Balletto di Parma
Dance company
Balletto di Parma was born from the strong desire of its founders, Lucia Giuffrida and Francesco Frola, to be able to offer young dancers a bridge to the professional world.
Student to Dancer
The main mission of the Balletto di Parma is to prepare its talented and young dancers to embark on professional careers in the world’s most prestigious companies. The school serves as a conduit to transform students into professional dancers of high caliber and versatility.
Choreographers:
established and new promises
The company offers each year a contemporary performance that includes two or three creations entrusted, in part, to established professionals and, in part, to young choreographers who have distinguished themselves in their own personal, innovative and quality research.
A second program includes pieces from the classical and contemporary repertoire.
Creations of the 2021/2022 season
- What They See Is Not What We See.
cor. Nnamdi Christopher Nwagwu (duration 40 min) - Interval (duration 15 min)
- CarneViva
cor. Francis Gammino (duration 30 min)
The first piece is by the very young Nnamdi choreographer Christopher Nwagwu. “What they are is not what we see” is inspired by sociologist Charles Horton Cooley’s theory of the three selves: how we would like to be seen, how we see ourselves, how others see us.
Nwagwu focused on the intimacy of the subjects on stage and the discovery of themselves in relation to the group (understood as society) and how helpful or unhelpful self-discovery can be in “adjusting” to society. The ten dancers will slowly lead you into the deepest self of each of them!
THE STAFF
FRANCESCO FROLA
LUCIA GIUFFRIDA
Auditions for the season
Enrollment in Professione Danza is by audition only.
The company serves as a conduit to transform students into high-level, highly versatile professional dancers. Participants have the opportunity to work with established choreographers as well as emerging figures. In doing so, Balletto di Parma becomes a springboard for young dancers and choreographers reaching out to an ever-widening audience.
Selection of participants
To be eligible for auditions, you must be between the ages ofage between 17 and 25 years old, be a graduate-or otherwise have achieved a high level of technical training-and meet the requirements of the company’s repertoire, which ranges from classical to contemporary ballet.
Evidence for admission
All participants will be selected in a class and a learning trial of the company’s repertoire, with other candidates. The estimated duration is about three hours.
AUDITION CALENDAR
May 16, 2026 – 10:30 am
June 20, 2026 – 10:30 am
