LARA BRANDI
Lara Brandi comes from Florence, Italy, and completed her professional dance training at the Hamlyn Dance School in her home city. She also spent two years at the renowned École-Atelier Rudra Béjart, where she had the opportunity to perform with the Bejart Ballet Lausanne.
After an engagement at the Maggio Danza di Firenze under the direction of Francesco Ventriglia, she came to Innsbruck in the 2013/14 season and was a member of the Tiroler Landestheater's TanzCompany until the 2022/23 season.
TRAINING AND BEGINNINGS
INNSBRUCK
At the Landestheater, she has impressed audiences in numerous productions, including Stravinsky 3D, Peer Gynt, Mayerling, Midsummer Night's Dream, MacBeth, The Tempest, Terra Baixa, Romy Schneider and Madame Bovary (choreography: Enrique Gasa Valga). She has also performed in choreographies by contemporary choreographers such as Uwe Scholz, Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato, Ohad Naharin and Mauro Bigonzetti.
She expressed her dancing skills in roles such as Chaplin in Charlie Chaplin, Anne Frank in Die Lautlose Welt der Anne Frank and Costance in Wolfgang Amadeus (choreography: Marie Stockhausen), Frida in Frida Kahlo-Nueva Passion (choreography: Enrique Gasa Valga). She has also appeared in operas such as Orphée et Eurydice and Maria de Buenos Aires as well as musicals such as Cabaret, West Side Story and Chicago.
In her last season at the Landestheater, she had the opportunity to present her piece Maledetto Modigliani to Tyrolean audiences for the first time as a choreographer and director.
From the 2023/24 season, Lara will be working as a ballet master and dancer for the Limonada Enrique Gasa Valga Dance Company, which was founded in 2023.
What is your favorite place in Innsbruck?
My favorite place is Saggen, the district where I live. I love walking the streets there and admiring the beautiful gardens and villas.
What do you like about Innsbruck and what makes it so special for you?
Innsbruck is like a small enchanted city in a snow globe with all the magic that this image carries. That's exactly how I experienced the city - snow-covered and enchanted - on my first visit 11 years ago and that's how I'll always remember it.
What are your favorite leisure activities in Innsbruck?
I am a romantic and love nature. I like to walk along the Inn River while listening to my favorite music. I enjoy hiking in the mountains to experience the changing landscapes in the different seasons while enjoying a cold beer (or hot chocolate) in the sun.
Where is your favorite place to eat and/or linger in Innsbruck?
I really like all the small bars and restaurants in Wilten (and I mean all of them!), as well as the Coffee Bistro and Haepinest.
INNSBRUCK AND ME
Innsbruck Tourism, Markus Mair