- Fabio Grossi
Fabio Grossi (born 1977 in
Rome ) is an Italian dancer with international experience.Early life
He trained at the
Accademia Nazionale di Danza in Italy, where he graduated with full marks.He also studied with Marika Besobrasova in Monte-Carlo, Rosella Hightower in Cannes, Wilhelm Burmann in Geneva, Philip Beamish in Milan and Raymond Franchetti in Marseilles.
Career
At age 19, Grossi was a First Prize Winner at the
Rieti Competition in Italy and the only Italian to be a Finalist and a Diploma Winner at the 1997Moscow International Competition in Russia, which was directed by Yuri Grigorovich.In 1997, he made his debut with
Aterballetto (Italy). Grossi then worked with:* the
Grand Théatre de Genève ,
* theLeipziger Ballett ,
* theTeatro alla Scala in Milan and
* theBallet National de Marseille .Fabio Grossi performed lead roles in
ballet s by George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, William Forsythe, Uwe Scholz, Ohad Naharin, Robert North, Amedeo Amodio, Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Mauro Bigonzetti and many others.From 2003 to 2007, he has been one of the leading dancers of the
Rome Opera Ballet performing as partner of Italian BallerinaCarla Fracci .Accomplishments
As a Principal Dancer, Grossi's repertoire includes nearly all of the major classical, neoclassical and romantic roles in the most famous ballets such as
Giselle ,Swan Lake , The Sleeping Beauty,The Nutcracker , Mikhail Fokine'sLes Sylphides andPetrushka , Léonide Massine'sPulcinella and George Balanchine's "La Chatte" and "The Ball".At the Rome Opera House, numerous principal roles in new
ballet and contemporary works (by Luciano Cannito, Paul Chalmer, Luca Veggetti and many others) have been made especially for him.Fabio Grossi is regarded with appreciation as one of the most talented Italian dancers of the young generation.
He won the
Léonide Massine Dance Award in Positano twice, as an Emerging Talent in 1997 and as a Principal Dancer in 2007, and theAnita Bucchi Dance Award as Best Male Dancer in 2007.Fabio Grossi is now a Guest Artist.
External links
* [http://www.fabiogrossi.it Fabio Grossi's Official Site]
* [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Grossi Wikipedia's Italian page for Fabio Grossi]
* [http://www.ballet-dance.com/200611/articles/RomeOperaBallet20061014.html Fabio Grossi as Siegfried in Swan Lake, Ballet-Dance Magazine's review by Toba Singer]
* [http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_07/may07/bm_rev_rome_opera_0307.htm Fabio Grossi as Plutone in Persephone, Ballet.co.uk's review by Bruce Marriott]
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fabio+grossi&search=Search Fabio Grossi on YouTube]
* [http://www.morfoedro.it/doc.php?n=1251&lang=it Fabio Grossi on Morfoedro, photogallery]
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