WHO WE ARE
Very quickly, they felt the need to express themselves in an original and creative way by collaborating together. The creative synergy of this collaboration was a constant source of inspiration with each dancer, bringing their own perspective and artistic sensibility.
They felt the need to start building their own environment to surround themselves with artists who would inspire them and help them grow. Sasha and Simone’s choreographic works are rooted in a strong, sensitive and poetic theatrical aspect. Stylized images are bound together by a neoclassical, contemporary vocabulary and powerful gestures.
In Italy, they collaborate with the dance agency Daniele Cipriani Entertainment, creating and performing at Daniele Cipriani’s parties as well as on their own touring productions. Defined as the “Poets of Dance”, they presented their first full-length ballet “Lili Elbe Show”, already performed in several theaters in Switzerland, Spain and Italy during an extensive tour in the season 2022/23. In 2021, they were the only foreign company selected by Centro Coreografico Canal in Madrid, and recently they were again programmed by the prestigious Festival Madrid en Danza. In 2023 they were selected to do a residency at Orsolina 28 to create their new full-length piece “Dear Son,”.
Riva & Repele got the opportunity to present their work “La Jeune Fille et Les Morts” at the “Noverre Gesellschaft 2022”, the renowned choreographic platform of the Stuttgart Ballet. Following their performance, the company director decided to include their choreography in the Stuttgart Ballet repertoire for the season 2024/2025. Since 2022, they have been collaborating with director Damiano Michieletto. With him, they created L. Bernstein’s opera “Mass” for the Rome Opera, which premiered at the Caracalla Festival. Sasha and Simone recently created for the city of Rome candidature for Expo 2030, performing alongside former Paris Opera Etoile Eleonora Abbagnato. They have been invited to perform at numerous international galas in countries such as Kazakhstan, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, France and the Netherlands. They also collaborate with artists such as Silvia Azzoni, Parvaneh Scharafali, Igone de Jongh and Yumi Aizawa.
Their future projects will see them working for international companies such as the Ballet of Rome Opera with the new creation “I died for love” for a double-bill evening, the Ballet of Teatro Massimo Palermo with the new full-length ballet “Peter Pan”, the Stuttgart Ballet where they will stage their choreography “La Jeune Fille et Les Morts” , the Augsburg Ballet where they will stage their choreography “Sinking”.
Very quickly, they felt the need to express themselves in an original and creative way by collaborating together. The creative synergy of this collaboration was a constant source of inspiration with each dancer, bringing their own perspective and artistic sensibility.
They felt the need to start building their own environment to surround themselves with artists who would inspire them and help them grow. Sasha and Simone’s choreographic works are rooted in a strong, sensitive and poetic theatrical aspect. Stylized images are bound together by a neoclassical, contemporary vocabulary and powerful gestures.
In Italy, they collaborate with the dance agency Daniele Cipriani Entertainment, creating and performing at Daniele Cipriani’s parties as well as on their own touring productions. Defined as the “Poets of Dance”, they presented their first full-length ballet “Lili Elbe Show”, already performed in several theaters in Switzerland, Spain and Italy during an extensive tour in the season 2022/23. In 2021, they were the only foreign company selected by Centro Coreografico Canal in Madrid, and recently they were again programmed by the prestigious Festival Madrid en Danza. In 2023 they were selected to do a residency at Orsolina 28 to create their new full-length piece “Dear Son,”.
Riva & Repele got the opportunity to present their work “La Jeune Fille et Les Morts” at the “Noverre Gesellschaft 2022”, the renowned choreographic platform of the Stuttgart Ballet. Following their performance, the company director decided to include their choreography in the Stuttgart Ballet repertoire for the season 2024/2025. Since 2022, they have been collaborating with director Damiano Michieletto. With him, they created L. Bernstein’s opera “Mass” for the Rome Opera, which premiered at the Caracalla Festival. Sasha and Simone recently created for the city of Rome candidature for Expo 2030, performing alongside former Paris Opera Etoile Eleonora Abbagnato. They have been invited to perform at numerous international galas in countries such as Kazakhstan, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, France and the Netherlands. They also collaborate with artists such as Silvia Azzoni, Parvaneh Scharafali, Igone de Jongh and Yumi Aizawa.
Their future projects will see them working for international companies such as the Ballet of Rome Opera with the new creation “I died for love” for a double-bill evening, the Ballet of Teatro Massimo Palermo with the new full-length ballet “Peter Pan”, the Stuttgart Ballet where they will stage their choreography “La Jeune Fille et Les Morts” , the Augsburg Ballet where they will stage their choreography “Sinking”.
Sasha Riva
Artistic co-Director – Dancer and Choreographer.
Born in Fairfax County, Virginia in 1991, Sasha grew up in Italy.
In 2008 he moved to Hamburg to study at the Ballet School of John Neumeier where he performed solo parts in school performances. While he was still in the school, he was also chosen to take part in company productions and Neumeier gave him already the possibility to be understudy of some solo roles with the Hamburg Ballet company. During his education he was as well selected to participate at the NDT summer intensive program.
In 2011 he joins the company of the Hamburg Ballet where John Neumeier since his first season creates for him different solo roles as the “Balloon Man” in “Liliom” and as well Sasha performs several main parts and solos from the repertoire, among the most important: “The Poet” in the “Little Mermaid”, “Petrushka” in “Nijinsky” and “Fratres” in “Duse”.
During his first season with the Hamburg Ballet in 2021 Sasha obtained the title of “Promising Young Talent” from the German magazine “Tanz”.
In August 2016 he joined the Ballet of Geneva where he danced works by different choreographers such as “Bella Figura” and “Petite Mort” by J.Kylian, the role of “Romeo” in Romeo and Juliet” by J.Bouvier and a leading role in Natalia Horecna’s new creation.
Currently Sasha participates in numerous international Galas and Festivals performing mostly some of his own creations and of his colleague Simone Repele, as well from other choreographers such as Marco Goecke, who has created a new duet for Sasha and Simone named “Eyes Open / Shut Your Eyes”.
In 2020, together with Simone Repele, they founded their own association “Riva & Repele”, investing in the creation and representation of their works and other choreographers, dancing alongside different international artists.
Simone Repele
Artistic co-Director – Dancer and Choreographer.
Simone was born in Turin in 1993.
He began his training in Italy and in 2009 he was admitted to the Academy of the Hamburg Ballet where he graduated in 2012. In 2012 he participated in the Nijinsky Gala as a soloist in “Spring and Fall” by John Neumeier. In 2013 he was a guest as Prince in “The Sleeping Beauty” by Mats Ek with the Ekodance Project of Pompea Santoro and afterwards he spent a season with the Dutch company Introdans. Since 2014 he is member of the Geneva Ballet and has already danced solo roles in “Matthaus Passion”
by Pontus Lidberg and “The Nutcracker” by Jeroen Verbruggen, represented in the prestigious Alexandrinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg.
In 2018 he opened the season of the company dancing the role of Mercutio in “Romeo and Juliet” by Joelle Bouvier at the Opera of Beijing. In March 2019, Simone Repele premiered the Masterpieces of the famous choreographer Jiri Kylian “Petite Mort” and “Bella Figura”.
Currently Simone participates in numerous international Galas and Festivals performing mostly some of his own creations and of his colleague Sasha Riva, as well from other choreographers such as Marco Goecke, who has created a new duet for Simone and Sasha named “Eyes Open / Shut Your Eyes”.
In 2020, together with Sasha Riva they founded their own association “Riva & Repele”, investing in the creation and representation of their works and other choreographers, dancing alongside different international artists.