Choreographer · Dance Teacher

Gennaro Magri

Italian dancer, choreographer, pedagogue, and writer

Born 1737 · NaplesDied 1789

Gennaro Magri was a choreographer and dance teacher, born in 1737 in Naples, who died in 1789.

Biography

Gennaro Magri was an Italian dancer, choreographer, pedagogue, and writer. Although the exact dates of his birth and death are unknown, it is assumed that Magri was born in Naples, Italy during the 1730s, and died in Madrid. Magri is best known for his work surrounding grotesque dance, a style of theatrical dance characterized by comedy, athleticism and acrobatics, whose roots lie in the Italian street tradition of Commedia dell'arte.

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