Nicolo Fonte

Choreographer Nicolo Fonte is known for his unique movement language as well as the highly developed fusion of ideas, dance and design that is a hallmark of his work. A first generation American, Fonte, whose parents emigrated to the US from Argentina, started dancing at the age of 14. He studied at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York, San Francisco Ballet, School of American Ballet and also completed a Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase.

Mr. Fonte received a Choo San Goh award for Almost Tango, his 2002 choreography for Pacific Northwest Ballet. Almost Tango was also voted as one of Dance Europe’s “Best Premiere’s” when it was re-staged for The Australian Ballet in 2004. His very first full-length work Re: Tchaikovsky, created for The Gothenburg Ballet in 2005, appeared on the “Best of 2005” lists of both Ballett-Tanz and Dance Europe. Since that time, Fonte has created an additional three full-evening works for BalletX: Beautiful Decay (2013), Beasts (2015) and Sidd: A Hero’s Journey (2023) based on the classic novel Siddhartha.

Fonte’s choreography has been performed by companies all over the globe – from Tulsa Ballet in the USA to Het National Ballet in Amsterdam to the National Dance Company of El Salvador.  In addition to his four original full-length ballets, re-invigorated versions of classic scores and extraordinary collaborations with artists across many disciplines are all well represented in Mr. Fonte’s work. From 2002 to 2006 Nicolo enjoyed an ongoing creative partnership with The Gothenburg Ballet in Sweden. From 2013-2023 he was the resident choreographer for Ballet West in SLC and from 2016-2021 he was also the resident choreographer for Oregon Ballet Theatre creating numerous successful works to the repertories of both those acclaimed, as well as many other ensembles.