Roberto Bolle's Worn and Signed Ballet Shoes

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Ended:December 19th 2019, 10:08am EST

Winner: Chicco_83

€1,100($1,180 USD)

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The Prize

Take home the ballet shoes worn by Roberto Bolle, Étoile of La Scala Theatre in Milan.

Roberto Bolle is an Italian danseur. He is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and a principal dancer étoile at La Scala Theatre Ballet.

Bolle was born in Casale Monferrato in the Piedmont Region of Italy. He began ballet studies at age seven at a local school and was accepted at the La Scala theatre ballet school in Milan at the age of twelve. In 1990 he was noted by Rudolf Nureyev, who chose him to play the role of Tadzio in the opera Morte in Venice, but the Theater forbade him to accept the offer because he was too young.

Bolle has signed both shoes, making them truly unique.

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The Cause

LaSpes Onlus is a non-profit association that finances scholarships for young researchers. 100% of the money raised is devolved to the cause. The association was set up in memory of Francesco, a young man suffering from WAS, one of many rare genetic diseases.

WAS (Wiskott Aldrich Syndrom) is characterized by an immune deficiency belonging to the large category of primitive immunodeficiencies. It begins in childhood with eczema and recurrent infections, coagulation disorders and abnormalities in the number and function of platelets.

Understanding whether a child is affected by WAS means being able to intervene immediately: this is why early diagnosis is essential.

LaSpes Onlus therefore supports research that is not carried out by pharmaceutical companies. It focuses on young people and the future of science in the hope of give those affected by WAS and other rare diseases the longest possible future.

Italian actor and director Alessandro Preziosi is ambassador for the association.

Website

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