Sophia Nanni
607 E 2nd Avenue, Salt Lake City
Summary
- The Nutcracker (2011-2018)
- Nutcracker's “Arabian” Solo Variation, Choreography Janna Kirova, 2017 (KBA)
- Le Corsaire Odalisque Variations, 2018 (KBA)
- “Dying Swan” Variation, 2018 (KBA)
- The Sleeping Beauty, 2018 (The Art of Classical Ballet); 1st Fairy Variation
- “Wolf Beats” Jazz Choreography, 2018 (KBA)
- “Mad World” Contemporary Choreography by Carlos Torres, 2018 (KBA)
- “Concerto #3” Choreography by Gabriel Lorena, 2019 (MCBS)
- “La Campanella” Choreography by Sophia Nanni, June 2021 (MCBS); Self-work featuring dancers Tuscany Branwell, Ava Desiderio, Taylor Berwick, and Nadia Primer
- “Western Symphony” Choreography by George Balanchine, 2022 (MCBS); Performed 1st movement core and 3rd movement finale
- “Tarantella” Choreography by Nancy Woods, 2022 (TWSB)
- “Sobre la Arena (Alegrias)” Choreography by Edwin Aparicio, 2022 (TWSB); Flamenco Piece
- "Mouvement Joyeux" Choreography by Durante Verzola, 2023 (MCBS); Second movement
- "Rita Finds Home" Choreography by Amy Hall Garner, February - March 2023 (MCBS); Ballet for Young Arts, performed in the core piece of Ensemble, Buildings, and the solo role Fountain danced on pointe
- "Summer Montagne" by student choreographer, Leslie Parada, 5/16/2023 (MCBS); Duet Piece
- The Four Temperaments Choreography by George Balanchine, 6/2/23 - 6/4/23 (MCBS); Phlegmatic Core
- "Ballet De Cour" Choreograghy by Durante Verzola, 6/2/23 & 6/3/23 (MCBS)
- "We Are Infinite!" Choreography by Margarita Armas 6/2/23 - 6/4/23 (MCBS); Principal pas de deux couple
- "Limelight" Choreography by Durante Verzola 1/27/24 - 2/10/24 (MCBS); Pas de deux
- Kettentanz Excerpts by Arpino Gerald 9/10/2024 (Ballet West II)
- Jekyll and Hyde, Choreography by Val Caniparoli 10/25/24-11/2/24 (Ballet West); Insane Asylum (core piece)
- Serenade, Choreography by George Balanchine 11/12/24-11/19/24 (Ballet West); Ensemble #12
- The Nutcracker, Choreography by William Christensen 11/28/24-12/28/24 (Ballet West); Waltz of the Flowers, Waltz of the Snowflakes, and Arabian corps
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Miami City Ballet School - (Pre-Professional II)
Artistic Director, Arantxa Ochoa
11.2018 - Current
- Awarded Full Scholarship from 2018- Present
- Trained in versatile styles, including Balanchine.
- Developed and honed artistic skills including strength, coordination, and fluidity.
- Cleaned and perfected ballet technique through classes held 6x per week.
Kirova Ballet Academy
Artistic Director, Janna Kirova
03.2016 - 10.2018
- Trained in strict Vaganova method.
- Refined and strengthened pointe technique.
- Performed and learned various classical variations.
- Exposed to other styles of movement, including contemporary and jazz.
Vladimir Issaev School of Classical Ballet
Artistic Director, Vladimir Issaev
01.2011 - 01.2016
- First learned and worked with the Vaganova method.
- Collected stage experience with performances held 4x per year.
- First introduced to Flamenco and classical Spanish dancing.
Education
The Washington School of Ballet
Miami City Ballet School
The Art of Classical Ballet
Pembroke Ballet
Artistic Faculty Worked With
Lourdes Lopez (Artistic Director), Arantxa Ochoa (School Artistic), Roma Sosenko, Joan Latham, Arnold Quintane, Tricia Albertson, Renato Penteado, Alexander Iziliaev, Leslie Young Chen, Maribel Modrono, Durante Verzola, Kareen Camargo
Company Experience
"The Nutcracker" Choreographed by George Balanchine, 12/8/23-12/30/23 (Miami City Ballet); Performing Flowers corps and Hot Chocolate corps
-"Firebird" Choreographed by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, 2/3/24-2/18/24 (Miami City Ballet); Performing Monsters (corps)
Upcoming Performances
-"Swan Lake" Choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky, 4/18/24-5/12/24 (Miami City Ballet); Performing 24 swan (corps) and Hungarian(corps)
Summer Intensives
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Education
Miami Dade College (Online)- Associate in Arts Degree; 9/4/23- Current
Personal Information
Age: 19
Date of Birth: 01/20/2005
Height: 5'8 (172 cm)
Current Position: Ballet West II Artist
Timeline
Miami City Ballet School - (Pre-Professional II)
Artistic Director, Arantxa Ochoa
11.2018 - Current
Kirova Ballet Academy
Artistic Director, Janna Kirova
03.2016 - 10.2018
Vladimir Issaev School of Classical Ballet
Artistic Director, Vladimir Issaev
01.2011 - 01.2016
Miami City Ballet School
The Art of Classical Ballet
Pembroke Ballet
The Washington School of Ballet
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