Q&A When did you start dancing? I started ballet at considerably late age, when I was already 10 years old. Why did you start dancing? It was my mother's idea for me to try this profession. … [Read more...] about Agnes Oaks answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Ekaterina Maximova
Carla Fracci’s autobiography: Step After Step
Based on a long series of conversations with Enrico Rotelli, Passo dopo passo (Step After Step) is Carla Fracci telling her story in her own words. From a simple childhood during the war to the … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci’s autobiography: Step After Step
The original Madame No: Ekaterina Maximova’s 75th anniversary celebrated in Moscow
It all began with a fouetté is the name of a new exhibition in Moscow to mark the 75th anniversary of the birth of Ekaterina Maximova. Way before Sylvie Guillem came to be known as 'Madame Non', … [Read more...] about The original Madame No: Ekaterina Maximova’s 75th anniversary celebrated in Moscow
Daria Klimentova answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 10 I went to ballet school in Prague, learning the Vaganova technique for 8 years. It was a bit boring for the first few years after doing gymnastics, … [Read more...] about Daria Klimentova answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
First Youtube videos of Goleizovsky’s ballet ‘Scriabiniana’ filmed in 1972 with Maximova and Bolshoi dancers
If you can get past the 'special effects' - and it's worth it - this is a rare document of the seven movements of Kasyan Goleizovsky's ballet Scriabiniana (to the music of... Scriabin) It was … [Read more...] about First Youtube videos of Goleizovsky’s ballet ‘Scriabiniana’ filmed in 1972 with Maximova and Bolshoi dancers
Paul Chalmer answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? Age 6, then National Ballet School, Toronto, age 9. Why did you start dancing? Saw ballet on TV. Which dancer inspired you most as a … [Read more...] about Paul Chalmer answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Unpublished ballet: Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev, Spoleto 1977
Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev in 1977 dancing at the Spoleto Festival in Italy … [Read more...] about Unpublished ballet: Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev, Spoleto 1977
