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Petra Conti returns to Italy, guest of honor in Spoleto: “The dance starts again”

Spotlight on Spoleto. The first international dancer Petra Conti, principal dancer del Los Angeles Ballet and already ètoile del La Scala Theater in Milan he was born in Boston Ballet, is the guest of honor of the Final Gala of the IDC International Dance Competion, an event sponsored by Umbrian municipality and now in its 29th edition, scheduled for Thursday 22 July at 9 pm at Gian Carlo Menotti New Theater.

“A manifestation prestigious, which represents an important restart signal for dance nationwide, “said Petra, who has been missing for a long timeItaly due to the difficulties associated with the pandemic in coronavirus. «After so many months away, she is a great joy return. With me there will also be the winners of the International Dance Competition City of Spoleto, to which I do a great good luck».

Petra also is waiting on stage to interpret “The death of the swan”, famous choreographic solo created by Michel Fokine in 1901 specifically for Anna Pavlova. «I sincerely thank the general manager for the invitation Paolo Boncompagni and the artistic director Irina Kashkova», Concluded the international star born in 1988, which he also carries on fundraising after defeating kidney cancer five years ago.

The Petra show, nicknamed the “Anna Magnani of the ballet”, crown the International Dance Week and, in fact, the Competition, important cultural appointment for the training of young dancers and future artists. It is not by chance, therefore, the presence of Margherita Parrilla representing the’International Federation Ballet Competition, which contains the most prestigious dance competitions in the world.

Including that of Spoleto, unique in Italy. This year, with Petra, even more unique.


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