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Dancing in the museum: Diana Vishneva’s cross-media project ‘Imprint in Motion’

26 March 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Dancers - Ancient Greece Art Hall - choreographer Konstantin Semenov

Diana Vishneva’s latest project - Imprint in Motion - is a cross-media project fusing the fine arts, contemporary dance, music, and film making, and focuses on the human body in a variety of … [Read more...] about Dancing in the museum: Diana Vishneva’s cross-media project ‘Imprint in Motion’

Dancing Times features a countertenor on its cover: Jakub Józef Orliński talks about breakdancing

27 October 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

2019 11 Dancing Times cover

The cover for the November issue of Dancing Times features countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński. I interviewed him a couple of days before his Glyndebourne Festival debut singing the title role in … [Read more...] about Dancing Times features a countertenor on its cover: Jakub Józef Orliński talks about breakdancing

Photo Album: Wheeldon’s Cinderella – English National Ballet

27 June 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

23 Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella with English National Ballet © Dasa Wharton

This Cinderella combines intimacy and spectacle. In a space as vast as the Albert Hall it would be easy to lose focus, and for the action and visuals to wax muddy or arid. That rarely happens. The … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Wheeldon’s Cinderella – English National Ballet

The National Ballet of Canada’s first performance in Russia to be livestreamed

12 October 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Guillaume Côté and Greta Hodgkinson in Emergence. Photo by Karolina Kuras.Guillaume Côté and Greta Hodgkinson in Emergence. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

The National Ballet of Canada's first performance in Moscow will be livestreamed across Russia on Yandex. The free livestream will take place on 15 October 2018 from The Stanislavsky and … [Read more...] about The National Ballet of Canada’s first performance in Russia to be livestreamed

Introducing Michele Esposito… winner of the Prix de Lausanne 2017

27 February 2017 by Gramilano 8 Comments

Michele Esposito portrait

Michele Esposito has won the Prix de Lausanne 2017. The first prize, sponsored by the Swiss investment firm Adveq, was not his only award as he also won the Best Swiss Candidate Prize as well as the … [Read more...] about Introducing Michele Esposito… winner of the Prix de Lausanne 2017

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

Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… dancers’ edition

8 November 2016 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen   photo by Brigid Pierce

Q&A When did you start dancing? I began dancing when I was in the womb, taught informally by my mother through the blood memory of her ancestors. My mom is Ivorian - from Côte d'Ivoire - and … [Read more...] about Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… dancers’ edition

VII Vaganova Prix winners are announced in St Petersburg

27 October 2016 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

VII VAGANOVA PRIX

VII VAGANOVA-PRIX WINNERS BOYS 1st place – Lee Sangmin 2nd place – Chino Mark and Egor Geraschenko 3rd place – Zagidullin Ervin GIRLS, junior group  1st place – Bulanova Maria and Shimada … [Read more...] about VII Vaganova Prix winners are announced in St Petersburg

In pictures – Ardani Artists’ Tour de Force III at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts

14 October 2016 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Tour de Force III at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts was subtitled, a Dance Spectacular. In effect, the event brought many exceptional talents together, as is Ardani Artists’ custom, and it was … [Read more...] about In pictures – Ardani Artists’ Tour de Force III at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts

BALLET2000 Prix presents Maya Plisetskaya Awards in Cannes

3 August 2016 by Gramilano 2 Comments

The first edition of the Awards handed out by the dance magazine BALLET2000 were in 2004 when Maya Plisetskaya was presented with the main Prix for her career and during which she danced Ave Maya … [Read more...] about BALLET2000 Prix presents Maya Plisetskaya Awards in Cannes

BALLET2000 Prix dedicates Cannes gala to Maya Plisetskaya

24 July 2016 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

In a week's time, the BALLET2000 Prix will host its annual event in Cannes, this year dedicated to the memory of Maya Plisetskaya. When the prize was launched, in 2004, then known as Les Étoiles de … [Read more...] about BALLET2000 Prix dedicates Cannes gala to Maya Plisetskaya

Maya Plisetskaya’s 90th birthday celebrated in concerts and exhibitions

19 November 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

20 November 2015 would have been Maya Plisetskaya's 90th birthday. The great Russian ballerina, who died on 2 May this year, will be remembered in a series of events in Moscow and St Petersburg. On … [Read more...] about Maya Plisetskaya’s 90th birthday celebrated in concerts and exhibitions

Ardani’s 25th Anniversary Gala with Osipova, Watson, Vasiliev, Gomes, Matvienko…

13 April 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Ardani 25 Dance Gala is a must for ballet fans on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th July at the London Coliseum. Natalia Osipova, Edward Watson, Ivan Vasiliev, Marcelo Gomes, Denis Matvienko, Joaquín De … [Read more...] about Ardani’s 25th Anniversary Gala with Osipova, Watson, Vasiliev, Gomes, Matvienko…

Diana Vishneva brings new Carlson and Maillot works to London

12 November 2014 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Diana Vishneva's dance programme On the Edge will get its UK début when it comes to the London Coliseum in April 2015. The evening consists of two works commissioned specifically for Vishneva: … [Read more...] about Diana Vishneva brings new Carlson and Maillot works to London

Nominees announced for the 15th National Dance Awards

3 November 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle has announced the nominations for the 15th National Dance Awards. The Critics' Circle is composed of five sections: Music, Theatre, Film, Dance and Visual … [Read more...] about Nominees announced for the 15th National Dance Awards

Rothko in Rome: an interview with Carolyn Carlson

17 June 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

"It’s very difficult to tour now in Italy with its money problems," Carolyn Carlson tells me, which makes producer Daniele Cipriani a brave man indeed: he is bringing her new piece Dialogue with … [Read more...] about Rothko in Rome: an interview with Carolyn Carlson

New Russian ballet advisory board created to avoid further scandal?

6 November 2013 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The Russian Culture Ministry has announced that a new advisory board will be formed to 'publicly and openly' give advice on the running of the country's top dance academies. It is a move which it … [Read more...] about New Russian ballet advisory board created to avoid further scandal?

Diana Vishneva: the Vaganova Academy gave me freedom to move in any way I choose

31 October 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Diana Vishneva feels passionately about the Vaganova Ballet Academy, from where she graduated in 1995, and yesterday made it clear that she has doubts about its future under the new school Principal, … [Read more...] about Diana Vishneva: the Vaganova Academy gave me freedom to move in any way I choose

Diana Vishneva ‘outraged’ by the appointment of Tsiskaridze at the Vaganova Academy

30 October 2013 by Gramilano 7 Comments

Valery Gergiev says he is delighted at the appointment of Nikolay Tsiskaridze as the new head of the historic Vaganova Ballet Academy, but not everyone is so happy. Diana Vishneva, herself a … [Read more...] about Diana Vishneva ‘outraged’ by the appointment of Tsiskaridze at the Vaganova Academy

Nederlands Dans Theatre director says the Bolshoi must come together

5 July 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Nederlands Dans Theatre perform at the Mariinsky's new theatre, Mariinsky II, tonight. Artistic director Paul Lightfoot talked to Izvestia on his thoughts about the recent Bolshoi scandals. I … [Read more...] about Nederlands Dans Theatre director says the Bolshoi must come together

Vogue features Diana Vishneva: she is like a rose, just as beautiful and just as complicated

18 October 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The September issue of Vogue Russiacontained an interview with the Mariinsky prima ballerina Diana Vishneva. She was about to dance Angelin Preljocaj's Le Parc. When asked to describe Vishneva he said … [Read more...] about Vogue features Diana Vishneva: she is like a rose, just as beautiful and just as complicated

Grand Gala at the Kremlin with stars from Hamburg, Stuttgart, Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Mikhailovsky and Béjart companies

31 August 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Stars from the Hamburg Ballet are heading to Moscow for a Kremlin Gala show on September 17 and 18. Soloists will perform various pieces by John Neumeier, the artistic director of the Hamburg Ballet, … [Read more...] about Grand Gala at the Kremlin with stars from Hamburg, Stuttgart, Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Mikhailovsky and Béjart companies

Diana Vishneva to star in Neumeier`s “Dialogues”

30 August 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

US choreographer John Neumeier will stage ‘Dialogues’, a production comprising three one-act ballets set on music by Spanish composer Federico Mompu, and starring ballet prima of the Mariinsky Theater … [Read more...] about Diana Vishneva to star in Neumeier`s “Dialogues”

Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, La Bayadère

19 August 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

  Strangely, most critics didn't attend the Mariinsky's signature ballet La Bayadère, the sixth and last of their 2011 London season. Well, it was mid-August and the beaches were calling. … [Read more...] about Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, La Bayadère

Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, Anna Karenina

19 August 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

 The fifth offering from the Mariinsky divided the critics. Most had reserves over Alexei Ratmansky's storytelling, but even Kenneth MacMillan's Manon received a hammering on its first outing. The … [Read more...] about Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, Anna Karenina

Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, Homage to Fokine

14 August 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The second of six programmes brought to London by the Mariinsky was a triple bill of Mikhail Fokine's choreography: Chopiniana, The Firebird and Scheherazade. The Times explained the programming: In … [Read more...] about Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, Homage to Fokine

Diana Vishneva talks about dancing and the Mariinsky on the eve of the company’s London season

25 July 2011 by Gramilano 2 Comments

The Mariinsky are the Royal Opera House, and one of the jewels in their crown, Diana Vishneva, is with them. The Times' Debra Craine says admiringly: Acclaimed in Berlin, adored in New York (where … [Read more...] about Diana Vishneva talks about dancing and the Mariinsky on the eve of the company’s London season

Ouch! The NY Times’ Alastair Macaulay strikes a blow at Ratmansky’s ‘Anna Karenina’

13 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

According to the Wall Street Journal the New York audience was on its feet to applaud the opening of Anna Karenina with the Mariinsky Ballet. Alastair Macaulay in The New York Times was not … [Read more...] about Ouch! The NY Times’ Alastair Macaulay strikes a blow at Ratmansky’s ‘Anna Karenina’

Diana Vishneva celebrates her 15 years on stage with a ballet gala and exhibition in St Petersburg

21 June 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Diana Vishneva will celebrate the 15th anniversary of her dancing career later this week with an exhibition and a ballet gala. The exhibition, featuring photography and video material of Vishneva’s … [Read more...] about Diana Vishneva celebrates her 15 years on stage with a ballet gala and exhibition in St Petersburg

The most luxurious exercise in Giselle compare and contrast since Natalia Makarova and Gelsey Kirkland danced the role at ABT on consecutive nights in 1977

30 May 2011 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Alastair Macaulay for the New York Times writes: A double climax occurred on Friday and Saturday evenings at the Metropolitan Opera House when the two most idolized interpreters of the title role … [Read more...] about The most luxurious exercise in Giselle compare and contrast since Natalia Makarova and Gelsey Kirkland danced the role at ABT on consecutive nights in 1977

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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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