Federico Bonelli

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title: "Federico Bonelli" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["living-people", "italian-male-ballet-dancers", "dancers-from-genoa", "principal-dancers-of-the-royal-ballet", "1978-births"] description: "Italian ballet dancer" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Bonelli" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Italian ballet dancer ::

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Field	Value
name	Federico Bonelli
image	Federico Bonelli - Cropped.png
caption	Bonelli in The Sleeping Beauty
birth_date	1978
birth_place	Genoa
nationality	Italian
education	Turin Dancer Academy
occupation	ballet dancer
years_active	1996–2022
spouse	Hikaru Kobayashi
website
current_group	The Royal Ballet
former_groups	Dutch National Ballet, Zurich Ballet
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| name = Federico Bonelli | image = Federico Bonelli - Cropped.png | alt = | caption = Bonelli in The Sleeping Beauty | birth_name = | birth_date = 1978 | birth_place = Genoa | residence = | nationality = Italian | citizenship = | education = Turin Dancer Academy | occupation = ballet dancer | years_active = 1996–2022 | height = | spouse = Hikaru Kobayashi | partner = | children = | website = | current_group = The Royal Ballet | former_groups = Dutch National Ballet, Zurich Ballet | dances = | module = Federico Bonelli (born 1978 in Genoa) is an Italian ballet dancer and was a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London, England. He became the artistic director of Northern Ballet in May 2022.

Biography

Federico Bonelli was born in Genoa, Italy. He trained in classical ballet at the Turin Dance Academy before graduating into the Zurich Ballet,

In 2013 he danced Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.

In 2018, Bonelli was awarded a place on the Clore Leadership Program.

He danced in Frankenstein at The Royal Ballet in Spring 2019.

In December 2019, Bonelli performed the role of The Prince in The Royal Ballet's production of The Nutcracker. The performance was screened live to cinemas in the UK.

Bonelli became the artistic director of Northern Ballet on 1 May 2022.

Personal life

He is married to Royal Ballet former First Soloist Hikaru Kobayashi and they have a daughter.

References

References

1. (May 2006). "Federico Bonelli Royal Ballet Principal". Ballet Association.
2. "Federico Bonelli". [[Royal Opera House]].
3. Alastair Macaulay. (4 June 2013). "On Screen, No Scars or Scandals for Bolshoi". [[The New York Times]].
4. "Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Federico Bonelli awarded a place on prestigious Clore Leadership programme | The Wonderful World of Dance Magazine".
5. "The Nutcracker, Curzon Cinema Screening". LondonTheatre1.com.
6. Snow, Georgia. (31 January 2022). "Royal Ballet dancer Federico Bonelli named Northern Ballet artistic director". The Stage.

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