Viviana Durante was born on 8 May 1967 and is an Italian ballet dancer, considered one of the great dramatic ballerinas of recent times.
16 Facts About Viviana Durante
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Viviana Durante was a principal dancer of The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Teatro alla Scala and K-Ballet.
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Viviana Durante is the artistic director of English National Ballet School and of the Viviana Durante Company.
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Viviana Durante created roles in many new works including MacMillan's The Judas Tree and Winter Dreams ; Wayne McGregor's Fleur de Peux; Ashley Page's Pursuit, Piano, Bloodlines,.
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In 1998, Viviana Durante made a return to the Rome stage as a guest artist in Prokovsky's production of the Tchaikovsky ballet, one of many international guest appearances.
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Viviana Durante appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan and Harpers and Queen magazines and was profiled in many publications including Vogue, Elle, and Hello.
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Viviana Durante modelled for photographic shoots for Karl Lagerfeld and Valentino and for catwalk shows by Maison Gattinoni, and featured in commercials for Toyota.
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Viviana Durante joined American Ballet Theatre as a principal dancer for the 1999 spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.
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Viviana Durante subsequently appeared as a guest artist with major international ballet companies including La Scala Milan, Tokyo Ballet and Dresden Semperoper Ballett.
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Viviana Durante is a patron of The Hammond School and New English Ballet Theatre.
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Viviana Durante is a regular juror at competitions including the Prix de Lausanne and the Beijing International Ballet Competition.
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In 2010, a work choreographed by Viviana Durante premiered at Dance Base, Edinburgh, and the same year she collaborated with Richard Eyre on a dance adaptation of the film Truly, Madly, Deeply.
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Viviana Durante holds diplomas in dance education from the Royal Ballet School and Trinity College, London.
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Viviana Durante was the consultant and wrote the foreword for the 2018 DK book Ballet: The Definitive Illustrated History.
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Viviana Durante's Anastasia was widely appreciated, her Manon has been called the definitive interpretation, and the recording of her performance in The Sleeping Beauty has been perhaps most influential.
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Viviana Durante married the British author and journalist Nigel Cliff in June 2009.