Triumphant return to Moscow for Carla Fracci

ByGramilano Reading Time: 2 minutes

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After several years, danced again in Moscow last week, with a sold out theatre, a twenty-minute standing ovation and enough flowers to fill a florist’s window.

In this case it is only right to be indiscreet and reveal a lady’s age because, quite remarkably, Carla Fracci is now seventy-nine.

Carla Fracci and Dimitry Ekaterinin
Carla Fracci and Dimitry Ekaterinin

The piece, Lilacs, set to the music of Sergei Rachmaninov, was created for her by Nikolai Androsov, and her leading man was the young up-coming Bolshoi dancer Dmitry Ekaterinin. Italian pianist, Gregorio Nardi, was also part of the large ensemble taking part.

Here are some photos of the occasion which have been kindly sent to me from Moscow.

 

 

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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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