Photo album: Carla Fracci coaches Giselle at the ESDC Rosella Hightower
Last week Carla Fracci gave her first masterclass, together with a cocahing session, on the ballet she is most closely assocaited with, Giselle.
The event happened at the Ecole Superieure de Danse de Cannes-Mougins Rosella Hightower after an invitation by the school’s director Paola Cantalupo and the aid of Anna Maria Prina.
The ESDC Rosella Hightower trains 150 students from all over the world aged between 11 and 23. This year some very lucky students were able to benefit from some rare tips from the top.
All photos by Nathalie Sternalski.
Gold!
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Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.
Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.
He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.
What a privilege for those students.