Jacopo Calvo

JACOPO CALVO, from Asti, Italy, began his training at 11 at his hometown school, Ritmo Danza. He moved to New York City to attend The Ailey School on scholarship at 18, where he performed alongside the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for its 60th anniversary season in Memoria at New York City Center and for the Ailey Spirit Gala in the David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. Upon graduating from The Ailey School, he joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Under the co-direction of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Jacopo spent three seasons extensively touring nationally and internationally.  In addition to working with artist Nick Cave in The Let Go at the Park Avenue Armory, he has worked with choreographers Ricardo Amarante, Francesca Harper, Marcus Jarrell Willis, Brice Mousset, Ray Mercer, and Earl Mosley to name a few. This is Jacopo’s first season with Smuin.