Profession and Skills
- Dancer
ANTONIO MANUEL CALVANESE
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Professione Danza Parma , Parma, Italy
Dance Examinations:
Classical Ballet – Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)
Intermediate — Distinction
Classical Ballet – Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD)
Advanced 2 — Distinction
Modern Theatre – Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD)
Advanced 2 — Distinction
PROFESSIONAL & STAGE EXPERIENCE
2022 – Present – Tivoli Ballet Theatre
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen Royal Opera House
2021 – 2022 – Dancer – Miskolc Ballet
Miskolc, Hungary
2019 – 2021 – Apprentice Dancer – Eko Dance Project
Turin, Italy Directed by Pompea Santoro, Mats Ek’s closest artistic collaborator and former assistant.
2018 – 2019 Dancer – Professione Danza Parma
Parma, Italy Teatro delle Briciole – Le Corsaire
Original choreography by Joseph Mazilier and Marius Petipa
Adaptation by Lucia Giuffrida, Francesco Frola and Adria Velazquez Castillo
Role: Lankedem
La Fille Mal Gardée
Choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Adaptation by Lucia Giuffrida and Francesco Frola
Roles: Ensemble, Maman Simone
2018 – Professione Musical Italia – Teatro delle Briciole
Parma, Italy – Fame – The Musical
Directed by Roberto Giuffrida
Role: Dancing & Singing Ensemble
2018 – Professione Danza Parma – Teatro delle Briciole
Parma, Italy – Coppélia
By Arthur Saint-Léon
Adaptation by Lucia Giuffrida and Francesco Frola
Roles: Czardas Soloist, Ensemble
COMPETITIONS & AWARDS
2019 – Tanzolymp – Berlin, Germany
Classical & Contemporary Ensemble Categories
3rd Place – Classical Ensemble
3rd Place – Contemporary Ensemble
2019 Italian Dance Award – Rome, Italy
Classical & Contemporary Ensemble Categories
2nd Place – Classical Ensemble
2nd Place – Contemporary Ensemble
Following this result, Pompea Santoro awarded Antonio Manuel Calvanese a scholarship to attend Eko International Dance Project.
2018 – Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) – New York, USA
Finalist Category: Classical Ensemble
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Professional dancer trained in classical ballet and contemporary dance, with international stage experience in Italy, Hungary and Denmark. His training includes the professional programme at Professione Danza Parma and ISTD examinations in Classical Ballet and Modern Theatre, achieving multiple Distinctions and a Merit.
His professional experience includes work with Tivoli Ballet Theatre, Miskolc Ballet, Eko Dance Project and Parma Dance Company, as well as performances in classical ballet and musical theatre productions.
Spoken Languages
Italian — Native Language
English — Advanced Level
Spanish — Advanced Level
Nationality:
Italian
Spoken Languages:
Italian (Mother Tongue) – English (Fluent) – Spanish (Fluent)
Height
1.76 cm
