Promotions at La Scala Ballet announced with Alice Mariani as new Principal Dancer
The International Competition organised by Teatro alla Scala for awarding the posts of prima ballerina, soloists, and corps de ballet has been announced.
Happily, as I predicted in the current issue of Dancing Times magazine, the exciting and expressive dancer Alice Mariani has been promoted to principal dancer (prima ballerina).
Principal dancer
Alice Mariani
Soloists
Gaia Andreanò
Camilla Cerulli
Corps de ballet
Benedetta Montefiore, Giorgia Sacher, Sena Motoyoshi, Chiara Ferrara, Sabrina Solcia, Edward Cooper
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.
Congratulations to all of them and best wishes!