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Photo Album: tonight’s opening cast of Frankenstein, The Royal Ballet

5 March 2019 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Frankenstein. Federico Bonelli as Victor Frankenstein. ©ROH 2016. Photographed by Bill Cooper (2)

Liam Scarlett's first full-length ballet is revived for the first time running from tonight, 5 March 2019 until 23 March. Victor Frankenstein is played by Federico Bonelli, Elizabeth by Laura Morera, … [Read more...] about Photo Album: tonight’s opening cast of Frankenstein, The Royal Ballet

Darcey Bussell wants to get Britain dancing: You don’t need your leg around your ears

8 July 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Do dancers 'need' to dance? Well, most of them do, yes. It was needing to dance as a child that made them into a professional dancer, and the term can come to define who you are. If you no longer … [Read more...] about Darcey Bussell wants to get Britain dancing: You don’t need your leg around your ears

Nudity + Dance = What exactly? The critics on Olivier Dubois’ Tragédie

14 May 2014 by Gramilano 2 Comments

French choreographer Olivier Dubois' dance work Tragédie has been creating quite a stir. All major papers attended, and there was quite a lot of commotion from publications not usually known for their … [Read more...] about Nudity + Dance = What exactly? The critics on Olivier Dubois’ Tragédie

Compare and contrast: The Sunday Times vs The Observer

16 July 2013 by Gramilano 2 Comments

While the opinions expressed by theatre critics are always different, the five or six reviews that I read on major productions of plays, operas and ballets nevertheless head in the same general … [Read more...] about Compare and contrast: The Sunday Times vs The Observer

Royal Ballet’s incoming director Kevin O’Hare leaves his first interview

16 March 2012 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Although Kevin O’Hare's appointment as the next director of the Royal Ballet was announced months ago, it is only now that he has spoken about his new role. Up until now he has rightly let Monica … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet’s incoming director Kevin O’Hare leaves his first interview

The Times’ Debra Craine on Matthew Bourne: “I was bowled over by his ability to turn levity into something altogether darker and more moving”

7 December 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

"I will always be grateful to Bourne, because more than 20 years ago his dances made me laugh. Right from the start it was clear that he was going to bring an enormous amount of fun to the job of … [Read more...] about The Times’ Debra Craine on Matthew Bourne: “I was bowled over by his ability to turn levity into something altogether darker and more moving”

Christian Lacroix’s La Source costumes are as tacky as disco

10 November 2011 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Getting to know a critic's taste is important to get the most out of a review. I can be convinced to go and see something by a negative review because I know what the writer goes for. I was therefore … [Read more...] about Christian Lacroix’s La Source costumes are as tacky as disco

The Times celebrates Milan’s Raymonda… but why?

19 October 2011 by Gramilano 6 Comments

Milan's newspaper, the most influential Italian paper, Il Corriere della Sera, almost ignored La Raymonda at La Scala last week, with Valeria Crippa's short article dismissing it quickly. Here the … [Read more...] about The Times celebrates Milan’s Raymonda… but why?

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Jack Anderson – dance writer, historian, and poet – dies at 88

Ballet schools worldwide commit to a collective future with aDvANCE conference

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan, aka ‘Gramilano’. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. He wrote the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

Since 2022, Gramilano is pleased to welcome guest authors: Alisa Alekseeva, Paul Arrowsmith, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jonathan Gray, Marina Harss, Matthew Paluch, Jann Parry, Graham Watts, and Deborah Weiss.

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