Sir Richard Alston, choreographer, teacher, artistic director and tireless advocate for dance, died on 7 September 2026 at the age of 77.
The conductor Antonino Fogliani has died at the age of 50 after a long illness.
The talented, well-respected, and much-loved photographer Elliott Franks has died at his London home at age 62.
Davis Aloschi, a 15-year-old student at La Scala’s ballet school, died in a crash between two scooters.
A personal tribute to a marvellous woman and singer from various encounters over forty years.
Dancer and ballet director Anna Razzi has died at 85. She was an étoile at La Scala and directed the ballet company and school at Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
Hans van Manen died yesterday, 17 December 2025, at the age of 93. He created more than 150 works during a 65-year career.
Giorgio Armani – who died yesterday in Milan at the age of 91 – was a pillar of Milanese cultural life, including his support for opera and ballet at Teatro della Scala.
Robert ‘Bob’ Wilson, one of the most important innovators of the contemporary theatre scene, has died – he was 83 years old.
Roberto De Simone, Italian stage director, playwright, composer and ethnomusicologist, died today in his hometown Naples at the age of 91.
Antonella Luongo, a member of the corps de ballet at La Scala, has died.
Volodymyr Rakov, a dancer, choreographer, and winner of the Ukrainian show So You Think You Can Dance, was killed in action on 6 January 2025. He was 30.
The talented Russian dancer Vladimir Shklyarov, principal dancer at the Mariinsky Theatre, has died. He was 39 years old.
Diana Baffa-Brill – dancer and choreographer, best-known for multiple restagings of the musical Mame – has died in Los Angeles after a long illness. She was 81.
Italian theatre director Beppe Menegatti has died at 95. He was best known for the works with his wife, the ballerina Carla Fracci, who he married in 1964.
Michaela DePrince dies at 29 – Sierra Leonean ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince was born Mabinty Bangura on 6 January 1995 during the civil war.
Singer, musician and dancer Caterina Valente has died at the age of 93. The family announced her death today, though she died on 9 September.
Walter Venditti, a well-loved figure in Italy’s ballet world, died yesterday morning. He was 95. Here are photos and tributes.
Carla Fracci, the great Italian ballerina, died three years ago today, on 27 May 2021. I wrote her obituary for Dancing Times magazine that is reproduced here.
Dieter Graefe, former Administrator of the Stuttgart Ballet and holder of the rights to John Cranko’s ballets, died in Stuttgart on Saturday 20 April.
New York-based dance writer, historian, and poet Jack Anderson died on 20 October 2023, at the age of 88.
Marina Harss looks at the life of Erik Aschengreen, the great Danish dance critic, historian and mentor to many, who has died at 88.
Renata Scotto died during the night at the age of 89. Savona, 24 February 1934 – 16 August 2023.
Darell Moulton has died at 79. One of the UK’s top piano experts and singing teachers, he taught Kenneth Branagh, Ralph Fiennes et al, and tuned for Ashkenazy.
We share American ballerina Naomi Sorkin’s eulogy for her best friend Lynn Seymour, read during the funeral reception held at Sorkin’s Playground Theatre.
When Virginia Zeani was 90, we enjoyed a long video call where she talked frankly about career, colleagues, loves, and life as an ‘eternally young’ old lady.
Lynn Seymour died on 7 March 2023 at the age of 83, on the eve of her 84th birthday. Gramilano collected some tributes to the great dancer.
Denis Vieira passed away on 29 December 2022 in Nicosia, Cyprus, following an accident at home when he fell and hit his head. He was 31 years old.
Bruno was a dancer of modest height with a fast dynamic, a physical quality that matched his personality.
In memoriam 2022: a personal list of some of the artists the world lost in 2022
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