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Wayne McGregor: 2022-2023 and beyond

29 September 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Random International and Company Wayne McGregors Rain Room 2012 Photograph by Sidd Khujuria

Studio Wayne McGregor has announced four world premieres, two European premieres, five revivals, and celebrations for 30 years of Company Wayne McGregor Wayne McGregorbrings Margaret Atwood’s … [Read more...] about Wayne McGregor: 2022-2023 and beyond

Auditions in Prague as Petr Zuska hands over the Artistic Direction to Filip Barankiewicz at the Czech National Ballet

17 December 2016 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Petr Zuska © Jakub Fulín

At the Czech National Ballet in Prague, 2017 will see the handing over of the role of Artistic Director from Petr Zuska to Filip Barankiewicz after fifteen years of Zuska heading the … [Read more...] about Auditions in Prague as Petr Zuska hands over the Artistic Direction to Filip Barankiewicz at the Czech National Ballet

Photo gallery of Czech National Ballet’s new production of The Little Mermaid

11 December 2016 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Little Mermaid © Dasa Wharton 004

“Far out in the ocean, where the water is as blue as the prettiest cornflower, and as clear as crystal, it is very deep, so deep that no cable could reach the bottom: many church steeples, piled one … [Read more...] about Photo gallery of Czech National Ballet’s new production of The Little Mermaid

Photo gallery of Czech National Ballet’s triple bill: Rain, Vertigo and Cacti

7 July 2016 by Gramilano 2 Comments

The Czech National Ballet’s triple bill Vertigo debuted in June and photographer Dasa Wharton was there to record it. The contemporary programme featured Radu Poklitaru’s Rain, Alexander Ekman’s … [Read more...] about Photo gallery of Czech National Ballet’s triple bill: Rain, Vertigo and Cacti

Exclusive photos: The Snow Queen ballet arrives in Prague

23 March 2016 by Gramilano 7 Comments

Michael Corder's 2007 ballet, The Snow Queen, has joined the Czech National Ballet's repertoire. Originally commissioned by the English National Ballet it has since had success in many companies … [Read more...] about Exclusive photos: The Snow Queen ballet arrives in Prague

Choreographer Petr Zuska and the Czech National Ballet

22 December 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Czech National Ballet is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world. It was founded in 1883 to provide dances for the opera and it also put on the classics of the time introducing creations … [Read more...] about Choreographer Petr Zuska and the Czech National Ballet

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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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