Mario has short sweeping brown hair and sparkling eyes

Mario Manara

Dancer

I grew up in Italy and I started dancing from a young age at Vic Ballet Academy in Verona alongside performing for a local theatre company. I trained at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, graduating with a first class BA (Hons) in 2020. During my time at Rambert School, I had the chance to work with choreographers including Christopher Bruce (performing at Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House), Mark Bruce, Arielle Smith and Thick and Tight. I also had the opportunity to perform my own work at the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler's Wells. I then joined VERVE, the postgraduate company of Northern School of Contemporary Dance, in 2021, touring works by Matthew William Robinson, Botis Seva, Caroline Finn and Barnaby Booth. I joined NDCWales in 2022 performing works by Andrea Costanzo Martini, Caroline Finn, Marcos Morau, Matthew William Robinson and Melanie Lane amongst others.

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Mario in a burgundy shirt on a black background
Mario in a white vest jumping with energy close to the camera
mario in rehearsal reaching to the sky