Toni Candeloro
A different story considered
A unique personality in the world of dance
Dancer, étoile and choreographer
Author for conferences and expositions
He created an exceptional collection of dance and ballet art
Writer and researcher of art between dance
One artist in Perpetuum mobile
Dancer
From the early 1980s he started his international career. Toni Candeloro was guest artist with the Balletto dell’Arena di Verona, the Ballet de Nancy, the opera of Zürich, the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, the Ballet of the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, Kirov Theatre (Mariinsky), Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Opera di Roma, and many others.
He interpreted creations of Birgit Cullberg, Uwe Scholz, Thierry Malandain, Joseph Lazzini, and others.
Performing classical repertoire and productions by Marius Petipa, Michel Fokine, George Balanchine, Bronislava Nijinska, Léonide Massine, Hans van Manen, Mats Ek, Agnès de Mille, John Cranko, John Neumeier and many others.
Alessandra Ferri and Toni Candeloro
Giselle · Teatro La Fenice, Venezia
Toni Candeloro in Liebestod · choreography by Valery Panov · Ballet Nacional de Cuba
Toni Candeloro in “Au bord du précipice” by Alvin Ailey · Auditorium in Monte Carlo
Toni Candeloro in Orpheus and Eurydice · by Fausta Mazzucchelli · Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Toni Candeloro in Suite en Blanc · by Serge Lifar · Balletto Teatro di Torino
Classical repertoire and productions
Balletto dell’Arena di Verona · Ballet de Nancy · Opera Zürich · Ballet Nacional de Cuba · Mariinsky Theatre · Teatro Massimo · Opera di Roma
Choreologist
Toni Candeloro is researcher ±40 years and reconstructor of classical ballet repertoire of Marius Petipa to Ballets Russes of Diaghilev. He receives heritage directly from few artists of the last generation of Diaghilev Ballets Russes like Serge Lifar, Alicia Markova, Milorad Miscovich, Nina Tikanova, Marika Bezobrazova, and others.
The school was formed by Olga Preobrajenskaia, Lubov Egorova and Julia Sedova, Nikolas Legat and others.
Choreographic heritage
Ballets Russes repertoire
Choreographer
Toni Candeloro also created original choreography of himself, in few theatres and companies all over the world.
Carmina Burana
Anna Karenina
Curator
Toni Candeloro was invited to show parts of his big collection. His collection was shown at the Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg, Museo Teatrale alla Scala Milano, MART di Rovereto, Musei Civici Veneziani, MUST Lecce and more.
Memento Album
La Danza delle Avanguardie · MART
Les Ballets Russes
Il mito nel mito
Interviews
Toni Candeloro · Interview
Professor
Honored with the Diploma of Classical Dance Teacher, conferred by the Ministry of Culture and Communication of the French Republic.
