Giovanni Patti was born in Catania, he began his
professional career as a soloist at the Teatro Bellini in Catania.
In 1983 he joined the Corps de Ballet of the Arena di Verona and in 1992 he became a permanent Lead Dancer. Engagements to be remembered:
Caravaggio and Ibsen which were created for him by the choreographer Jeremy-Leslie Spinks,
Les Sylphides, with choreography by Mikail Fokine
Tebaldo and Romeo in
Roméo e Juliette, with choreography by Robert North
The Mad man in the ballet
La Strada, with choreography by Mario Pistoni
Coppelius and Franz in
Coppelia, choreography reproduced by Maria Grazia Garofoli
Hilarion and Albrecht in
Giselle, choreography reproduced by Maria Grazia Garofoli
Giuda and Cristo in
Laudes Evangelii, choreography by Leonide Massine
Jorgos and Zorba in
Zorba the Greek, choreography by Lorca Massine
Torero Espada, Camacho and Basilio in
Don Quixote with choreography by Maria Grazia Garofoli
Carabosse and Blu Bird in
La Bella Addormentata choreography by Maria Grazia Garofoli
Rothbart in il
Lago Dei Cigni choreography by Maria Grazia Garofoli
Camille de Rosillon in
La Vedova Allegra choreography by Maria Grazia Garofoli
In 1999 Giovanni Patti won the "Massine" Positano Prize.
In 2001 he was Assistant to the Director of the Corps de Ballet at the Fondazione Arena di Verona.
December 2005