Petra Conti | |
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Born | 1988 (age 35–36) |
Occupation | Prima Ballerina |
Years active | 2007–present |
Spouse | Eris Nezha |
Career | |
Current group | Hollywood Ballet |
Former groups | Mariinsky Ballet Bavarian State Ballet La Scala Theatre Ballet Boston Ballet Los Angeles Ballet |
Website | www |
Petra Conti (born April 30, 1988) is an Italian prima ballerina. She is a former principal dancer with Los Angeles Ballet, the Boston Ballet and La Scala Theatre Ballet. She is now the artistic director of her own ballet company, Hollywood Ballet.
Before being promoted to principal dancer, she danced as a member of the corps de ballet with the Bavarian State Ballet.
She has danced as a guest principal dancer with Arena di Verona, the Great Russian Ballet, the National Opera of Ukraine, the Ballet Opera of Istanbul, the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania in Tirana and toured all around the world.
Since 2014 she holds the title of Ambassador of the Italian Ballet around the World.