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Empire State Building to be lit in honour of New York City Ballet's 75th Anniversary

2 October 2023

On 11 October 2023 at sunset, the Empire State Building's Tower Lights will be lit in ‘Balanchine Blue' to mark the 75th Anniversary of New York City Ballet.

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Jakub Józef Orliński‘s new album ‘Beyond' with music by early baroque composers

1 October 2023

Jakub Józef Orliński‘s sixth project with Erato features music by Monteverdi, Caccini, Frescobaldi, Kapsberger, Saracini, Netti, and Jarzębski.

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[Interview] Soprano Benedetta Torre – La Scala's newest Susanna

30 September 2023

Interview with soprano Benedetta Torre on the eve of the opening night at La Scala when she will sing Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro.

Treasures in the archive include the Nicholas Brothers in the 1941 film Sun Valley Serenade

Royal Academy of Dance acquires Dancing Times photographic archive

28 September 2023

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has acquired Dancing Times magazine's photographic archive of 38,000 prints from c1920 to 2000.

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[Review] A new dance biography: “Dynamo, Michael Somes – A Life in the Royal Ballet”

27 September 2023

Royal Ballet's Michael Somes was an almost legendary figure as a danseur noble, glamorous partner of Margot Fonteyn, and ballet master with a ferocious temper.

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[Photo Album] World premiere Black Sabbath – The Ballet

26 September 2023

First photos of the world premiere of “Black Sabbath – The Ballet” with Birmingham Royal Ballet on 23 September 2023.

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Dance writer Luke Jennings on body shaming at UK's top ballet schools

25 September 2023

Luke Jennings looks at the BBC programme that investigates claims body shaming at two of the UK's top ballet schools.

Michael Somes, photo by Anthony Crickmay

Dynamo – Sarah Woodcock's new biography of The Royal Ballet star Michael Somes

Sarah Woodcock's new biography of Royal Ballet star Michael Somes, the dynamo driving performances as partner to Margot Fonteyn and overseer of performances.

Erina Takahashi Lorenzo Trosello and Gareth Haw in David Dawsons Four Last Songs, photo by Laurent Liotardo

[Review] English National Ballet's Our Voices triple bill – “Art isn't easy… and it shouldn't be.”

There's a buzz in the air… The Our Voices triple bill at Sadler's Wells feels like the arrival of a different English National Ballet.

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[Review] Eun-Me Ahn's ‘Dragons – “Like a large plate of tasteless food”

Avantgarde, ‘Enfant Terrible', besties with Pina Bausch. That's quite the collection of accolades. Enter the space Eun-Me Ahn.

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The silence of the cultural elite – moral dilemmas of working in dance in today's Russia

Can art, in this case dance, be a protection from politics? Do you become a collaborator if your work is helping to fill the coffers of the regime?

Russell Janzen, photo by Paul Kolnik, crop

A final bow for Russell Janzen: From Danseur Noble to creating Contemporary Ballet

As New York City Ballet's principal dancer Russell Janzen prepares for his final revérénce Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel asked him about his career with the company.

Still from Sea of Troubles, dancers Dane Hurst + Oxana Panchenko, ph Pierre Tappon

World premiere of film of Kenneth MacMillan's Sea of Troubles

Yorke Dance Project with The Royal Ballet gives the world premiere of its film of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet Sea of Troubles.

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Erik Aschengreen The Critic with a Twinkle in His Eye (1935-2023)

Marina Harss looks at the life of Erik Aschengreen, the great Danish dance critic, historian and mentor to many, who has died at 88.

4. Edward Scissorhands. Devised, Directed and Choreographed by Matthew Bourne. Photo by Johan Persson

Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands embarks on six-month UK tour

Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands will embark on an 18-venue UK tour in November, including a 7-week Christmas Season in London.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Constance Stamatiou in Ronald K Brown's Dancing Spirit. Photo by Paul Kolnik_87

[Review] Alvin Ailey's ‘21st Century Creations' in London

Jann Parry sees Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 21st Century Creations programme: “The woman in front of me had to hide her young daughter's eyes.”

The Pigeon & The Mouse, photo by Natalie Deryn Johnson-01

[Review] Welcome to Campfire's ‘The Pigeon & The Mouse'

AAADT's James Gilmer in Alvin Ailey's The River. Photo by Paul Kolnik2

[Review] The Alvin Ailey company presents Ailey Classics – The River, Pas de Duke, Cry, Revelations

Alvin Ailey company: “…tremendously committed to everything it performs, dancing with an inspirational sense of dignity, joy and accomplishment.”

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The Royal Ballet celebrates Bronislava Nijinska in free livestream

On 18 November, The Royal Ballet will present an extended Insight event to celebrate Bronislava Nijinska that will also be livestreamed on YouTube.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Kyle Abraham's Are You in Your Feelings Photo by Paul Kolnik_2

[Review] The Alvin Ailey company presents Contemporary Voices – Abraham, Battle, Ailey

Matthew Paluch sees the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's ‘Contemporary Voices' in London with work by Kyle Abraham, Robert Battle, and Ailey himself.

02. Marcus Jarrell Willis. Photo Hugo Glendinning.

Phoenix Dance Theatre appoints Marcus Jarrell Willis as new artistic director

Marcus Jarrell Willis, 38, dancer and choreographer, has been appointed as artistic director of Phoenix Dance Theatre, the Black British dance company.

1944 - Home Fires

Prison cancels opera about violent gangster and gay composer Ivor Novello

An opera about gangster ‘Mad' Frankie Fraser and the composer Ivor Novello, both jailed in 1944, has had its prison performance cancelled at the last minute.

Cecilia Bartoli - Farinelli e il suo tempo, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Firenze

[Interview] Cecilia Bartoli on her voice, technique, and the obsolete CD

Cecilia Bartoli talks about her voice, breath control, recordings and the almost obsolete CD.

Schachmatt Production image courtesy of Gauthier Dance & Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart. Credit Regina Brocke

Scottish Ballet's Twice-Born double bill in rehearsal

Scottish Ballet's double bill, Twice-Born, presents a new work by Olivier Award-winning Dickson Mbi, and the UK premiere of Schachmatt by Cayetano Soto.

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SlowDancing/NYCB – hyper slow-motion films of New York City Ballet dancers in NYC

SlowDancing/NYCB, a large-scale video installation by David Michalek, will be displayed on the façade of the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.

Nutcracker Sam Salter Photography by Mark Senior Art Direction by Louise Richardson Creative Direction by Drew McOnie Styling by Ryan Dawson Laight

There's a new Nutcracker in town – Drew McOnie's vision will open at the Tuff Nutt Jazz Club

The world premiere of The McOnie Company's Nutcracker will open at the Tuff Nutt Jazz Club, London's new venue at the Southbank Centre, on 4 November 2023.

On the Dnieper - B+

Casting announced for American Ballet Theatre's 2023 Fall Season

Casting for American Ballet Theatre's 2023 Fall Season at the David H. Koch Theater from October 18–29 was announced today by Artistic Director Susan Jaffe.

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan, aka ‘Gramilano’. 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. He wrote the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

Since 2022, Gramilano is pleased to welcome guest authors: Alisa Alekseeva, Paul Arrowsmith, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jonathan Gray, Marina Harss, Matthew Paluch, Jann Parry, Graham Watts, and Deborah Weiss.

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