Ballet with Linda Magnifico

Linda Magnifico uses in her teaching elements of different styles with which she became familiar during her career. The lesson focuses on preparing the body for rehearsals or performances. Basics are placement, fluidity, density in movement, change of body weight and direction, movement through space. The emphasis is on musicality, clarity and dynamics of movement.

Linda Magnifico has completed her dance education in Italy and received her first engagement with the Croatian National Ballet in Zagreb, where she danced as a soloist from 1988 to 1991. From 1994 to 2003 she was a soloist with the Compagnia Zappalà Danza and assistant to Roberto Zappalà. In 2004 Linda Magnifico moved to Switzerland. She danced for cie. Anna Huber and was a dancer at the Lucerne Theatre under the direction of Verena Weiss for three years. In 2007 she founded the company “dysoundbo” together with the composer Sasha Shlain. As a ballet mistress and choreographic assistant, she worked for the Theater St. Gallen and the Staatstheater Darmstadt. From 2014 to 2019 she worked as rehearsal director for the dance company Konzert Theater Bern.
Since January 2021 she is president of IG Tanz Zentralschweiz, founder and curator of Profitraining & Workshops Zentralschweiz, artistic director of Tanzfest Zentralschweiz, director and coordinator of various other projects. Linda is also active as a guest teachers nationally and internationally. She teaches for the Lucerne Theatre and Bühnen Bern dance companies and several professional trainings.

Linda Magnifico ©Ingo Höhn

Please note that the schedule is subject to changes.

Registration is required only the first time you access Profitraining. For regular classes, you can attend at the scheduled time and location as indicated in the calendar or posted on our social media channels

These classes are meant primarily for professional dancers. Although advanced-level non-profis and students are welcome to join, IGTZ will evaluate and in some cases may refer amateurs to alternative classes.

Info: profitraining@igtz.ch