Impressive replacement casting: Ivan Vasiliev to appear with the American Ballet Theater

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American Ballet Theater has announced a replacement for the injured principal dancer Herman Cornejo. The Boilshoi’s Ivan Vasiliev will appear with Ballet Theater as a guest artist for three performances during the company’s spring season.

Vasiliev will replace Cornejo, who withdrew from scheduled performances in “The Bright Stream” for the June 11 matinee and the evening of June 14. He will also replace Cornejo as Franz in “Coppélia” on June 16.

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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.

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