antonio completed his studies at the National Dance Academy of Rome. From 2017 he became a member of the company at the Arena di Verona, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Landestheater Innsbruck, Moravian Silesian Divadlo and Teatro Bellini di Catania .<\/p><p>Antonio also has had the experience to work with numerous prestigious choreographers in their creations including:<\/p><p>LE CORSAIRE, choreography from Michele Bejart MEMORIES OF MAHLER from Jo Strongman DON QUIXOTE from Michel Stipa COPPELIA from Giorgio Madia.<\/p><p>During his season at Teatro Bellini di Catania he was performing as a soloist in Don Quixote (Espada), and Swan Lake (Siegfried) from Gino Potente.<\/p><p>He also performed in specific Galas at the Arena di Verona:<br \/>Gal\u00e0 Verdi choreography from Luc Bouy, Gal\u00e0 Domingo from Giuseppe Picone, and Gal\u00e0 Bocelli from Luc Bouy.\u00a0 Antonio is presently a guest artist in several venues performing roles created for him.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-114fa5e\" data-id=\"114fa5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09291d elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"a09291d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-title-horizontal  jeg_module__7_66387739282b3\" ><div class=\"profile-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/a91de6bb-977e-42f9-bf19-eafcbc1529cc-e1647879425497.jpeg\"  alt=\"Filipe Portugal \"><div class=\"image-hover-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation \">Lisbon, Portugal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">Filipe Portugal <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c0e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59c0e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>Filipe Portugal began his dance studies at the National Conservatory in Lisbon, Portugal with Georges Garcia as his main mentor. After his graduation he was invited by the director Jorge Salavisa to join the National Ballet of Portugal, starting his career as a professional dancer.<\/p><p>Six years later he joined the Ballet Z\u00fcrich under the direction of Heinz Spoerli, where he became a principal dancer. Between these two companies he had the opportunity to dance pieces by choreographers such as George Ballanchine, John Cranko, Patrice Bart, Jiri Kylian, Matz Ek, William Forsythe, Hans Van Manen, Nacho Duato, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Marco Goecke, Crystal Pite, Edward Clug, Douglas Lee, Martin Schl\u00e4pfer, Nils Christie, Heinz Spoerli, Christian Spuck, Vasco Wellenkamp, Rui Lopes Gra\u00e7a and others.<\/p><p>He made his choreographic debut in Portugal for a choreographic workshop with the piece \u201eAnfractus\u201d, which was the one chosen to be part of the Company\u2019s repertoire. Later, already in Zurich, he began creating pieces for the Ballet Z\u00fcrich and the Junior Ballet under the direction of Heinz Spoerli and later Christian Spuck. Always having the enormous support of his directors, he created more than 10 pieces for Zurich, but was also able to start creating abroad. In 2018 he made his North American debut with \u201eStepping Over\u201d for Ballet Charlotte, which was also performed with Ballet Ireland.<\/p><p>For Noverre-Young Choreographers he created for the dancers of the Stuttgart Ballet the piece \u201eHeavy Lightness\u201d.\u201eThoughts of a Silent Night\u201d created for Shanghai Ballet, \u201eReecontres\u201d for Cannes Junior Ballet, \u201eTeu Corpo Meu Eco\u201d for Nacional Ballet of Portugal, \u201eShelter\u201d together with Stephen Delattre for Delattre Dance Company among others.<\/p><p>Filipe continues to perform as a principal guest artist for various venues as well as choreographing internationally.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4864dbf\" data-id=\"4864dbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e55834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"5e55834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-title-horizontal  jeg_module__8_663877392dff5\" ><div class=\"profile-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ARMAN-GRIGORYAN_edited.jpeg\"  alt=\"ARMAN GRIGORYAN\"><div class=\"image-hover-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation \">Armenia<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">ARMAN GRIGORYAN<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899b3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"899b3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p>Arman got his training in the Armenian Ballet School. He started his professional career in 2001 with the Israel Ballet Company and joined in 2002 the Junior Ballet Company in Zurich. 2004 he continued with the Z\u00fcrich Ballet Company where he has been promoted to a principal dancer in 2007.<\/p><p>The season 2015\/16 he danced with the Staatsballett Berlin. Currently he works as a guest artist . He performed in choreographies of Heinz Sp\u00f6rli, William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Jiri Kylian, Nacho Duato, Ohad Nahirin, Uwe Scholz, Mauro Bigonzetti, Martin Schl\u00e4pfer, Christian Spuck, Jiri Bubenicek, Hans van Manen, M. Petipa, A. Bournonville, G. Balanchine.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd7dee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd7dee7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-200f41e\" data-id=\"200f41e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8871fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"8871fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-title-horizontal  jeg_module__9_6638773933df7\" ><div class=\"profile-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Danilo-Palmieri_JPG.jpeg\"  alt=\"DANILO PALMIERI\"><div class=\"image-hover-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation \">Brindisi, Italia<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">DANILO PALMIERI<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b633ba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b633ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<p>Danilo began his training at the National Academy of Dance in Rome. In 1995 he received a scholarship for the Royal Ballet School in London and in 1996 he pursued his studies at the School of Teatro Alla Scala, Milan.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998 he started his professional career in the National Ballet of Marseille. Under the direction of M.C. Pietragalla he performed in \u201cWho Cares\u201d (G. Balanchine), \u201cRomeo and Juliet\u201d (R. Van Danzig), \u201cLes Adomptes\u201d (C. Broumachon), to mention a few. In 2006 he performed the principal role in \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u201d with Teatro Real, Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Later on, he was performing as an international principal guest artist working with several choreographers: \u201cOpen Space\u201d by V. di Rocco, \u201cThe Nutcracker\u201d by C. Roche,\u201d Aida-Macbeth\u201d by Pier L. Pizzi (Macerata Sferisterio Festival), \u201cDeath in Venice\u201d in the role as \u201cYashu by G. Jancu, \u201cAida\u201d and \u201cCarmen\u201d by R. Zanella with Myrna Kamara (Arena di Verona in Placido Domingo\u2019s Gala at the \u201cInternational Tokyo Forum), \u201cCarmina Burana\u201d by H. Viera., \u201cLes Troyens\u201d by Lynne Page (Teatro Alla Scala). He choreographed \u201cHommage to Magritte\u201d, a neoclassical ballet in two acts dancing also the Pas de Deux&nbsp; \u201cLes Amants\u201d with Isabella Meregalli.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b420f71\" data-id=\"b420f71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e58ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_team\" data-id=\"1e58ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-team style-title-horizontal  jeg_module__10_6638773939d15\" ><div class=\"profile-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Luca-Giaccio.jpeg\"  alt=\"LUCA GIACCIO\"><div class=\"image-hover-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"profile-body\">\n                <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation \">Naples<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">LUCA GIACCIO<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-list\"><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ce123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3ce123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_8\">Born in Naples in 1989, he was very young when he joined the Teatro San Carlo Ballet School in Naples and it has been the former dancer and now teacher Anna Razzi, the first who noticed his talent and potential as a classical dancer. Razzi selected him for his first main role as a student: the prince in \u201cSnow White\u201c.<\/p><p class=\"font_8\">In 2006 the critic and historian Alberto Testa suggested him as Revelation Dancer for the prestigious Positano award that he won by dancing the role of Prince Desir\u00e9e, of the ballet \u201cSleeping Beauty\u201c, in the complex and demanding choreography by Rudolf Nureyev. At this stage, he also danced the role of Oberon in \u201cThe Summer Night Dream\u201c, at the Teatro San Carlo, is already recognized for the second time by critics as a promise and a revelation of the Italian male ballet of his generation.<\/p><p class=\"font_8\">Just graduated with honors in 2007, Carla Fracci invited him to join the Ballet of the Rome Opera who was then headed by the \u201cgrande dame\u201d of Italian classical dance. There he danced all the major academic-classical ballet repertoire. At the same time, he started to be guest on numerous international dance galas and expanded his repertoire.<\/p><p class=\"font_8\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a565b6b\" data-id=\"a565b6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa8829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aaa8829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tirana, Albania DANILO ZEKA Born in Tirana, Danilo Zeka studied at the Albanian State Academy of Dance. After being a member of the Albanian State Opera Ballet(1995\/97), he was invited to attend The Grand Theatre de Gen\u00e8ve (CH). He joined The Greek National Opera Ballet in 2001and in 2007 he became a Principal dancer under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":820,"href":"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/balletxtreme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}