Anatoly Iksanov, the Bolshoi’s general director, appeared full of optimism as he introduced the new ballet chief, former Bolshoi star and for the last three years the chief of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre.
I am very happy to be coming home, as I devoted 20 years to the Bolshoi Theatre, and it is my native home…
said a beaming Sergei Filin, 40.
“Be careful, Sergei,” Iksanov advised quietly.
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.
