Brianza Danza Festival
Teachers
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND REPERTORY CLASSES:
Pierpaolo Ciacciulli: He starts ballet studies with The Etoile of La Scala Theatre Liliana Cosi and than continue at “Ballettschule der Wiener Staatsoper” where He will laureate under the Direction of Jolantha Seyfried, as professional dancer in the class of the famous Vaganova Academy Teacherdi “Valentin Onoshko” with excellent marks. As professional dancer He dances in many roles in the Corp de ballet of Vienna Opera theatre, in many ballets of classical repertorie, neoclassical and contemporary as: La Bayadere, Swan Lake, Nutcraker, Coppelia..etc. After the experience in Vienna He is engaged by Salzburg Ballet directed by Peter Breuer where He dances as corp de ballet and than in many roles as soloist in neoclassical ballets of Breuer, in classical repertorie and productions of many other choreographers. In Germany Pierpaolo has been soloist of Vorpommern Theatre in Greifswald directed by Ralf Dornen (Hamburg Ballett) in choreographies by R.Dornen and Sabrina Sadowska, than in Berlin he has been in “ Deutsches Fernsehballett”. In 2012/2013 He works as soloist in “Theater Nordhausen” company directed by Jutta Ebnother. He dances as Principal in Bolero, Carmen, Napoli, 4+1 Elements, Quattro forme per Archi, Frau Luna, Tanzzeit 2011, Ravel, West Side Story, The Beauty and the Beast, Rapsody in Blu. Back in Italy He is soloist for two seasons with Balletto del Sud dancing in Edipo Re, Carmen , Fire bird, Scherazade with Luciana Savignano, Omaggio a Mozart, Traviata all choreographies by Fredy Franzutti. In July 2012 He is invited to dance and He is awarded a price by Mauro de Candia in the gala dedicated at the excellences of ballet out of Italy. Than He works as “free lance” dancer in many Ballet Galà in Italy and abroad with partners from Berlin Opera theatre, Teatro alla Scala, Vienna Opera Theatre. In Berlin in 2014 He has a deep study of Vaganova method in teaching ballet tecnique with the teacher Ivonne Vendrig. Pierpaolo is than invited as “GUEST Teacher” for English National Ballet School summer 2015. From 2015 He is soloist of “Balletto Ucraino” in classical ballet repertoire (GISELLE, Sleeping Beauty, SCHIACCIANOCI, BIANCANEVE E I SETTE NANI, CARMEN, CHOPINIANA, DON QUIXOTE) dancing in different theatres in the world and at TEATRO DEGLI ARCIMBOLDI in Milan. Since 2016 on He works at TEATRO ALLA SCALA partecipating in many productions of the Italian theatre. He cures the choreography of Schiaccianoci, Don Chisciotte for “Teatro Elfo Puccini” in Milan. Since 2018 on He teaches classical ballet, repertoire and pas de deux at ACCADEMIA UCRAINA DI BALLETTO directed by Caterina Calvino Prina, as Main Teacher and from 2024 He is appointed Vice Director. He works as choreographer for the AUB productions at Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan. As private teacher e gives lessons to Principal Dancers and soloists preparing Galas. In the meanwhile since 2021 He works for Roberto Bolle as teacher in “ON DANCE” workshop project in Milan.
In 2024 He is appointed as Maitre de Ballet for "Bolle and Friends" "Les Etoiles" Gala shows of the Etoile Roberto Bolle and for "La gioia di Danzare" shows of the Etoile Nicoletta Manni. In autumn 2024 He becomes Artistic Director of Brianza Danza Festival, and Director of Teatro Carcano Ballet School in Milan.
CLASSICAL BALLET INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVELS:
Laura Caccialanza: She is for all her formation a student of Teatro alla Scala and after the diploma becomes immediately a dancer of the prestigious Theatre dancing in roles of the classic and modern repertoire as Soloist and Prima Ballerina. Nel 1990 She is nominated Soloist. With Teatro alla Scala She is in tournée in all the most important Theatres in the world. She works with the most important classic coreographers: Nereyev, Flindt, Makarova, Grigorovic, Balanchine... and the modern ones: Taylor, Aley, Petit, Van Hoecke, Schulze... She is personally choosen by Nureyev to dance "Napoli pas de deux" and "Infiorata di Genzano pas de deux" in the tours of "Nureyev and Friends". Fron february 2012 è "la Maternità" in the show "ME" of Simona Atzori. Today ex soloist, from 2011 She works as Professeur de Ballet with the La Scala Theatre company.
In june 2013 She is invited as "professeur de ballet" in occasion of the audition competition for Female Principal Dancers for Teatro alla Scala. From January to march 2014 She works with the Estonia National Opera of Tallin as assistant coreographer for the ballet "Medea"
(coreography by Gianluca Schiavoni). In spring 2017 She works with Teatro San Carlo of Napoli as Assistant coreographer of Gianluca Schiavoni for the premiere of "Alice nel paese delle Meraviglie" (coreography by Gianluca Schiavoni) which will debut in world premiere at Teatro S. Carlo in May 2017.
Laura is even a Hiit Ballet Master Trainer with the method created by Josè Perez and She is enabled to form teachers and trainer in the qualification of "Hiit Ballet Trainer" by Josè Perez.
CLASSICAL BALLET CHILDREN AND BEGINNERS:
Adeline Souletie: Born in Paris, Adeline starts studing ballet in the French Capital eight years old with Josiane Consolif than She continue under the guide of the famous Maitre Max Bozzoni. In the meanwhile, She is admitted at Paris Conservatory (CNR), where She completes her studies with diploma at 16 years old.
She continue her carrer studing with other great teachers as Jacqueline Moreau, Liane Daydé, Gilbert Mayer, Francesca Zumbo etc, and partecipate in many training courses and masterclasses.
She wins many competitions till entering , in 1988, in the company Ballet de France, partecipating to an international tournée fo all the season. The following year She becomes part of the corp de ballet at "Teatro alla Scala" in Milan. Here She will be for all her career and She will take place in all the productions, dancing solistic roles too in classical, neoclassical and modern productions.
In the meanwhile, she starts collaborations with many ballet schools, dedicating herself at the teaching of classical ballet. Now She teaches in some schools of Milan and interland, passing her artistic and professional experience to young students.
MODERN DANCE:
Oliviero Bifulco: He graduates at La Scala Ballet School with Honour and He dances in principal fole in many productions and galas of the ballet school. Than He studies at San Francisco Ballet School, with a scholarship for a master. During the same year He starts working at Bordeaux Opera, under the direction of Charles Jude. Here He dances all the great roles of classical repertoire. After two years He leaves the French experience cause of an injury. He partecipates at the Tv program "Amici", arriving at the end of the program. During these years He has the opportunity to study with very important names of the world dance: Frédéric Olivieri, Leonid Nikonov, Victor Ullate, Cynthia Harvey, Piotr Nardelli, Patrick Armand, Bella Ratchinskaja, Biagio Tambone, Sergei Vikharev, Patricia Neary, Kathrin Bennets, Rinat Imaev. He studies modern and contemporary with Emanuela Tagliavia, Kim Brandsturp (ROH), Iratxe Ansa, Paul Dennis(Limon), Silvya Bidegain(Prejocaj), Eugenio Buratti e Fabrizio Monteverde. He dances in repertoire productions for la Scala and for Bordeaux Opera: Nutcracker ; Russian Dance, Flower Valse, Soldats. Opéra National De Bordeaux: Sleeping Beauty, Soirée Lifar, Suite en Blanc, The Flower Festival of Genzano, by Bournonville at Ravello Festival, Ravello,
From 2016 He is freelance, becoming in the years an apreciated Choreographer, He created original productions for Teatro Fraschini di Pavia as "I Ballabili di Verdi", and last december a new production of "Nutcracker".
He had the Opportunity to crate for Polina Semionova and Dmitry Semionov, a choreography inspirated to the greek tragedy of Antigone. In 2025 He is choosen for the artistic residence at Accademia Nazionale di Danza creating "Trepidatio". He creates some new Choreographies with dancers of the La Scala Company as "Dioscuri" inspired at the mith of Castore and Polluce and a new production for the dancers of Eko Dance Project by Pompea Santoro "Elegie" performed at Teatro Fraschini di Pavia. He works in many ballet schools, giry in competitions, and teacher in many summer stages and events in Italy and outside.
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE:
Davide Iacobone: He starts dancing approcing many disiplines from sport dance to hurban and than academic ones. During the years He has a deep study of the classical and contemporary thecnique working in deep contact with teachers, dancers and choreographers than developping his own method of movement reserch After the Degree in Design at Politecnico di Milano and many experiences in comunication sector, He continue his study in contemporary dance working with national and international companies and with workshop with choreographers from all over the world. He partecipates as dancer and choreographer at Bremerhaven Gala invited by the Director Sergei Vanaev and festival TanzArt of Giessen (Germany). Since 2019 He works on the production "La Morale degli Schiavi" and with this work He wins the First prize as emerging company. He makes the choreography of the performance Inconsistent Systems for the opening of 34° Festival Mix in Milan. In 2021 He gets the residence "Black Box" at Balletto di Siena giving life on stage at the first studio production "Caleidoscopio". In 2022 He creates for Balletto di Firenze "This Is Not a Chair", a story about pigs, apples and souls. In the last years He continues as teacher working with national and international professional schools and He is teacher at "Formazione TAM", professional contemporary program at Arcimboldi Theatre in Milan. In 2022 He is selected for Solocoreografico in Francoforte, where He has great succes with the work "Shadows Inside", danced byThomas Benedetti. In genuary 2024 he performs the first study of the choreography Hinterlands How to Look The Part, by Vittorio Pagani during the festival Resolution 24, in London, at The Place, in March 2024 He presents two new works: Balance Of Forces and It’s All In My Head, with the dancers of The Bridge Pigato Contemporary, in Next Dance event in collaboration with the Rambert School in London. In september 2024 He realizes the final choreography for the MIX Festival in Milan in collaboration with the visual artist Fumettineri. From september 2024 He is Artistic director of Open Mind, in Trentino Alto Adige, a project of master in performance of contemporary dance. In dicember 2024 He is invited for a masterclass in Salonicco, Grece, for Accademia Ucraina di Balletto for a cultural exchange project with the Peasxo association.
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HIIT BALLET TO IMPROVE DANCERS TECHNIQUE, HIIT FIT PER ADULTS AND PARENTS:
Gemma Della Torre: She studies with Marta Della Torre and Liliana Ventura. She passes her Elementary exam (today Intermediate) with R.A.D. and L'I.S.T.D. Modern Faculty with Commended and Higly commended. She studies at Royal Academy stages with Elaine Rea and then with Alvina Kalchenko at Kiev Opera Theatre. Having brilliant intuitions in coreography She creates different works in modern and contemporary stile. In june 2008 She graduates in coreography and Pedagogy at Ukrainian Academy of Ballet in Kiev given by the General Dipartment of education sciences of Ucrainian State. From 2008 to 2010 She is present as observer in stages with: Alvina Kalchenko, Alla Nekrasova, Chiara Cattaneo, Frederic Olivieri, Paola Vismara, Igor Abbà (gyrotonic-gyrokinesis). She works with students of different age and preparation teaching ballet and contemporary in different realities. She creates her personal program of stretching, tone and muscle resistance which works in fisiotechnique lessons. In november 2017 She becomes a Trainer in“Hiit Ballet” method created by Josè Perez with Human Tecar mats. She is President of Brianza Danza Festival.
Marta Della Torre: Teaching Diploma R.A.D. and Vaganova for the teaching of ballet, repertoire and I.S.T.D. Modern Teaching diploma for modern dance, in her teaching career She creates many professional dancers and makes some experiences out of Italy. In 1995 She is invited at National Opera Theatre in Kiev in qualità as teacher of classical, Jazz e Contemporary in occasion of a seminar for the Opera students. In this occasion She stages for the students of the Opera the choreography “Concerto Grosso” which will be performed during a show transmitted live from national television. In january 1996 She is still invited at Kiev National Opera Theatre per for an international choreographic festival, She creates the“Kosmos” pas de deux for the soloists of the company of Kiev Opera and the solo “La morte del Cigno” staging even some choreographies for the theatre students. In October 1996 She participates at II° International Competition “Serge Lifar” in choreographers section at Kiev National Opera Theatre arriving in final. In 1996 Ukrainian academy of Ballet which has location in Kiev Opera Theatre opens an Italian filial and Marta the Official Rapresentant till 2001. In April 1998 She takes a contemporary dance seminar for teachers and students organized by Alvina Kalchenko at Kiev Opera Theatre where there is in years a strong collaboration. She had occasion of different kind of collaborations in creating and directing fashion shows, theatral shows, competitions and ballet festivals and tv collaborations. In June 2008 She graduates in coreography and Pedagogy at Ukrainian Academy of Ballet in Kiev given by the General Dipartment of education sciences of Ucrainian State. In November 2010 She is at prestigious Vaganova Academy of San Pietroburgo, here She follows seminars of teaching technique. In 2017 si qualifies as “Hiit Ballet Trainer”.