Simone Centonze was born in 1996 and grew up in the province of Lecce (Italy). He has been studying classical and contemporary dance since childhood and completed his training at the Scuola del Balletto del Sud in Lecce under Fredy Franzutti. After graduating from high school, he moved to Rome in 2014, where he refined his dance training and began studying musical theater at the A.S.D. Lydia Turchi Danza e Musical, graduating in 2016.

Since 2016, Simone has appeared in various productions of the musical “Forza Venite Gente” by Michele Paulicelli and collaborated with him again on “Madre Teresa, il Musical,” which was performed at the Teatro Olimpico in Rome in 2017 and again in 2023.

In 2018, he was part of the cast of the musical “West Side Story,” directed by Federico Bellone. He played the role of “Indio” and performed at renowned theaters such as the “Maggio Musicale Fiorentino” in Florence and the “Carlo Felice” Theater in Genoa.

In 2019, he toured as a solo dancer with actor and director Gennaro Cannavacciuolo in his theater production “Allegra era la Vedova?”

Under the direction of Chiara Noschese and choreographer Fabrizio Angelini, Simone joined the cast of the award-winning musical “Singin’ in the Rain” (Stage Entertainment) in 2019 and 2020 and performed at the Teatro Nazionale in Milan.

Between 2021 and 2022, he appeared several times during Milan Fashion Week, performing as a dancer for brands such as BOSS (choreography by Alessandra Valenti) and ZEGNA (choreography by Sadeck). He also appeared in the premiere of Alessandro Cattelan’s TV show “Da Grande” on RAI1 and in the promotional spot for Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” which aired on SKY Cinema Italia.