Cristiano Principato received The National Golden Sphere Dance Award in Italy
Estonian National Ballet soloist Cristiano Principato received the National Golden Sphere Dance Award in Italy. Congratulations!
Cristiano Principato graduated from La Scala Ballet School in Milan in 2014 and also completed his studies at the Linguistic Gymnasium. His most influential teachers included Frédéric Olivieri, Maurizio Vanadia, Leonid Nikonov, Paola Vismara, and Tatiana Nikonova.
He began his professional career with La Scala Ballet as a corps de ballet dancer and then joined Het Nationale Ballet’s Junior Company in Amsterdam for one season before moving to the main company. In the following seasons, he was promoted to demi-soloist.
In 2020, Cristiano joined the Estonian National Ballet as a demi-soloist and was promoted to soloist in 2021.
Photo: Rünno Lahesoo