Corps de Ballet
Davide Occhipinti
Biography
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BORN
Rome, Italy
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TRAINING
San Francisco Ballet School
San Francisco Ballet School Trainee Program -
COMPANY MEMBERSHIP
Named an apprentice in 2016
Joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2017
Davide Occhipinti has danced featured roles in Tomasson’s Nutcracker (Dancing Nutcracker, Spanish, Russian, and Bear). His repertory includes Balanchine’s Coppélia (Dolls and Grooms), Diamonds, Prodigal Son, and Stravinsky Violin Concerto; Bubeníček’s Fragile Vessels; Cranko’s Onegin; Peck’s In the Countenance of Kings and Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes; Pita’s Salome (Hostages); Robbins’ The Cage (1st Intruder) and Opus 19/The Dreamer; Scarlett’s Frankenstein; Tomasson’s On a Theme of Paganini, The Sleeping Beauty (Attendants to Fairy of Darkness and Polonaise), and Swan Lake (Peasants and Czardas corps); and Wheeldon’s Cinderella (Autumn corps, Tree Gnomes, and Courtiers) and Within the Golden Hour.
Q&A
WHAT BALLET OR ROLE WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE BUT HAVEN'T YET? WHY?
Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments. I fell in love with it the first time I saw SF Ballet perform the work. I hope I get to do it someday.
WHEN I'M NOT WORKING I ENJOY...
Playing guitar.
IF I WEREN'T A DANCER I'D BE...
A singer.