Roberto Casarotto is the Co-director of Aerowaves, the European Platform for Dance promoting cross-border mobility of the work of emerging dance artists.
In Bassano del Grappa he develops international projects, supported by the EU Creative Europe and Erasmus + Programmes, aimed at supporting artistic research, mobility and artistic development in the field of dance. Prior to working for dance organisations, Roberto was a professional contemporary dancer.
He is the initiator of Dance Well – Movement research for Parkinson and other processes aimed at the engagement of communities and participation of citizens in cultural activities. From 2006 till 2022 Roberto has been responsible for the dance projects and programmes at Centro per la Scena Contemporanea di Bassano del Grappa (CSC) and Operaestate Festival Veneto.
He is the author of the book Nigel Charnock published in 2009 by L’Epos. In 2015-17 he has been Artistic Director of Balletto di Roma and board member of European Dancehouse Network from 2015 till 2021.