Dutch National Ballet principal dancer Vito Mazzeo will bring a group of his colleagues from Amsterdam to Teatro Salieri in Legnago for a 'Dutch Gala' on 22 November.
Mazzeo, who was formerly a principal with the San Francisco Ballet, will be joined by Igone de Jongh, Emilie Gallerani Tassinari, Wenting Guan, Victoria Ananyan, Cristiano Principato and James Stout in works by Hans Van Manen, Rudi Van Dantzig, David Dawson, Ted Brandsen and Mikhail Fokine. I talked to him about the event, dance in Italy and life with the Dutch company.
You're performing in Italy with a group of colleagues from the Dutch National Ballet: is this the beginning of Vito Mazzeo and Friends?
No, because the show is not about me but is about ballet in The Netherlands and how it has developed through its very recent history. My goal is to show how a country, with no ballet tradition, can develop a style and an identity that few ballet companies have, so you will see pieces from the repertoire from Les Ballet Russes to Van Manen. ...continue reading.
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