Renato Zanella
| Renato Zanella | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 1961 |
| Known for | Dance |
| Movement | Ballet |
Renato Zanella (born June 6, 1961 in Verona) an Italian ballet dancer, choreographer and director.
Zanella studied classical dance in his hometown and, after passing his final exams he moved to École supérieure de danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower where he completed his ballet education. His first engagement as a dancer came in 1982 in Basel with Heinz Spoerli. After joining the Stuttgart Ballet in 1985, he was appointed permanent choreographer there in 1993, thanks to artistic director Marcia Haydée. In 1995, he was appointed artistic director and resident choreographer for the Vienna State Opera, a position he held for ten years until the end of the 2004/2005 season. From 2001 to 2005, Renato Zanella also acted as artistic director of the Vienna State Opera Ballet. From 2005 to 2011, he worked as a freelance artist on a global scale and, in September, 2011, he was appointed artistic director of the Greek National Ballet in Athens.
In 1989, Renato Zanella choreographed his first work, “Die andere Seite” (The other Side). It was presented at the Young Choreographers’ programme of the Stuttgart Ballet based Noverre Society (Stuttgarter Noverre-Gesellschaft), as were his works “Distanz” (Distance) (1989) and “Ein Tag” (One Day) (1990). “Die andere Seite” (The other Side) was included as part of Stuttgart Ballet’s repertoire. “Stati d’animo” for Marcia Haydée and Richard Cragun followed in 1991, as well as “Triptychon”, which was performed at the Ludwigsburg Schlossfestspiele Festival. Renato Zanella was responsible for setting movement for the singers in Salvatore Sciarrino’s Perseus and Andromeda, premiered by Gerald Thomas. Since 1991, he has created numerous solos for the students of the John Cranko School who have taken part in the Prix de Lausanne Competition, and from 1992 onwards, he has developed small pieces for Birgit Keil, Marcia Haydée, Richard Cragun and Christoph Lechner for a series of workshops behind the scenes. In April 1992, Renato Zanella’s first full-length ballet “Mann im Schatten” (Man in the Shade) was premiered in Stuttgart and in the summer of 1992, he choreographed “Voyage” for Vladimir Malakhov.
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