User talk:Marcopelle

Marco Pelle was born and raised in Italy. He started his training in Vicenza, It, before moving to Monaco, Montecarlo to continue the training at the “Academie de Danse Classique Grace Kellly”  under Marika Besobrasova. He moved to New York in 1998, where he trained, among the others, with Merce Cunningham ( he won 9 merit scholarships). As a dancer he performed in both classical and modern repertory all over Us and abroad. As a choreographer he has worked extensively in Opera, choreographing  productions such as “Aida” in Lebanon at Baalbeck Festival for the Royal Family of Jordany,  “Carmen” at Teatro Regio in Parma, It, “Masked Ball” at Detroit Opera House and many others  .He has created works for  several festivals in Italy, France and Hungary. He’s creating two new works for New York Theatre Ballet, as resident choreographer of the Company. His new choreography, “Solitude”, world premiered in April 2003 at Florence Gould Hall, NYC, has been  performed by New York Theatre Ballet in Italy, in September, at Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza and at  Teatro Comunale in Thiene. The show is the beginning of a prolifical collaboration with his brother, Federico Pelle, reknown composer. He wrote and directed his first play “Princes and Principles” at Stanislavski Theatre in Washington DC for the Italian Embassy. The production featured dancers from NY Theatre Ballet and actors from Italy. He choreographed both productions of “Rigoletto” and “Faust” for Detroit Opera House. He directed and choreographed a new production in Pakistan, featuring Sheema Kermani, the great pakistani dancer. His latest World Premiere, “Spaces”, was successfully performed at Florence Gould Hall in New York, in 2005. Wichita Grandopera invited him to direct "Pagliacci", his debut as opera director, in 2006.