Paolo Mangiola
Dancer and choreographer, Paolo Mangiola lives between Rome and London. During his career as a professional dancer, Paolo performed for renowned companies such as Aterballetto, Tanztheater Nürnberg, WM|RD, and Cullberg Ballet. He interpreted works by Mauro Bigonzetti, William Forsythe, Jacopo Godani, Wayne McGregor, Rui Horta, Stejn Cellis, Jorma Elo, and Deborah Hay. In 2012, Paolo Mangiola participated in Wayne McGregor’s TED talk and the same year choreographed Alpha Episodes for the Royal Ballet.
After concluding his performing career in 2013, he pursued and completed an MA in choreography at The Place, London and in October 2014, after having created his first full-length work We/Part for Ballletto di Roma, opening the Civitanova Danza Festival, he was appointed associate choreographer where he created FEM for the Belgrade Dance Festival. After three season, in summer of 2017, he was appointed Artistic Director at ŻfinMalta, the National Dance Company of Malta. He has attracted some of the most established and pioneering choreographers working in the international scene, curating works including Tânia Carvalho, Emanuel Gat, Roy Assaf, Rosemary Lee, Sergiu Matis, Nuria Guiu, and Francesca Pennini to name a few. His teaching experience includes curating the contemporary dance department at the Scuola del Balletto di Roma, guest teaching of choreography and dance history at the University of Malta, and a full-time role as a choreography teacher at the English National Ballet School, London.
He curated also the movement direction for diverse films and advertisements, including Foundation for Apple TV in 2022 and the Lexus campaign in 2017. He choreographed the opening ceremony of Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture, and the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics in 2022.
In 2023 Paolo was awarded the Premio per la Cultura Mediterranea for his outstanding contribution to contemporary dance.
After concluding his performing career in 2013, he pursued and completed an MA in choreography at The Place, London and in October 2014, after having created his first full-length work We/Part for Ballletto di Roma, opening the Civitanova Danza Festival, he was appointed associate choreographer where he created FEM for the Belgrade Dance Festival. After three season, in summer of 2017, he was appointed Artistic Director at ŻfinMalta, the National Dance Company of Malta. He has attracted some of the most established and pioneering choreographers working in the international scene, curating works including Tânia Carvalho, Emanuel Gat, Roy Assaf, Rosemary Lee, Sergiu Matis, Nuria Guiu, and Francesca Pennini to name a few. His teaching experience includes curating the contemporary dance department at the Scuola del Balletto di Roma, guest teaching of choreography and dance history at the University of Malta, and a full-time role as a choreography teacher at the English National Ballet School, London.
He curated also the movement direction for diverse films and advertisements, including Foundation for Apple TV in 2022 and the Lexus campaign in 2017. He choreographed the opening ceremony of Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture, and the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics in 2022.
In 2023 Paolo was awarded the Premio per la Cultura Mediterranea for his outstanding contribution to contemporary dance.
