Roberto Bolle

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name = Roberto Bolle


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birthplace = Casale Monferrato Italy
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occupation = ballet dancer

Roberto Bolle was born in Casale Monferrato in the Piedmont Region of Italy. He began ballet studies at age seven at a local school, and was accepted at the La Scala theater ballet school in Milan at the age of eleven. Rudolf Nureyev chose Roberto to interpret Tadzio in the ballet Death in Venice. In 1996, following an appearance in "Romeo and Juliet", twenty year old Bolle was promoted to Principal Dancer at La Scala. He left that position when he was 21 to pursue a freelance career. Since then he has starred in many ballets including "Sleeping Beauty", "Swan Lake", "Cinderella", "The Nutcracker", "Giselle", "Notre-Dame de Paris", and "In the middle somewhat elevated".

Bolle has danced for the Royal Ballet, the Tokyo Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, the Stuttgart Ballet, the Finnish National Ballet, the Staatsoper in Berlin, the Vienna State Opera, the Staatsoper in Dresden, the Bavarian State Opera, the Wiesbaden Festival, The 8th and 9th International Ballet Festivals in Tokyo, the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, and the City Theatre in Florence.

He danced for Queen Elizabeth II on her Golden Jubilee in June 2002, and for Pope John Paul II in Saint Peter's Square to celebrate Young People's Day. He was featured in the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.

In June 2007 he made his debut with the American Ballet Theater in New York, dancing in "Romeo and Juliet" with Alessandra Ferri (her farewell performance). He has also performed with Carla Fracci, Ambra Vallo, and Eleonora Abbagnato.

Bolle has appeared in numerous fashion and style magazines, and has been featured in advertising campaigns; Ferragamo featured Bolle in a 2008 promotion. Bolle also has an agreement with Giorgio Armani, who supplies him with clothes.

Since 1999 he has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. In 2006 he visited Sudan, spending time at schools and hospitals. As of June 2007, he had raised over $655,000 for education and health projects in Sudan.

External links

* [http://www.robertobolle.com/ Roberto Bolle Official Website] it en
* [http://www.teatroallascala.org/ Teatro alla Scala (La Scala) Official Website] it en