Jacopo Godani

Internationally acclaimed choreographer Jacopo Godani was born in La Spezia, where he began studying  ballet and modern dance techniques in 1984 at the Centro Studi Danza under the direction of Loredana Rovagna. He also pursued studies in visual arts at the Academy of Art in Carrara, and continued his studies at Maurice Béjart’s Mudra in Brussels. Godani made his professional debut in 1988 performing with several Paris based contemporary dance companies. In 1990, he formed his own company in Brussels and began his choreographic career. From 1991 to 2000, Godani has been a leading soloist with William Forsythe’s Ballet Frankfurt and has collaborated with Forsythe on the choreographic creation of many of Ballet Frankfurt’s most representative pieces.
Godani developed his career as a choreographer creating original works for a vast range of international companies such as Royal Ballet Covent Garden, Bayerisches Staatsballett, Compañía Nacional de Danza, Nederlands Dans Theater, Royal Danish Ballet, Semperoper Ballett, Sydney Dance Company, Israeli Opera, Susanne Dellal Centre, Het Nationale Ballet, Aterballetto, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet… Godani has been Artistic Director and Choreographer of the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company from 2015 to 2023.