New Space Coast Ballet artistic director
Joseph Gatti, former principal dancer with the Cincinnati Ballet and Corella Ballet and first soloist with Boston Ballet, was recently named artistic director of the Space Coast Ballet Company, resident ballet company of the King Center.
Raised in Orlando, Gatti began his dancing career at the Orlando Ballet School. In 2003, he was coached by Orlando Molina for the Youth American Grand Prix Ballet Competition in New York, where he was awarded the gold medal and a scholarship to the Royal Ballet School in London.
Upon graduating with honors, he received the Dame Ruth Railton Award for Excellence in Dance in 2004. After attending the American Ballet Theater Summer Intensive in 2003, he joined the American Ballet Theater Studio Company for the 2004-05 season. In 2005, he became the first American male dancer to win the prestigious gold medal at the New York International Ballet Competition.