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Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev in 1977 dancing at the Spoleto Festival in Italy
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 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.
Graham Spicer sees The Royal Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet at the Nervi Festival, with the London company pulling aces out of its sleeve.
Graham Watts sees Andrea Peña & Artists opening the Dance Umbrella Festival with Bogotá – “If the work wasn’t enjoyable, it was certainly intellectually challenging.”
Ann Haskins talks to Flamenco Arts International founders Marina Elana and Isabel del Día on Songs From a Sinking Ship, a show that finds flamenco dancers and musicians aboard a doomed ship.
Matthew Paluch sees Birmingham Royal Ballet in Luna by five female choreographers – “I feel a heady combination of frustration, indifference and doom”
I talked to Protein Dance’s Luca Silvestrini who led the Dance Without Limits weekend of workshops hosted by Proscaenium in Italy.
After 27 years, Tadeusz Matacz will step down as Director of the John Cranko School and Elisa Carrillo Cabrera will take over in January 2026.