Bios

Ronn Guidi, Artistic Director
Oakland Ballet Company
The Ronn Guidi Foundation

Ronn Guidi came out of a six-year retirement in 2007 to bring the Oakland Ballet Company back to life after it closed a year earlier. Mr. Guidi founded the Oakland Ballet Company in 1965 and served as the Artistic Director for 33 years. He is recognized and acclaimed both locally and throughout the dance world for the repertoire he created for the Oakland Ballet. In 1968, he founded the Oakland Ballet Academy to train dancers not only for the Oakland Ballet, but also for other companies in the United States and Europe. Many of his students have danced with notable companies including the Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, San Francisco Ballet, Ballet West, and of course the Oakland Ballet Company. In 2001, Mr. Guidi formed The Ronn Guidi Foundation for the Performing Arts to support the artistic and professional development of young dancers and to continue to bring ballet to the community.