Graham Spicer sees the Milanese edition of Daniele Cipriani’s Les Étoiles gala and enjoyed its varied offerings, with Natalia Osipova and Aurélie Dupont stepping in at the last minute. TitleLes … [Read more...] about Review: Les Étoiles in Milan – staging galas is not for the faint-hearted
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Les Étoiles 2026 in Milan 11-12 April with 2 new guests: Natalia Osipova and Aurélie Dupont
Les Étoiles, the well-known gala format seen across Italy, returns to the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan this weekend – on 11 April at 9 pm and on 12 April at 5 pm. Unfortunately, Marianela … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles 2026 in Milan 11-12 April with 2 new guests: Natalia Osipova and Aurélie Dupont
Les Étoiles gala in Rome 2026: A Bridge for Peace… but without Zakharova
Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone, Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome – 20 and 21 March These are times of conflict, and Les Étoiles – the international dance gala curated by Daniele Cipriani – … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles gala in Rome 2026: A Bridge for Peace… but without Zakharova
Las Estrellas, the Flamenco of the Future – Sergio Bernal and Spanish friends in Rome
Rome has its buses and metro stations plastered with images of Sergio Bernal, the Spanish dance star, who will be appearing in the Italian capital for two performances of Las Estrellas with Spanish … [Read more...] about Las Estrellas, the Flamenco of the Future – Sergio Bernal and Spanish friends in Rome
Interview: English ballerina Georgie Rose, dancing on top of Rome
Royal Ballet School-trained ballerina Georgie Rose discusses dancing at Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome, her choreographer Sergio Bernal, and living with Tourette’s syndrome. Every 25 years, the … [Read more...] about Interview: English ballerina Georgie Rose, dancing on top of Rome
Interview: Martha Graham dancer Lloyd Knight is the first man to dance her iconic role
Yesterday, Martha Graham Dance Company dancer Lloyd Knight performed Graham’s Lamentation, one of her signature works, now danced for the first time by a man. Graham said that Lamentation was “the … [Read more...] about Interview: Martha Graham dancer Lloyd Knight is the first man to dance her iconic role
Les Étoiles Pour Homme, an all-male gala, concludes the Ravenna Festival
With a title that sounds like a men’s perfume – Les Étoiles Pour Homme – producer Daniele Cipriani throws down a gauntlet to George Balanchine who claimed that “Ballet is woman”. The gala to close … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles Pour Homme, an all-male gala, concludes the Ravenna Festival
Italian choreographer Amedeo Amodio receives a lifetime achievement award at the Italian Parliament
The career of dancer and choreographer Amedeo Amodio was celebrated on 2 July at the Nilde Iotti Library in the Chamber of Deputies – the lower house of the Italian Parliament. Amodio, in conversation … [Read more...] about Italian choreographer Amedeo Amodio receives a lifetime achievement award at the Italian Parliament
Dance impresario Daniele Cipriani to direct the Spoleto Festival
The Italian Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli, has nominated Daniele Cipriani as Artistic Director of the Spoleto Festival. The well-known dance impresario will take over from Monique Veaute after … [Read more...] about Dance impresario Daniele Cipriani to direct the Spoleto Festival
Review: Una Noche con Sergio Bernal enhances the unique beauty of the Spanish choreographer-dancer
Marta Mele sees Una Noche con Sergio Bernal in Rome – a night of passion and excitement in the Italian capital. TitleUna Noche con Sergio Bernal CompanySergio Bernal Dance CompanyVenueLa Nuvola, … [Read more...] about Review: Una Noche con Sergio Bernal enhances the unique beauty of the Spanish choreographer-dancer
Review: Las Estrellas in Rome, with “some of the most brilliant dance and music talents of Spain”
Donatella Bertozzi sees the Las Estrellas gala in Rome featuring a dizzying array of flamenco talent. TitleLas EstrellasCompanyDaniele Cipriani EntertainmentVenueAuditorium Parco della Musica Ennio … [Read more...] about Review: Las Estrellas in Rome, with “some of the most brilliant dance and music talents of Spain”
Review: Les Étoiles gala in Milan – 21 dancers, 17 pieces, 3 hours of starry dance
Writing about ballet galas is always a challenge and a review can easily turn into a shopping list... he did this, then they did that. The latest Les Étoiles gala from Daniele Cipriani was certainly … [Read more...] about Review: Les Étoiles gala in Milan – 21 dancers, 17 pieces, 3 hours of starry dance
Interview: Daniil Simkin among Les Étoiles in Milan – a man who knows where he’s going
Daniil Simkin is among a starry line up of étoiles for a gala at Milan’s Teatro Arcimboldi on 29 and 30 November. Daniele Cipriani, producer and artistic director of the Les Étoiles galas in Italy, … [Read more...] about Interview: Daniil Simkin among Les Étoiles in Milan – a man who knows where he’s going
Italy’s Les Étoiles galas arrive in Milan for the first time – from the moon to the stars
Italian producer Daniele Cipriani has been presenting his Les Étoiles galas in Italy and abroad since 2015, the first being in Rome with Svetlana Zakharova, Vyacheslav Lopatin, Marianela Nuñez, and … [Read more...] about Italy’s Les Étoiles galas arrive in Milan for the first time – from the moon to the stars
Review and Photos: Les Étoiles gala at Ravenna Festival – international ballet stars in a rarefied programme
Italian producer Daniele Cipriani’s Les Étoiles galas started out back in 2015 in Rome. Since then they have become an annual event in the capital moving from the 1,700-seater Auditorium Conciliazione … [Read more...] about Review and Photos: Les Étoiles gala at Ravenna Festival – international ballet stars in a rarefied programme
Les Étoiles gala in Rome – the ‘Gala of Inclusivity’ with international stars of dance
15 (eve), 16 (mat, eve), 17 (mat) March 2024 - Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone - Rome The annual Les Étoiles gala series in Rome kicks off tonight for a record four performances at … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles gala in Rome – the ‘Gala of Inclusivity’ with international stars of dance
Las Estrellas – stars of Spanish dance come to Rome
Rome’s advertising spaces are carpeted with posters for Las Estrellas, two flamenco evenings on 28 and 29 January at the large Auditorium Parco della Musica – some Spanish passion to warm up these … [Read more...] about Las Estrellas – stars of Spanish dance come to Rome
Jam jars reveal anonymous letter writer concerning “incompetent fake blonde” Eleonora Abbagnato
A 67-year-old woman, the mother of a dancer, was sentenced yesterday to two years by the court in Rome for a defamation case brought by Eleonora Abbagnato against the author of anonymous … [Read more...] about Jam jars reveal anonymous letter writer concerning “incompetent fake blonde” Eleonora Abbagnato
Les Étoiles ballet gala on TV with Nuñez, Muntagirov, Kim, Simkin, Salenko, Bernal, Makhateli, Tissi, Kovaleva et al
On Italian television for New Year's Eve – Rai5 at 9.15 pm –arrives the ballet gala Les Étoiles. Producer Daniele Cipriani has been devising Les Étoiles galas in Rome since 2015 and this … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles ballet gala on TV with Nuñez, Muntagirov, Kim, Simkin, Salenko, Bernal, Makhateli, Tissi, Kovaleva et al
[Review] Soirée Rachmaninoff – a sophisticated evening of music and dance at the Ravenna Festival
A sophisticated and poised evening of music and dance was proposed by Daniele Cipriani Entertainment for the Ravenna Festival 2023, having first been seen a couple of days earlier at the Nervi … [Read more...] about [Review] Soirée Rachmaninoff – a sophisticated evening of music and dance at the Ravenna Festival
Soirée Rachmaninoff – dance and music to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great composer
The double anniversary of Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), 150 years after his birth and 80 years after his death, is being celebrated all over the world. A tribute called Soirée … [Read more...] about Soirée Rachmaninoff – dance and music to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great composer
Sergio Bernal donates his gala fee to Italian flood victims
With six months' worth of rain in 36 hours in the region of Emilia-Romagna – a region towards the north of Italy – more than 20 rivers have burst their banks causing widespread flooding and claiming … [Read more...] about Sergio Bernal donates his gala fee to Italian flood victims
[Review] Les Étoiles – international ballet stars woo and wow in Italy
Gala Les Étoiles with Valentine Colasante and Paul Marque (Paris Opera Ballet); Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia (New York City Ballet); Sergio Bernal (formerly National Ballet of Spain); Silvia Azzoni, … [Read more...] about [Review] Les Étoiles – international ballet stars woo and wow in Italy
Les Étoiles – the starry Rome gala at the end of January, now with two programmes
On 28 and 29 January 2023 at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome the latest edition of the annual Les Étoiles gala will offer two programmes for the first time. This gives the possibility of … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles – the starry Rome gala at the end of January, now with two programmes
Attimo, sei bello! in Rome – a photographic exhibition celebrating the beauty of dance
“Fragments of eternity that tell of beauty, strength, even pain. Shots snatched from the fluid and passionate movement of dance and framed to become 'forever'.” So runs the blurb of the … [Read more...] about Attimo, sei bello! in Rome – a photographic exhibition celebrating the beauty of dance
Les Étoiles 2023 – the cast of the annual Rome dance gala is announced
Producer Daniele Cipriani’s annual international gala of dance returns to Rome’s Auditorium Parco della Musica on 28 (eve) and 29 January (mat, eve) 2023. “Virtuosismi in volo e sulle punte” … [Read more...] about Les Étoiles 2023 – the cast of the annual Rome dance gala is announced
Giulietta – a new ballet with Eleonora Abbagnato, her daughter, and an imaginary friend
A modern-day Juliet, still a child, imagines herself as an adult. She imagines having a Romeo of her own, as in Shakespeare’s story. The young Juliet is played by ten-year-old Julia Balzaretti, and … [Read more...] about Giulietta – a new ballet with Eleonora Abbagnato, her daughter, and an imaginary friend
Étoile Eleonora Abbagnato to dance with her 10-year-old daughter
Eleonora Abbagnato, former étoile with the Paris Opera Ballet and director of the Rome Opera Ballet, has two children with her husband, the former footballer Federico Balzaretti – Julia, 10 years old, … [Read more...] about Étoile Eleonora Abbagnato to dance with her 10-year-old daughter
Free stream of Les Étoiles ballet gala in Rome from Friday 29 April
A free streaming of the Les Étoiles gala from Rome, filmed earlier this year, will be available from tomorrow, 29 April, on ITsART – the streaming platform for Italian art and culture. ITsART … [Read more...] about Free stream of Les Étoiles ballet gala in Rome from Friday 29 April
Touché! Les Étoiles gala features a homosexual pas de deux
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