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Jacopo Tissi moves from the Bolshoi Ballet to La Scala

ByGramilano Reading Time: 2 minutes
08 - La Bayadère, with Jacopo Tissi, photo by Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala
La Bayadère, with Jacopo Tissi, photo by Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala

From the 2022-2023 season, will be a guest principal dancer with the Ballet Company. The contract has been agreed with ballet director and theatre manager to make it possible for him to dance in several productions during the next season with the company.

After leaving the Bolshoi Theatre just a few months after his promotion to principal dancer, he now will resume his relationship with La Scala. He trained at La Scala’s ballet school and worked in the company for several years. In this capacity, Tissi will take part in July’s performances of Giselle scheduled from 9 to 16 July.

Tissi returned to dance on La Scala’s stage in 2018 during the Bolshoi’s tour, and again just a few months ago, on 28 January, in ‘s when he danced with after her scheduled partner, , tested positive for Covid.

15 - La Bayadère, with Jacopo Tissi, photo by Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala
La Bayadère, with Jacopo Tissi, photo by Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala
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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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