Michele Di Stefano (born 1963 in Milan) is a choreographer, performer and founder of mk
, a group active in the international scene since 2000 with a vast corpus of shows, choreographic environments and evolutionary systems based on dynamic research, travel literature, sound and meteorology. Central figure of Italian dance, he is considered an explorer that constantly redefines the relationship between individual projects and the general horizon of movements. Besides live performances, he has an intense activity of lecturing, workshops and experimental proposals including the
Balinese Dance Platform at the Santarcangelo Festival (2014-15), the projects for the Venice BiennaleDanza 2013-15, research activities for the IUAV University in Venice and Mendrisio Architecture University in Switzerland. He was associated artist at the Teatro di Roma (2020-21) with the project
Oceano Indiano, and at Milan Triennale (2022-24). He has received numerous awards for his activity (Silver Lion for innovation in dance at the Venice Biennale 2014, Ubu Award 2019, Danza&Danza Award 2018 and 2020, Ubu Special Award 2021) and choreographic commissions from Aterballetto, Korean National Contemporary Dance Company, Nuovo Balletto di Toscana and the Ballet de Lorraine. He was a consultant for the dance program
GRANDI PIANURE of the Teatro di Roma (2018-22), and initiator of the performance cycles
TROPICI (Angelo Mai Rome 2013-18) and
BUFFALO (Palazzo delle Esposizioni Rome, MACRO Rome and Museo Nazionale Romano 2021-24). Since 2025 he is part of the curatorial team of Short Theatre Festival in Rome. Di Stefano also published the book
Autonomous agents and multi-agent systems (Quodlibet 2012) together with
Margherita Morgantin, a text of choreographic instructions and climate reports.
