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Italian ballet dancer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Federico Bonelli (born 1978 in Genoa) is an Italian ballet dancer and was a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London, England. He became the artistic director of Northern Ballet in May 2022.
Federico Bonelli | |
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Born | 1978 Genoa |
Nationality | Italian |
Education | Turin Dancer Academy |
Occupation | ballet dancer |
Years active | 1996–2022 |
Spouse | Hikaru Kobayashi |
Career | |
Current group | The Royal Ballet |
Former groups | Dutch National Ballet, Zurich Ballet |
Federico Bonelli was born in Genoa, Italy.[1] He trained in classical ballet at the Turin Dance Academy before graduating into the Zurich Ballet,[1] at the Zurich Opera House in Zürich, Switzerland.[1] After three years in Zurich, Bonelli joined Dutch National Ballet based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In September 2003, Bonelli became a principal dancer of the Royal Ballet.[2]
In 2013 he danced Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.[3]
In 2018 Bonelli was awarded a place on the Clore Leadership Program.
He danced in Frankenstein at The Royal Ballet in Spring 2019.[4]
In December 2019 Bonelli performed the role of The Prince in The Royal Ballet's production of The Nutcracker. The performance was screened live to cinemas in the UK.[5]
Bonelli became the artistic director of Northern Ballet on 1 May 2022.[6]
He is married to Royal Ballet former First Soloist Hikaru Kobayashi and they have a daughter.
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