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[Review] An avalanche of debuts in Onegin at La Scala

1 October 2022 by Gramilano 1 Comment

10 ONEGIN Alice Mariani Gabriele Corrado photo by Brescia e Amisano Teatro alla Scala

TitleOneginCompanyLa Scala BalletVenueTeatro alla Scala, MilanDate22 and 26 September 2022ReviewerGraham Spicer Photos with Nicola Del Freo and Vittoria Valerio are featured in an album … [Read more...] about [Review] An avalanche of debuts in Onegin at La Scala

Igor Zelensky and Putin’s daughter

20 May 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Igor Zelensky

From 2017 to 2019, Katerina Tikhonova – the youngest daughter of Vladimir Putin – and a little girl flew between Moscow and Munich over 50 times. Munich was, until April, where Igor Zelensky lived … [Read more...] about Igor Zelensky and Putin’s daughter

Igor Zelensky leaves as director of the Bavarian State Ballet

4 April 2022 by Gramilano 4 Comments

Igor Zelensky

Igor Zelensky is stepping down as director of the Bavarian State Ballet (Bayerisches Staatsballett) from today for private family reasons. Running a ballet company demands absolute concentration … [Read more...] about Igor Zelensky leaves as director of the Bavarian State Ballet

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

A new John Neumeier work brings two Italian dancers back home

4 July 2021 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Jacopo Bellussi and Alessandro Frola in Peter and Igor, Nijinsky Gala, Hamburg 2021 38 © Kiran West

Jacopo Bellussi and Alessandro Frola return to Italy to perform John Neumeier’s new work Peter and Igor in Stravinsky’s Love – a show commemorating the 50th anniversary of Stravinsky’s … [Read more...] about A new John Neumeier work brings two Italian dancers back home

Two ballet dancers on returning to the stage and dancers’ mental health

26 June 2021 by Gramilano 1 Comment

In front of the Cathedral

Dancers are emerging after the latest lockdown in many different ways. Some are lucky to have performed in their company’s theatre, without an audience, for online video streaming. Others find … [Read more...] about Two ballet dancers on returning to the stage and dancers’ mental health

Bavarian State Ballet offers 9 days of online programming

12 April 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Paradigma - Bedroom - Folk Ensemble © Wilfried Hösl

As the theatres in Bavaria will remain closed until the end of April, the Bavarian State Ballet will broadcast its programming on staatsoper.tv. The Bayerisches Staatsballett is adapting its April … [Read more...] about Bavarian State Ballet offers 9 days of online programming

Virna Toppi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

6 April 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Virna Toppi as Kitri, photo by Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala

Q&A When did you start dancing?Immediately, as soon as I could stand. Why did you start dancing?Because I liked to feel at one with the music. Which dancer inspired you most as a child?No … [Read more...] about Virna Toppi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Ballet treats to view online during the holidays

24 December 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

New York City Ballet’s The Nutcracker © Erin Baiano

Dance programming for the festive period from companies all over the world are many: free, subscription and pay-per-view. Here are some that have caught my eye. Please feel free to signal in the … [Read more...] about Ballet treats to view online during the holidays

Bavarian State Ballet in quarantine and Swan Lake cancelled

22 October 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Swan Lake, with Prisca Zeisel and Jinhao Zhang with corps de ballet of the Bayerische Staatsoper © S Gherciu

Yesterday the Bayerische Staatsoper announced multiple members of the ballet company testing positive for the coronavirus. Their announcement said, Unfortunately, the performances of Swan Lake … [Read more...] about Bavarian State Ballet in quarantine and Swan Lake cancelled

New Wayne McGregor premiere in Munich: Bavarian State Ballet presents Sunyata, with Kairos and Borderlands

2 June 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Portrait Wayne McGregor, Sunyata with Jonah Cook Ksenia Ryzhkova © Wilfried Hoesl 1

The commitment of this company is what impresses, a sense of collaboration and dedication. The Bavarian State Ballet’s triple bill, Portrait of Wayne McGregor, was an ideal showcase for their … [Read more...] about New Wayne McGregor premiere in Munich: Bavarian State Ballet presents Sunyata, with Kairos and Borderlands

Meeting Davide Dato, the Italian ballet star who’s finally hitting the headlines in his homeland

6 March 2017 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Davide Dato as Lensky © Wiener Staatsballett

Salsa, merengue and mambo… that’s how I started dancing. So says Davide Dato, Principal Dancer at the Vienna State Ballet. Many classical dancers began in their living room imitating Michael … [Read more...] about Meeting Davide Dato, the Italian ballet star who’s finally hitting the headlines in his homeland

BALLET2000’s Special New Year Issue… in English, Italian and French Editions

8 February 2017 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Ballet2000, Fracci

BALLET2000’s Special New Year Issue, is on the newsstands now. It looks back on a year in dance with, says editor Alfio Agostini, …the best shows, trendiest dancers, most significant companies and … [Read more...] about BALLET2000’s Special New Year Issue… in English, Italian and French Editions

To Carla Fracci, on your 80th Birthday, from your colleagues and friends

20 August 2016 by Gramilano 23 Comments

Today is the 80th birthday of the Italian ballerina, Carla Fracci. She was born in Milan on 20 August 1936. To celebrate we asked fellow ballerinas, as well as actresses and designers she has worked … [Read more...] about To Carla Fracci, on your 80th Birthday, from your colleagues and friends

All John Neumeier contemporary variations for Prix de Lausanne 2017

26 July 2016 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The Prix de Lausanne 2017 will run from 29 January to 5 February 2017, and those who wish to take part need to start filling in forms and making videos to submit for consideration. For the 45th … [Read more...] about All John Neumeier contemporary variations for Prix de Lausanne 2017

Nominees of Benois de la Danse 2015

21 April 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

CHOREOGRAPHERS: ALEXANDER EKMAN - A Swan Lake, Mikael Karlsson. The Norwegian National Ballet. JEAN-CHRISTOPHE MAILLOT - The Taming of the Shrew, Dmitry Shostakovich. Bolshoi Ballet. DWIGHT … [Read more...] about Nominees of Benois de la Danse 2015

Maria Eichwald answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

7 September 2013 by Gramilano 7 Comments

Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 9 years old. Why did you start dancing? I saw in TV the ballet Swan Lake I wanted to be a ballerina. Which dancer inspired you most as a … [Read more...] about Maria Eichwald answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Petra Conti answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

8 January 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Q&A When did you start dan­cing? 1988 Why did you start dan­cing? It was natural and spontaneous. Which dan­cer inspired you most as a child? Baryshnikov. Which dan­cer do you most … [Read more...] about Petra Conti answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Being groomed for stardom: Italian ballerina Petra Conti

9 December 2011 by Gramilano 1 Comment

23 year-old Petra Conti is a dancer at La Scala in Milan, who is being slowly brought before the public by director (ex-director of the Mariinsky) Makhar Vaziev. He first saw her when she spent a … [Read more...] about Being groomed for stardom: Italian ballerina Petra Conti

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GRAHAM SPICER

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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