Jacopo Godani is an Italian dancer-choreographer who directs Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company[1] Godani was born in La Spezia, Italy, where he began studying classical ballet and modern dance techniques in 1984 at the Centro studi Danza, under the direction of Loredana Rovagna.
In 1986, Godani was accepted to further his studies at Maurice Béjart's international dance centre, Mudra in Brussels.
Godani was appointed as Artistic Director and Choreographer of the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company beginning with the 2015/2016 season.
[3] Godani conceives all stages of work from the initial choreography through to designing the spaces, objects, environments and stage setting where his actions take place, writes text and concepts for his dramaturgical work, styles the image of interpreters conceiving costumes, engineers and develops innovative ways of using lighting, video and projections, and creates/edits music for some of his pieces.
[citation needed] Godani formed a team of professionals to collaborate on the development of original ideas applied to all fields that require a creative and innovative concept to reflect the progressive perspective of our contemporary world.