Maximilian Balduzzi

Maximilian Balduzzi is a performer and director born in a small village in the Italian Alps. Maximilian holds a degree in theatre from the University of Bologna. In 2003, he and director Anne Zenour founded the group Teatro della Pioggia in Siena. Maximilian also worked with Stefano Vercelli in Italy and with Mamadou Dioume, an actor with Peter Brook. He studied Balinese dance and song for six months with Guru I Made Bukel and Guru I Nyoman Tchandri in Bali. Maximilian’s unique approach to theatrical training and composition is indebted to his work with these teachers. Maximilian moved to New York City in 2008 where he met and began to work with Ben Spatz. Since than he also worked with James Scrugs and Arturo Vidich and is currently artist in residence at Cave and Movement Research. www.urbanresearchtheater.com