Brigitte Matteuzzi

Brigitte Matteuzzi lives and works in Lucerne. She trained as a classical dancer at the Swiss Theatre Dance School in Zurich under Wolfgang Brunner and Michel de Lutry. She continued her training at the Andrew Hardie School of Dancing in London and with Martha Graham in New York. From 1963 to 1967, she was a member of the ensemble at the Opéra de Strasbourg and the Stadttheater Heidelberg. Following this, she began her career as a soloist for German, Belgian, and Austrian television. She also worked as a choreographic assistant for Belgian and French-speaking Swiss television (1969–1979). In 1976, Matteuzzi won the Prix Italia for choreographic works created for television with Circuit fermé. During the 1978/79 season, she also served as co-director of the Ballet National de Côte d'Ivoire. Upon returning to Geneva, she opened her own dance school, the Modern Jazz Ballet Brigitte Matteuzzi. She ran the school and taught modern dance and jazz from 1974 to 1994. She also founded and directed the Geneva-based company Stepping Out (1988–93). In 1990, she travelled to Peru as a guest choreographer, working for the Teatro Municipal de Lima. From 1997 to 2001, Matteuzzi served as president of the Association des écoles de danse à Genève.