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The Australian Ballet brings Romeo and Juliet to audiences worldwide

16 October 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

19 - Romeo and Juliet - Sharni Spencer Callum Linnane photo Jeff Busby, Australian Ballet

Free tickets for lucky Gramilano newsletter subscribers After 19 years, John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet returns to The Australian Ballet and will be live streamed from Arts Centre Melbourne to … [Read more...] about The Australian Ballet brings Romeo and Juliet to audiences worldwide

#WorldBalletDay 2022 – the biggest-ever global celebration of dance

15 October 2022 by Gramilano 1 Comment

World Ballet Day 2021 Photograph by Andrej Uspenski ROH

#WorldBalletDay 2022 will be the biggest yet with over 60 companies, from 6 continents, coming together online on Wednesday 2 November 2022 to celebrate dance. The line-up of participating … [Read more...] about #WorldBalletDay 2022 – the biggest-ever global celebration of dance

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

Giveaway – free tickets for Australian Ballet live stream with David Hallberg

30 May 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

01 Kunstkamer - The Australian Ballet, Sydney, photo by Daniel Boud

The Australian Ballet and Gramilano are offering passes for five households to watch the live streaming of the dance work Kunstkamer, which features a comeback appearance by the company’s new artistic … [Read more...] about Giveaway – free tickets for Australian Ballet live stream with David Hallberg

David Hallberg dances with the Australian Ballet for a live-streamed programme

28 May 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

02 Kunstkamer - The Australian Ballet, Sydney, photo by Daniel Boud

The Australian Ballet presents Kunstkamer, one of the most ambitious contemporary dance productions to appear in the company’s repertoire. It will be streamed live from the Arts Centre in Melbourne … [Read more...] about David Hallberg dances with the Australian Ballet for a live-streamed programme

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

Review: Giselle at La Scala with Zakharova/Hallberg, Manni/Andrijashenko, Valerio/Coviello

16 October 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Giselle is one of La Scala Ballet’s international calling cards. Together with Nureyev’s Don Quixote, this production has been seen all over the world, and rightly so. The company dances it … [Read more...] about Review: Giselle at La Scala with Zakharova/Hallberg, Manni/Andrijashenko, Valerio/Coviello

Interview: Who is Jacopo Tissi? The Bolshoi’s enigmatic Italian star talks about Moscow, Milan and London, “It certainly wasn’t easy”

4 October 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Jacopo Tissi in Swan Lake crop

Three years ago, Jacopo Tissi left La Scala to join the Bolshoi Company in Moscow. Makhar Vaziev, the Company’s current director, was previously the director at La Scala and had seen Tissi’s work. It … [Read more...] about Interview: Who is Jacopo Tissi? The Bolshoi’s enigmatic Italian star talks about Moscow, Milan and London, “It certainly wasn’t easy”

David Hallberg becomes Principal Guest Artist of The Royal Ballet in the 2019/2020 Season

3 October 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

David Hallberg as Albrecht and Natalia Osipova as Giselle in Giselle, The Royal Ballet © ROH, 2018. Photographed by Bill Cooper 2

David Hallberg will become a Principal Guest Artist of The Royal Ballet in the 2019/2020 Season. Hallberg has a long association partnering Royal Ballet Principal dancer Natalia Osipova. During … [Read more...] about David Hallberg becomes Principal Guest Artist of The Royal Ballet in the 2019/2020 Season

Photo Album: Giselle at La Scala with Svetlana Zakharova and David Hallberg

19 September 2019 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Opening Night - 17 September 2019 Giselle Svetlana Zakharova Albrecht David Hallberg Duke of Courland Alessandro Grillo Principess Bathilde Marta Romagna Giselle's mother Beatrice … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Giselle at La Scala with Svetlana Zakharova and David Hallberg

Introducing 19-year-old Canadian dancer Shale Wagman: from Lausanne to ENB to the Mariinsky

29 August 2019 by Gramilano 5 Comments

Grand Pas Classique at English National Ballet, photo by Laurent Liotardo

Canadian dancer Shale Wagman turned 19 last May. Soon after he was guesting at the Mariinsky Theatre. What’s more, it was his first time dancing a principal role. Ever. Last season – his first as a … [Read more...] about Introducing 19-year-old Canadian dancer Shale Wagman: from Lausanne to ENB to the Mariinsky

Roberto Bolle – ballet’s Mr Nice Guy – bows out

22 June 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Roberto Bolle FInal ABT Performance, Manon, June 20, 2019 @ Kent G. Becker

With a performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon on 20 June, Roberto Bolle said goodbye to the American Ballet Theatre. He has been a principal dancer with the company over the last decade. Everyone … [Read more...] about Roberto Bolle – ballet’s Mr Nice Guy – bows out

Photos and full programme of Margot Fonteyn, A Celebration with The Royal Ballet

9 June 2019 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Darcey Bussell, Gary Avis in Fascade, photo Andrej Uspenski ROH

Last night, 8 June 2019, The Royal Ballet celebrated the centenary of the birth of its most famous ballerina, Dame Margot Fonteyn, who was born on 18 May 1919. A performance of The Firebird, … [Read more...] about Photos and full programme of Margot Fonteyn, A Celebration with The Royal Ballet

Illustrated look at La Scala’s visit to Australia with Don Quixote and Giselle

3 November 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Don Quixote Nicoletta Manni and Leonid Sarafanov, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 01

After almost a month touring China, La Scala’s ballet company popped back to Milan for a run of Manon performances, before popping off to Australia for thirteen performances in Brisbane, from 7 to 18 … [Read more...] about Illustrated look at La Scala’s visit to Australia with Don Quixote and Giselle

David Hallberg explains his injury: I felt a pop in my calf, and from then on a sharp pain

5 March 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

David Hallberg as Albrecht and Natalia Osipova as Giselle in Giselle, The Royal Ballet © ROH, 2018. Photographed by Bill Cooper 2

Mid-way through the first act, taking off for a jump, I felt a pop in my calf, and from then on a sharp pain inflicted by just stepping on it. I finished the act through sheer grit of determination … [Read more...] about David Hallberg explains his injury: I felt a pop in my calf, and from then on a sharp pain

New York dancers come together for the 7th Annual Dance Against Cancer plus special all-male event

4 May 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Dance Against Cancer 2016

The American Cancer Society – Our Mission is to Save Lives, Celebrate Lives and Lead the Fight for a World Without Cancer! – is staging its 7th Annual Dance Against Cancer. Erin Fogarty Bittner, … [Read more...] about New York dancers come together for the 7th Annual Dance Against Cancer plus special all-male event

Hallberg returns to ABT – Ratmansky’s casting for Whipped Cream premiere is announced

31 January 2017 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Whipped Cream sketches by Mark Ryden 2

American Ballet Theatre’s new production of Whipped Cream, choreographed by ABT Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky, will receive its world premiere at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts from 15 – 19 … [Read more...] about Hallberg returns to ABT – Ratmansky’s casting for Whipped Cream premiere is announced

David’s back! David Hallberg returns to ballet after 2½ years

29 November 2016 by Gramilano 5 Comments

David Hallberg emerging from the shadows

If you visit Australian Ballet’s site with its casting for Coppélia and scroll down – after company members Chengwu Guo, Brett Chenowyth, Ty King-Wall, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Joseph Chapman – you … [Read more...] about David’s back! David Hallberg returns to ballet after 2½ years

La Scala dancer Jacopo Tissi joins the Bolshoi

13 September 2016 by Gramilano 14 Comments

Jacopo Tissi, the young Italian dancer who is starting to make waves, has been offered a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet Company. That’s not something that happens every day. The Moscow company, like … [Read more...] about La Scala dancer Jacopo Tissi joins the Bolshoi

Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty in Milan casts its magic spell  

9 October 2015 by Gramilano 6 Comments

Alexei Ratmansky’s ‘reconstruction’ of The Sleeping Beauty at La Scala made for one of the most interesting and satisfying evenings that I’ve had in the theatre for a long time. It is charming, it is … [Read more...] about Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty in Milan casts its magic spell  

Sergei Polunin injured and will not dance with Zakharova in Sleeping Beauty

22 September 2015 by Gramilano 7 Comments

Sergei Polunin, who was to replace David Hallberg who is injured, is now injured himself and will not dance the three scheduled performances in Alexei Ratmansky's The Sleeping Beauty. Polunin, who … [Read more...] about Sergei Polunin injured and will not dance with Zakharova in Sleeping Beauty

Sergei Polunin replaces David Hallberg in Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty at La Scala

14 September 2015 by Gramilano 6 Comments

Sergei Polunin will replace David Hallberg in the performances of Alexei Ratmasky's The Sleeping Beauty at Milan's Teatro alla Scala. Polunin will partner Svetlana Zakharova for three performances … [Read more...] about Sergei Polunin replaces David Hallberg in Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty at La Scala

Sergei Polunin “I’m tired of being a rebel… I want to be a role model”

17 June 2015 by Gramilano 8 Comments

Sergei Polunin was in Milan recently to partner Natalia Osipova in Giselle after David Hallberg was forced to withdraw. There was great curiosity and excitement among the La Scala ballet crowd to see … [Read more...] about Sergei Polunin “I’m tired of being a rebel… I want to be a role model”

Sergei Polunin to replace ailing David Hallberg in Giselle with Natalia Osipova

14 March 2015 by Gramilano 4 Comments

David Hallberg has been forced to withdraw from his Spring engagements as he his still recovering from the surgery he underwent during the Summer of last year. In a thrilling casting coup, he will be … [Read more...] about Sergei Polunin to replace ailing David Hallberg in Giselle with Natalia Osipova

Svetlana Zakharova: When they cut my costume in half

23 January 2015 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Svetlana Zakharova

Svetlana Zakharova knows that a lot of jealousy surrounds her but she's fought for her rightful position in the dance world since she was a child: It was a tough struggle at the Vaganova Academy. I … [Read more...] about Svetlana Zakharova: When they cut my costume in half

Thoughts on Marianela Núñez’s life-affirming performance in Romeo and Juliet

22 October 2014 by Gramilano 5 Comments

Marianela Nunez and Gabriele Corrado

Marianela Núñez is an extraordinary dancer who seems to possess an inner light which not only makes her glow, but illuminates everyone around her. There is a pure, almost spiritual quality to her … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Marianela Núñez’s life-affirming performance in Romeo and Juliet

David Hallberg cancels engagements to recover from surgery

19 August 2014 by Gramilano 4 Comments

American Ballet Theatre and Bolshoi Ballet principal David Hallberg will take short break from performing to allow his left ankle to recover fully after surgery. Hallberg will be undergoing … [Read more...] about David Hallberg cancels engagements to recover from surgery

Young American at the Bolshoi: Julian MacKay wins Sochi and Istanbul medals

13 July 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The (other) American at the Bolshoi, 16-year-old Julian MacKay, has been winning medals at the international ballet competitions at Sochi and Istanbul. Of course there are lots of ballet competitions … [Read more...] about Young American at the Bolshoi: Julian MacKay wins Sochi and Istanbul medals

Osipova is missing Hallberg, but hopes to return to the Bolshoi

26 June 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The applause that greeted Natalia Osipova's return to the Bolshoi stage was enthusiastic. Laura Cappelle wrote in her Financial Times review: The tour marks the Russian superstar’s first … [Read more...] about Osipova is missing Hallberg, but hopes to return to the Bolshoi

La Scala complete Ballet casts and dates: 2014 — 2015

18 June 2014 by Gramilano 1 Comment

17 December (Preview for young people) 18, 19 (2 perfs), 28, 30, 31 December 2014 4, 10, 16, 18 January 2015 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Choreography: Nacho Duato Conductor: … [Read more...] about La Scala complete Ballet casts and dates: 2014 — 2015

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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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