Drama and Dance
Duetto reworked. 12-13 Dec. This work by Virgilio Sieni and Alessandro Certini was first staged in 1989 and was one of the most innovative of its time. Here it is reworked by the Fattoria Vittadini, a...
The top Bulgarian ballet company performs at Teatro Brancaccio. With Schiaccianoci (1-2 Dec), Lago dei Cigni (3-4 Dec) and La Bella Addormenta (5-6 Dec). The Sofia City Ballet, the top Bulgarian balle...
Coppelia at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
30 Oct-7 Nov. This popular ballet is staged by the Teatro dell'Opera and is conducted by David Garforth to the choreography by Roland Petit. It is set in modern times and was first danced in 1976 by L...
Giselle at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
20-27 Oct. Conducted by David Garforth and choreography by Patricia Ruanne to the Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot original with Amandine Albisson, Mathias Heymann, Gaisa Straccamore and Manuel Paruccini. T...
Emiliano Pellisari. Dall' Inferno al Paradiso
6-18 Oct. This choreography by Emilano Pellisari takes its inspiration from Dante's Divine Comedy. Pellisari and his No Gravity company use lighting and acrobatic techniques to make the bodies appear...
Solo by and with Israel Galvan
8 Sept. The Festival Flamenco (which gets underway in October) debuts with a solo performance by Spanish choreographer and flamenco dancer Israel Galvan. Solo is Galvan's most risky and experimental r...
30 July. Works by top international contemporary choreographers Christopher Wheeldon (British), Lar Lubovitch (US), Angelin Preljocaj (French-Albania) and Aszure Barton (Canadian) to music by Mozart,...
27 July. This one-night spectacular depends entirely on the pull of Italy's top dancer Roberto Bolle. The Teatro dell'Opera di Roma hasn't named either his “friends” or the programme.
23-27 June. This famous choreography by Roland Petit is performed by the ballet company of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma to recorded music by the Pink Floyd (The Walls, The Dark Side of the Moon, Medd...
8-17 May.
Using all our cast-offs and left-overs, whether material, metal or plastic, this Swiss mask theatre group, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, makes up a wonderful kaleid...
20-22 April.
MNAI'S is a multi-ethnic and multi-disciplinary hip hop company with seven men and three women who use both street dance and classical dance techniques. Carlos, originally from Congo,...
20-22 March. The New-York based company returns to Rome to perform Caught and a series of its other works. Over 20 of the choreographies in its repertory are original scores. Caught, defined as a chor...
1-2 April. Il Vestito di Marlene is a combination of dance (with the Mvula Sungani's dance company) and rock music (with the Marlene Kuntz rock band) inspired by the female figure. The production was...
31 March. Pianist Gloria Campaner performs with dancer and choreographer Joost Vrouenraets, founder of the Gotra Ballet, in the premier of this work, which has been commissioned by the Accademia Filar...
13 March. Inventions and Reincarnations is the new title of Lindsay Kemp's latest performance in Rome. It is a mosaic of old favourites and new ideas. Four dancers perform four works, The Devil in a s...
Il Lago dei Cigni ovvero Il Canto
6-8 March. This new choreography by Fabrizio Monteverdi is as revolutionary in its own way as the Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake. A cast of 14 aging dancers are the protagonists, living out old memories a...
7 Feb-2 April. This festival of contemporary dance festival is organised by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, and is one of the most important events of the dance season in Rome
Not only is there a programme o...
Electricity Evolution Dance Theater
This is another chance to see ElectriCity, which was cancelled last year at Auditorium Conciliazione. This mix of dance, arcobatics, video art and visual effects creates a sensation of energy and forc...
The Balletto di Roma with choreography by Mario Piazza who was born in Canada but has worked extensively in Italy and was the guest choreographer for the Rome Opera season in 2010.
Piazza has still...
This is the Amedeo Amodio choreography of The Nutcracker with orchestra and chorus of the Teatro dell' Opera and the participation of pupils of the opera's ballet school.
Amodio, who started his ca...
