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Gioconda Barbuto
Dancer / Choreographer
Toronto born Gioconda Barbuto began her training with Gladys Forrester and pursued her artistic development at the Banff Centre for the Arts and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
She danced with the Minnesota Dance Theatre before becoming a soloist with Les Grand Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, where she danced until 1996.
After 16 years with Les Grands Ballets, Gioconda became an independent dancer and choreographer, winning the 1996 Clifford E. Lee choreography award.
Gioconda has performed with Danse Théâtre de Montréal, Fortier Danse-Création and Margie Gillis Dance Foundation.
In 1998, she was invited by Jiri Kylian to join the Nederlands Dans Theater III in The Hague, Holland, with a group of high calibre dancers, all over the age of forty.
Gioconda continues to choreograph and dance for independent projects.