Giuseppe Picone
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Giuseppe Picone is an Italian ballet dancer. (Born in Naples 21 -2-1976)
in the World Première of the ballet "Nijinsky" with Carla Fracci
and Vladimir Vassiliev.
He also trained at the Accademia Nazionale di Danza of Roma and won both competitions of Rieti and Positano.
Under the invitation of Pierre Lacotte at sixteen years old, he joins Ballet National de Nancy as a soloist, and danced in the leading roles of Petruska (M. Fokine), La Sonnambula (G.Balanchine), Paquita (M.Petipa), L' Ombre (P.Lacotte).
In 1993 he joins the English National Ballet
in London as demi-soloist, where he dances until 1997, and then he was the first male Italian dancer to enter as a soloist the American Ballet Theatre
in New York at age 21, with his debut in Ben Stevenson
's Cinderella.
With Nina Ananiashvili
danced the world première of Le Corsaire earning a nomination for the prestigiuos International Prize Benois pour la Dance.
He was invited in Japan at “Nina Ananiashvili and Friends” and at the Gala' "Stars of Ballet 2006".
He is a guest artist of several important ballet companies as Royal Ballet of London, Boston Ballet
, Bolshoi Theatre
, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Wien Staatsoper, Het National Ballet of Amsterdam, Los Angeles Dance Theatre, Bucarest National Opera, Ballet National of Cuba, Ballet National de Bordeaux, Ljubljana National Ballet, Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Arena di Verona, Teatro Massimo di Palermo and at International Festival and Galas'.
John Clifford, Director of the Los Angeles Dance Theatre, created the role of Humphrey Bogart in the Dance Musical Casablanca.
Under the invitation of Renato Zanella he was the first Italian to guest at the New Years Concert 2005 live worldwide from Vienna.
In Italy guested in many TV broadcasting including, Festa della Repubbica from Rome, the final night of the famous Festival of Sanremo
2009, Premio Caruso from Sorrento and in 2010 was the leading dancer of the Italian New Years Concert from the Theatre la Fenice of Venice.
In March 2010 he was the only Italian dancer to take part at the New York City Center Theatre Galà TRIBUTE TO A DANCE LEGEND - VLADIMIR VASSILIEV.
Mr Andrea Bocelli
invited him to his famous annual concert in Lajatico (Italy), with such star as Mr Carreras
and Italian Pop Star Zucchero
.
In December 2010 he recorded in Pisa the Galà Concert of Mr Bocelli
"Notte Illuminata".
Since 2004 he has been Artistic Director of the Gran Gala' (PICONE and The Giants of Ballet).
Giselle
(Deane, Fracci, Jude, Mc Kenzie), Swan Lake
(Nurejev, Mc Kenzie, Dowell, Jude), Cinderella
(Corder, Stevenson), Romeo and Juliet
(Nurejev, Mac Millan, Jude), The Nutcracker
(Stevenson, Holmes, Mc Kenzie, Amodio, Deane), Bayadera (Makarova), Etude
(Lander), Onegin (Cranko), Gaite' Parisienne (Franklin), Les Patineurs
(Ashton), Variation for Four (Dolin), The Sleeping Beauty (Hynd, Mac Millan, Wright), Raymonda
(Gacio), Don Quijote (Mc Kenzie), Corsaro (Holmes, Khomyakov).
Tcajkovsky pas de deux, Square Dance
, Who Cares?
, The Four Temperaments, Divertissement 15' (Balanchine), Sinfonia (Kylian), Spring and Fall (Neumaier), Gong (Morris), Black Tuesday (Taylor), Known by heart, Push come to shove, Brahms Haydn Variation (T.Tharp), L`Arlesienne (R. Petit), In the Middle
, Slingerland pas de deux (W.Forsythe), Symphonic Dance (M. Bigonzetti), Disposition
(J.Selya), Homage a' Miles Davis (Miriam Naisy), Te vojo bene assaje, Franca Florio, La Sonnambula
(L. Cannito), I have a dream
(L. Cannito e M. Merola), The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (L. Bouy), Bacco e Arianna (F.Franzutti), I due gentiluomini di Verona, David and Apollo e Dafne (S. Giannetti), La Lacrimosa
(C. Tanesini), Viderunt Omnes (L. Martorana), Dibbuk, Dream about Japan (A. Ratmansky), Morte di un innocente, Spartacus, Amadeus Mozart, Alles Walzer, Thais (R. Zanella), Aida e Macbeth (G. Iancu) Sahara, Bolero (W. Matteini), Narciso (G.Garofoli), Ave Maria, Sogno (K.Cellini).
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Overview
Giuseppe Picone was born in Naples (Italy) and trained at the Ballet School of Teatro San Carlo di Napoli and at twelve years old was chosen by Beppe Menegatti to dance the role of the young NijinskyNijinsky
Nijinsky can refer to:*Vaslav Nijinsky , ballet dancer and choreographer*Bronislava Nijinska , dancer, choreographer and teacher*Nijinksy , starring Alan Bates Harry Saltzman as Vaslav Nijinsky*Nijinsky II, race horse...
in the World Première of the ballet "Nijinsky" with Carla Fracci
Carla Fracci
Carla Fracci is a ballet dancer and actress. Her career highlights include Nijinsky, Giselle , Complete Bell Telephone Hour Performances: Erik Bruhn 1961-1967.-FAO Ambassador:...
and Vladimir Vassiliev.
He also trained at the Accademia Nazionale di Danza of Roma and won both competitions of Rieti and Positano.
Under the invitation of Pierre Lacotte at sixteen years old, he joins Ballet National de Nancy as a soloist, and danced in the leading roles of Petruska (M. Fokine), La Sonnambula (G.Balanchine), Paquita (M.Petipa), L' Ombre (P.Lacotte).
In 1993 he joins the English National Ballet
English National Ballet
English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin and based at Markova House in South Kensington, London, England. Along with the Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Scottish Ballet, it is one of the four major ballet companies in Great...
in London as demi-soloist, where he dances until 1997, and then he was the first male Italian dancer to enter as a soloist the American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today...
in New York at age 21, with his debut in Ben Stevenson
Ben Stevenson
Ben Stevenson, OBE , is a former ballet dancer with Britain's Royal Ballet and English National Ballet, co-director of National Ballet in Washington, D.C...
's Cinderella.
With Nina Ananiashvili
Nina Ananiashvili
Nina Ananiashvili is a Georgian ballerina and artistic director of the State Ballet of Georgia.- Career :...
danced the world première of Le Corsaire earning a nomination for the prestigiuos International Prize Benois pour la Dance.
He was invited in Japan at “Nina Ananiashvili and Friends” and at the Gala' "Stars of Ballet 2006".
He is a guest artist of several important ballet companies as Royal Ballet of London, Boston Ballet
Boston Ballet
Boston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet’s national and international reputation developed under the leadership of Artistic Directors Violette Verdy , Bruce Marks , and Anna-Marie Holmes...
, Bolshoi Theatre
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and most renowned ballet and opera companies in the world...
, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Wien Staatsoper, Het National Ballet of Amsterdam, Los Angeles Dance Theatre, Bucarest National Opera, Ballet National of Cuba, Ballet National de Bordeaux, Ljubljana National Ballet, Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Arena di Verona, Teatro Massimo di Palermo and at International Festival and Galas'.
John Clifford, Director of the Los Angeles Dance Theatre, created the role of Humphrey Bogart in the Dance Musical Casablanca.
Under the invitation of Renato Zanella he was the first Italian to guest at the New Years Concert 2005 live worldwide from Vienna.
In Italy guested in many TV broadcasting including, Festa della Repubbica from Rome, the final night of the famous Festival of Sanremo
Sanremo
Sanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival...
2009, Premio Caruso from Sorrento and in 2010 was the leading dancer of the Italian New Years Concert from the Theatre la Fenice of Venice.
In March 2010 he was the only Italian dancer to take part at the New York City Center Theatre Galà TRIBUTE TO A DANCE LEGEND - VLADIMIR VASSILIEV.
Mr Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
invited him to his famous annual concert in Lajatico (Italy), with such star as Mr Carreras
Carreras
Carreras can mean:Places* Carreras, Durango * Carreras, Santa Fe People* Enrique Carreras, Peruvian-Argentine screenwriter and director* James Carreras, British film director* José Carreras, Spanish tenor...
and Italian Pop Star Zucchero
Zucchero
Adelmo Fornaciari, Commander , more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero /ˈtsukkero/, is an Italian rock singer. His music is largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music, and alternates between ballads and more rhythmic boogie-like pieces.Zucchero is the...
.
In December 2010 he recorded in Pisa the Galà Concert of Mr Bocelli
Bocelli
Bocelli is the second studio album released by Andrea Bocelli in 1995 on the Polydor GmbH label.This album is the follow-up to his debut album, Il mare calmo della sera. In Germany, the album was certified 4× Platinum for shipping two million units, making it one of the best-selling albums ever in...
"Notte Illuminata".
Since 2004 he has been Artistic Director of the Gran Gala' (PICONE and The Giants of Ballet).
Classical ballet
He danced in the leading roles of classical ballet:Giselle
Giselle
Giselle is a ballet in two acts with a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier, music by Adolphe Adam, and choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. The librettist took his inspiration from a poem by Heinrich Heine...
(Deane, Fracci, Jude, Mc Kenzie), Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger...
(Nurejev, Mc Kenzie, Dowell, Jude), Cinderella
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
(Corder, Stevenson), Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
(Nurejev, Mac Millan, Jude), The Nutcracker
Nutcracker
A nutcracker is a mechanical device for cracking nuts. Usually they work on the principle of moments as described in Archimedes' analysis of the lever...
(Stevenson, Holmes, Mc Kenzie, Amodio, Deane), Bayadera (Makarova), Etude
Étude
An étude , is an instrumental musical composition, most commonly of considerable difficulty, usually designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular technical skill. The tradition of writing études emerged in the early 19th century with the rapidly growing popularity of the piano...
(Lander), Onegin (Cranko), Gaite' Parisienne (Franklin), Les Patineurs
Les Pâtineurs
Les Patineurs or The Skaters or Die Schlittschuhläufer , Op. 183, is a waltz by Émile Waldteufel.Known in English as The Skaters' Waltz, it was composed in 1882 and was inspired by the Cercle des Patineurs or 'Rink of Skaters' at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris...
(Ashton), Variation for Four (Dolin), The Sleeping Beauty (Hynd, Mac Millan, Wright), Raymonda
Raymonda
Raymonda is a ballet in three acts, four scenes with an apotheosis, choreographed by Marius Petipa, with music by Alexander Glazunov, his opus 57. First presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre on in St. Petersburg, Russia...
(Gacio), Don Quijote (Mc Kenzie), Corsaro (Holmes, Khomyakov).
Neoclassical, Modern and Contemporary dance
He was also leading in many roles of neoclassical, modern and contemporary dance repertoire:Tcajkovsky pas de deux, Square Dance
Square dance
Square dance is a folk dance with four couples arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, beginning with Couple 1 facing away from the music and going counter-clockwise until getting to Couple 4. Couples 1 and 3 are known as the head couples, while Couples 2 and 4 are the side couples...
, Who Cares?
Who Cares?
"Who Cares?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for their 1931 musical Of Thee I Sing.-Notable recordings:*Anita O'Day*Fred Astaire with Benny Goodman and his Orchestra...
, The Four Temperaments, Divertissement 15' (Balanchine), Sinfonia (Kylian), Spring and Fall (Neumaier), Gong (Morris), Black Tuesday (Taylor), Known by heart, Push come to shove, Brahms Haydn Variation (T.Tharp), L`Arlesienne (R. Petit), In the Middle
In the Middle
"In the Middle" is a pop song written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Niara Scarlett, Shawn Lee, Lisa Cowling, Andre Tegler, Phil Fuldner, Michael Bellina, Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Heidi Range for the Sugababes' third studio album Three...
, Slingerland pas de deux (W.Forsythe), Symphonic Dance (M. Bigonzetti), Disposition
Disposition
A disposition is a habit, a preparation, a state of readiness, or a tendency to act in a specified way.The terms dispositional belief and occurrent belief refer, in the former case, to a belief that is held in the mind but not currently being considered, and in the latter case, to a belief that is...
(J.Selya), Homage a' Miles Davis (Miriam Naisy), Te vojo bene assaje, Franca Florio, La Sonnambula
La sonnambula
La sonnambula is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the bel canto tradition by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a ballet-pantomime by Eugène Scribe and Jean-Pierre Aumer called La somnambule, ou L'arrivée d'un nouveau seigneur.The first...
(L. Cannito), I have a dream
I Have a Dream
"I Have a Dream" is a 17-minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on August 28, 1963, in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination...
(L. Cannito e M. Merola), The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (L. Bouy), Bacco e Arianna (F.Franzutti), I due gentiluomini di Verona, David and Apollo e Dafne (S. Giannetti), La Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa is a duo led by German Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Finnish Anne Nurmi, currently based in Switzerland, but originally from Germany...
(C. Tanesini), Viderunt Omnes (L. Martorana), Dibbuk, Dream about Japan (A. Ratmansky), Morte di un innocente, Spartacus, Amadeus Mozart, Alles Walzer, Thais (R. Zanella), Aida e Macbeth (G. Iancu) Sahara, Bolero (W. Matteini), Narciso (G.Garofoli), Ave Maria, Sogno (K.Cellini).
Prizes
He was the recipient of Premio Positano in 1997 and 2002, Premio Caserta 1999, Premio Gino Tani, as well as Premio Danza and Danza as Best Dancers in 2002, he danced at Gala' of Dance at Cannes's Festival, with Etoiles of Ballet 2000, as one of Dancers of 2004 and he was the recipient of Premio Anita Bucchi as best male dancer 2005/2006, Premio Asti Danza 2007, International Prize Apulia Arte 2008 and Prize MozArt Box 2008, Prize Gold Ginstra 2010 and received the first Prize Ugo Dell'Ara 2010, which took place in Palermo.External links
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