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Director Deborah Warner on her love of Bausch and her difficulty with ballet

ByGramilano 24 April 201115 February 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

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!

Gramilano

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.