Manuel Palazzo (TDO debut) studied classical ballet from an early age at the Teatro Colón in his native Argentina. He has since traveled the globe participating in both modern and classical dance, opera, theater, film, and TV. A regular at the Metropolitan Opera, as well as a featured dancer at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, and Teatro Real Madrid, he has collaborated with many celebrated directors, among them Sir David McVicar, Harold Prince, Laurent Pelly, and Robert Lepage. Dance credits include performances with Carcalla Dance Theater (Beirut), Belgrade National Theater (Serbia), Lanonima Imperial Dance Company (Barcelona), French Cultural Center (Kinshhasa), and Teatro Colon (Buenos Aires). Film and television credits include Blood Ties (directed by Guillaume Canet) and Boardwalk Empire (directed by Martin Scorsese).