websites/pages:
www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/about/tonioli.shtml
www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/news/2004/05/13/11114.shtml
www.theknowledgeonline.com/16407/39255/choreographers/Bruno_Tonioli.aspx
www.michaelsummerton.com
BRUNO TONIOLI
Choreographer
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Credit List
Bruno came to London as a leading member of the Paris
based company LA GRANDE EUGENE; he then joined the LYNDSAY KEMP Company.
Bruno worked extensively as a freelance dancer before starting his
career as choreographer working with Pamela Stephenson and Not The
Nine o'clock News
His motion picture credits include: ELLA ENCHANTED dir Tommy O'Haver
starring Anne Hathaway A GATHERING STORM dir. Richard Loncrane, LITTLE
VOICE starring Jane Horrocks
DANCING THROUGH THE DARK directed by Mike Ockrent.
THE PAROLE OFFICER starring SteveCoogan, WHAT A GIRL WANTS
Starring Colin Firth, ENIGMA dir. Michael Apted
TV films include MISS MARPLE "The Body in the Library" for
LWT
BLONDE BOMBSHELL, a biopic of Diana Doors for LWT,
SCARLET PIMPERNEL for the BBC -THE BARE NECESSITIES for Granada TV
Films
Theatre credits include LA VIE PARISIENNE directed by Graham Vic for
Scottish Opera, GODSPELL
For the Haymarket theatre in Basingstoke and Steve Coogans's show
THE MAN WHO THINKS HE'S IT, national tour and sell-out run at the
London Lyceum Theatre.WHAT A FEELING -2000-01 U.K. Tour. FLYING HIGH
W11 opera Linbury Studio Royal Opera House-
His credits include over one hundred commercial including THE NUMBER
TROPICANA (U.S.A), Mc DONALDS, HALIFAX, ROYAL-MAIL, ALLIED DUMBAR
series, BRITISH AIRWAYS, BRITISH RAIL, LOIS-WRANGLER and LEVIS jeans,
and many others.
Bruno has worked extensively in the music business, choreographing
videos stage shows and tours for many artists including TINA TURNER,
STING
ELTON JOHN, THE ROLLING STONES, FREDDY MERCURY, BOY GEORGE, COOL AND
THE GANG, DURAN DURAN, SCRITTI POLITTI.
His close association with BANANARAMA produced many videos from Venus
to Moving On.
.Television credits include Ab Fab (2003), French&Saunders Christmas
special -Down to Earth 2004- Born &Bred IV- The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon
starring Steve Coogan - winner of the silver rose at Montreaux 1997,Ghosts
of Oxford Street, (Dir. Malcolm Maclaren), The Brit Awards 1988,90&91,
many Top of The Pops, 3 Royal Variety Shows, and- MISS WORLD 1998-1999.
Bruno appears as a judge in the hit BBC 1 show " STRICTLY COME
DANCING" and continues to appear in films and television
MOTION PICTURES
" MISS MARPLE THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY" ( Dir Andy Wilson)
"ELLA ENCHANTED " (Dir. Tommy O'Haver) Starring Anne Hathaway
WHAT A GIRL WANTS " (Dir Dennie Gordon) Starring Colin Firth
"THE GATHERING STORM " (Dir. Richard Loncraine) Starring
Albert Finney HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN" (Dir, Philip Saville)
"THE PAROLE OFFICER" (Dir. John Duigan)
"ENIGMA" (Dir Michael Apted)
" ME WITHOUT YOU" (Dir. Sandra Goldbaher)
"NEVER BETTER (Blow Dry)" (Dir. Paddy Breathmach) Starring,
Alan Rickman and Natasha Richardson
"HOTEL SPLENDIDE" (Dir. Terence Gross) starring, Toni Colette
& Stephen Tompkinson
"VERY ANNY MARY" (Dir. Sara Sugarman) Starring,
Jonathan Pryce & Rachel Griffiths
"LITTLE VOICE" (Dir. Mark Herman) Starring,
Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine & Brenda Blethyn.
"LEPRECAUNS"(Dir. John Henderson) Starring,
Woopie Goldberg, Frank Finlay, Phylidda Law, Harriet Walter &
Roger Daltrey
"SCARLET PIMPERNEL" (Dir. Patrick Lau) Starring,
Richard E. Grant for BBC TV.
"BLONDE BOMBSHELL" (Dir. Robert Bierman)
Biopic about the life of Diana Doors for LWT
"HUNTING VENUS"(Dir. Martin Clunes) Starring
Martin Clunes & Jane Hrrocks .
"BRING ME THE HEAD OF MAVIS DAVIS" (Dir. John Henderson)
Starring,
Jane Horrocks & RiK MAYALL.
"DANCING THROU THE DARK" Dir. Mike Ockrent, screenplay by
Willie Russell.
"THE BARE NECESSITIES" (Dir. Paul Unwin) Granada TV Films
THEATRE
WHAT A FEELING- (2000-2001 National tour Director -Choreographer)
VIVA ESPANA - The Ibiza Musical, Arts Theatre, London
LA VIE PARISIENNE - For Scottish National Opera
GODSPELL - Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke.
STEVE COOGANS SHOW, THE MAN WHO THINKS HE'S IT
National Tour and Lyceum Theatre London
FLYINS HIGH - W 11opera-Linbury Studio Royal Opera House
TELEVISION
French & Saunders Christmas Special 2003, Ab Fab (2003)-Born
&Bred IV Down to Earth (series IV) Miss World 1998 & 1999
- Abbamania - The Bill - Bad Girls -Gipsy Girl - As if - The Tony
Ferrino Phenomenon (Silver Rose winner - Montreaux) -Royal Variety
Show 1996 Steve Coogan and 1988 Bananarama - BPI awards 1988 Albert
Hall Bananarama" Love in the first degree" - Brit Awards
1990 & 1991 -The Bill- Lilly Savage live -T.O.T.P.-CD. U.K. Sophie
Ellis Bextor-
Not The Nine O'clock News - In At The Deep End - Behind The Scenes
-.
Montreaux Rock Festival - The Roxy - The Tube - Top Of The Pops -
Disney Club - Summertime Special - Stick With Me Kidd - Comic Relief
(95-97) - The Ghosts Of Oxford Street (Dir. Malcolm Maclaren) Xmass
91 & 93
And many others
COMMERCIALS
118 118 "Song"
BACARDI BREEZER "Twist" OPEL "Disco King", 118
118 " Tea Dance" UKTV" Boy Band", "Office
Max" Copy Max Big Production, Holiday Production, Production
Flagship, Back to School Production (U.S.A.)"-TROPICANA"
I think I walk, USA- Mc DONALDS "Hot Dog" " want to
be" & "home safety" WALKERS " Oh No!
MAGIC TV "Hospital" - ALLDAYS"Knikertastic "-PHILIPS
" Funky
SECRET SATIN DRY " Garden" & " Pink Dress"
HALIFAX " Branch "-ALLIED DUMBAR "Wash Room, Operation,
Test & Grimm Reaper- Hellmanns " Ballet " - TRIUMPH
"Virtual Reality" - CADBURY'S "Twirl " - CHICLETS
CHEWING GUMM "Mars " (for America and Far East) -BRITISH
AIRWAYS "Waltz " - BRITISH RAIL "Got to go to work
" - ELECTRICITY PRIVATISATION - " Monster Mash " -
BRAUN "Style and go " AIR CANADA " Breath of fresh
air " PERSIL AUTOMATIC " Show stopper "- ONCE (Spanish
lottery, domino) -WRANGLER JEANS "What's going on " - LOIS
JEANS " Best Choreography Award Venice Film Festival
- SILVAKRIN GEL- ROYAL MAIL-BIRDS EYE CHICKEN DIPPERS - SKY LOWW FAT
YOTGURT - McCain's PIZZA - VIRGIN RADIO
COURAGE BEST - K.P. LOW FAT CRISPS - WOODPEKKER CIDER -
BRITISH CALEDONIAN - SCOTTISH POWER - SNIKKERS - FLASH - DULUX - THE
KINKS - SUN VALLEY - BRITISH TELECOM - NUTRA SWEET - KOOL CIGARETTES
- DE BEARS DIAMONDS - KELLOGG'S
TENNANTS SPECIAL - EL CORTE INGLES (Spain) - SEAT CARS (Spain) -
DIET PEPSI (Canada) - BIRDS EYE - CITIZEN WATCHES -BRITISH GAS
SAMSUNG COMPEUTERS - FREIXENET 91 - NORWICH UNION HEATHCARE - BASSETS
ALLSORTS - BAYLEY'S IRISH CREAM
Plus many others in the UK and internationally
VIDEOS
JANE HORROCKS- "Dream a little dream
SHEENA EASTON "Giving Up Giving In "WYCLIFFE & BONO
"New Day" -
CULTURE CLUB "Your Kisses are Charity"
TONY FERRINO "Help Yourself " - ELTON JOHN "Please"
- STING "This Cowboy Song" - MICHAEL JACKSON "Give
in to me" - TINA TURNER "Steamy Windows" - ROLLING
STONES "One Hit" - FREDDIE MERCURY "Great Pretender"
- BANANARAMA (12) incl. "Venus, I Heard a Rumour,
Love In the first Degree, I want you back, Nathan Jones, Moving on"
KOOL AND THE GANG "Fresh" - CHRISS REA "Road to Hell"
- ROBERT PALMER " Dreams to Remember" - BELINDA CALISLE
"La Luna" - WHAM "Bad Boys" - PAUL McCartney "
Hope and Deliverance" - SCRITTI POLITTI (2), "Lovesick &"Boom
there She Was" - KIM APPLEBY (3) "G.L.A.D, If You Cared
& Free Spirit " - SCORPIONS "To Be Number One"
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Plus many others including:
BLOW MONKIES - KIM WILDE - LEO SAYER - DONNY OSMOND - DAVID CASSIDY
- AC/DC - ARCADIA -
CONCERTS AND SHOWS
Bruno has worked on many tours, trade shows, Fashion and hair Shows,
Film launches and Events, including: 2 shows at G.A.Y for SOPHIE ELIS
BEXTOR
TINA TURNER, Foreign affair Tour -BANANARAMA, World Tour - DURAN DURAN,
World Tour - BUGS LIFE Premiere Party - MICHELLE COLLINS, Brazil Nuts
event for OXFAM - CHELSEA ARTS CLUB BALL
(Albert Hall) -
CAR SHOWS for: JCB " DANCING DIGGERS to the music of Andrew Loyd
Webber" CITROEN, RENAULT and VAUXHALL.
Fashion Shows for: BHS, REEBOK, LITTLEWOODS, EMDC-SMIRNOFF,
PAUL MITCHELL and many others
