{"id":3439,"date":"2026-02-03T11:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apuliadancexperience.com\/?page_id=3439"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:31:19","slug":"michele-politi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apuliadancexperience.com\/en\/michele-politi\/","title":{"rendered":"Michele POLITI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ma\u00eetre de Ballet and Dance Professor, holding a Diploma issued by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.

After a background as a gymnast, Michele Politi embraced his great passion, beginning his dance studies first at the Mariani Evans school in Livorno and later at the Daria Collin Dance School in Florence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1984, he entered the seventh-year course at the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart, directed by Heinz Klaus. During his time at the Academy, he studied classical ballet, pas de deux, modern dance, character dance, and fencing, while also performing in opera and ballet productions with the Stuttgart Ballet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1985, he joined the Acad\u00e9mie Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo, directed by Madame Marika Besobrasova, where he graduated as a dancer in 1987. He performed in the Academy\u2019s productions, taking on roles in Serenade<\/em>  of George Balanchine, Suite en Blanc<\/em> of Serge Lifar, La bayad\u00e8re  <\/em>of Marius Petipa, Le Bal des<\/em> Cadets<\/em> of David Lichine,, Badinage \u2013 Folks Songs<\/em> of Dieter Amman, Mascarde<\/em> of Ben de Rochemond, as well as various pas de deux from the classical repertoire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 1987, he joined the School of American Ballet (New York), where he studied until April 1988 under Stanley Williams and attended classes led by Wilhelm Burmann and Danys Wayne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1988, representing the Acad\u00e9mie Princesse Grace, he participated in the Varna International Ballet Competition partnered by Tamako Akiyama. They reached the finals, performing three pas de deux from the classical repertoire and two modern creations by Swiss choreographer Dieter Ammann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1988, he joined Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, then directed by Jean-Yves Esquerre, taking part in all of the company\u2019s productions. His repertoire included: Theme e Variation<\/em> of George Balanchine, Violin Concerto<\/em> of George Balanchine, Napoli<\/em> of Bournonville, Ga\u00eet\u00e9 Parisienne<\/em> of L\u00e9onide Massine, The<\/em> Silfide<\/em> of Pierre Lacotte, X\u00b0 Sinfonia di Mahler<\/em> of John Neumeier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In August 1990, he joined the Hamburg Ballet, directed by John Neumeier, where he remained for four years. He performed in all the company's productions, taking on both corps de ballet and soloist roles within the complete repertoire and new creations of Artistic Director John Neumeier, as well as in ballets by George Balanchine, Lar Lubovitch, Hans van Manen, and John Cranko. The John Neumeier choreographies performed by Michele Politi include A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker, Illusions like Swan Lake, Mozart 338, Bach Suite 3, Saint Matthew Passion, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Mahler's 4th Symphony, Mahler's 5th Symphony, Magnificat, Bach Suite 2, Peer Gynt, and The Rite of Spring.<\/em>Furthermore, he took part in the original creations of the following ballets by John Neumeier: Requiem (Mozart), the musical On the Town, Fenster zu Mozart, Spring and Fall, A Cinderella Story, Ravel Rhapsody, and Bernstein Serenade.<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1994, he was invited to audition for the Nice Opera Ballet by Madame H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Trailine, Dance Consultant for the Paris Opera, and Jean-Albert Cartier, Director of the Paris Opera, who were taking over the direction of the Nice Opera House. He joined the company in September 1994, remaining there for ten years, serving first as a Soloist and Principal Dancer, and later as Ma\u00eetre de Ballet. As a Soloist and Principal Dancer, he performed in Onegin<\/em> of John Cranko, Le Beau Danube bleu<\/em> of Leonid Massine, Les deux Pigeons<\/em> and Scenes de ballet<\/em> of Frederick Ashton, Concerto<\/em> of Kenneth\u00a0 MacMillan, Chansons sans paroles<\/em> of Hans Van Manen, La chansons de Melisande<\/em> of Luca Veggetti, Romeo e Giulietta<\/em> and Swan Lake,<\/em> of Youri Vamos, Pulcinella, Sync e Porcell Piecess<\/em> of Nils Christie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his capacity as Ma\u00eetre de Ballet at the Nice Opera, he staged ballets by Cranko, Van Manen, Christe, Wherlock, and V\u00e1mos, as well as the entire classical and neoclassical repertoire of Marc Ribaud, including The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, La Fille mal gard\u00e9e, Copp\u00e9lia, and Swan Lake.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

His passion for teaching led him to further his studies under the guidance of Bernadette Le Guil, Head of Teacher Training at the National Conservatory of Lyon. Following the French curriculum, he earned his State Diploma as a Dance Professor (Dipl\u00f4me d\u2019\u00c9tat) in 2000, awarded by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2005, at the invitation of Mauro Bigonzetti, he became the resident Ma\u00eetre de Ballet for the Aterballetto company, where he remained for two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 2007 to 2023, he served as Ma\u00eetre de Ballet for the following companies and dance schools: Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Royal Swedish Ballet, Compa\u00f1\u00eda Nacional de Danza de Espa\u00f1a (and CND2), Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT 1 and NDT 2), the New Zealand School of Dance, West Australian Ballet, \u00c9cole Sup\u00e9rieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower (and PSND), the Royal Conservatory of The Hague (Koninklijk Conservatorium), and the Teatro dell\u2019Opera di Roma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parallelly, he dedicates himself to teaching young students, serving as a guest master for numerous workshops and competitions, and overseeing the organization of various events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing on his training at the Acad\u00e9mie Princesse Grace, he became a founding member of the Marika Besobrasova Foundation in 2010, collaborating on the organization of exams and trials related to her curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 2012-2013 season, he served as Artistic Consultant for Dance at the Fondazione Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, managing the organization of several productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 2013 to 2019, in collaboration with Francesca Bernabini and in agreement with \u00c9lisabeth Platel, Director of the Paris Opera Ballet School, he organized the workshop The French Style in Dance.<\/em>Also with Francesca Bernabini, he organized study tours for dance teachers at the Vienna State Opera Ballet School, the PSND Rosella Hightower, the National Ballet Academy in Amsterdam, and the Hamburg Ballet School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A frequent guest teacher and examiner at the \u00c9cole Sup\u00e9rieure de Danse Rosella Hightower in Cannes, since 2013 he has collaborated on the organization of the school's only Italian auditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the 2021-2022 academic year, he has collaborated with the Rome Opera House Dance School. Starting from the 2023-2024 academic year, the Fondazione del Teatro dell\u2019Opera di Roma has entrusted him with the roles of talent scout and coordinator for school projects, workshops, and the Introductory Course of the Rome Opera House Dance School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the lessons,<\/strong> Michele Politi will be scouting participants across all levels for direct admission to the 2026-27 Introductory Course of the Rome Opera House.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courses and lessons with Michele Politi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ma\u00eetre de ballet e Professore di danza con Diploma rilasciato dal Ministero della Cultura e della Comunicazione Francese. Dopo un trascorso come ginnasta, Michele Politi abbraccia la sua grande passione iniziando a studiare danza prima presso la scuola Mariani Evans di Livorno e poi presso la Scuola di danza Daria Collin di Firenze. Nel 1984 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24993385,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_wpcom_ai_launchpad_about_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_gallery_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_contact_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_events_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_video_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_portfolio_piece":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3439","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PfrwoN-Tt","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apuliadancexperience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apuliadancexperience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apuliadancexperience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apuliadancexperience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24993385"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apuliadancexperience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3439"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/apuliadancexperience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3619,"href":"https:\/\/apuliadancexperience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3439\/revisions\/3619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apuliadancexperience.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}