Walter Matteini

Descrizione

Walter Matteini (born 2 December 1972) graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Danza in Rome, and went on to dance for some of the most renowned Italian and international companies including the Balletto di Roma, Le Ballet National de Marseille Roland Petit, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the Opéra National de Lyon and the Fondazione Nazionale della Danza – Compagnia Aterballetto. Some of the top names in contemporary dance with whom he has worked include Jirí Kylian, William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato, Angelin Preljoçaj, Birgitte Cullberg, Claude Brumachon, Maguy Marin, Bill T Jones, Jacopo Godani and many others.
Even as a dancer, he was strongly drawn to choreography, a passion and talent he developed in creations for evening performances for young choreographers at Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the Opéra National de Lyon and Aterballetto.
In 2009, together with Ina Broeckx, he founded imPerfect Dancers Company where he has since been artistic director and principal choreographer. Matteini has created works of extraordinary skill, passion, depth and technique both for imPerfect Dancers Company as well as for numerous other companies around the world (Aterballetto, BDT Junior, Ballet Regensburg, Ballet BC Vancouver, Arts Umbrella Dance Company, Company E Washington, Provincial Dances Theater, Backhause Dance Company).

Curriculum vitae

Creations

Opera
Traviata
Turandot
Aida
Rigoletto
Otello
La forza del...
Simon
Boccanegra
Mefistofele
Histoire du soldat

Theatrical pieces
Otello
Hamlet
La carne del marmo
Macbeth

Guest choreographer
Beyond the Noise - Backhause Dance Company - USA
Macbeth – Provincial dances Theatre – Russia
Lascia ch'io pianga – Ballet BC Vancouver – Canada
Parole Sospese – Ballet BC Vancouver – Canada
Polvere - Company E Washington – U.S.A.
Percorsi diversi - Arts Umbrella Dance Company Vancouver – Canada
Sottovoce - Arts Umbrella Dance Company Vancouver – Canada
Verklarte Nacht - Ballet Regensburg – Germany
Parole Sospese – Aterballetto – Italia
Luce Bianca – Aterballeto – Italia
Fiori d’Irlanda – Aterballetto - Italia
Tre parti di noi – Aterballetto - Italia
Açucar – Aterballetto – Italia
Corsi & Ricorsi - Balletto di Toscana Junior - Italia
Delle ombre eterne – Teatro GiocoVita – Italia
Allina – Eleonora Abbagnato – Italia
Adagetto – Giuseppe Picone – Italia
Bolero – Giuseppe Picone – Italia

imPerfect Dancers Company
Lady Macbeth
Empty Floor
Hamlet
INFAUST
Black Swan
Anne Frank, Words from the Shadows
Madama Butterfly's Son
The Unseen Garden
Thinking outside the box part I and part II
Vite di Cristallo
Istante
Sharpe Embrace
Broken Breathe
Suspended
Sacre (Ryte of Spring)
Twin Bed
Dust
Solo4.30
Sogno di una notte di mezz'estate
Too much silence
Non detto
Bolero

Risultati

Awards
Luce Bianca (Aterballetto 2006 / imPerfect Dancers Company 2009): Premio Anita Bucchi Best production 2009.
Anne Frank, Words from the Shadows (imPerfect Dancers Company 2014): Premio Roma Best production 2014
Broken Breathe Gold Prize, Ziva Festival of Ljubljana - Slovenia - 2015