Giuliano Peparini

Born in Rome, Giuliano Peparini is recognized as one of the most prolific and diverse directors and choreographers internationally. In his early years, he graduated from the School of American Ballet in New York. Upon returning to Europe, Giuliano was hired by Roland Petit at the Ballet National de Marseille, where he was named Danseur Étoile in 1997. He portrayed iconic roles and created many, dancing alongside illustrious dancers of the time and later becoming Assistant and Maître de Ballet of the Roland Petit, re-staging his ballets for the Opéra de Paris, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the National Opera of Tokyo, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, amongst others. In 2004, he met Franco Dragone with whom he shares the same culture. Together, they created the show “Le Rêve”, one of the largest and most poetic performances ever seen in Las Vegas. Their collaboration led onto the groundbreaking show The House of Dancing Water, which served as the cultural reference of its kind for 10 years in Macau. Giuliano works also in film in collaboration with great directors and in 2013, after 20 years of absence from the Italian scene, he returned as Artistic Director and Choreographer of the talent show Amici 12, Mediaset – Canale 5 TV. On 20 December 2015, at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Giuliano debuts a very personal adaptation of the ballet Lo Schiaccianoci (The Nutcracker). New international productions await him in Canada, Asia, and Europe.