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Royal Ballet Principal dancer Edward Watson retires after 27 years
Royal Ballet Principal Edward Watson will make his final performance with the company on Saturday 30 October in Wayne McGregor’s new work, The Dante Project.
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[Review] Madina – a courageous new dance work at La Scala
Madina is ambitious in its scale and subject (terrorism and violence against women) with a score by Fabio Vacchi and choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti.
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Carla Fracci is buried in Milan’s Famedio
Today, in a private ceremony, Carla Fracci’s ashes were interred in Milan’s Cimitero Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery) in Milan.
[Review] Opening of Genoa’s Teatro Carlo Felice opera and ballet season
Genoa’s Teatro Carlo Felice opened its season with Sull’essere angeli by choreographer Virgilio Sieni and an augmented reality production of Pagliacci.
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Three Italian dancers die in a car accident in Saudi Arabia
Three Italian dancers who were on tour in Saudi Arabia died in the desert outside Riyadh after their car went off the road.
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San Francisco Ballet returns with 29 performances of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker
After 21 months away San Francisco Ballet will return in December with 29 performances of Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker.
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[Photo album] Round-up of reactions to Akram Khan’s Creature
A photo album and roundup of the critic’s reaction to Akram Khan’s new work for English National Ballet, Creature. Photos are by Dasa Wharton.
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Zappalà Danza’s exquisite 30th Anniversary show: Redoing Bach
For the 30th anniversary of Compagnia Zappalà Danza, Italy’s top contemporary troupe, choreographer Roberto Zappalà has created Rifare Bach (Redoing Bach).
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Italian theatres return to 100% capacity
From today, 11 October, Italian theatres return to 100% capacity after months of struggling with an income from 50% houses.
Silvia Gribaudi’s Graces – I just didn’t get it
Silvia Gribaudi’s ‘Graces’ – a humorous and ironic show for four performers – left me cold, though it had many rolling in the aisles.
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[Interview] Baritone Sebastian Catana: never scream or shout
Baritone Sebastian Catana talks about his summer at Verona’s Arena, his debut in Pagliacci, singing in Genoa’s opera house, and on never screaming.
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The Hervé Koubi company in Milan: touching, theatrical and important
The French-Algerian choreographer Hervé Koubi triumphed at the MILANoLTRE contemporary dance festival with three magnificent works.
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Dancing Times October 2021 edition
October’s Dancing Times contains the last “Notes from New York” column from Jack Anderson as well as Gramilano’s “Danza in Italia” column on the Nervi Festival.
[Photo Album] Madina – Bigonzetti’s new ballet at La Scala
Photos of La Scala’s world premiere of Mauro Bigonzetti’s ballet “Madina” with Roberto Bolle and Antonella Albano
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The killer countertenor? An Italian crime story
A countertenor who studied at Milan’s conservatoire is accused of killing his girlfriend’s mother.
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Milan unveils a plaque for Carla Fracci
Four months after Carla Fracci’s death on 27 May 2021, Milan has placed a plaque on the building where she lived when she studied at La Scala.
L’Heure exquise: Happy days for Alessandra Ferri
Alessandra Ferri makes Maurice Béjart’s “L’Heure exquise” her own as she celebrates her 40-year long career.
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Cecilia Bartoli’s new album: Unreleased
Cecilia Bartoli’s new album, Unreleased, with the Kammerorchester Basel under Muhai Tang features dramatic concert arias from the classical period.
Positano Premia la Danza dedicated to Carla Fracci
Positano Premia la Danza has been held for almost half a century – next year marks its 50th edition. The 2021 edition was dedicted to Carla Fracci.
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