Davide Riccardo
Davide Riccardo was born in Messina, Italy and began his dance training at the age of 5 at the Istituto Regionale Della Danza in Messina, Italy under the direction of Emma Prioli. In 2012, he began training at the Rome Opera Ballet School.
Mr. Riccardo entered the School of American Ballet, NYCB’s official school, as a full-time student in the fall of 2015.
In August 2018, he became an apprentice with the Company, and joined NYCB as a member of the corps de ballet in January 2019. In October 2023 Mr. Riccardo was promoted to soloist.
GEORGE BALANCHINE
- Agon
- Divertimento No. 15
- "Emeralds" from Jewels
- The Four Temperaments
- George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® (Cavalier, Hot Chocolate, Mouse King, Mother Ginger, Dr. Stahlbaum)
- Orpheus
- Serenade
- Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2
- La Valse
PETER MARTINS
- The Sleeping Beauty (Wolf, Puss in Boots, Gold)
ALEXEI RATMANSKY
- Pictures at an Exhibition
- Voices
JEROME ROBBINS
- Concertino
- Glass Pieces
JAMAR ROBERTS
- Emanon – In Two Movements
CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON
- DGV: Danse à Grande Vitesse
Andrea Miller
- sky to hold
Gianna Reisen
- Play Time
Lauren Lovette
- The Shaded Line
Alysa Pires
- Standard Deviation
SCREEN TEST
DAVIDE RICCARDO
Though Sicily-born Davide Riccardo was inspired to get moving by an Argentinian variety show, the self-proclaimed ball of energy has trouble sitting still to watch much television these days. That energy has gotten him into hot water with Wardrobe on more than one occasion of onstage pant-splitting but, "The show must go on," jokes Riccardo.
HONORS
Mr. Riccardo is the 2021-2022 Janice Levin Award honoree. He was also a recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise and Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists in 2018 as a student at SAB.
Portrait © Erin Baiano