Mara Galeazzi brought seven wonderful dancers with her to Milan’s Teatro Carcano for a three-day celebration of familiar and unknown pieces, in fact, there was a world premiere in the programme by Tim Podesta. Now I have to come clean and say that while I arrived at the theatre to see the performance, I ended up staying on stage to take photos, so this is not a true … [Read more...] about Mara Galeazzi’s Milan Gala with seven wonderful friends
Elena Vostrotina
Ballet’s biggest names come to Milan for 4 days of dance
Milan is not like London or New York… there’s not a lot of dance going on. The resident company at La Scala will be performing six titles during the coming season. That’s S-I-X. And there will not be thirty Nutcrackers around Christmas either, there’ll be 12 Cinderellas; usually there are just nine performances of each title. So imagine everyone’s surprise when La Scala … [Read more...] about Ballet’s biggest names come to Milan for 4 days of dance
En Avant’s next ballet projects include a special encounter with Marcelo Gomes
The En Avant Foundation will present specialised coaching master classes for advanced pre-professional and professional dancers in San Francisco and in New York in April 2015. The Foundation's inaugural event last June in New York was a resounding success and En Avant's Artistic Director Cynthia Harvey and her team are continuing to aim high. Isabelle Guérin, former Étoile … [Read more...] about En Avant’s next ballet projects include a special encounter with Marcelo Gomes
Elena Vostrotina answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I was always dancing since I can remember. From when I was 5-years-old in various ballet schools, and since I was 10 at the Vaganova Ballet Academy. Why did you start dancing? I always loved it! I also grew up in the theatre - my mother was a dancer with the Kirov ballet - so it was always part of my life. Which dancer inspired … [Read more...] about Elena Vostrotina answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition