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Ratmansky explains why his Swan Lake is arriving bigger and better at La Scala

Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko rehearse Swan Lake in costume – photo by Brescia and Amisano Teatro alla Scala Alexei Ratmansky’s…

18-year-old Julian MacKay becomes a soloist with the Mikhailovsky Ballet

Julian MacKay as seen by the NYC Dance Project After being introduced to Julian Mackay, and his whole dancing family, three…

Introducing Rebecca Bianchi, Rome Opera Ballet’s new Principal ballerina

At the end of The Nutcracker at Rome’s Teatro Nazionale on 20 December last year, 25-year-old Rebecca Bianchi was promoted to Principal Dancer of the…

18-year-old Vincenzo di Primo on winning at Lausanne and studying at the Vienna Ballet Academy

Dancing Basilio during the Lausanne final 18-year-old Vincenzo di Primo was one of the seven winners at the annual Prix de…

Dutch National Ballet’s Marijn Rademaker on injury and recovery

Maurice Béjart’s Gaîté parisienne with Marijn Rademaker – photo by Stuttgarter Ballet ‘Being injured is part of our job, it happens,…

The Royal Ballet’s Steven McRae on injury: turning weakness into strength

In 2007, I entered the stage as Romeo and I honestly thought that I was living the dream. I was on the Royal Opera House…

Dance injuries from the ballet dancer’s point of view: top stars share their experiences

To get an insider’s view of dance-related injuries, some leading dancers talked to Gramilano about their experiences – how they coped both physically and mentally…