Jovani Furlan

Jovani Furlan (born ) He began ballet at age 11, at Bolshoi Theater School, Three years after he began training, Mikhail Baryshnikov chose him to perform at Joinville Dance Festival, dancing an excerpt from The Nutcracker.

In 2019, Furlan joined the New York City Ballet as a soloist. He became one of the very few dancers of the company that had never attended the affiliated School of American Ballet. The company also rarely recruits dancers from other companies. The previous year, three male principal dancers of the company had departed over sexual misconduct, in addition to Joaquin de Luz's retirement.

In February 2020, Furlan reprised his role in Episodes, and taught it to Michael Trusnovec, a former Paul Taylor Dance Company, who shared the role with him. This marked the first time the New York City Ballet performed the Paul Taylor solo since 1989. He also danced in Balanchine's Serenade, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, La Valse and Kammermusik No. 2, Robbins' Dances at a Gathering, Peck's Everywhere We Go,

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Furlan had to return to Brazil due to a visa issue. As a result, he missed out on the company return to rehearsals in small bubbles, digital commissions and the company's appearance in Saratoga Springs, New York. He returned to New York in July 2021, after 14 months in Brazil, and resumed performing in September.