Helene Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 From New Zealand Ballet announced the news about their new Artistic Director to Facebook: Exciting news! We are delighted to announce the appointment of 36 year old Italian Francesco Ventriglia as the company’s new artistic director. AND we've revealed our 2015 line-up! What a day!For more info: http://www.rnzb.org.nz/news/news/new-ad-and-2015-season/ The info link gives details about Ventriglia's training at the Ballet School of La Scala, his performance career at La Scala, and his post-retirement career as Director of MaggioDanza in Florence that began in 2010. The New York Times reported on the appointment; the article was posted in today's Links. Congratulations to Mr. Ventriglia and New Zealand Ballet Link to comment
Amy Reusch Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I was was wondering how this would leave MaggioDanza, a company I had heard of but was not much familiar with. I was sad to learn it met its demise back in 2013. http://www.gramilano.com/2013/05/culture-crash-maggiodanza-ballet-company-axed-in-florence/ Going back to see the discussion I missed on this board, I was surprised that the last mention of the company here (as far as the search function revealed) was in 2011. Is this true? [My luck with the search button hasn't always been good.] Link to comment
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