Deputy Ballet Director / Training Director

Daniela Bendini

Daniela Bendini of Finnish/Italian origins, she received her education at Ass. Alicia Wronska in Italy and at Aterballetto under the direction of Mauro Bigonzetti. She has been working with different European companies such as Centre Choreographique Roubaix Carolyn Carlson, Compagnia Zappalà Danza, Artemis danza, Susanna Leinonen Company, Helena Franzen, ITdansa. She has also performed pieces of Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato, Ramon Oller, Rui Horta, Jo Strømgren among others.

For several years she has been working as assistant to Roberto Zappala in many of his creations and as a teacher for various institutions and companies, including the Goteborg’s Opera Dance Company, Skanes Dansteater, Danscentrum Stockholm and Väst , ArtEZ Dansacademie Arnhem, the Helsinki City Theatre among others.

As a choreographer she has been performing her own works in different Italian festivals and theatres. In her own projects she likes to involve and collaborate with different kind of artists. Since 2013 she started her collaboration with Moritz Ostruschnjak, german dancer and choreographer based in Munich.

She has been part of the Ballet of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz as Deputy Director of Ballet and Head of Training since the 2015/2016 season.