The Royal Opera House makes a return to cinema after sixteen months of closure The Royal Opera House has announced the return of its cinema programme after sixteen months of closure. The … [Read more...] about From stage to screen – the Royal Opera House returns to the cinema
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Dancing Times magazine’s August 2021 edition with Danza in Italia and queer representation in ballet
Dancing Times’ latest edition is out, and the Gramilano Danza in Italia column talks about Carla Fracci’s appearance in a 12-part televised documentary series about La Scala’s ballet company at a time … [Read more...] about Dancing Times magazine’s August 2021 edition with Danza in Italia and queer representation in ballet
Interview with La Scala intendant, Dominique Meyer: Green Passes and opening up
I would like to know [how many at La Scala] are vaccinated, but the law on privacy does not allow us to know who is vaccinated and who isn’t. So, at a dress rehearsal, when someone sings without a … [Read more...] about Interview with La Scala intendant, Dominique Meyer: Green Passes and opening up
Rome Opera Ballet announces 2021-2022 season
The Nutcracker opens on 19 December and runs until 2 January in a contemporary reinterpretation created by Giuliano Peparini for the Rome Opera Ballet in 2015. Company étoiles Alessandra Amato and … [Read more...] about Rome Opera Ballet announces 2021-2022 season
Italy mourns the death of opera director Graham Vick at 67
Italy mourns the loss of the opera director Graham Vick who died today at 67 of Covid-related complications. Vick worked extensively in Italy and the Teatro Fenice in Venice, the Macerata Opera … [Read more...] about Italy mourns the death of opera director Graham Vick at 67
Online and studio masterclasses with artists of The Royal Ballet and Ballet Black
Danceworks in London started their dance masterclass series during lockdown, first with Alejandro Parente and Marianela Nuñez, and then with Vadim Muntagirov. Following on from that success … [Read more...] about Online and studio masterclasses with artists of The Royal Ballet and Ballet Black
The Verbier Festival returns to medici.tv
More than 30 concerts from the 2021 Verbier Festival will be broadcast live and available on replay on medici.tv Medici.tv will stream 32 concerts live from the Verbier Festival for the fifteenth … [Read more...] about The Verbier Festival returns to medici.tv
A new John Neumeier work brings two Italian dancers back home
Jacopo Bellussi and Alessandro Frola return to Italy to perform John Neumeier’s new work Peter and Igor in Stravinsky’s Love – a show commemorating the 50th anniversary of Stravinsky’s … [Read more...] about A new John Neumeier work brings two Italian dancers back home
UK’s National Dance Awards announced
This year’s National Dance Awards were announced yesterday at a streamed event from Cervantes Theatre in London. The NDA Chair, Graham Watts, paid tribute to Liam Scarlett who was nominated six … [Read more...] about UK’s National Dance Awards announced
The Royal Ballet cancels programme for Covid
The Royal Ballet has announced that the forthcoming performances of Summer Draft Works in The Linbury Theatre from 1–3 July are unable to go ahead due to a number of dancers having to … [Read more...] about The Royal Ballet cancels programme for Covid
The Royal Ballet launches Sustainable Activewear Collection with Imperfect Pointes
Stockport-based Imperfect Pointes has teamed up with The Royal Ballet for the launch of a new range of sustainable activewear. The brand – the only one in the UK whose entire collection of … [Read more...] about The Royal Ballet launches Sustainable Activewear Collection with Imperfect Pointes
Stravinsky celebrated in music and dance at Nervi, Ravenna and Rome festivals
On 8 July at the Nervi Music Ballet Festival 2021, a new programme of music and dance called Stravinsky’s Love will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death*. The celebrated Russian … [Read more...] about Stravinsky celebrated in music and dance at Nervi, Ravenna and Rome festivals
The Royal Ballet’s Beauty Mixed Programme to be streamed live
The Royal Ballet, in its 90th anniversary year, is mounting a broad range of classics and new work during this season and into the next. In honour of the company’s founder, Dame Ninette de … [Read more...] about The Royal Ballet’s Beauty Mixed Programme to be streamed live
Les Étoiles online: Nuñez, Muntagirov, Salenko, Kim, Shklyarov et al
ITsART is a new virtual platform dedicated to the digital dissemination of artistic and cultural content from or about Italy. Free content includes journeys through museums, libraries, archaeological … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles online: Nuñez, Muntagirov, Salenko, Kim, Shklyarov et al
A tram for Carla Fracci – tributes and honours
A week ago today, Carla Fracci’s funeral was televised live on RAI1, Italy’s main television channel. The day of her death, Thursday 27 May 2021, television schedules were immediately revised and her … [Read more...] about A tram for Carla Fracci – tributes and honours
Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake: mutations, violins and homosexuality
As his swan song on leaving his position as Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski chose for the orchestra to play the entire score of Swan Lake. An odd choice? … [Read more...] about Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake: mutations, violins and homosexuality
[Photo Album] Royal Ballet’s Balanchine and Robbins programme
Tonight, Friday 4 June, the Royal Ballet opens a new evening of dance dedicated to George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins with Apollo, the Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, and Dances at a … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] Royal Ballet’s Balanchine and Robbins programme
Royal Ballet First Soloist Beatriz Stix-Brunell heads for Stanford University
The Royal Ballet has announced that First Soloist Beatriz Stix-Brunell is to leave the Company after 11 years. In a move that was deferred due to the global pandemic, she leaves at the … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet First Soloist Beatriz Stix-Brunell heads for Stanford University
The Royal Opera House 2021-2022 opera season
The Royal Opera Season will open with a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, directed by Oliver Mears – his first production since becoming The Royal Opera’s Director of Opera in 2017. This new … [Read more...] about The Royal Opera House 2021-2022 opera season
The Royal Opera House 2021-2022 ballet and dance season
The Royal Opera House has announced details of its 2021-22 Season, the first full Season since 2019. Opening on Monday 13 September, the Season includes five world premieres from The Royal … [Read more...] about The Royal Opera House 2021-2022 ballet and dance season
