ACCADEMIA DANZA MILANO WAS FOUNDED IN 1980, BUT IT WAS IN 2018 THAT IT EVOLVED INTO A TRUE PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY, OPENING ITS NEW HOME IN THE HEART OF MILAN, VIA FRANCESCO BORROMINI 6.
THE ARTISTIC DIRECTION IS LED BY MONICA MARTUCCI, A DANCE PROFESSIONAL WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, WHILE THE ACADEMIC DIRECTION IS ENTRUSTED TO VALENTINA PESCHIER, A TEACHER HOLDING THE CLASSICAL-ACADEMIC DANCE TEACHING DIPLOMA FROM TEATRO ALLA SCALA.
THE ACADEMY’S PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED VAGANOVA METHOD AND THE LA SCALA SYLLABUS — A COMBINATION THAT PREPARES STUDENTS TO AUDITION FOR ANY BALLET COMPANY IN ITALY OR ABROAD.
THANKS TO NUMEROUS COLLABORATIONS WITH LEADING TEACHERS AND DIRECTORS FROM MAJOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIES, STUDENTS CAN ENRICH THEIR TRAINING THROUGH EXCLUSIVE MASTERCLASSES AND INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS.
GUEST TEACHERS INCLUDE: ANTONINO SUTERA, WALTER MADAU, TATIANA NIKONOVA, GIULIA ROSSITTO, PAOLA VISMARA, MAREK ROZYCKI, SOPHIE SARROTE, CRISTINA SASO, VIRNA TOPPI, AND PATRICK ARMAND.
ADMISSION TO THE ACADEMIC COURSES IS THROUGH A PRIVATE AND FREE AUDITION, WITH SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.
STARTING FROM THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, CLASSES FROM THE FOURTH COURSE ONWARD TAKE PLACE IN THE MORNING. THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP WITH LICEO LONGONE, STUDENTS CAN ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE AFTERNOON.
BY COMPLETING THE FULL EIGHT-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM AT ACCADEMIA DANZA MILANO, STUDENTS OBTAIN AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE CONFIRMING THE COMPLETION OF THE ACADEMIC CURRICULUM. THIS CERTIFICATE, RECOGNIZED IN THE PROFESSIONAL DANCE FIELD, ATTESTS TO HIGH-LEVEL TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC TRAINING AND SERVES AS A KEY QUALIFICATION FOR APPLYING TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPANIES.