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First look at the Dawson/Duato/Kratz/Kylián contemporary programme at La Scala

30 January 2023 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Remanso ROBERTO BOLLE MATTIA SEMPERBONI, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

Dawson/Duato/Kratz/Kylián is a new mixed programme at La Scala which opens on 4 February, with a new creation by Philippe Kratz (Solitude Sometimes); two works that are being presented for the first … [Read more...] about First look at the Dawson/Duato/Kratz/Kylián contemporary programme at La Scala

Alexei Ratmansky joins New York City Ballet as Artist in Residence

5 January 2023 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Alexei Ratmansky in rehearsal with New York City Ballet. Photo credit Erin Baiano

Alexei Ratmansky will join the New York City Ballet in August 2023 as Artist in Residence. As part of an initial five-year contract, Ratmansky will create at least one new work for NYCB each year, … [Read more...] about Alexei Ratmansky joins New York City Ballet as Artist in Residence

Alexei Ratmansky will leave American Ballet Theatre after 13 years

22 December 2022 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Alexei Ratmansky in rehearsal, photo by Sian Richards

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) announced today that Alexei Ratmansky will be stepping down as Artist in Residence at the end of his contract in June 2023. Ratmansky, who has been with ABT since January … [Read more...] about Alexei Ratmansky will leave American Ballet Theatre after 13 years

Misty Copeland Foundation announces its new directors

30 November 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Misty Copeland visiting the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club in New York City, July 2022. Courtesy of the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club.

Caryn Campbell has been appointed Executive Director of The Misty Copeland Foundation (MCF) and Sindy Folgar has been named Director of the MCF BE BOLD programme. The appointments, which will be … [Read more...] about Misty Copeland Foundation announces its new directors

Ballerinas Maria Tallchief and Carla Fracci honoured with a stamp and a coin

29 November 2022 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Carla Fracci and Maria Tallchief

Almost contemporary announcements from both sides of the pond have arrived to honour two ballerinas. The Maria Tallchief Quarter will be issued next year in the United States and the Carla Fracci … [Read more...] about Ballerinas Maria Tallchief and Carla Fracci honoured with a stamp and a coin

London’s Ballet Icons Gala 2023 – tickets on sale from 5 September

4 September 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Ballet Icons Gala 2023

The annual Ballet Icons Gala will take place on 19 February 2023 at the London Coliseum. After world events forced the cancellation of this year’s edition, next year will see its return with … [Read more...] about London’s Ballet Icons Gala 2023 – tickets on sale from 5 September

Casting Announced for American Ballet Theatre’s 2022 Fall Season

24 August 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Whipped Cream - photo by Gene Schiavone, ABT

Casting for American Ballet Theatre’s 2022 Fall season has been announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. Principal Dancers for the 2022 Fall season include Joo Won Ahn, Aran Bell, … [Read more...] about Casting Announced for American Ballet Theatre’s 2022 Fall Season

[Photo Album] Wayne McGregor new work at La Scala: AfteRite + LORE

25 June 2022 by Gramilano 1 Comment

09 - LORE - Agnese Di Clemente, Timofej Andrijahenko Claudio Coviello, photo Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala

Yesterday, 24 June 2022, was the world premiere of a Wayne McGregor work entitled LORE (to the music of Igor Stravinsky's Les Noces), arriving as a 'sequel' to his work AfteRite (to Stravinsky's Le … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] Wayne McGregor new work at La Scala: AfteRite + LORE

Breaking the LORE: Wayne McGregor on his new dance work at La Scala

17 June 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

LORE - Wayne McGregor in rehearsals - photo Brescia and Amisano © Teatro alla Scala (45)

More rehearsal photos below Today is the 140th anniversary of the birth of Igor Stravinsky, so what a perfect day to meet Wayne McGregor and find out more about his two-part Stravinsky programme … [Read more...] about Breaking the LORE: Wayne McGregor on his new dance work at La Scala

Stella Abrera becomes Acting Artistic Director of The American Ballet Theatre School

14 June 2022 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Stella Abrera. Photo Sophie Elgort, courtesy Lafayette crop

Stella Abrera, the former Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, has been named Acting Artistic Director of the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. The appointment, … [Read more...] about Stella Abrera becomes Acting Artistic Director of The American Ballet Theatre School

Susan Jaffe named Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre

9 May 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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Former American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Susan Jaffe has been named the company’s next Artistic Director. Jaffe’s appointment is effective from December 2022. She will succeed Kevin McKenzie … [Read more...] about Susan Jaffe named Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre

Dancing Times, May 2022 issue

1 May 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

LES ÉTOILES 2022 - Sergio Bernal and Calvin Royal III in Touché © Graham Spicer - 2947

In the May issue of Dancing Times, I write in the Danza in Italia column about the Rome performance of Touché, a lockdown creation for American Ballet Theatre by Christopher Rudd. The European … [Read more...] about Dancing Times, May 2022 issue

Fracci Gala: La Scala celebrates Carla Fracci

13 April 2022 by Gramilano 2 Comments

GALA FRACCI - Giselle - photo by Brescia e Amisano © Teatro alla Scala

How to celebrate a great dancer on stage? How to evoke memories of their artistry without creating a parody of their talent? Certainly, with Carla Fracci and the American Ballet Theatre video of … [Read more...] about Fracci Gala: La Scala celebrates Carla Fracci

Daniil Simkin and Daniel Camargo join American Ballet Theatre as guest artists

23 February 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Danil Simkin - Vintage suit by Comme des Garçons © Ken Browar and Deborah Ory

Daniil Simkin and Daniel Camargo will replace James Whiteside in upcoming performances with the American Ballet Theatre during the spring and summer. Whiteside is recovering from a serious knee injury … [Read more...] about Daniil Simkin and Daniel Camargo join American Ballet Theatre as guest artists

Cynthia Harvey to leave the American Ballet Theatre School

17 February 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Cynthia Harvey

Cynthia Harvey has led ABT’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School since 2016 and will leave her role at the end of the school year in May 2022. A former Principal Dancer with ABT (1982-1996), Harvey was … [Read more...] about Cynthia Harvey to leave the American Ballet Theatre School

Top dancers provided thrills and emotion for Les Étoiles gala in a time of pandemic

15 February 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

LES ÉTOILES 2022 - Sergio Bernal and Calvin Royal III in Touché © Graham Spicer - 2947

The annual Les Étoiles gala in Rome invites top dancers from all over the world to give the Italian public a taste of what can be found outside Italy’s borders. Rarely are Italian dancers included in … [Read more...] about Top dancers provided thrills and emotion for Les Étoiles gala in a time of pandemic

The Seven Sins – Gauthier Dance shines a spotlight on vice

30 January 2022 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The Seven Sins rehearsal with Marco Goecke - Luca Pannacci, photo by Jeanette Bak

The first rehearsals started last autumn and since the beginning of the year the Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart has almost exclusively focused on one of its most ambitious productions to date: … [Read more...] about The Seven Sins – Gauthier Dance shines a spotlight on vice

Touché! Les Étoiles gala features a homosexual pas de deux

27 January 2022 by Gramilano 3 Comments

João Menegussi and Calvin Royal III in Touché - photo Rosalie O’Connor, courtesy American Ballet Theatre

The Les Ètoiles gala in Rome (30 and 31 January 2022) will present some usual gala fare with the Don Quixote and Swan Lake pas de deux, and as always with this annual event there will be contemporary … [Read more...] about Touché! Les Étoiles gala features a homosexual pas de deux

Les Étoiles ballet gala in Rome at the end of January, now booking

8 January 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Calvin Royal III and João Menegussi

After the doom and gloom with the many announcements of theatre events being cancelled or postponed, here is some good news from Rome. The annual Les Étoiles ballet gala evening in Rome which was … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles ballet gala in Rome at the end of January, now booking

The Royal Opera House 2021-2022 ballet and dance season

2 June 2021 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Sarah Lamb as Odette and Ryoichi Hirano as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, The Royal Ballet © 2018 ROH. Photograph by Bill Cooper

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

Empowering Boys in Dance — an initiative of Vail Dance Festival

7 May 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Children of Celebrate the Beat and James Whiteside perform a tribute to Aretha Franklin, photo by Christopher Duggan 2019

Empowering Boys in Dance is a new initiative of the Vail Dance Festival in partnership with Arts In Society. It aims to encourage and empower young men to discover and express themselves through … [Read more...] about Empowering Boys in Dance — an initiative of Vail Dance Festival

Online: Carla Fracci gives two Giselle masterclasses from La Scala

26 January 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Carla Fracci 1964 Giselle photo Erio Piccagliani crop

Carla Fracci is perhaps most famous for her performances as Giselle, so how right that she should return to the theatre where her career started to coach the young dancers who will be performing the … [Read more...] about Online: Carla Fracci gives two Giselle masterclasses from La Scala

James Whiteside offers Harlequin dance floors to young dancers

21 December 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Tiler Peck with James Whiteside in Al Blackstone's “A Tea Dance - I Haven’t Seen You Since Lockdown”

Fancy Nut Mix is an online benefit concert devised by American Ballet Theatre’s James Whiteside to raise money to provide dance floors to young dancers. The half-hour programme is now available on … [Read more...] about James Whiteside offers Harlequin dance floors to young dancers

Free modern triple bill and Swan Lake over Christmas from Bavarian State Ballet

18 December 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

With a Chance of Rain, Ensemble of the American Ballet Theater © Marty Sohl

In line with the current Covid regulations, the Bayerisches Staatsballett has cancelled all performances up until and including 31 January 2021. However, the company is offering a free streaming … [Read more...] about Free modern triple bill and Swan Lake over Christmas from Bavarian State Ballet

American Repertory Ballet names Ethan Stiefel as its new Artistic Director

18 November 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Ethan-Stiefel-photo-by-Rosalie-OConnor

After an extensive search, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) has announced that Ethan Stiefel will become its new Artistic Director beginning in July 2021. Board Chair, DonnaJean Fredeen, … [Read more...] about American Repertory Ballet names Ethan Stiefel as its new Artistic Director

American Ballet Theatre: Together Tonight – an 80th Anniversary YouTube celebration

11 May 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

ABT 80th Anniversary

May 2020 was to have been a special month for the American Ballet Theatre – the time to celebrate its 80th anniversary. American Ballet Theatre – known as Ballet Theatre from 1939 until 1957 – was … [Read more...] about American Ballet Theatre: Together Tonight – an 80th Anniversary YouTube celebration

[VIDEO] Natalia Makarova’s return to dance with the Kirov Ballet in 1988

5 April 2020 by Gramilano 5 Comments

Natalia Makarova and Konstantin Zaklinsky in Swan Lake Act 2 adagio 3 1

In London in 1970 the 29-year-old prima ballerina Natalia Makarova, performing with Leningrad's Kirov Ballet (now St Petersburg's Mariinsky Ballet) defected to the West. Then in the summer of 1988 … [Read more...] about [VIDEO] Natalia Makarova’s return to dance with the Kirov Ballet in 1988

Erik Bruhn and Carla Fracci – Romeo and Juliet, 1966

26 March 2020 by Gramilano 3 Comments

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. Between performances, they recorded the balcony scene, which today has … [Read more...] about Erik Bruhn and Carla Fracci – Romeo and Juliet, 1966

David Hallberg becomes new head of Australian Ballet – Farewell gala in 2021

3 March 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

David Hallberg will become the new artistic director of the Australian Ballet, taking over from former principal dancer David McAllister, who has directed the company for two … [Read more...] about David Hallberg becomes new head of Australian Ballet – Farewell gala in 2021

Alexei Ratmansky’s Of Love and Rage, a co-production between National Ballet of Canada and ABT

24 January 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Alexei Ratmansky in rehearsal, photo by Sian Richards

Alexei Ratmansky’s new full-length work, Of Love and Rage, will be a co-production between the National Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Of Love and Rage is based on Callirhoe, one of the earliest … [Read more...] about Alexei Ratmansky’s Of Love and Rage, a co-production between National Ballet of Canada and ABT

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Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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