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Federico Bonelli

Federico Bonelli is an Italian ballet dancer and was a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London, England. He became the artistic director of Northern Ballet in May 2022.

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Federico Bonelli
Bonelli in The Sleeping Beauty
Born1978 (age 47–48)
Genoa
EducationTurin Dancer Academy
Occupationballet dancer
Years active1996–2022
SpouseHikaru Kobayashi
Career
Current groupNorthern Ballet
Former groupsDutch National Ballet, Zurich Ballet, The Royal Ballet

Federico Bonelli (born 1978 in Genoa) is an Italian ballet dancer and was a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London, England. He became the artistic director of Northern Ballet in May 2022.

Biography

Federico Bonelli was born in Genoa, Italy.1 He trained in classical ballet at the Turin Dance Academy before graduating into the Zurich Ballet,1 at the Zurich Opera House in Zürich, Switzerland.1 After three years in Zurich, Bonelli joined Dutch National Ballet based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.2 In September 2003, Bonelli became a principal dancer of the Royal Ballet.3

In 2013 he danced Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.4

In 2018, Bonelli was awarded a place on the Clore Leadership Program.

He danced in Frankenstein at The Royal Ballet in Spring 2019.5

In December 2019, Bonelli performed the role of The Prince in The Royal Ballet's production of The Nutcracker. The performance was screened live to cinemas in the UK.6

Bonelli became the artistic director of Northern Ballet on 1 May 2022.7

Personal life

He is married to Royal Ballet former First Soloist Hikaru Kobayashi and they have a daughter.

References

References

  1. "Federico Bonelli Royal Ballet Principal". Ballet Association. May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. Bharadia, Priya (30 April 2026). "'Do I put Sleeping Beauty on my CV?!' Ballet dancers on their next steps, from midwifery to the House of Lords". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. "Federico Bonelli". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  4. Alastair Macaulay (4 June 2013). "On Screen, No Scars or Scandals for Bolshoi". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. "Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Federico Bonelli awarded a place on prestigious Clore Leadership programme | The Wonderful World of Dance Magazine". Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. "The Nutcracker, Curzon Cinema Screening". LondonTheatre1.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  7. Snow, Georgia (31 January 2022). "Royal Ballet dancer Federico Bonelli named Northern Ballet artistic director". The Stage.