FABIO DOLCE

Fabio completed his artistic formation as a choreographer at The Massimo Theatre of Palermo, the National Dance Academy of Rome and the National Dance Academy of Rosella Hightower in Cannes. A multidisciplinary artist immersed in the world of art Fabio has developed his practise as a choreographer and dancer living between Italy, France and the UK. Today he collaborates with a diverse array of artists in the creation of innovative dance performances characterised by an interaction of artistic means that utilise the body for the purpose of expressing emotion dictated by instinct. Fabio has had the opportunity to collaborate with painters, sculptures, digital artists, scientists, singers, musicians, photographers, video artists, choreographers and ballet dancers. Having danced for The Jeune Ballet of Cannes and The CCN Ballet de Lorraine throughout his 12 years in France, he decided to pursue an international career focusing on interpretative free dance with respect to his own choreography and by way of his collaboration with his dance partner Antonio Ceresia. He has also collaborated with other dance companies such as Shobana, Jeyasingh, EDIFICE Dance Theatre and Chatha. Over the course of his career, Fabio has had the opportunity to dance on various stages including Sadlers Wells Opera in Paris, Chaillot, The community Theatre and many others as a soloist, and choreographer working alongside some of the biggest names of the dance world such as George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Nureyev, Merce Cunningham and many others. Alongside his career as a dancer and choreographer, Fabio has trained pedagogically and didactically which has allowed him to collaborate with a broader public within various school settings, working with adults and older people with mental and physical disorders. Fabio also teaches classical and contemporary dance and improvisation techniques for professional dance companies such as the CCN Ballet de Lorraine, the Dance Theater Building, Shobana Jeyasingh, Ballet Boyz and others. In 2018 Fabio began to collaborate with his friend Antonino Ceresia sharing the artistic direction of the Essevesse company, opening a new chapter in his career.

ANTONINO CERESIA

Antonino is currently responsible for the dance awareness project at the Marseille Opera House and founder of the artistic project Essevesse which he founded in 2013. He trained in the art of dance at the Massimo Theatre of Palermo and at the National High School of Dance Rosella Hightower Cannes whilst more recently he has been involved in other disciplines that he integrates into his creative world. Antonino has developed his teaching skills throughout his career, always trying to make them consistent with the reality of a professional context of his time. His career as an interpreter has developed between Italy (at the ballet of the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Reggio Emilia Aterballetto and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence where he dances as a soloist) and in France (at the Opera of Bordeaux, the Opera of Nice and the Ballet d'Europe). He has danced for world-renowned choreographers such as Roland Petit, George Balanchine, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Mauro Bigonzetti, Michel Kelemenis, Maurice Bejart and many others, thus benefiting from a diversified artistic background. His choreographic career began at the Jeune Ballet in Cannes, under the direction of Monique Loudières, for which he created Sève de l'Essence, Quand les mots prennent vie and 3D. He also created Opposite Way for the DNSP cycle of the National School of Dance in Marseille under the direction of Paola Cantalupo, Nel Blu for the Ballet d'Europe and Semantic Trinity for the Nice Opera Ballet. With choreographic works carried out with the company, he has been a finalist for numerous international choreographic competitions (Premio Equilibrio Roma-programmed by Sidi Larbi Sherkaoui, Les Synodales in Sens, the 31st edition of the Hannover competition, No-Ballet in Ludwigshafen, T.OFF Sardinia). Currently Antonino has been developing a sensitization campaign within a cultural educational program at the Marseille Opera House through workshops and choreographic workshops staged since 2012. In 2018 he commenced with his pedagogical work for the DEMOS project with the Philharmonie de Paris and the Apprentis d'Auteuil Institute of Marseille.