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“Take your work seriously, but never yourself.” – Margot Fonteyn
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 Watts sees the return of The Car Man to London – great ensemble choreography; tremendous individual performances; fantastic sets, and never a dull moment!
Graham Spicer sees Swan Lake at La Scala – one of Rudolf Nureyev’s most successful choreographies.
Rocio Aleman was born in Monterrey, Mexico. In 2008 she went to Stuttgart to train at the John Cranko Schule, in 2011 she joined the Stuttgart Ballet becoming Principal Dancer in 2021.
In 2024, Northern Ballet announced a new ballet based on the life of 19th-century icon Anne Lister, or ‘Gentleman Jack’, known as ‘the first modern lesbian’.
Graham Spicer sees ODEC, One Dance European City in two countries, but one city – Gorizia in Italy and Nova Gorica in Slovenia.
Matthew Paluch sees the National Theatre production of Ballet Shoes: “it more than brings the book alive – there’s a whole world up for the taking”.