Giovanfrancesco Giannini is an Italian choreographer and dancer based in Italy. He graduated from the Paolo Grassi School of Drama in Milan in 2015.

He currently works as a performer with several internationally acclaimed artists, including Alessandro Sciarroni, performing in Save the Last Dance for Me, which has toured extensively with over 200 performances across Europe and internationally; Francesca Foscarini in Museo dell’Altrove, a project promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Adelaide Cioni in 5 Geometric Songs, produced by Fondazione Furla; and Ariella Vidach, performing in several productions with Compagnia AiEP.

Throughout his career, he has also performed for numerous choreographers and directors, including Sang Jijia, Dimitris Papaioannou, Luca Veggetti, Mathilde Rosier, Dominique Dupuy, and Ismael Ivo.

Since 2019, Giannini has been developing his own artistic research and a distinctive choreographic language as an independent artist working across choreography and the performing arts. His works have been presented at major national and international festivals, including Santarcangelo Festival, FOG Triennale Milano Performing Arts, Fabbrica Europa, CCDC Festival Hong Kong, SCENA Sesc São Paulo, Secret Florence, Autunno Danza, Primavera dei Teatri, BIG – Bari International Performing Arts Festival, Körperformer, and LeCité Visioni – Teatro dei Filodrammatici.

In 2019, he was among the recipients of the Crossing the Sea – Marche Teatro programme with the project Memories (2019). In 2020, he was selected among the Italian artists participating in CRISOL – Creative Processes, within the Boarding Pass Plus programme.

Also in 2019, he worked as assistant choreographer to Alessandro Sciarroni for Biennale College Danza at the Venice Biennale.

His first choreographic work, CLOUD (2022), was selected for DNA Appunti Coreografici (Romaeuropa Festival), NID Platform – Open Studios 2021, and Tanzmesse – Open Studios 2022.

In 2023–2024, he was among the artists supported by R.O.M. – Residencies On the Move, a Creative Europe programme, for the development of Vanitas (2024). Since 2021, his productions have been supported by Körper | National Dance Production Centre.

His artistic practice focuses on the politics of images in relation to choreography and the performing arts. Within his research, choreography is conceived as the dynamic construction of the elements that shape the performative space, creating an ongoing dialogue between the body, the image, and the act of looking. His references range from visual arts and cinema to politics, using choreography as a means to critically engage with the present and to open new spaces for collective reflection, exchange, and expression.