Mauro Bigonzetti

Mauro Bigonzetti trained at the ballet school of Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and entered their company in 1979

In 1983 Bigonzetti joined the Reggio Emilia company Aterballetto, renowned for its contemporary repertory. He first began to choreograph for Aterballetto in 1990.

In 1993 he joined Balletto di Toscana as resident choreographer and in 1997 returned to Aterballetto as artistic director.

Throughout his choreographic career Bigonzetti has maintained a close relationship with Aterballetto. He continues there as principal choreographer, although his career now centers on commissions written for major companies abroad. He served as director of La Scala Ballet in 2016 but resigned for health reasons after eight months.

His works have been staged by the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Balletto di Toscana, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Ankara State Ballet, English National Ballet, Julio Bocca & Ballet Argentino, Gauthier Dance, Stuttgart Ballet, Staatsoper Dresden, Ballet Gulbenkian recently the City Ballet of São Paulo, New York City Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ballet Basel, Staatsoper Ballet Hannover, Ballett Dortmund, Ballet Zurich, Swedish Royal Ballet.