The Milan Town Council have a funny idea of a San Valentine’s evening. In the land of fashion no red roses and candles but an invitation to see some crazy ballerinas. The ‘Black Swan’ (or rather ‘Il Cigno Nero’) will be released on the 18th in Italy, but I’ll be getting a taste on Monday night. Maybe there’ll be a candlelit supper afterwards…
Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people “who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like”. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy.
His scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.
