Chiara Amazio
Dance
Chiara Amazio
Italy
Chiara Amazio was born in 1998 in Catania. At a very young age she started to manifest her passion for ballet and she approached this art taking her first classes in her hometown at the age of 5 years old. After many years of studies in her private school, encouraged by her teacher, Chiara attempted the audition for Teatro alla Scala ballet school where she started her studies in 2012.
During her time in Milan she had the opportunity to study with great teachers and to learn and perform many big pieces of the classical and contemporary repertoire like: “Serenade” and “Theme and Variations” by G. Balanchine, “Gaite Parisienne” by M. Bejart, Un Ballo by Jirì Kyliàn and many others. In 2017, during her graduation year, Chiara received a contract as corp de ballet with La Scala Ballet company directed by Frederic Olivieri and a contract for the summer production “Carmen” by Jose Perez whom gave her the chance to interpret successfully the main character at Teatro Greco di Taormina in Sicily.
In September 2017 she joined the company of Teatro alla Scala and started to work as professional dancer in many important productions like “Symphony in C” by G. Balanchine, “Sleeping Beauty” by Rudolf Nureyev, “Sylvia” by Manuel Legris and other masterpieces. During this time she also got the chance to visit and perform in many countries like Australia, China and Kuwait. Currently, Chiara is still a member of Teatro alla Scala ballet company.