MATTEO CARVONE
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Matteo Carvone is a choreographer, dancer and assistant opera director working internationally. Born in Trieste, Italy, and based in Munich since 2012, his work explores archetypal figures, human fragility, and the tension between structure and chaos.
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DANCE
Matteo trained at Dance Haus in Milan under Susanna Beltrami, following his early studies in fine arts. His performance career spans collaborations with companies such as La Compagnia at the Accademia Nazionale Danza in Rome, the ballet company directed by Karl Alfred Schreiner at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, Jo Strømgren Kompani in Oslo, and Alexander Ekman’s KUCKEL at Orionteatern in Sweden.
His choreographic voice has been shaped by dancing in works such as William Forsythe' One Flat Thing, Reproduced, as well as through original creations by, among others, Alexander Ekman, Marco Goecke, Jo Strømgren, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Erna Ómarsdóttir, Emanuel Gat, Ismael Ivo, Wayne McGregor, Robyn Orlin.
OWN WORK
His works have been presented his work at institutions such as the Venice Biennale, the Munich Philharmonic Hall Gasteig, Schwere Reiter and the Münchner Nationaltheater, creating pieces that fuse baroque imagination, sonic experimentation, and refections on human nature.
Notable works include:
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"Faust Symphony" (2018) – A ballet set to Franz Liszt’s music, featuring 30 dancers at the Munich Philharmonic Gasteig.
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"[FAUN]" (2019) – A male duet reimagining the myth of Pan, also presented at the Venice Biennale in 2020.
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"The Hover" (2020) – Premiered at Carl Orff Saal, Munich, exploring the suspended time of two men living through the pandemic.
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"The Garden" (2022) – Created for the Venice Biennale College under the mentorship of Wayne McGregor.
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"YOU" (2022) – A piece for the Ballet Academy Munich at the Bayerische Staatsoper
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"FLORA" (2023) – An exploration of plant intelligence, premiered at Gasteig HP8 Halle-E in collaboration with the Flower Power Art & Science Festival.
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"EROS" (2023) – A solo performance investigating desire and transformation, staged at Schwere Reiter, Munich.
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"NEXUS" (2024) – A choreographic installation for the Tanz Biennale Ausbildung Deutschland.
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"AURORA" (2025) – A choreographic intervention for Miguel Chevalier installation Complex Meshes at the Kunsthalle München.
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"TROPICI" (2026)
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"ICARUS" (2026)
OPERA
Matteo has also worked as an assistant director, choreographer, and movement curator in opera productions:
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Norma - Vincenzo Bellini - Direction Elena Barbalich - Teatro Lirico Cagliari - Assistant Director
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Orpheus - Georg Philipp Telemann - Direction Elena Barbalich - Drottningholms Slottsteater - Assistant Director
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Tannhäuser - Richard Wagner - Tokyo Bunka Kaikan - Direction Keith Warner - Assistant Choreographer
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Richard Wagner - Wiener Staatsoper - Direction Keith Warner - Assistant Choreographer
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Der Besuch der alten Dame - Gottfried von Einem - Theater an der Wien - Direction Keith Warner - Assistant Choreographer
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VISION
At the core of Matteo’s work lies a fascination with transformation—of bodies, landscapes, and the unseen forces that shape them. His pieces aims to dissolve boundaries between disciplines, creating performances that feel both immediate and dreamlike, structured yet fluid. Through movement, light, and sound, he invites audiences into ephemeral worlds where presence and illusion intertwine.
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