Mario Piazza trained as a classical dancer with Susanna Egri in Italy and as a modern dancer in New York (Alvin Ailey School and Martha Graham School). Having perfected his studies with Peter Gross, he performed as a soloist with the Lindsay Kemp Company and Moses Pendleton’s Momix. He created “Ghetto” with Klezmer music and music by Goran Bregovic for the corps de ballet of the Sofia National Opera and was awarded with a prize for the Performing Arts by the European Association for Jewish Culture in London. “The Nutcracker”, created for Balletto di Roma, has been performed since 2006 with more than 70.000 tickets sold.
