Martina Giuffrida

Corps de ballet

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Born in Catania (Italy) in 1994, Martina began her dance studies at the age of five. In 2007 she joined the Teatro alla Scala di Milano. In 2010 she won a scholarship to the Academie de Dance Princess Grace in Montecarlo, under the direction of Luca Masala.

She continued her training at Artedanza Catanzaro Lido and at the Víctor Ullate School where she was taught by Anna Maria Colombo, Viviana Aiello, Leonard Ajkun, Loreta Alexandrescu, Vera Karpenko, Giovanni Calabrò, Giuseppe Torchia, Luca Masala, Víctor Ullate, among others.

In 2014 she joined the Víctor Ullate Ballet, under the direction of Víctor Ullate, Eduardo Lao and Lucía Lacarra where she played leading roles, soloist and corps de ballet parts  in works such as Carmen, El Amor Brujo, Antigona, De Triana A Sevilla with Joaquín De Luz (Gala), Tres, 30 años de Danza, Pastoral by L.V. Beethoven, Tierra Madre, El Arte de la Danza, Bolero, Jaleos, El sur, Samsara and La Pharmaco. During these years she has had as teachers Víctor Ullate, Menia Martínez, Luca Vetere, Fedreric Oliveri and Cyril Pierre. She has also worked with choreographers such as Víctor Ullate, Eduardo Lao, Luz Arcas, María Pagés and Israel Galván.

In 2019 she participated in the Compañía Nacional de Danza production The Nutcracker by José Carlos Martínez.

In February 2020, she joined the Compañía Nacional de Danza under the direction of Joaquín De Luz where she continues under the direction of Muriel Romero. With the CND she has danced in Concerto DSCH, Giselle, Heatscape, Polyphonia and Passengers Within among others.

Instagram: @martinagiuffry