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, Caroline Finn, Botis Seva and Barnaby Booth.