Mario Nugara
Mario Nugara is an American ballet artist, director and teacher.[1] He is the founder and artistic director of the City of Angels Ballet School.[2] Artistic Director of the California Riverside Ballet from 2010 to 2015. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, of Italian (Sicilian) and Polish descent, the second of four children, siblings Karen, Mary and James. Trained at the School of American Ballet, official school of the New York City Ballet. Danced with Boston Ballet, Fort Worth Ballet and guest artist with numerous ballet companies. Obtained a BFA and MFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in conjunction with the Royal Danish Ballet and the University of Copenhagen. Studied under Christina Bernal, Maggie Black, Edward Caton, Melissa Hayden and David Howard. Subject of television documentary "Turning Point, City of Angels Ballet" and featured in the book "Unselfish, Love Thy Neighbor As Thy Selfie". Lives in Los Angeles, CA.
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- ^ "Ballet studio transports urban kids to another world - latimes". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ "Artistic Director - City of Angels Ballet". cityofangelsballet.com. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
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