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MARCO VOLTA

Photo: Jubal Battisti

Marco Volta, born in Turin in Italy in 1969, studied dance at “Lo Studio” Dance School Bussoleno, Italy. Since 1994 he has performed for several theaters and independent dance groups in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Ireland, among them Balletto Teatro di Torino, Tanztheater Wien, Theater Freiburg/Heidelberg, Theater St.Gallen, CoisCéim Dance Theatre, Anna Huber.

Marco is not only a member of the Dance On Ensemble since 2019, but also works currently with Compagnie Prototype Status (Vevey) and in the Basel dance scene for MIR Compagnie, Verein Joachim Schloemer & Friends, del Rio Company, Sol Bilbaio Lucuix.

Marco has always been fascinated by the fusion of different dance styles that have led him to collaborate with flamenco and urban dance artists. As a choreographer he has created several works that have been presented in Seoul, New York, Turin and Basel, among other places.

Aside from his dancing, Marco has a teaching practice at several academies, theatres and training institutions for professional dancers. He is currently Lecturer at the Zurich University of the Arts, Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Dance. He also works with children and teenagers, for example with the miniMIR Education Dance Program. In 2015 he obtained a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Dance Culture at the University Bern.