Petra Conti
Petra Conti (born 1988) is an Italian ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer with Los Angeles Ballet. Conti was previously a principal dancer with the Boston Ballet. Before moving to the United States, Conti danced as a principal with La Scala Theatre Ballet and as a corps de ballet dancer with Bavarian State Ballet.
Petra Conti | |
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Born | 1988 (age 31–32) |
Occupation | Ballet dancer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Spouse(s) | Eris Nezha |
Current group | Los Angeles Ballet |
Former groups | Mariinsky Ballet Bavarian State Ballet La Scala Theatre Ballet Boston Ballet |
Website | www |
Early life
Petra Conti was born on April 30, 1988, in Anagni but she lived in Frosinone, Italy.[1] Her father is Italian and her mother is Polish. Her mother and sister trained at the National Academy of Ballet in Poland.[2] In 2006 she graduated with honors from the National Academy of Dance in Rome.[3]
Career
When Conti was seventeen years old, she was invited to dance as a guest star in the Arena di Verona Ballet's Cinderella. In 2007 she joined the Mariinsky Ballet.[4] In 2008 she was a company member of the Bavarian State Ballet and a trainee at the Marinski ballet.[5] In 2009 she joined La Scala Theatre Ballet and was promoted to the rank of principal dancer in 2011.[6] In 2013 Conti was invited by Mikko Nissinen to join the Boston Ballet as a principal dancer.[3][7] She danced as a principal dancer with the company until 2017. Later that year she joined the Los Angeles Ballet as a resident principal guest dancer.[8]
From 2009 until 2011 Conti studied dramatic arts with Kuniaki Ida at the Arsenale Theater in Milan.[3]
Documentary
She was the subject of a 2010 Sky Italia documentary titled Dancers of Tomorrow which focused on her performances in Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, and Don Quixote.[3]
Personal life
Conti is married to Eris Nezha, former La Scala and Boston Ballet Principal Dancer and now a Principal Dancer with the Los Angeles Ballet.[9] She is also currently earning her bachelor's degree in Science of Leadership at Northeastern University.[3]
In 2016 Conti underwent surgery for kidney cancer.[2]
References
- "Petra Conti, Los Angeles Ballet Principal". losangelesballet.org.
- "International Guest Artist Petra Conti on How Surviving Kidney Cancer Refueled Her Love for Dance". Dance Magazine. 20 October 2018.
- "Petra Conti - Bio". petraconti.
- "Parlare con la Musica e il proprio Corpo - Petra Conti Interview". We the Italians.
- "Being groomed for stardom: Italian ballerina Petra Conti". 9 December 2011.
- "Petra Conti vince l'edizione 2018 dei Glamour Talent Awards". 14 December 2018.
- Palma, Briana (22 January 2014). "Boston Ballet's Petra Conti and Eris Nezha".
- "South Shore Ballet Theatre - Petra conti". www.southshoreballettheatre.com.
- "4. Los Angeles Ballet principal Petra Conti and Misiu". Pointe. 16 July 2018.