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Nikisha Fogo, photo Yousik Kim

[Interview] Meet Nikisha Fogo, San Francisco Ballet's new Principal Dancer

Swedish ballerina Nikisha Fogo will soon take up a new position in a new company when she becomes a principal dancer at San Francisco Ballet….
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Darcey Bussell Dances Hollywood

Darcey Bussell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers' Edition

Dame Darcey Bussell talks about loves and dislikes from Astaire to Jane Fonda, from Chorus Line to Romeo & Juliet, from dyslexia to diamond earrings.
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Interview with The Royal Ballet's Lauren Cuthbertson – so much passion

On 14 March 2020, The Royal Ballet's principal dancer Lauren Cuthbertson was dancing Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre……
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Erik Bruhn and Carla Fracci, Romeo and Juliet, 1966

Erik Bruhn and Carla Fracci – Romeo and Juliet, 1966

Erik Bruhn choreographed a version of Romeo and Juliet which he and Carla Fracci danced with the Rome Opera Ballet in 1966. The balcony scene…
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Alessandra Ferri: The art of becoming a couple is the gamble of a lifetime

Alessandra Ferri has been interpreting Eleonora Duse in John Neumeier's ballet Duse, most recently in Venice at the beginning of February. Does she feel she…
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Coppélia with Vadim Muntagirov and Marianela Nunez, photo by Bill Cooper ROH

Interview: The Royal Ballet's Ballet Master, Christopher Carr, on mounting Coppélia, the company's dancers and technique

Coppélia with Vadim Muntagirov and Marianela Nunez, photo by Bill Cooper ROH Everyone who has followed The Royal Ballet in rehearsal…

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Save the best until last – La Scala's triple bill shows a company in excellent form

George Balanchine's Symphony in C with Martina Arduino and Nicola Del Freo © School of American Ballet 2019 Save the best…

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Marianela Nuñez on working with celebrity photographer Paola Kudacki for Humanity magazine

Humanity magazine, issue 13 The photoshoot for Citizens of Humanity was a brilliant experience. says Royal Ballet principal dancer Marianela Nuñez…

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Marianela Nuñez and Roberto Bolle lead a top-notch cast in Onegin at La Scala

Onegin with Roberto Bolle and Marianela Nuñez photo by Brescia and Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019 John Cranko's ballet Onegin was…

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Interview: Who is Jacopo Tissi? The Bolshoi's enigmatic Italian star talks about Moscow, Milan and London, “It certainly wasn't easy”

Jacopo Tissi in Swan Lake at The Royal Opera House, August 2019 Three years ago, Jacopo Tissi left La Scala to…

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan, aka ‘Gramilano’. 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. He wrote the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

Since 2022, Gramilano is pleased to welcome guest authors: Alisa Alekseeva, Paul Arrowsmith, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jonathan Gray, Marina Harss, Matthew Paluch, Jann Parry, Graham Watts, and Deborah Weiss.

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