I jump at any chance to see Pina Bausch’s work, and so I’m thrilled to hear the rumour that we may be treated to a retrospective of all her works in the London 2012 Festival – she told The Independent.
I think I’ll go to all of them. I also hugely admire my friend Kim Brandstrup’s work, and adored his new piece at the Royal Opera House last year. He was the choreographer for my ‘Death in Venice’ and spends a lot of time trying to convert me to classical ballet. I’m not there yet!

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.