The pianist behind the music

The Ballet Pianist is the label of Mladen Dabizljevic, a pianist whose playing has enriched the daily life of dancers and dance students for more than a decade, in class, in rehearsal and on stage.

Trained in Italy in piano, chamber music, composition and conducting, he was pianist and assistant conductor at Teatro alla Scala in Milan and at the Arena di Verona from 2014 to 2018, where he worked with Roberto Bolle on the first On Dance festival and with ballet masters and choreographers such as Julie Kent, Monique Loudières, Mauro Bigonzetti and Massimo Murru. Since 2018 he has been répétiteur and lecturer for dance at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).

For many years he has been, and still is, the pianist for the graded and vocational graded examinations of the Royal Academy of Dance. As a guest pianist he has played for companies including the Ballet du Rhin and Béjart Ballet Lausanne, and he teaches music for dance in workshops and courses, among them at the Conservatoire de Fribourg.

Today he plays live for ballet and contemporary classes and works with schools on music for dance:
workshops for teachers on working with a pianist, and for pianists who want to play for dance. Get in touch.

For his work as a concert pianist and composer, visit mladendabizljevic.com.