Paloma Livellara

Born in Argentina, Paloma Livellara completed her basic training at the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón (ISATC) in Buenos Aires between 2015 and 2019. Afterwards, she studied at the Académie Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo under the guidance of Luca Masala until 2024. Her most influential teachers include Noemí Szleszynski, Gioia Masala, Carole Pastorel, Thierry Sette, Olivier Lucea and Asier Uriagereka. The dancer also continued her training through workshops and masterclasses in classical, contemporary and character dance. 

In 2024, Paloma Livellara was awarded third prize and the Bourse Jeune Étoile at the Prix de Lausanne. There, she also won the Audience Award and the Prix Beaulieu. She was also honoured as a promising young talent at the 52nd Premio Positano Léonide Massine.

During the 2024/25 season, Paloma Livellara was a member of the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company under the direction of Sascha Radetsky. In 2025/26, she was an intern at the American Ballet Theatre under the direction of Susan Jaffe. Paloma Livellara’s repertoire includes, for example, choreographies by Marius Petipa, Arthur Saint-Léon, Victor Gsovsky, George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp, Goyo Montero, Vasily Vainonen, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Christopher Wheeldon, Michel Rahn, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Jeroen Verbruggen, Simone Valastro and Alexei Ratmansky.

For the 2026/27 season, Paloma Livellara joined the corps de ballet of the Vienna State Ballet.