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Rick Guest on his extraordinary photos of The Royal Ballet's Edward Watson

In Conversation: Edward Watson and Rick Guest is an opportunity to see dancer and photographer talking about their collaboration which has led to an extraordinary…

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Photographer Barbara Luisi's nude photos of the elderly, including the Japanese master Eikoh Hosoe

Michel and Veronique, Ageless Beauty by Barbara Luisi 2017 Photographer Barbara Luisi's latest exhibition AKT – Ageless Beauty in Tokyo celebrates…

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The Art of Movement – a glorious new book from NYC Dance Project

James Whiteside – Principal, American Ballet Theatre NYC Dance Project – husband and wife team, Ken Browar and Deborah Ory –…

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Photographer Barbara Luisi brings the mystique of Puglia's olive trees to New York

Twelve black and white photos of trees might not grab your attention immediately, though if I add that they are millennium-old olive trees from Puglia, presented…

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Dance photographer Rick Guest… what lies beneath

Ed Watson by Rick Guest Rick Guest is a photographer who's highly polished style has led him to work with some…

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New York City Dance Project “capturing emotion through movement”

ABT Principal Gillian Murphy signing the wall – “Every dancer has signed both of my girls walls” You've heard of the…

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Svetlana Zakharova captured by Vladimir Fridkes' camera: Still Frame

Svetlana Zakharova – Still Frame, © Vladimir Fridkes, 2015 At Moscow's Multimedia Art Museum an exhibition of photographs by Russian photographer Vladimir…

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Audrey Hepburn to be celebrated in photos in London

Audrey Hepburn photographed wearing Givenchy by Norman Parkinson, 1955 65 years ago, Audrey Hepburn was a struggling actress and dancer in…

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Jack Devant, ballet photographer: freezing the beauty

There are thousands, millions, of dance photos scattered around the net, and most of the best come from just a handful of photographers. We know…

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Barbara Luisi: Photographing the Night and the Nude

Barbara Luisi was the first photographer to be featured on gramilano, and as the years pass we love her work more and more. Other photographers…

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Royal Academy of Dance acquires Dancing Times photographic archive

[Review] Eun-Me Ahn’s ‘Dragons – “Like a large plate of tasteless food”

A final bow for Russell Janzen: From Danseur Noble to creating Contemporary Ballet

World premiere of film of Kenneth MacMillan’s Sea of Troubles

Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands embarks on six-month UK tour

The Royal Ballet celebrates Bronislava Nijinska in free livestream

Phoenix Dance Theatre appoints Marcus Jarrell Willis as new artistic director

Prison cancels opera about violent gangster and gay composer Ivor Novello

Scottish Ballet’s Twice-Born double bill in rehearsal

SlowDancing/NYCB – hyper slow-motion films of New York City Ballet dancers in NYC

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In conversation with Marianela Nuñez

Gregory Kunde as Otello, photo by Matthias Baus, Teatro alla Scala 2015

Top opera singers discuss how they choose and prepare new roles

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In conversation with Jakub Józef Orliński

In and Out: Bolle, Gomes, Stiefel – how easy is it to be an openly gay ballet dancer?

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

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

How to stage a ballet… Maina Gielgud explains

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[Interview] Michael Spyres and Lawrence Brownlee on their new Rossini album

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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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