Lucia started her career as a dancer in L’Ensemble, a company directed by Micha Van Hoecke, whose major choreographies are inspired by her strong personality. Together they created many roles that showcased and nurtured her stunning technique. Performing and touring as a soloist with L’Ensemble, both in Italy and internationally, she also began teaching the company between 1994 – 1998 working closely with Micha Van Hoecke’s repertoire. From 1998 to 2004 she worked as Maître de Ballet and choreographers’ assistant to Aterballetto, directed by Mauro Bigonzetti. During that time she collaborated with many successful choreographers such as Mauro Bigonzetti (all of his works), Michele Abbondanza & Antonella Bertoni (Figli d’Adamo), Christian Spuck (Morphin Games), Jiri Kilian (Heart’s Labyrinth), Itzik Galili (Chamelon) and William Forsythe (Steptext). In 1999 she was commissioned as guest Maître de Ballet at the Arena di Verona theatre, where she was invited again in 2000 as a member of the jury for the annual dance auditions. In 2002 she was appointed Maître de Ballet and tutor at the Tuscany ballets, working on choreographies by Mauro Bigonzetti, Fabrizio Monteverde, Michele Pogliani and Eugenio Scigliano. That same year she also worked for the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as the assistant of Mauro Bigonzetti in order to recreate a pas de deux from Furia Corporis, one of Bigonzetti’s creations. Since 2005 she has been working as freelance Maître de Ballet and tutor. She recreated the Kazimir’s Colour pas de deux for Eleonora Abbagnato and Alessio Carbone. Lucia works as Maître de Ballet for the Teatro Comunale in Florence, Teatro, S. Carlo in Naples, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, the Dominic Dance Theatre in Houston, the Grand Théâtre de Genève, the Scala in Milan, the Leipzig Opern, the Royal Swedish Ballet, the Stuttgart Ballet, the Béjart Ballet Lausanne and the Zurich Ballet, West Australian Ballet.
About Scuola Del Balletto di Toscana
Scuola Del Balletto Di Toscana is directed by Cristina Bozzolini and co-directed by Lucia Geppi herself. The school aims to nurture professional dancers, giving them platforms and the necessary training to enter into major international dance companies. The training provided by the school therefore ensures that dancers develop the necessary and essential qualities to be able to excel in this industry, instilling discipline, respect for the profession and choreographic artistry and empowerment, ultimately nurturing in students an openness to the world of the performing arts, specifically the dance industry. Training at this school is available for students aged 6 to 18 years, however Lucia will be scouting for talent from 11 – 19 years of age for training in this school. Selected participants from the workshop auditions may be up for enrolment in this school for this scholastic year or the next scholastic year.
Balletto Di Toscana’s training includes:
- Ballet lessons (classical, pas de deux, variations, point technique, male technique)
- Contemporary dance lessons (choreography workshops, contemporary repertoire)
- Pilates classes & physical training
- History of dance
- Several performances per year
Students enrolled at Scuola Del Balletto Di Toscana will undergo training by teachers including:
