Guest Faculty and Choreographer
House Choreographer/Soloist Ballet Augsburg
Riccardo De Nigris’ professional dance experience has included ten years performing to principal level in international companies and seven years working as a guest choreographer. He has performed leading roles in many new creations from some of the most outstanding choreographers on the world circuit.
Born in Trani, Southern Italy, Mr. De Nigris trained with the prestigious La Scala Di Milano, where he performed with the company in his graduate year. He continued his professional career with Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre in Houston Texas, and the Czech National Theatre Brno, and is currently a soloist with Augsburg Ballet in Germany under the direction of Robert Conn. Mr. De Nigris has been featured in numerous works from world-renowned choreographers, including, William Forsythe, Mauro Bigonzetti, Itzik Galili, Robert North, Young Soon Hue, Michael Pink, Mauro De Candia, Bridget Breiner, Angel Rodriguez, Francesco Ventriglia, and more. Many of these artists created roles for him and inspired him to follow his own passion and desire to choreograph. As a choreographer, Mr. De Nigris has showcased his talents in several creations for the Augsburg Ballet, among them a series of solos, Po Poff, Modo, and Summer from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. The past two seasons he has premiered new works, Ascending Glide, and Narcissis/Bolero. The first for Augsburg Ballet’s triple bill, Of Men and Gods, sharing alongside two choreographic icons, Edward Clug and George Balanchine.
Mr. De Nigris is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Augsburg Allgemeine award for outstanding artist, and the audience prize for his choreography, Can I Say Something?, at the Genesis International Choreographic Competition for the Milwaukee Ballet. Following the premiere of his work, Ascending Glide, in 2016, Mr. De Negris was hailed as one of the young new choreographers to watch.
