Virgilio Sieni

Choreographer and dancer, he founded in 1983, the Company Butterfly Park and in 1992 the Compagny Virgilio Sieni, becoming one of the protagonists of contemporary European scene. He creates shows for the highest Italian musical institutions and won numerous awards (Ubu, Danza&Danza, Lo straniero, ANCT). In 2013 he became director of the Venice Biennale – Dance Sector and was appointed Chevalier de l’ordres des arts et de lettres by the French Minister of culture. It represents the Italy in Marseille European Capital of Culture in 2013, with « Arte del gesto nel Mediterraneo » involving 160 performers from different countries, both in Brussels and in the scope of the italian semester of the Presidency of the EU 2014 with the project « Vita Nova » about the sacred iconography to the Bozar in Brussels. In 2015 he realizes for the Prada Foundation in Milan « Atlente del gesto » (Atlas of gesture).

Source: The Company Virgilio Sieni ‘s website

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