Giulio Benvenuti
- Additional Crew
- Actor
He takes his first dance steps at the Accademia Toscana Etoile directed by Monica Pelosi under the artistic supervision of Steve La Chance, studying with Manolo Casalino, Franco Favaro, Silvio Oddi and André De La Roche. He studies music at the Istituto Poliziano in Montepulciano, playing the cello and joins the "Orchestra Poliziana" directed by Luciano Garosi. After moving to Rome, he continues his dance training with Elisabetta Terabust and Gianni Rosaci (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma). At the same time, he graduates from Golden Theatre Academy as actor and performer. Upon graduating, he immediately starts working as a musical performer, taking part in many Italian productions of international musicals (A Chorus Line, Footloose, Kinky Boots, Grease and Once). He becomes a part of the stable company of Gigi Proietti's Globe Theatre in Rome and works in productions directed by Loredana Scaramella, serving as an actor and assistant choreographer for Laura Ruocco (Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors).
Throughout his performing career, he begins to develop an interest in choreography and direction. Driven by the desire to tell stories through arts, he travels between London, New York, and Paris to continue his studies. He works with Laura Ruocco as a choreographic assistant for national and international dance events. He works as a choreographer with American acting coach Bernard Hiller in his classes in Los Angeles and while he's there A.R. Rahman (Oscar winner for The Slumdog Millionaire) chooses him to choreograph his film "Le Musk". Later he travels to Tel Aviv for a period of study reserved for dancers and young emerging choreographers with Ohad Naharin and the Batsheva Dance Company.
Upon returning to Italy, he collaborates with Greg Ganakas at the Ravenna Festival as the dance captain for the opera "Mimì è una civetta" and with Maestro Ivan Stefanutti in the opera "La Favola di Orfeo". Later he take care of the artistic direction for music videos, shows, and TV programs (Test - The Musical, T.O.P. - Talents of Protected Origin, Le Adorabili Scanzonette, Finding Neverland - The musical).
He worked in Austria as art director and choreographer for the event "Musicalstars - The Grand Show", and he's the associate choreographer of Denise Holland Bethke for the musical "Pretty Woman" by Stage Entertainment in Italy and Spain.
Throughout his performing career, he begins to develop an interest in choreography and direction. Driven by the desire to tell stories through arts, he travels between London, New York, and Paris to continue his studies. He works with Laura Ruocco as a choreographic assistant for national and international dance events. He works as a choreographer with American acting coach Bernard Hiller in his classes in Los Angeles and while he's there A.R. Rahman (Oscar winner for The Slumdog Millionaire) chooses him to choreograph his film "Le Musk". Later he travels to Tel Aviv for a period of study reserved for dancers and young emerging choreographers with Ohad Naharin and the Batsheva Dance Company.
Upon returning to Italy, he collaborates with Greg Ganakas at the Ravenna Festival as the dance captain for the opera "Mimì è una civetta" and with Maestro Ivan Stefanutti in the opera "La Favola di Orfeo". Later he take care of the artistic direction for music videos, shows, and TV programs (Test - The Musical, T.O.P. - Talents of Protected Origin, Le Adorabili Scanzonette, Finding Neverland - The musical).
He worked in Austria as art director and choreographer for the event "Musicalstars - The Grand Show", and he's the associate choreographer of Denise Holland Bethke for the musical "Pretty Woman" by Stage Entertainment in Italy and Spain.