Davide Oldano
Company Artist with the Joffrey since 2022; alum of the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet
Biography
Originally born in Uccle, Belgium, Davide Oldano is from Turin, Italy which is where he began dancing at the Teatro Nuovo, D.A.M. After moving to Nice, France, Oldano performed in “Coppelia” choreographed by Eric Vu-An with Les Ballets Nice Méditerranée. He then moved to London, England where he joined La Sylvaine School of Dance. Following that, Oldano was accepted into The Royal Ballet School where he studied for five years. During his time as a student, Oldano performed in "The Nutcracker” by Sir Peter Wright and the World premiere of Wayne McGregor’s “Woolf Works” with The Royal Ballet on the Royal Opera House main stage. Oldano also worked and performed the works of choreographers such as Robert Binet, Petal Miller Ashmole and Didy Veldman with the school.
In 2019, Oldano joined The Joffrey Academy of Dance Chicago with a full scholarship. In 2021, Oldano joined their Studio Company during which he performed with The Joffrey Ballet in their production of “The Nutcracker” by Christopher Wheeldon and “Don Quixote” by Yuri Possokhov. In the Academy Oldano performed lead roles in “Winning Works”. He also performed as the lead dancer in Viva Vivaldi by Gerald Arpino, Raymonda and Sleeping Beauty Jewel Suite by Rudolf Nureyev. While in Studio Company, Oldano also choreographed “Airbound” on the Academy students and received his teaching certification from The Joffrey Academy of Dance.
In 2021, Oldano attended The Youth American Grand Prix semi finals in Chicago and received first place in the senior contemporary category and second place in the senior classical category as well as a place at the finals. The same year, Oldano was invited to attend and perform in a Gala with the Youth American Grand Prix in Italy alongside Company artists from all around the world.
Since joining The Joffrey Ballet, Oldano has performed featured roles including: Lead man in “Wabash & You” by Chanel DaSilva, Solo Couple in “Hummingbird” and Bohemian Soloist in “Carmen” by Liam
Scarlett, “All That Remains” and “Convergence” by Nicolas Blanc, Headless Man in Alexander Ekman's
“Midsummer Nights Dream”, Underling in Dani Rowe’s “Princess and the Pea”,, “Round of Angels” by Gerald Arpino and Buffalo Bill in Christopher Wheeldon's “The Nutcracker”. Oldano joined The Joffrey Ballet Company in the 2022-2023 Season.
