Roberta studied ballet technique at the Renato Greco School of Dance (Rome), with teacher Lia Calizza. In 2005, she joined the Dance School of the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome under the direction of Paola Jorio where she graduated as a classical-academic dancer in 2009. During the years of study he participated in some productions of the company of Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, such as “Giselle” and “Sleeping Beauty”. In October 2009 she joined the staff of Balletto di Roma on a permanent basis, for which she played solo and main roles in all the new and repertoire productions, in the Italian and international tours: “Juliet and Romeo”, “Bolero” and “Cinderella” by Fabrizio Monteverde, “The Arena Love” by Michele Pogliani, “Contemporary Tango” and “Futura” by Milena Zullo, “We/Part” and “Fem” by Paolo Mangiola. In 2015, the choreographer Fabrizio Monteverde entrusted her with the role of the protagonist Odette in “Swan Lake, or Swan Song”, for which she was recommended by national critics. In 2016 he played Desdemona in “Othello” by Monteverde himself and in the following years participated in all the new productions of the company, including “Giselle” by Itamar Serussi and Chris Haring, “Turning” by Alessandro Sciarroni, “Arcaico” by Davide Bombana: she is among the protagonists, in 2020, of “Me, Don Quixote”, choreography and direction by Fabrizio Monteverde, and “Première”, choreography by Andrea Costanzo Martini. Protagonist of the 2022 remake of “Juliet and Romeo”, she also made her debut at the Vincenzo Bellini Theater in Catania in the production “DiNcAnTo. Dance steps on Bellini’s opera”, a work created in co-production with the orchestra of the Vittorio Emanuele Theater of Messina as part of the Bellini International Context, with choreography and video direction by Massimiliano Volpini, music from the symphonic lyric repertoire of Vincenzo Bellini arranged and conducted by Maestro Roberto Molinelli, with the extraordinary participation of “LE DIV4S” Italian Sopranos. In 2024 she is again the protagonist, in the role of the white swan, in “Swan Lake, or the Song” by F. Monteverde and Desdemona in “Otello” by the same Monteverde which debuted at the Teatro Regio in Parma in 2025. Since 2017, she has conducted masterclasses focused on the repertoire of Balletto di Roma Company for the “Formazione on Tour” project. Currently, in addition to continuing her activity as an interpreter, she supports several authors of the company as assistant choreographers and maître de ballet. Furthermore, since 2020, she has been assistant to M° Derevianko and teacher for the professional courses of Balletto di Roma Dance School and the Professional Training Course (CAP). On June 14, 2025, she performed again in a national premiere in Ravenna, with “La Dernière Danse?” by Micha Van Hoecke curated by Miki Matsuse and she will take part in the China Tour 2025 with “Othello” and “Juliet and Romeo” by Fabrizio Monteverde.
