Just when you thought the Roberto Bolle madness had finished, it hasn’t even warmed up!
Take out the popcorn and change into something more comfortable. Roberto Bolle has been fluffing publicity for
almost everything these days, including a current touring dance gala called, “Roberto
Bolle & Friends”. Yeah, we’ll bite again (although we did *just* mention him
for tonight’s benefit gala appearance at
On his excellent physique: “My physique is my winning card.
People are always amazed to see a muscular ballerino that reaches one meter
& 90 centimeters (rough estimate: slightly moah than 6'3"). I go to the gym only to train myself
to lift my dancing partners, and the rest comes from dancing."
He saddled himself wittingly with the role as a ballerino
ambassador, in order to change the staid, and let's face it, unglamorous image of ballerini worldwide,
and believes that a successful ballerino can handle themselves as complete
artists: to have the same standards as an actor, to be a spokesperson for
important brands, and to be outspoken in the media. He considers himself a combatant to pave the new school of glamor imaging.
He feels that ballerini are slighted by the artistic community, and is annoyed that they carry a lower status than that of their singing operatic counterparts, insisting they are not B-listers. He is certainly taking advantage of his fame and ubiquitous stature, as he was in attendance at the prestigious NYC May 5th event for the Fashion and Fantasy Costume Institute Gala @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was the only Italian ~celebrity~ (dressed in Salvatore Ferragamo) between the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Posh & Beckham, and Julia Roberts, and claims that while it was a lot of fun, the world of Hollywood celebrity felt strange to him (Domenico Dolce, Stefano Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, and Donatella & Allegra Versace were mos def there, too, but they're part of the business of fashion obvs and he's not so in a way he was the only Italian non-fashion person there, like, totes).
He also mentioned his buddy, Bruce Weber, who recently photographed him in a special 40-page sports gazette edition of Arena Homme Summer/Autumn. [See below for amazing pictures] Weber is an American photographer who is best known for his super secksay & controversial Abercrombie & Fitch and Calvin Klein ad campaigns and also takes some mean photos of his adorable dawgs (we'll prolly ask our main man Juergen Teller to shoot our book jacket photo but dear Bruce you remain one of our faves). When Bolle speaks of romance, dating, and significant others, he says "mi manca una fidanzata" -- "I miss having a girlfriend". Oh lordy. He used to be shy, but now he's demanding, and won't be free from appointments until 2010. “Timido lo ero, esigente lo sono.” I was shy, I remain picky. The world will wait for you, Bolle!
If he could replicate the opera world's Three Tenors with
ballerini, he would choose the Cuban Carlos Acosta and the American Rasta Thomas.
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So don't touch me, cuz I'm electric, and if you touch me, you'll get shocked!
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