Gianni Di Marco
Gianni Di Marco, a native of Venezuela, began his dance training in 1981, in the Professional Division of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in Canada. He has also studied with The National Ballet of Canada, the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, and in Banff under the direction of Laura Alonso. After becoming a member of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in 1988, Di Marco was the first recipient of the Arnold Spohr Scholarship.

At Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Gianni was promoted to second soloist in 1990 and then first soloist the following year. Prior to joining Boston Ballet in 1995, he danced with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. In 1997, Di Marco took a leave of absence from Boston Ballet to dance with Germany’s Oper Leipzig Ballet under the direction of Uwe Scholz. He danced in many of Scholz’s new works.

Gianni has a great interest in choreography. He has done a number of works for a variety of institutions throughout the region, including many Boston Ballet fundraising galas, The Wang Theatre’s 75th Anniversary Generations Gala performance, Dartmouth College, Boston Flute Association, and Dance on the Top Floor. He also has created dances at the Oper Liepzig Choreography Workshop. Di Marco created a new work for Alvin Ailey American Dance Center’s Summer Dance Program. He was assistant choreographer in productions such as Aida, La Traviata and Akhnaten for the Boston Lyric Opera, and the Huntington Theatre Company’s The Mikado. Di Marco recently created new works for Raw Dance, cutting edge creations by Boston Ballet dancers. Di Marco teaches Boston Ballet’s Adaptive Dance Program, created for children with Downs Syndrome. In 2003 Mr. DiMarco’s Killing Time was performed for Festival Ballet Providence’s inaugural Up CLOSE, on HOPE program to rave reviews.