Dancer
Aurora is from Italy. She trained at the Conservatory of Valencia and on the Academy of Northern Ballet's Professional Graduate Programme. She joined Northern Ballet in 2019 and left in 2024.
Learn more about Aurora
Where were you born and raised?
I was born and raised in Florence, Italy.
At what age did you start dancing?
I was five years old when I took my first ballet class.
Where did you train?
I first trained at Ballet Centre, a professional school in Florence. At the age of 15 I moved to Spain to train at the Conservatory of Valencia with the teacher Rafael Darder. After my graduation in Spain I joined the Professional Graduate Programme at the Academy of Northern Ballet.
Which Northern Ballet role would you most like to dance?
I would really like to dance in The Great Gatsby. I love the choreography and the story. It would be something very different from what I've done before.
What do you like most about being a dancer?
What I've always loved about being a dancer is the stage experience. The emotion I feel when I am on stage is incredible, I forget about real life and I can be someone else for a moment. What I also like about it is travelling all over the world and getting in touch with new people and new cultures.
If you could adapt one work into a ballet what would it be?
I think it would be nice to see the film Moulin Rouge adapted into a ballet.
What is your favourite book?
One of my favourite books is Ciò che inferno non è by Alessandro D'Avenia.
What is your favourite post-show meal?
A good Italian pizza.
How do you like to relax?
What I love doing to relax is going to the beach and sunbathing; the sound of the sea makes me feel calm and peaceful. I also like reading in nature.
If you weren't a dancer what would you be?
If I wasn't a dancer I would still be playing the violin and maybe I would be a musician.
Production photo by Drew Forsyth. Header photo by Emily Nuttall.