DAP Festival Artistic Director and Founder

New Dance Drama Artistic Director, President, and Founder​

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Awards

Nijinsky Prize for Best Dancer and Choreographer – Kyiv National Opera House (2003)

Education

Liceo Classico Michelangelo, Florence, Italy – Humanities Program and Major College

Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, New York City, USA – Advanced Trainee Graduate Dancer, Teacher, and Choreographer

Pilates International Network, Florence, Italy

Professional Dance Experience (USA: 1985–1993)

Martha Graham Dance Company (New York City)

Martha Graham Ensemble (New York City) – Soloist Dancer

Pearl Lang Dance Theater (New York City) – Soloist Dancer

Master Classes and Guest Choreography (USA & Northern Europe)

Master Classes and Expansion of DAP International Dance Program, Dwight School, New York City, USA (2024/2025)

Visiting Professor, Troy University (2016)

Director, Guest Choreographer, and Dancer, Alabama River Region Ballet School and Youth Company (2013–present)

Guest Choreographer, Montgomery Ballet, Montgomery, AL, USA – Spring 2009, 2011, 2012

Assistant to Susan Kikuchi, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA – Reconstruction of Graham's Ballet Steps in the Street (2012)

Guest Teacher, Montgomery Ballet Summer Intensive, Montgomery, AL, USA (2011)

Regisseur, Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA, USA – Reconstruction of Graham's Ballet Diversion of Angels (2005)

Guest Teacher & Choreographer, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, USA (April 2009)

Guest Teacher & Choreographer, Royal Danish Ballet School, Copenhagen, Denmark (2000–2007)

Guest Teacher, University College of Dance, Stockholm, Sweden (2002)

Faculty Member, Balettakademien, Göteborg, Sweden (1997–2005)

Yuriko's Assistant, Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam, Holland – Reconstruction of Graham's Ballet Diversion of Angels (1993)

Master Classes and Jury Memberships

Russia

Jury Member and Guest Teacher, Kemerovo State University of Culture and Arts – Choreography Contest (2013, 2015)

Jury Member, VII International Contest for Choreographers and Ballet Masters, Novosibirsk (2012)

Guest Teacher, Choreographer, and Jury Member, Kemerovo State University of Culture and Arts (2012)

Italy

Jury Member, Expression Dance Competition, Florence (2024/2025)

Jury Member, Edoardo Dance Competition, Naples (2024)

Jury Member, Italian Dance Award, Todi (2024)

More Work in Europe

Founder & Artistic Director, DAP Festival Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta (2017–present)

Founder & Artistic Director, Pietrasanta in Danza International Festival (2008–2010)

Master Class Instructor, Dante Alighieri Theater, Ravenna, Italy – Great Teachers and Choreographers (2008)

Guest Teacher, Dansewerkstaedet Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark (1996–2003)

Faculty Member, Dance Academy Balance Studio 1, Berlin, Germany (1993–1999)

Faculty Member, The Etage, Berlin, Germany (1993–1995)

Guest Teacher, Mind The Gap Dance Theater and Maya Lex Dance Theater, Köln (1995)

Artist-in-Residence, Kunsthaus Wachsfabrik, Köln (1995)

Guest Teacher, Tolada’ Dance Company and Pyro Space Ballet, Berlin (1994)

Instructor, Europäisches Tanz Seminar, Berlin, Germany (June 1992)

International Performances and Choreography

Taipei Performing Arts Center – Dramaturg, Madame Butterfly/Echo (2024)

DAP Festival – Choreographer and Producer (2017–2025)

Italian Embassy in Moscow – Dance and Music Gala Evening (2019)

Davis Theater, Montgomery, AL, USA

Creek Indian Odyssey (2019)

The Nutcracker with Alabama River Region Ballet (December 2016)

Hearts and Souls of Dixies (2013)

Cities of Desire (2011)

Crosby Theater, Troy University, AL, USA – Helen Unveiled (2016)

MMFA Modern Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL, USA – Soldier Song (2015)

Festival Estate Regina, Montecatini Terme – Revival of Graham's Primitive Mysteries with Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (2012)

Festival di Mezza Estate, Arena di Cremona – With High Patronage of the American Embassy in Rome (2011/2012)

Teatro Dante Alighieri, Ravenna, Italy (2008)

Royal Danish Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark

Labyrinth (2007)

Moonwaves (2004)

Spring Time (2006)

Kiev National Opera House, Ukraine

Macbeth (2002)

Nijinsky Festival – Nijinsky Prize recipient (2003)

Festival La Versiliana, Lucca, Italy

Hamletus Stirps Virilis (2003)

Origins/The Seventh Seal (2007)

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