Carola Puddu

Carola began dancing at the age of 4 in Cagliari (Sardinia), with her Polish teacher Anna Kukurba. At the age of 9 she moved to France entering the ballet school of the Paris Opera Ballet (École de danse du Ballet de l’Opera de Paris) where she took all the years of study until she graduated in 2018, obtaining her first solo role at age 17. During her studies at the Paris Opera, Carola got her first solo role at the age of 17 and danced the repertoire of choreographers such as Roland Petit, Maurice Béjart, Auguste Bournonville, William Forsythe, George Balanchine and Marius Petipa, up to obtaining solo roles in “Un Ballo” by Jirì Kylian and John Neumeier’s “Spring and Fall”. John Neumeier’s repertoire lead Carola to perform on various tours such as in Germany at the Hamburg Ballet and in Russia, at the Stanislavsky Theater of Moscow. In 2019 Carola moved to Toronto and joined the Professional Training Program with Canada’s National Ballet School, where after recovering from a serious injury, she danced in productions by Spanish choreographer Roman Oller, including “Romeo and Juliet” where interprets Juliet’s mother’s nursery school in its contemporary version. In Canada, Carola opened up to new styles such as contemporary and the Gaga Movement. In 2021 she entered the class of the school of “Amici di Maria De Filippi”, the famous italian TV program. Student of the teacher Alessandra Celentano, upon her exit from the program Carola is called to be part of the staff of Balletto di Roma, where she will also play the role of Juliet in the famous ballet “Romeo and Juliet” by Fabrizio Monteverde, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of this historic choreographic staging, curated by Balletto di Roma (2002-2022).