CARLO
MASSARI

Carlo Massari is a transdisciplinary creator, choreographer and performer active in the Italian and international contemporary scene. Renowned for his exploration of new languages, he deepens the hybridization and blend of various performing disciplines, defining a clear and recognizable distinctive feature in an amphibious form. He is the founder and Artistic Director of C&C Company, a research and production company specialized in the field of dance-theater, active since 2011. Through C&C, he has created several award-winning pieces, including Maria Addolorata (HiverOclytes - Avignone, International Choreographic Competition - Hannover, Tanzpreize - Berna), Tristissimo (Premio Roma Danza, Les Lendemains qui Dansent - Arques), Beast without Beauty (ActFestival - Bilbao 2019), Les Miserables (NID Platform). In 2020 he was honored with the CollaborActionXL prize by the AnticorpiXL Network and became an Associate Artist of the Oriente Occidente Festival for his productions Right and Strangers in the night. As a choreographer and creator, he has received commissions from prestigious institutions such as the Ravenna Festival, Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Bologna Festival, Ferrara Musica, Nuova Consonanza, Cie. Balletto Teatro di Torino, Cie. OPUS Ballet, and MM Company, further expanding his creative repertoire. In the opera field, he has contributed as a movement dramaturg for theaters such as Salzburg Landestheater, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, and Teatro Regio di Parma, collaborating with stage directors like Damiano Michieletto, Silvia Paoli, and Andrea Bernard. In 2019, in collaboration with Leggere Strutture Art Factory, he has founded ANFIBIA: a trans-disciplinary training course for contemporary performers and creators. He is founder and Artistic Director of Danzare il Tramonto, an eco-sustainable, zero-impact festival that fosters dialogue between diverse artistic visions tied to contemporary dance in natural outdoor settings. His eclectic training and professional path is characterized by experiences spanning drama, musical theater, dance, physical theater. Among his Maestros: Malou Airaudo, Michela Lucenti, Sonia Schoonejans, Theater de l 'Ange Fou, ATER Balletto, Lucio Dalla, Csaba Antal, Walter Le Moli, Claudio Longhi, Pietro Luigi Floridia. Over the years he has collaborated as an interpreter for: Venice Biennale, Barbara Nativi, Marco Baliani, Teatro dell’Argine, TeatroDue, Balletto Civile, Abbondanza-Bertoni, Cie.della Rancia, Petri Dish.