Lorenzo Pagano
Lorenzo Pagano is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning contemporary dancer. He joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in 2012 and was appointed Assistant Rehearsal Director in 2023. He has embodied most of the principal dancer roles of the repertory, including roles in Appalachian Spring, Cave of the Heart, Diversion of Angels, Embattled Garden, and Night Journey. He also originated starring roles for new works by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Nacho Duato, Andonis Foniadakis, Pontus Lidberg, and Hofesh Schechter, among others. He was also part of the collaboration of Google, Youtube, and the Graham Company in 2018.
Pagano has been a guest artist for the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and La Compañia Nacional de Danza de Costa Rica, and he is part of the recent cast of “Unveiling” choreographed by Sonya Tayeh in collaboration with Moses Sumney. He has danced with Paris Opéra former Étoile and Artistic Director Aurélie Dupont in Martha Graham’s Lament and he has partnered with Miami City Ballet Principal Dancer Myrna Kamara in Martha Graham’s Moon Duet.
Pagano was honored with the Italian International Dance Award as “Male Rising Star” in July 2016 and the Premio Nazionale La Sfera d’Oro in September 2022. He has been profiled in Dance Magazine, Spirit and Flesh Magazine, Dance Europe, and Ballet2000. He leads masterclasses for high schools, universities, and festivals worldwide. He is a guest teacher at Orsolina 28 (Italy) and currently a faculty member at the Martha Graham School.
