Eric Taub’s on the Ballet Nacional de Cuba: Are they provincial? Then sign me up for their province.
What does it say about me, or ballet, that the most exciting thing I’ve seen all year is the most old-fashioned? Watching the National Ballet of Cuba, I kept nudging my companion and pointing out detail after tiny detail that commanded my attention. Are the Cubans old-fashioned? That’s fine with me; we’ve lost a lot, apparently. Are they provincial? Then sign me up for their province.- Ballet.co
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.
