La Scala Theatre Ballet
| La Scala Theatre Ballet | |
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| General information | |
| Name | La Scala Theatre Ballet |
| Local name |
Corpo di Ballo del Teatro alla Scala |
| Year founded | 1778 (at La Scala) |
| Principal venue |
La Scala Theatre Via Filodrammatici 2 Milan  Italy
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| Website | www.teatroallascala.org/en |
| Senior staff | |
| Chief Executive | Letizia Moratti |
| Director | Makhar Vaziev |
| Coordinator | Marco Berrichillo |
| Artistic staff | |
| Ballet Mistress | Laura Contardi |
| Other | |
| Parent company | La Scala |
| Associated schools | La Scala Theatre Ballet School |
| Formation | Etoile Guest Artist Principal Soloist Corps de Ballet Reserve Corps de Ballet |
The La Scala Theatre Ballet (Italian: Corpo di ballo del Teatro alla Scala) is the resident classical ballet company at La Scala in Milan, Italy. One of the oldest and most renowned ballet companies in the world, the company predates the theatre, but was officially founded at the inauguration of La Scala in 1778. Many leading dancers have performed with the company, including Mara Galeazzi, Alessandra Ferri, Roberto Bolle and Carla Fracci. The official associate school of the company is the La Scala Theatre Ballet School (Italian: Scuola di Ballo del Teatro alla Scala), a constituent of the La Scala Theatre Academy (Italian: Accademia Teatro alla Scala).
It is one of the best known Italian ballet companies, and many of its dancers have achieved international fame, such as Mara Galeazzi, Alessandra Ferri, Roberto Bolle, Massimo Murru, and in the recent past, Carla Fracci.
Other personalities of the history of classical ballet associated with the corpo di ballo have been the teachers and choreographers Carlo Blasis and Enrico Cecchetti, the ballerinas Carlotta Grisi, Caterina Beretta, Carlotta Brianza and the prima ballerina assoluta Pierina Legnani, among many others.
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