“No gifts, no presents, but support my company. A reason for living, not only for me, but also for the new generations”. Diana Ferrara turns 80, absolute diva, star of the Teatro del’Opera in Rome where she danced alongside Rudolf Nureyev, Vladimir Vassiliev, Peter Schaufuss, Paolo Bortoluzzi, Denis Ganio and Raffaele Paganini, and launches her challenge to the world of dance . For years excluded by the Mic-Spettacolo dal Vivo from the funding of the Fus, the great dancer has not given up and with her group continues to travel the world exporting shows, creations and choreographic made in Italy.
“I celebrated a very important date in my life – Diana Ferrara told time.news – I don’t feel 80 years old, indeed my vitality and passion for dance have not yet run out. I asked friends not to give me gifts but to support me so that my company, the Astra Roma Ballet, can continue to exist and work. It is the only answer I can give to what for me is a wrong, a searing and incomprehensible offense, the exclusion from contributions Fus for the complex I manage”.
And added Diana Ferrara, named ‘Commendatore al Merito della Repubblica’ in 1988: “Next year the Astra Roma Ballet will celebrate 40 years of activity and important achievements. In the repertoire creations by Luciano Cannito, Milena Zullo, Paolo Arcangeli, Alessandro Bigonzetti, Enrico Morelli, Paolo Mohovic, Roberto Sartori, Sabrina Massignani.For two years then – he continued – two dancers of the company have been demonstrating flair and originality, Giada Primiano, endowed with sensitivity and imagination and Fausto Paparozzi for what concerns research Contemporary”.
“All my dancers are aware that they have had great opportunities for growth and affirmation – continued Diana Ferrara – With great gratitude they remain close to me. I will therefore continue, with all the enthusiasm and passion that distinguish me, without ever lowering my arms, to face new projects for the next seasons”.