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[Review] Oona Doherty’s ‘Navy Blue’: “a properly brilliant piece”

22 October 2022 by Matthew Paluch Leave a Comment

08 - Oona Doherty - Navy Blue. Photo by Sinje Hasheider

Guest author Matthew Paluch sees Oona Doherty’s ‘Navy Blue’ in London TitleNavy BlueCompanyOona DohertyVenueSadler's Wells Theatre, LondonDate21 October 2022ReviewerMatthew Paluch Oona is the … [Read more...] about [Review] Oona Doherty’s ‘Navy Blue’: “a properly brilliant piece”

Gala for Ukraine with Ukrainian ballerina Iana Salenko

15 March 2022 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Iana Salenko in The Dying Swan, photo by Esben Zøllner Olesen, World Ballet 3

The Royal Danish Theatre will host a Gala for Ukraine on 19 March 2022. Danish lawyer Philip Maury has managed to organise the event in the space of a few days to raise funds for the Red Cross’ … [Read more...] about Gala for Ukraine with Ukrainian ballerina Iana Salenko

Italy’s dance magazine Danza & Danza names winners of 2021 awards

10 January 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Davide Dato in The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky's Love © Graham Spicer

The leading dance magazine in Italy, Danza & Danza, has announced its annual awards and, like last year, they are somewhat modified to include streams and videos of dance that have become new ways … [Read more...] about Italy’s dance magazine Danza & Danza names winners of 2021 awards

The Dying Swans Project is a finalist for a Rose d’Or Award 2021

5 November 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Itzik Galili's Emovere with Izabela Szylinska, Photo by Jeanette Bak

It has been announced that The Dying Swans Project is a finalist for a Rose d'Or Award 2021 in the Arts category. The Rose d'Or Awards, formerly known as The Golden Rose of Montreux, are considered … [Read more...] about The Dying Swans Project is a finalist for a Rose d’Or Award 2021

Italy’s first post-lockdown dance event is announced

9 June 2020 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The Swan with Sergio Bernal © Graham Spicer, Daniele Cipriani Entertainment 4

After theatres were forced to close their doors three months ago, in Italy there is some tentative nudging to open them creating a chink of hope. As with the Arena in Verona, Pesaro and other summer … [Read more...] about Italy’s first post-lockdown dance event is announced

Photos of ENB’s 2015 Emerging Dancer Jinhao Zhang

27 March 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The winner of English National Ballet’s 2015 Emerging Dancer Award is Jinhao Zhang. Zhang joined the Company just last year after graduating from English National Ballet School. He performed Dying … [Read more...] about Photos of ENB’s 2015 Emerging Dancer Jinhao Zhang

The Tricks of the Trocks: powder, ice and pointe shoes

14 March 2015 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The audiences laugh, sometimes the dancers laugh, but getting a dozen or so male dancers on pointe through more than one hundred performances a year is no laughing matter. Being a Trock is a serious … [Read more...] about The Tricks of the Trocks: powder, ice and pointe shoes

The Tricks of the Trocks: questions and answers with Carlos Renedo

Can you give a quick background leading up to how and why you finished up as a Trock? I was born and raised in Barcelona in Spain. I grew up always wanting to become an actor, and studied acting, as … [Read more...] about The Tricks of the Trocks: questions and answers with Carlos Renedo

Pippo Delbono, Marie-Agnès Gillot and Bobò – the étoile in the asylum

22 October 2011 by Gramilano 3 Comments

In just under two hours Pippo Delbono takes his audience on a rollercoaster ride from Dante to Pasolini, from a solo violin to a Verdi chorus, from contemporary dance to pointe shoes, from the … [Read more...] about Pippo Delbono, Marie-Agnès Gillot and Bobò – the étoile in the asylum

Diana Vishneva Gala Performance programme – Mariinsky Theatre, 23rd June 2011

PART I Errand into the Maze one-act ballet Music: Gian Carlo Menotti Choreography: Martha Graham Staging at the Mariinsky Theatre: Miki Orihara Sets: Isamu Noguchi Costumes: … [Read more...] about Diana Vishneva Gala Performance programme – Mariinsky Theatre, 23rd June 2011

Eddy Toussaint in Montréal on ballet for children

12 March 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

"There's nothing better for me than to see their faces when Klara [Houdet] is dancing the Dying Swan. I've seen children almost cry at the end because they think she has died. That's beautiful. That's … [Read more...] about Eddy Toussaint in Montréal on ballet for children

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Pam Tanowitz’s Secret Things, her second world premiere for The Royal Ballet this season

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Les Étoiles – the starry Rome gala at the end of January, now with two programmes

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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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