Gerard Butler, Lauren Allred, Gloria Gaynor: to perform – at an event with excellent guests organized by the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, the other night at Villa Alpebella (on the border between Massa and Forte dei Marmi) – there was also a dancer from Ferrara. Andrea Marici, already known for his international performances. Marichi was the main character in the spectacular tribute show to The Greatest Showman and performed with Lauren Allred, who is one of the original voices of the film’s soundtrack.
The charity event, organized at Villa Alpebella, a Tuscan residence owned by Veronica and Andrea Bocelli, has been included in the calendar of the Celebrity Adventures Foundation, a non-profit organization created to support the fight against disease and poverty around the world. In 2014, Celebrity Adventures joined the Bocelli couple, thus building on the mission of the two Italian artists from the same foundation, on the belief that “union means strength and that we can do a lot alone, but much more together,” they explained. . .
The event was attended by about 450 guests, mostly from the world of American business and entertainment. “It was obviously a unique honor and privilege to perform directly in the home of one of our international icons like Bocelli,” explains Marichi. a few years ago), but this one, both for the reason and for the exclusivity of the event, was completely different. During rehearsals, it was like attending a private concert by Bocelli and Gloria Gaynor. With us the dancers were a group and the families of the respective singers in a very familiar context. Unique moments that you never get used to.”
In over a decade as a professional dancer from Ferrara, now 33, she has lived in some of the world’s great capitals, New York, London and danced with international singers and artists such as Justin Bieber and Camila, among others. Cabello, “never forgetting his origins,” he emphasizes. Among the various international events in which he has been the protagonist – along with another Ferrarese, Martina Saccenti – is the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Qatar. It was last December and Marici and Saccenti were dancing in front of TV cameras from all over the world – and along with Morgan Freeman – in spectacular choreographies selected by the best international professionals. On his return from a trip to the Arabian Peninsula, he was received and rewarded by Mayor Alan Fabbri, who congratulated him, emphasizing his attachment to the territory and proximity to Ferrara. In fact, according to Marichi, “Ferrara has been and remains at the center of the great goals of my life. I owe a lot to my city.”