GIUSEPPE SANNIU

Born in Cagliari, he is a contemporary dancer and choreographer who has collaborated with various theatres, companies, and production centers across the European scene. Among the institutions he has worked with are the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Teatro Regio di Torino, ASMED – Balletto di Sardegna, Co>labs Tanz Theater, Le Ballet Populaire, Fuorimargine – Centro di produzione, AMAT Marche, the Gran Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg, and the Dutch National Opera & Ballet, among others.

His experience also includes collaborations with renowned directors and choreographers such as Barrie Kosky, Stefano Poda, Lurence Dale, Claus Guth, Pierre Emmanuel Rousseau, Renato Bonajuto, Henning Brockhaus, Carmine De Amicis, Jean-Guillaume Weis, Elisabeth Schilling, Beate Höhn, Brian Ca, Nichole Canuso, Simona Bertozzi, and Otto Pichler.

Among his most significant creations are White Noise, UZUMAKI—a Compagnia Oltrenotte production, currently in development, exploring cycles and repetition as metaphors for the human condition—INNER MAP, a production by ASMED – Balletto di Sardegna, and ROOM, a site-specific work commissioned by FIND – Festival Internazionale Nuova Danza..

His experience in teaching contemporary dance includes leading experimental and creative workshops in Italy, where he shares tools and methodologies for choreographic creation and the development of body language.

Starts his dance training at the age of 5 in Sardinia and very soon continues his education abroad at some of the prestigious Dance Schools of the international scene such as: “Academie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace de Monte Carlo” , the “London Studio Center” and the “Vienna State Opera Balletschool”, where he graduated as professional dancer in 1999.  As soon as he graduated he worked for 4 years as principal dancer for the Salzburg Ballet Company directed by Peter Breuer and later returned to Italy where for two years has danced for Spellbound Contemporary Ballett directed by Mauro Astolfi.

His artistic career moves on as a freelance dancer, moving to London where he began a more in-depth and versatile stylistic research work undertaken in collaboration with internationally renowned choreographers such as: Christopher Marney (New Adventures), Kim Brandstrup (Brooklyn Academy of Music and Operà Comique de Paris), Didy Veldman, Yolande Yorke Edgell  (Yorke Dance Project), John Pennington (Pomona College of Los Angeles), Regina Wielingen (Rambert Dance School), Lucy Burge (Royal Ballet), Doug Elkins (DEDC New York City).

He held the role of artistic co-director of "In The Wings Productions" based in New York, Antwerp and London for which he regularly choreographed shows such as "Peter and Wolf" for international tours that have touched important theaters including the Lucent  Danstheater of Den Haag and the New Victory Theater on Broadway.

At the core of our shared artistic practice is an analytical and structured approach that explores human dynamics in relation to complex situations and universal conflicts. Through intense physicality and compositional precision, our work investigates the limits of the body and its continuous interaction with space and time.

We conceive movement as a fundamental tool for reading and organizing the body, maintaining a strong focus on quality, clarity, and physical presence. Our creative process relies on a careful observation of both individual and collective dynamics, working with equal attention across contexts that range from solo works to large group pieces, and engaging both professional dancers and non-trained performers. This analytical approach allows us to structure complex physical material while enhancing the unique qualities of each body, making physical and spatial relationships clearly legible within the composition.