First Soloist Alice Mariani, Semperoper Ballett on company life and working with William Forsythe - Ballet & Dance Podcast

Summary: Italian ballerina Alice Mariani grew up in the rolling hills of Tuscany and went on to study at the prestigious La Scala Ballet School in Milan.<br> After a visit from <a href="https://www.semperoper.de/en/ensemble.html#29885-4">Semperoper Ballett</a> Aristic Director <a class="active_link" href="https://www.semperoper.de/en/ensemble/personen/peid/aaron-s-watkin/3.html">Aaron S. Watkin</a>, Alice was invited to join the company in Dresden, Germany. In 2011 she joined the corps de ballet and has risen through the ranks to First Soloist.<br> She is currently preparing to perform a triple bill of the acclaimed choreographer William Forysthe‘s work in London (<a href="https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/2018/semperoper-ballett-all-forsythe/">Sadler’s Wells 21-23 June</a>), which will be her first visit to the capital.<br> Listen to Alice talk about working with Forysthe in the studio and the feeling of performing his work on stage.<br> She also tells us about life as a First Soloist, and the joy of performing the company’s repertoire of classical, neoclassical and contemporary works.<br> PRESS PLAY!<br> <a href="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/djwpodcasts/1wwwod/Alice+Mariani.mp3">https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/djwpodcasts/1wwwod/Alice+Mariani.mp3</a><br>  <br>  <br>