Caravaggio, born Michelangelo Merisi, has entered history due to his paintings of dramatic intensity. Caravaggio used to venture the threshold beyond the pale throughout his life. He was seen for admiration of his work and harsh opposition towards his extraordinary realism in painting human beings. Due to his passionate personality, he encountered many conflicts with people around him. One of his foremost artistic twists was the extreme contrast between brightness and darkness, light and shadow. Mauro Bigonzetti, is one of the leading choreographers of the Italian ballet, created his choreographies mainly for the Aterballetto in Reggio Emilia that helped him to fame and worldwide attention.