Biography

Mattia Teora is an Italian ballet artist who graduated from San Francisco Ballet School under the direction of Patrick Armand, after receiving a full scholarship at the age of sixteen.

Since beginning his professional career in 2019, he has performed with Tulsa Ballet II, Cleveland Ballet, JAD (Julia Adam Dance), Fondazione Arena di Verona, Roberto Bolle / Artedanza, and Teatro Massimo di Palermo, while also pursuing an independent career as a guest artist with companies and productions across Europe.

His repertoire encompasses both classical and contemporary works, featuring productions by José Martínez, Mauro Bigonzetti, Julia Adam, Jean-Sébastien Colau, Ma Cong, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa,Yury Yanowsky, Jennifer Weber, and Daniel Van De Laar. His featured roles include Bacco in Caravaggio, Prince in The Nutcracker, Drosselmeyer in Little Story, Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk, Wolf in Peter and the Wolf, and soloist roles in Swan Lake and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

He currently works internationally as both a company dancer and guest artist, performing across classical, contemporary, and operatic repertoire.

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Born in 2000, Mattia Teora is a professional ballet dancer based in Milan, Italy.

Selected Repertoire

Classical

José Martínez
Don Quixote
Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Jean-Sébastien Colau
Swan Lake
Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Eugène Polyakov
Swan Lake
Neapolitan Dance & Spanish Dance (Soloist)
Fondazione Arena di Verona

Helgi Tomasson
The Nutcracker
Russian Dance (Soloist)

The Sleeping Beauty
San Francisco Ballet

Marcello Angelini
Giselle
Tulsa Ballet II

Gladisa Guadalupe
Swan Lake
The Nutcracker — Prince, Gopak & Chinese Dance (Principal Role)
Cleveland Ballet

International Classical Ballet
Swan Lake — Pas de Trois & Spanish Dance (Soloist)
The Nutcracker — Arabian & Chinese Dance (Soloist)

George Balanchine
Stars and Stripes
San Francisco Ballet School

Helgi Tomasson
Mozart
San Francisco Ballet School

Contemporary

Mauro Bigonzetti
Caravaggio
Bacco (Soloist)
Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Vendetta, a Mafia Story

Julia Adam
REGENERARE(World Premiere)

VISCERĀLIS(World Premiere)

JAD (Julia Adam Dance)

Ma Cong
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack (Principal Role)

Peter and the Wolf
Wolf (Principal Role)

Melodia

Joshua L. Peugh
Little Story
Drosselmeyer (Principal Role)

Yury Yanowsky
At the End of

Norbert De La Cruz III
Then and There

Jennifer Weber
While You Were Gone

Daniel Van De Laar
This Must Be the End

Mattia Teora (Ph. Marco Mignani)
Mattia Teora (Ph. Marco Mignani)
Mattia Teora (Ph. Marco Mignani)
Mattia Teora (Ph. Marco Mignani)
Sharing the stage at Teatro Massimo with Roberto Bolle and Francesco Curatolo in Caravaggio by M. Bigonzetti
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A male ballet dancer in light-colored costume performing a leap on stage with a woman in dark clothing standing in the background.
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Mattia Teora (Ph. Marco Mignani)

Variations and Classwork

Write an email at mattiateora@icloud.com or message me on Instagram.

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