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'''Silvio Grand''' (born the 16th. June 1980 in [[Buenos_Aires|Buenos Aires]]) Argentinean, nationalized Italian in 1999. Is a dancer and choreographer particularly known in Tango genre. Popular in Russia, Italy and Argentina because of his presentations at The [[State_Kremlin_Palace|Kremlin Palace Theatre]], performances and appearances in television in [[Argentina]] during his teenage.
[[File:Silvio_Grand_profilo.jpg|thumb|Winterthur Switzerland. Photo taken during an interview for the magazine Tango Danza.]]
== Beginnings ==
Silvio Grand began to experience in tv at the age of 12 for the Argentinean TV channel [https://ift.tt/2HDkIkJ Canal 9] with short appearances in the "[https://ift.tt/2J0xB7W Sin Condena]" TV program. At that moment of his life he was a school student, selling watches inside the Buenos Aires local buses as a peddler tryng to earn his own money. After the first opportunities in TV his vocation perspective started to change cosiderably. At that time he began his education in dramma with the Argentinian theatre director Susana Rivero, and the comedian Leadro Rossati.
His first tango teachers were Francisco Santapa and Noemi Lertora in 1996, who decided to teach him [[Argentine_tango|Argentinian Tango]] without asking an economic compensation; point of fact that Silvio was mentioning in TV and in the documentary "En Escena, diez años juntos" with the frase: "''A mi Francisco me cambió la vida, de eso no me voy a olvidar nunca''" (Francisco changed my life, and i will never forger that). The dance teachers Gerardo Litvak, Sonia Rubba, Noemi Coelho, Fernando Galera, [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Herrera Roberto Herrera], and the Shakespearean dramma specialist director Monica Maffia influenced him very much.
In 1997, he danced by the first time on a stage in the Astral Theatre of the [[Avenida_Corrientes|Corrientes Avenue]] next to [https://ift.tt/2H5DrUQ Alberto Podesta], who was the singer of the historical [https://ift.tt/2HDkOsB Carlos Di Sarli], [https://ift.tt/2J0xMA8 Miguel Calo], and [https://ift.tt/2HDkPwF Pedro Laurenz] orchestras; he won the the first price in the "Feria Exposicion Internacional del Tango" in [https://ift.tt/1QT7Zay Recoleta], Buenos Aires, dancing together with his first dance partner Hilda Salcedo, and as a part of the price he became member of the cast of the [[San_Telmo,_Buenos_Aires|San Telmo]]'s Cafe Concert "Bar Sur". At the Bar Sur he met Naoko Yoyimura, who invited him to teach in [[Japan]] at the age of 17.
In 2001 he was asked to dance for the institutional tv spots of [https://ift.tt/2HDkR7L Telefe] Satelital and the Solo Tango tv channel, experience that turned into the production of the programm "Especial Punta y Tango" that was transmitted by the [https://ift.tt/2IZEpT7 Solo Tango] channel, produced by Juan Fabbri, and sold to [https://ift.tt/2HDkREN SubTV], the closed tv circuit of the [https://ift.tt/2H3pZAN underground of Buenos Aires], and to Canal A Argentina. Silvio became cast of the show "Esquina Carlos Gardel", in where we has dancer and choreographer, and the [https://ift.tt/2HERLES Juan Carlos Copes]' company.
Silvio settle a dance couple with the dancer Mayra Galante for exact 10 years, from January 2001 to 2011.
[[File:Nestor_Kirchner_deseased_argentinean_president,_and_the_dancer_Silvio_Grand.jpg|thumb|In this photo from left to right, the argentinean dancer Silvio Grand and the argentinean deseased prime minister Nestor Kirchner. The photo was taken in the building of Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires]]
The couple of Silvio Grand and Mayra Galante performed in several theatres, as starring role for the musical "Dreams About Tango" in [https://ift.tt/2H5Dvny The State Komedy Theatre of Saint Petersburg], and as dancers or choreographers in [[Melico_Salazar_Theatre|Melico Salazar]] of Costa Rica, [[Teatro_Nacional_(Santo_Domingo)|Teatro Nacional de Republica Dominicana]], Nacional of [[Guatemala_City|Guatemala]], Fransico Saybe of [[Honduras]], [https://ift.tt/2HDkSIR Ruben Dario of Nicaragua], [https://ift.tt/2IWRtc7 Teatro municipal Viña del Mar], Chile, [https://ift.tt/2HERMZs Teleton of Santiago], [https://ift.tt/2J2LbHJ Teatro Diana] and [https://ift.tt/2HDkUjX Teatro Degollado of Guadalajara], Santa Ursula of Lima, [https://ift.tt/2J1nzDH Metropolitan of Mexico Distrito Federal], [https://ift.tt/2HEROR4 Peruano Japones of Lima], Capella Concert Hall of Saint Petersburg, Teatro Nacional of Puebla, [https://ift.tt/2J0kgfI Teatro Nacional Manuel Doblado] of Leon, [https://ift.tt/2HDkUQZ Teatro de la Paz] of San Luis Potosí, [https://ift.tt/2H3q6wd Teatro Liceo] of Buenos Aires, [[Estadio_Luna_Park|Estadio Luna park]] Buenos Aires, Teatro de las Americas of Cordoba, Argentina, among others.
Together, the couple became well known in the Tango scene and recorded the tv special "Especial Punta y Taco de Mayra y Silvio" for Solo Tango tv channel, and "Especial Mayra y Silvio en el Kremlin" filmed in the Red Square of Moscow for Canal A, Argentina, and participated in the Film "Tango, Un Giro Extraño" with the band [https://ift.tt/2HDkVo1 La Chicana], [https://ift.tt/2H3q73f Osvaldo Montes], Pablo Mainetti, directed by Mercedes Guevara.
== Awards and Career ==
In a approximated Chronological order his most outstanding featuring and assignments seems to be until today:
To have received the first price in the "Feria Exposicion Internacional del Tango" 1997.
dancer and Choreographer in Solo Tango The Show, and Esquina Carlos Gardel 2001-2007.
Dancer of the Juan Carlos Copes dance company 2002-2003.
Four years starring role in [https://ift.tt/2HDkVV3 The State Musical Comedy Theatre] of Saint Petersburg 2007-2010 in the musical "Dreams About Tango";
Director of the dance committee that represented Argentina for the "200 years of independence" festival, at the Teatro Degollado Guadalajara, Mexico, with the [https://ift.tt/2H3q8El Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra] and [https://ift.tt/2HDkWs5 Nestor Marconi], 2010.
Dancer and choreographer for the [https://ift.tt/2H3q9Ip Erwin Schrott]'s Rojo Tango musical 2012 in a donation to charity propelled by the foundation for kids of [[Anna_Netrebko|Anna Netrebko]] and Erwin Schrott.
Member of the [[International_Dance_Council|Conseil International de la Danse]], Unesco until 2018.
Choreographer and Invited for three years as special guest and starring rol in The [[State_Kremlin_Palace|State Kremlin Palace Theatre]] of Moscow and [[Oktyabrskiy_Big_Concert_Hall|Oktiabrsky Concert Hall]] of Saint Petersburg, 2015-2017.
Choreographer of the Naturalis Labor Italian dance company 2016-2018 performing at the [[Teatro_Goldoni_(Venice)|Teatro Goldoni di Venezia]] and [[Teatro_Verdi_(Padova)|Teatro Verdi]] di Padova, [[Teatro_Comunale_(Ferrara)|Comunale di Ferrara]], Teatro Nuovo di Verona, Teatro Politeama di Genova, [https://ift.tt/2HERS3g Teatro Mario del Monaco di Treviso], Teatro Persiani, [https://ift.tt/2IYV89e Teatro Rossetti] Trieste, [https://ift.tt/2HERTEm Teatro Rinovati di Siena], among others.
== Filmography and Documentary ==
Tango un giro Extraño 2004. Directed by Mercedes Garcia Guevara, with Dolores Sola, Pablo Mainetti, Fernando Otero, Osvaldo Montes.
Tango Underpants 2014. Directed by Khrob Edmonds, Miranda Edmonds, with [[Emma_Booth_(actress)|Emma Booth]], [https://ift.tt/2H4WT4e Mirta Busnelli].
En Escena diez Años Juntos. Directed by Silvio Grand, Mayra Galante. With Juan Carlos Copes, Dolores de Amo, Lisandro Gambarotta, Francisco Santapa, Ricky Pashkus.
Especial Mayra y Silvio en el Kremlin. Especial TV de produccion Canal A Argentina.
Licor Milonga, commercial "Milonga Bar" directed by Jaime de la Peña. Spain 2005.
== Personal Life ==
Silvio Grand was born in Buenos Aires and grow up in the neighborhood of [https://ift.tt/2HDkZEh Parque Chacabuco]. Inside the Chacabuco Park it is situated his elementary school "Niñas de Ayohuma".
He has got the Italian Naturalization by his own choice at the age of 18th and was requested to enroll in the [[Italian_Army|italian army]]; request that he rejected and the reason why he couldn't enter in the Italian territory until he was twentythree years old and could visit Italy for the first time with a special consulate permission.
He was graduated in Commercial Communication in the [https://ift.tt/2IYV9di Argentinian University John F. Kennedy] but never practiced the profession.
Silvio mentioned in social media and web sites to be a passionate admirer of [[Astrology]] studios, and practice it as a vocation for a core of close people under the name of Silvio Santucci . Since 2009 until the date of this article he is living in [[Venice]].
Silvio is the godson of the deceased argentinean actor [https://ift.tt/2HDl1vT Carlos Marchi].
== Detailed Trayectory ==
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2017
Italy - Abrazame Piazzolla Tango Company Naturalis Labor - Festival Estate Veronese, Verona; Polimi Festival, Milano; Florence Dance Festival, Bergello Museum.
Russia - Protagonist of the musical "Tango by Piazzolla" State Kremlin Theater Moscow and Oktiabrsky Big Concert Hall Saint Petersburg; Volhov's Culture Hall, Kinef Theater, Kirishi.
Romeo y Julieta Tango (Naturalias Labor) Teatro Politeama di Genova, Teatro Curci di Barletta, Teatro Fabbri di Vignola Teatro Menotti di Spoleto, Teatro Rosetti Triestre, Teatro Concordia di Torino, Teatro Coccia di Novara, Teatro degli Industri di Grosseto, Castello di Romeo di Montecchio Maggiore; Teatro Gabbriele D'Anunzzio di Pescara.
Argentinian Days in Saint Petersburg 9 -12.02.17 Saint Petersburg.
2016
Russia, Starring role, musical "Tango by Piazzolla" State Kremlin Theatre Moscow and Oktiabrsky Big Concert Hall, Saint Petersburg.
Italia, Dancer interpreter in "Romeo e Giulietta Tango" Teatro Verdi di Padova, Teatro Goldoni di Venezia, Teatro Comunale di Vicenza, Teatro Nuovo di Verona, Teatro Comunale di Treviso, Teatro Team di Bari, Teatro Sociale di Cittadella,
Teatro Giuditta Pasta di Saronno, Teatro Chiabrera Savona, Teatro Comunale di Modena, Teatro Ponchielli di Cremona, Teatro dei Rinnovati Siena.
2015
Rusia: Tango in Concert – Tchaikovsky Concer Hall, Moscow. Philarmonic Theatre of Kazan.
Rusia: Tango con las Estrellas – Oktiabrsky Big Concert Hall Saint Petersburg.
Italia: Romeo e Giulietta – Teatro Cumunale di Pisa, Teatro Comunale di Ferrara, Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Padova, Teatro Comunale di Senigallia, Teatro Comunale Vicenza, Comunale di Bergamo, Teatro la Versilliana.
Tandrago Festival tokyo, Osaka, Kobe in Japan
Padova Tango Festival
Festival La Versilliana
2014
Finland: Oulu Tango Festival
Italy: Padova Tango Festival
Greece: Tango Paradise Creta
Germany: Concert in "Hochmusik fur Musik und Theatre Muenchen" Turkish Orquestra of Ahmet Rizeli
Italy: Concert in "Pallazzo Comunale Moroni" Padova
Russia: Tango in Concert, City Theatre of Voronehz and Saratov
Italy: Romeo e Giulietta. Teatro Comunale di Senigallia. Naturalis Labor Company.
Italy: Concert with Quinteto Porteño, Teatro Zoppola, Pordenone.
2013
Argentina: Actor in Monica Maffia´s "Tangos de Grapa y Champagne" Teatro Hasta Trilce.
Portugal: Actor and Choreographer of "El Dia que me Quieras, Malena…" Teatro C.A.E. Portugal
England: dancer in the event "Latin Franzy Annual Fundraiser" London 9.10.13
Austria: Actor and choreographer of "The day you will love me, Malena" Dance Theatre, Millstatt.
Austria: Festival "Que Tango Lindo" Linz Austria
FILMS
Argentina: Choreography and cast in "Tango Underpants" Australian Short Film. Direction: Miranda and Kurt Edmonds
2012
-Austria: Dancer and choreographies. Musical "Rojo Tango" Museumsquartier Vienna Theatre. With Schrott, Rosalia Delfina and 15 artists on stage.
-Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany: Dancer and actor in "Estacion Tango" dance theatre. Plays in Amsterdam, Montana and Munich.
-Russia: Performance for the congress "Sakalin Oil and Gas" Island of Sakhalinsk, Russia.
-Italy: Seminar "Meno male che Silvio c`e " in the school Cochabamba 444, Padova, Italy.
2011
Argentina: Teacher at the "3rd. Neuquen Tango Festival" Patagonia.
Austria: Teacher and Performer guest in the Linz Tango Festival, "Que Tango Lingo"
Italy: Performing for the "Padova Tango Festival 2011″.
Finland: Dancer. Guest of the "Winter Dance Festival" Oulu, Finland
Russia: Teacher of "Methodology in Tango Course for Dance Teachers" Moscow, "Federation of Argentine Tango" and Jury of the "National Tournament of Argentine Tango" and "Tango Cup 2011″ Moscow.
Germany: Teacher of Musicality and performance courses in Munich and Konstanz.
2010
Mexico: Director of "Tango por el Bicentenario" , Festival Cultural de Mayo. Teatro Degollado, Guadalajara.
Russia: Protagonist Musical "Dreams about Tango", The State Comedy Theatre of St. Petersburg.
Russia: Concerts with Orchestra Soledad "Tango in Concert" Theatres: Moscow International House of Music, National Theatre of Rostov, and Krasnodar.
Italy: Invited dancer of the Company "Naturalis Labor" directed by Luciano Padovani. Theaters: Comunale di Vicenza, comunale di Piacenza, Maggiano and Maggiore.
Sweden: Dancer and teacher, "Stockholm Tango Festival"
Italy: Dancer, teacher of "Terzo Incontro Internazionale di Torino"
Spain: Dancer for the "International Festival of Malaga" Teatro Cervantes. Malaga
Russia: Performer and Teacher "White Nights Festival St. Petersburg"
Russia: Special Guest of the Festival "Baile Vida" Rostov. Russia.
Switzerland: Dancer and teacher for the Festival ¨Tango Woche ¨ Zurich.
Italy: Dancer and teacher in the "Padova Tango Festival 11th. " Padova.
2009
Ukraine: Concerts with Orchestra Soledad "Tango in Concert" Theatres: National of Kiev, Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk.
Russia: Protagonist of the Musical "Dreams about Tango", The State Comedy Theatrer of St. Petersburg.
Russia: Concerts with Orchestra Soledad "Tango in concert" Theatre: Moscow International House of Music, National Theatre of Ryazan, and Tula.
Argentina: Cast of the "Esquina Carlos Gardel" tango company.
Sweden: Dancer and teacher in "Stockholm`s Tango Festival"
Italy: Dancer and teacher "Incontro Internazionale di Tango a Torino".
Italy: Protagonist "Festivale internazionale di Barletta" Castello Svevo. Puglia.
Switzerland: Dancer at the festivaL "Tango Woche" Zurich.
Russia: Dancer and teacher in "White Nights Festival of St. Petersburg
Russia: Special guest of the "Vladivostosk Tango and Argentinian Cinema Festival"
Latvia: Special guest of "Riga`s Tango Festival" Latvia
Argentina: Festival "La Gran Via de Mayo" Government of Buenos Aires.
Finland: Special Guest of "Winter dance Festival of Oulu" Finland
2008
Russia: Protagonist of the Musical "Dreams about Tango", The State Comedy Theatre of St. Petersburg. January, February, October, November and December.
Argentina: Dancer and Groups choreographies Director of "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Buenos Aires
Italy: Concert and Performance with the orchestra Kantango, National Art Gallery of Umbria.
Brazil: Dancer and artistic coordinator of the company "Esquina Carlos Gardel" National Theatre of Sao Paolo and Auditorium Pao do Azucar, Rio de Janeiro.
TV
Argentina-Russia: "Especial Mayra y Silvio en el Kremlin" TV for Canal A `s, "Destino Tango". Recorded in Moscow's Red Square. Russia.
Sweden: Dancer and teacher of "Stockholms Tango Festival"
Russia: Special guest for " Argentinian films and Tango Festival" Maxim Gorki TheaterVladivostok.
Poland: Teacher and dancer of "Warsaw Tango Festival"
Argentina: Seminar "Adaptation to the Style of the Orchestra" Torquato Tasso Cutural Center, Buenos Aires.
Germany-Italy-Switzerland: Seminar "Adaptation to Style of the Orchestra" cities of Zurich, Vicenza, Perugia and Munich.
Italy: Seminar "musicality and adaptation to the orchestra" cities of Perugia and Siena.
Italy: Special guest of "Primo Incontro Internazionale di Tango a Torino"
2007
Argentina: Dancer of the company "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Buenos Aires.
Switzerland: March 23, Performance for "Museumnacht" Zemtrum Paul Klee Museum, Bern
Central America: Group Direction and dancer of the company " Esquina Carlos Gardel" Theatres: "Casa de la Cultura" of Ecuador, Melico Salazar of Costa Rica, Nacional of Dominican Republic, National of Guatemala, Fransico Saybe Honduras and National Ruben Dario of Nicaragua.
2006
Russia: Protagonist of the Musical "Dreams about Tango", The state Comedy Theatre of St. Petersburg.
Chile, Peru, Mexico: Group direction and dancer "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Theatres: Municipal of Viña del Mar, Teleton of Santiago, Diana of Guadalajara, Santa Ursula of Lima, and Metropolitanof the DC Mexico.
Russia: St. Petersburg, special guest of the concert "Tango with the Stars" in the Capella Concert Hall, the academy of art from the Hermitage museum.
Latvia, Russia, Brazil, Peru, Honduras: Dancer of the compañy "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Moscow`s Kremlin Theatre, Latvias Nama Kongresu, Teatro Peruano Japones de Lima, Francisco Saibe of Honduras.
Central America: Dancer of the compañy Tour "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Theatres: Teatro Popular Melico Salazar of Costa Rica, Ruben Dario of Nicaragua, Nacional of Dominican Republic, National Theatre of Quito, and others in Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
2005
TV
Spain: Protagonists of the commercial spot for TV. Product: Liquor Milonga. Direction: Jaime de la Peña.
Switzerland: Performer and teacher "1st. Latino World Festival Basel Baila 05"
Russia: guest of the festival "Buenos Aires Week in St. Petersburg"
Mexico: Tour "Mexico2005″ company "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Theaters: Diana in Guadalajara, Mexico City Auditorium XXI, National de Puebla, Manuel Doblado of Leon, National Theatre of Queretaro, and Teatro de la Paz in San Luis Potosi.
Russia: Dancer of the cast "Solo Tango, The Show" Oktober Theatre in St. Petersburg.
Argentina: Dancer of the cast "Solo Tango, the Show" Temporada Teatro Liceo Buenos Aires.
2004
Argentina: Dancer of the company "Las damas del Tango" directed by Sergio Natario, Alejandra Arrue.
Argentina: Member of the cast of "Esquina Carlos Gardel". Show in Buenos Aires. June to December.
Italy: Seminar of scenic elements, city of Torino and Cesena. Performance in Teatro Verdi Cesena
2003
Argentina: Estadio Luna Park of Buenos Aires, and Teatro de las Americas, of Cordoba. Dancer of the Juan Carlos Copes dance company
Argentina: Cast of "Esquina Carlos Gardel" and dancer of "La Ventana" dinner show, San Telmo
TV Argentina: Protagonist of institutional spots for TELEFE satelital Tv channel.
Sweden: Dancer and teacher of " Stockholm`s Tango Festival"
Argentina: Folcklore university Congress, Cordoba Province.
2002
FILM
Argentina: Cinema – "Tango, A Strange Turn" Directed by Mercedez Guevara.
Argentina: Spot TV commercial Fattomano shoes.
DANCER
Argentina: Member of the Cast of "Esquina Carlos Gardel" complete year.
Argentina: Teacher of "Buenos Aires Tango". Festival of the Government of Buenos Aires.
2001
Argentina: Cast of the show "Esquina Homero Manzi" and cast of "Esquina Carlos Gardel". Directed by Dolores de Amo
Argentina: dancer in the show opening FIFA World Youth Championship – Directed by Doris Petroni. Argentina
Concert with Argentinian Army orquestra. 24 º Feria de las Naciones
TV
Argentina, Protagonist for the Solo Tango program, "Especial de Mayra and Silvio".
2000
Sweden and Austria: Seminar in Stockholm. Swedish Argentinian Tango Association and Innsbruck.
Germany: Seminars in Nuremberg, Berlin, and Frankfurt Much.
Argentina: cast of the traditional concert show "BAR SUR" San Telmo.
1999
Japan: Seminars in Kamakura, Tokyo, Yamanashi, and Kawaguchi, conference "El tango, su historia y su danza"
Argentina: Performance with the orchestras "Los Reyes del Tango" and orchestra "Jorge Dragone." Torquato Tasso Cultural Center, Buenos Aires.
1997/2000
DANCER
Argentina: cast of the concert café "BAR SUR" San Telmo.
1998
Argentina - Teatro Astral, show "Tangos y melodias inolvidables."
Picadilli Theatre, show "Alas en el Alma"
"The convention" concert restaurant, San Telmo, Buenos Aires.
"Caminito Tango Show", La Boca, Buenos Aires.
TV
Documentary about Buenos Aires and its Culture. ZDF German TV.
1997
First Prize" in competition: "1ra Feria exposicion internacional del Tango" – National Competition.
Dancer in "Palais de Glace " exposition about tango and "Tango Mundo"
Teacher of the milongas "La galleria del Tango" and " Salon Canning"
Distinction " Pa que bailen los muchachos" a Nueva generacion milongueros Buenos Aires.
1996
Argentina Teatro Astral: show "La vigencia de Gardel" Buenos Aires.
"La convención" concert restaurant San Telmo, Buenos Aires.
"La convención", cena show, San Telmo, Buenos Aires.
1992
TV First appearances in TV and commercials: Canal 9 Sin Condena and commercial for Adidas Predator
</small>
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== External Links ==
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video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev29MCc0ndw&t=493s
video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS9E3bjl-Gc
video tv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYbGHl-Q5sc
video documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJfzGgZO9tg&t=18s
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[[File:Silvio_Grand_profilo.jpg|thumb|Winterthur Switzerland. Photo taken during an interview for the magazine Tango Danza.]]
== Beginnings ==
Silvio Grand began to experience in tv at the age of 12 for the Argentinean TV channel [https://ift.tt/2HDkIkJ Canal 9] with short appearances in the "[https://ift.tt/2J0xB7W Sin Condena]" TV program. At that moment of his life he was a school student, selling watches inside the Buenos Aires local buses as a peddler tryng to earn his own money. After the first opportunities in TV his vocation perspective started to change cosiderably. At that time he began his education in dramma with the Argentinian theatre director Susana Rivero, and the comedian Leadro Rossati.
His first tango teachers were Francisco Santapa and Noemi Lertora in 1996, who decided to teach him [[Argentine_tango|Argentinian Tango]] without asking an economic compensation; point of fact that Silvio was mentioning in TV and in the documentary "En Escena, diez años juntos" with the frase: "''A mi Francisco me cambió la vida, de eso no me voy a olvidar nunca''" (Francisco changed my life, and i will never forger that). The dance teachers Gerardo Litvak, Sonia Rubba, Noemi Coelho, Fernando Galera, [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Herrera Roberto Herrera], and the Shakespearean dramma specialist director Monica Maffia influenced him very much.
In 1997, he danced by the first time on a stage in the Astral Theatre of the [[Avenida_Corrientes|Corrientes Avenue]] next to [https://ift.tt/2H5DrUQ Alberto Podesta], who was the singer of the historical [https://ift.tt/2HDkOsB Carlos Di Sarli], [https://ift.tt/2J0xMA8 Miguel Calo], and [https://ift.tt/2HDkPwF Pedro Laurenz] orchestras; he won the the first price in the "Feria Exposicion Internacional del Tango" in [https://ift.tt/1QT7Zay Recoleta], Buenos Aires, dancing together with his first dance partner Hilda Salcedo, and as a part of the price he became member of the cast of the [[San_Telmo,_Buenos_Aires|San Telmo]]'s Cafe Concert "Bar Sur". At the Bar Sur he met Naoko Yoyimura, who invited him to teach in [[Japan]] at the age of 17.
In 2001 he was asked to dance for the institutional tv spots of [https://ift.tt/2HDkR7L Telefe] Satelital and the Solo Tango tv channel, experience that turned into the production of the programm "Especial Punta y Tango" that was transmitted by the [https://ift.tt/2IZEpT7 Solo Tango] channel, produced by Juan Fabbri, and sold to [https://ift.tt/2HDkREN SubTV], the closed tv circuit of the [https://ift.tt/2H3pZAN underground of Buenos Aires], and to Canal A Argentina. Silvio became cast of the show "Esquina Carlos Gardel", in where we has dancer and choreographer, and the [https://ift.tt/2HERLES Juan Carlos Copes]' company.
Silvio settle a dance couple with the dancer Mayra Galante for exact 10 years, from January 2001 to 2011.
[[File:Nestor_Kirchner_deseased_argentinean_president,_and_the_dancer_Silvio_Grand.jpg|thumb|In this photo from left to right, the argentinean dancer Silvio Grand and the argentinean deseased prime minister Nestor Kirchner. The photo was taken in the building of Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires]]
The couple of Silvio Grand and Mayra Galante performed in several theatres, as starring role for the musical "Dreams About Tango" in [https://ift.tt/2H5Dvny The State Komedy Theatre of Saint Petersburg], and as dancers or choreographers in [[Melico_Salazar_Theatre|Melico Salazar]] of Costa Rica, [[Teatro_Nacional_(Santo_Domingo)|Teatro Nacional de Republica Dominicana]], Nacional of [[Guatemala_City|Guatemala]], Fransico Saybe of [[Honduras]], [https://ift.tt/2HDkSIR Ruben Dario of Nicaragua], [https://ift.tt/2IWRtc7 Teatro municipal Viña del Mar], Chile, [https://ift.tt/2HERMZs Teleton of Santiago], [https://ift.tt/2J2LbHJ Teatro Diana] and [https://ift.tt/2HDkUjX Teatro Degollado of Guadalajara], Santa Ursula of Lima, [https://ift.tt/2J1nzDH Metropolitan of Mexico Distrito Federal], [https://ift.tt/2HEROR4 Peruano Japones of Lima], Capella Concert Hall of Saint Petersburg, Teatro Nacional of Puebla, [https://ift.tt/2J0kgfI Teatro Nacional Manuel Doblado] of Leon, [https://ift.tt/2HDkUQZ Teatro de la Paz] of San Luis Potosí, [https://ift.tt/2H3q6wd Teatro Liceo] of Buenos Aires, [[Estadio_Luna_Park|Estadio Luna park]] Buenos Aires, Teatro de las Americas of Cordoba, Argentina, among others.
Together, the couple became well known in the Tango scene and recorded the tv special "Especial Punta y Taco de Mayra y Silvio" for Solo Tango tv channel, and "Especial Mayra y Silvio en el Kremlin" filmed in the Red Square of Moscow for Canal A, Argentina, and participated in the Film "Tango, Un Giro Extraño" with the band [https://ift.tt/2HDkVo1 La Chicana], [https://ift.tt/2H3q73f Osvaldo Montes], Pablo Mainetti, directed by Mercedes Guevara.
== Awards and Career ==
In a approximated Chronological order his most outstanding featuring and assignments seems to be until today:
To have received the first price in the "Feria Exposicion Internacional del Tango" 1997.
dancer and Choreographer in Solo Tango The Show, and Esquina Carlos Gardel 2001-2007.
Dancer of the Juan Carlos Copes dance company 2002-2003.
Four years starring role in [https://ift.tt/2HDkVV3 The State Musical Comedy Theatre] of Saint Petersburg 2007-2010 in the musical "Dreams About Tango";
Director of the dance committee that represented Argentina for the "200 years of independence" festival, at the Teatro Degollado Guadalajara, Mexico, with the [https://ift.tt/2H3q8El Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra] and [https://ift.tt/2HDkWs5 Nestor Marconi], 2010.
Dancer and choreographer for the [https://ift.tt/2H3q9Ip Erwin Schrott]'s Rojo Tango musical 2012 in a donation to charity propelled by the foundation for kids of [[Anna_Netrebko|Anna Netrebko]] and Erwin Schrott.
Member of the [[International_Dance_Council|Conseil International de la Danse]], Unesco until 2018.
Choreographer and Invited for three years as special guest and starring rol in The [[State_Kremlin_Palace|State Kremlin Palace Theatre]] of Moscow and [[Oktyabrskiy_Big_Concert_Hall|Oktiabrsky Concert Hall]] of Saint Petersburg, 2015-2017.
Choreographer of the Naturalis Labor Italian dance company 2016-2018 performing at the [[Teatro_Goldoni_(Venice)|Teatro Goldoni di Venezia]] and [[Teatro_Verdi_(Padova)|Teatro Verdi]] di Padova, [[Teatro_Comunale_(Ferrara)|Comunale di Ferrara]], Teatro Nuovo di Verona, Teatro Politeama di Genova, [https://ift.tt/2HERS3g Teatro Mario del Monaco di Treviso], Teatro Persiani, [https://ift.tt/2IYV89e Teatro Rossetti] Trieste, [https://ift.tt/2HERTEm Teatro Rinovati di Siena], among others.
== Filmography and Documentary ==
Tango un giro Extraño 2004. Directed by Mercedes Garcia Guevara, with Dolores Sola, Pablo Mainetti, Fernando Otero, Osvaldo Montes.
Tango Underpants 2014. Directed by Khrob Edmonds, Miranda Edmonds, with [[Emma_Booth_(actress)|Emma Booth]], [https://ift.tt/2H4WT4e Mirta Busnelli].
En Escena diez Años Juntos. Directed by Silvio Grand, Mayra Galante. With Juan Carlos Copes, Dolores de Amo, Lisandro Gambarotta, Francisco Santapa, Ricky Pashkus.
Especial Mayra y Silvio en el Kremlin. Especial TV de produccion Canal A Argentina.
Licor Milonga, commercial "Milonga Bar" directed by Jaime de la Peña. Spain 2005.
== Personal Life ==
Silvio Grand was born in Buenos Aires and grow up in the neighborhood of [https://ift.tt/2HDkZEh Parque Chacabuco]. Inside the Chacabuco Park it is situated his elementary school "Niñas de Ayohuma".
He has got the Italian Naturalization by his own choice at the age of 18th and was requested to enroll in the [[Italian_Army|italian army]]; request that he rejected and the reason why he couldn't enter in the Italian territory until he was twentythree years old and could visit Italy for the first time with a special consulate permission.
He was graduated in Commercial Communication in the [https://ift.tt/2IYV9di Argentinian University John F. Kennedy] but never practiced the profession.
Silvio mentioned in social media and web sites to be a passionate admirer of [[Astrology]] studios, and practice it as a vocation for a core of close people under the name of Silvio Santucci . Since 2009 until the date of this article he is living in [[Venice]].
Silvio is the godson of the deceased argentinean actor [https://ift.tt/2HDl1vT Carlos Marchi].
== Detailed Trayectory ==
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2017
Italy - Abrazame Piazzolla Tango Company Naturalis Labor - Festival Estate Veronese, Verona; Polimi Festival, Milano; Florence Dance Festival, Bergello Museum.
Russia - Protagonist of the musical "Tango by Piazzolla" State Kremlin Theater Moscow and Oktiabrsky Big Concert Hall Saint Petersburg; Volhov's Culture Hall, Kinef Theater, Kirishi.
Romeo y Julieta Tango (Naturalias Labor) Teatro Politeama di Genova, Teatro Curci di Barletta, Teatro Fabbri di Vignola Teatro Menotti di Spoleto, Teatro Rosetti Triestre, Teatro Concordia di Torino, Teatro Coccia di Novara, Teatro degli Industri di Grosseto, Castello di Romeo di Montecchio Maggiore; Teatro Gabbriele D'Anunzzio di Pescara.
Argentinian Days in Saint Petersburg 9 -12.02.17 Saint Petersburg.
2016
Russia, Starring role, musical "Tango by Piazzolla" State Kremlin Theatre Moscow and Oktiabrsky Big Concert Hall, Saint Petersburg.
Italia, Dancer interpreter in "Romeo e Giulietta Tango" Teatro Verdi di Padova, Teatro Goldoni di Venezia, Teatro Comunale di Vicenza, Teatro Nuovo di Verona, Teatro Comunale di Treviso, Teatro Team di Bari, Teatro Sociale di Cittadella,
Teatro Giuditta Pasta di Saronno, Teatro Chiabrera Savona, Teatro Comunale di Modena, Teatro Ponchielli di Cremona, Teatro dei Rinnovati Siena.
2015
Rusia: Tango in Concert – Tchaikovsky Concer Hall, Moscow. Philarmonic Theatre of Kazan.
Rusia: Tango con las Estrellas – Oktiabrsky Big Concert Hall Saint Petersburg.
Italia: Romeo e Giulietta – Teatro Cumunale di Pisa, Teatro Comunale di Ferrara, Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Padova, Teatro Comunale di Senigallia, Teatro Comunale Vicenza, Comunale di Bergamo, Teatro la Versilliana.
Tandrago Festival tokyo, Osaka, Kobe in Japan
Padova Tango Festival
Festival La Versilliana
2014
Finland: Oulu Tango Festival
Italy: Padova Tango Festival
Greece: Tango Paradise Creta
Germany: Concert in "Hochmusik fur Musik und Theatre Muenchen" Turkish Orquestra of Ahmet Rizeli
Italy: Concert in "Pallazzo Comunale Moroni" Padova
Russia: Tango in Concert, City Theatre of Voronehz and Saratov
Italy: Romeo e Giulietta. Teatro Comunale di Senigallia. Naturalis Labor Company.
Italy: Concert with Quinteto Porteño, Teatro Zoppola, Pordenone.
2013
Argentina: Actor in Monica Maffia´s "Tangos de Grapa y Champagne" Teatro Hasta Trilce.
Portugal: Actor and Choreographer of "El Dia que me Quieras, Malena…" Teatro C.A.E. Portugal
England: dancer in the event "Latin Franzy Annual Fundraiser" London 9.10.13
Austria: Actor and choreographer of "The day you will love me, Malena" Dance Theatre, Millstatt.
Austria: Festival "Que Tango Lindo" Linz Austria
FILMS
Argentina: Choreography and cast in "Tango Underpants" Australian Short Film. Direction: Miranda and Kurt Edmonds
2012
-Austria: Dancer and choreographies. Musical "Rojo Tango" Museumsquartier Vienna Theatre. With Schrott, Rosalia Delfina and 15 artists on stage.
-Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany: Dancer and actor in "Estacion Tango" dance theatre. Plays in Amsterdam, Montana and Munich.
-Russia: Performance for the congress "Sakalin Oil and Gas" Island of Sakhalinsk, Russia.
-Italy: Seminar "Meno male che Silvio c`e " in the school Cochabamba 444, Padova, Italy.
2011
Argentina: Teacher at the "3rd. Neuquen Tango Festival" Patagonia.
Austria: Teacher and Performer guest in the Linz Tango Festival, "Que Tango Lingo"
Italy: Performing for the "Padova Tango Festival 2011″.
Finland: Dancer. Guest of the "Winter Dance Festival" Oulu, Finland
Russia: Teacher of "Methodology in Tango Course for Dance Teachers" Moscow, "Federation of Argentine Tango" and Jury of the "National Tournament of Argentine Tango" and "Tango Cup 2011″ Moscow.
Germany: Teacher of Musicality and performance courses in Munich and Konstanz.
2010
Mexico: Director of "Tango por el Bicentenario" , Festival Cultural de Mayo. Teatro Degollado, Guadalajara.
Russia: Protagonist Musical "Dreams about Tango", The State Comedy Theatre of St. Petersburg.
Russia: Concerts with Orchestra Soledad "Tango in Concert" Theatres: Moscow International House of Music, National Theatre of Rostov, and Krasnodar.
Italy: Invited dancer of the Company "Naturalis Labor" directed by Luciano Padovani. Theaters: Comunale di Vicenza, comunale di Piacenza, Maggiano and Maggiore.
Sweden: Dancer and teacher, "Stockholm Tango Festival"
Italy: Dancer, teacher of "Terzo Incontro Internazionale di Torino"
Spain: Dancer for the "International Festival of Malaga" Teatro Cervantes. Malaga
Russia: Performer and Teacher "White Nights Festival St. Petersburg"
Russia: Special Guest of the Festival "Baile Vida" Rostov. Russia.
Switzerland: Dancer and teacher for the Festival ¨Tango Woche ¨ Zurich.
Italy: Dancer and teacher in the "Padova Tango Festival 11th. " Padova.
2009
Ukraine: Concerts with Orchestra Soledad "Tango in Concert" Theatres: National of Kiev, Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk.
Russia: Protagonist of the Musical "Dreams about Tango", The State Comedy Theatrer of St. Petersburg.
Russia: Concerts with Orchestra Soledad "Tango in concert" Theatre: Moscow International House of Music, National Theatre of Ryazan, and Tula.
Argentina: Cast of the "Esquina Carlos Gardel" tango company.
Sweden: Dancer and teacher in "Stockholm`s Tango Festival"
Italy: Dancer and teacher "Incontro Internazionale di Tango a Torino".
Italy: Protagonist "Festivale internazionale di Barletta" Castello Svevo. Puglia.
Switzerland: Dancer at the festivaL "Tango Woche" Zurich.
Russia: Dancer and teacher in "White Nights Festival of St. Petersburg
Russia: Special guest of the "Vladivostosk Tango and Argentinian Cinema Festival"
Latvia: Special guest of "Riga`s Tango Festival" Latvia
Argentina: Festival "La Gran Via de Mayo" Government of Buenos Aires.
Finland: Special Guest of "Winter dance Festival of Oulu" Finland
2008
Russia: Protagonist of the Musical "Dreams about Tango", The State Comedy Theatre of St. Petersburg. January, February, October, November and December.
Argentina: Dancer and Groups choreographies Director of "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Buenos Aires
Italy: Concert and Performance with the orchestra Kantango, National Art Gallery of Umbria.
Brazil: Dancer and artistic coordinator of the company "Esquina Carlos Gardel" National Theatre of Sao Paolo and Auditorium Pao do Azucar, Rio de Janeiro.
TV
Argentina-Russia: "Especial Mayra y Silvio en el Kremlin" TV for Canal A `s, "Destino Tango". Recorded in Moscow's Red Square. Russia.
Sweden: Dancer and teacher of "Stockholms Tango Festival"
Russia: Special guest for " Argentinian films and Tango Festival" Maxim Gorki TheaterVladivostok.
Poland: Teacher and dancer of "Warsaw Tango Festival"
Argentina: Seminar "Adaptation to the Style of the Orchestra" Torquato Tasso Cutural Center, Buenos Aires.
Germany-Italy-Switzerland: Seminar "Adaptation to Style of the Orchestra" cities of Zurich, Vicenza, Perugia and Munich.
Italy: Seminar "musicality and adaptation to the orchestra" cities of Perugia and Siena.
Italy: Special guest of "Primo Incontro Internazionale di Tango a Torino"
2007
Argentina: Dancer of the company "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Buenos Aires.
Switzerland: March 23, Performance for "Museumnacht" Zemtrum Paul Klee Museum, Bern
Central America: Group Direction and dancer of the company " Esquina Carlos Gardel" Theatres: "Casa de la Cultura" of Ecuador, Melico Salazar of Costa Rica, Nacional of Dominican Republic, National of Guatemala, Fransico Saybe Honduras and National Ruben Dario of Nicaragua.
2006
Russia: Protagonist of the Musical "Dreams about Tango", The state Comedy Theatre of St. Petersburg.
Chile, Peru, Mexico: Group direction and dancer "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Theatres: Municipal of Viña del Mar, Teleton of Santiago, Diana of Guadalajara, Santa Ursula of Lima, and Metropolitanof the DC Mexico.
Russia: St. Petersburg, special guest of the concert "Tango with the Stars" in the Capella Concert Hall, the academy of art from the Hermitage museum.
Latvia, Russia, Brazil, Peru, Honduras: Dancer of the compañy "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Moscow`s Kremlin Theatre, Latvias Nama Kongresu, Teatro Peruano Japones de Lima, Francisco Saibe of Honduras.
Central America: Dancer of the compañy Tour "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Theatres: Teatro Popular Melico Salazar of Costa Rica, Ruben Dario of Nicaragua, Nacional of Dominican Republic, National Theatre of Quito, and others in Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
2005
TV
Spain: Protagonists of the commercial spot for TV. Product: Liquor Milonga. Direction: Jaime de la Peña.
Switzerland: Performer and teacher "1st. Latino World Festival Basel Baila 05"
Russia: guest of the festival "Buenos Aires Week in St. Petersburg"
Mexico: Tour "Mexico2005″ company "Esquina Carlos Gardel" Theaters: Diana in Guadalajara, Mexico City Auditorium XXI, National de Puebla, Manuel Doblado of Leon, National Theatre of Queretaro, and Teatro de la Paz in San Luis Potosi.
Russia: Dancer of the cast "Solo Tango, The Show" Oktober Theatre in St. Petersburg.
Argentina: Dancer of the cast "Solo Tango, the Show" Temporada Teatro Liceo Buenos Aires.
2004
Argentina: Dancer of the company "Las damas del Tango" directed by Sergio Natario, Alejandra Arrue.
Argentina: Member of the cast of "Esquina Carlos Gardel". Show in Buenos Aires. June to December.
Italy: Seminar of scenic elements, city of Torino and Cesena. Performance in Teatro Verdi Cesena
2003
Argentina: Estadio Luna Park of Buenos Aires, and Teatro de las Americas, of Cordoba. Dancer of the Juan Carlos Copes dance company
Argentina: Cast of "Esquina Carlos Gardel" and dancer of "La Ventana" dinner show, San Telmo
TV Argentina: Protagonist of institutional spots for TELEFE satelital Tv channel.
Sweden: Dancer and teacher of " Stockholm`s Tango Festival"
Argentina: Folcklore university Congress, Cordoba Province.
2002
FILM
Argentina: Cinema – "Tango, A Strange Turn" Directed by Mercedez Guevara.
Argentina: Spot TV commercial Fattomano shoes.
DANCER
Argentina: Member of the Cast of "Esquina Carlos Gardel" complete year.
Argentina: Teacher of "Buenos Aires Tango". Festival of the Government of Buenos Aires.
2001
Argentina: Cast of the show "Esquina Homero Manzi" and cast of "Esquina Carlos Gardel". Directed by Dolores de Amo
Argentina: dancer in the show opening FIFA World Youth Championship – Directed by Doris Petroni. Argentina
Concert with Argentinian Army orquestra. 24 º Feria de las Naciones
TV
Argentina, Protagonist for the Solo Tango program, "Especial de Mayra and Silvio".
2000
Sweden and Austria: Seminar in Stockholm. Swedish Argentinian Tango Association and Innsbruck.
Germany: Seminars in Nuremberg, Berlin, and Frankfurt Much.
Argentina: cast of the traditional concert show "BAR SUR" San Telmo.
1999
Japan: Seminars in Kamakura, Tokyo, Yamanashi, and Kawaguchi, conference "El tango, su historia y su danza"
Argentina: Performance with the orchestras "Los Reyes del Tango" and orchestra "Jorge Dragone." Torquato Tasso Cultural Center, Buenos Aires.
1997/2000
DANCER
Argentina: cast of the concert café "BAR SUR" San Telmo.
1998
Argentina - Teatro Astral, show "Tangos y melodias inolvidables."
Picadilli Theatre, show "Alas en el Alma"
"The convention" concert restaurant, San Telmo, Buenos Aires.
"Caminito Tango Show", La Boca, Buenos Aires.
TV
Documentary about Buenos Aires and its Culture. ZDF German TV.
1997
First Prize" in competition: "1ra Feria exposicion internacional del Tango" – National Competition.
Dancer in "Palais de Glace " exposition about tango and "Tango Mundo"
Teacher of the milongas "La galleria del Tango" and " Salon Canning"
Distinction " Pa que bailen los muchachos" a Nueva generacion milongueros Buenos Aires.
1996
Argentina Teatro Astral: show "La vigencia de Gardel" Buenos Aires.
"La convención" concert restaurant San Telmo, Buenos Aires.
"La convención", cena show, San Telmo, Buenos Aires.
1992
TV First appearances in TV and commercials: Canal 9 Sin Condena and commercial for Adidas Predator
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== External Links ==
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