CARLO
MASSARI

Carlo Massari is a transdisciplinary creator, choreographer, and performer active on the contemporary Italian and international scene. 
His eclectic artistic and professional journey spans from drama to musical theatre, from dance to physical theatre.
Known for his ongoing drive to explore new languages, he delves into the hybridization and fusion of different performative disciplines, defining a clear and recognizable artistic identity through an amphibious form of expression. He is the founder and artistic director of C&C Company, a research-based company specializing in physical theatre and dance theatre, with which he has created numerous award-winning productions since 2011. 
Since 2025, he has also been the co-founder of the new dance production association SPaCCa, recognized by the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Emilia-Romagna Region. In 2020, he was awarded the CollaborActionXL Prize by the AnticorpiXL Network and became an associated artist of the Oriente Occidente Festival. As a choreographer, he has received commissions from prestigious institutions such as:
Konzert Theater Bern, Ravenna Festival, Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Bologna Festival, Ferrara Musica, Cie. Balletto Teatro di Torino, Cie. Opus Ballet, MM Company, further consolidating his distinctive creative voice. In the field of opera, he has contributed as a choreographer and movement dramaturg for theatres including the Salzburg Landestheater, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Teatro Regio di Parma, and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, collaborating with directors such as Davide Livermore, Damiano Michieletto, Andrea Bernard, and Silvia Paoli. In 2024, he embarked on a new shared adventure in opera direction together with Chiara Osella, founding the COCM Design Studio.
The duo’s first creation was The Voyage by Philip Glass for the Klaipėda State Music Theatre. Their next production, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, will premiere in 2026 at the Salzburger Landestheater. In 2019, in collaboration with Leggere Strutture Art Factory, he founded ANFIBIA, an international intensive multidisciplinary training project for contemporary performers and creators. Since the same year, he has also curated the artistic direction of Danzare il Tramonto, an eco-sustainable dance festival set in rural landscapes. Characterized by imaginative openness and a transversal approach to creation, his work is defined by a coherent and distinctive artistic vision rooted in research, innovation, and the dialogue between contemporary performative languages.