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[Photo Album] London’s Ballet Icons Gala 2023

21 February 2023 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko in Carmen, photo by Nicholas MacKay MACKAY PRODUCTIONS

Below is a selection of photos of the star-studded cast of Ballet Icons 2023, with Dasa Wharton's informal photos of the press call, without makeup, sometimes without costumes, and some informal … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] London’s Ballet Icons Gala 2023

[Review] Ballet Icons Gala – the starry evening returns to the London Coliseum

20 February 2023 by Matthew Paluch 8 Comments

Le Corsaire - Margarita Fernandes and Antonio Casalinho - photo by Dasa Wharton

Matthew Paluch sees the Ballet Icons Gala 2023 in London TitleBallet Icons GalaVenueLondon ColiseumDate19 February 2023ReviewerMatthew Paluch “Ballet Average Dancers” doesn't have quite the same … [Read more...] about [Review] Ballet Icons Gala – the starry evening returns to the London Coliseum

Eleonora Abbagnato in Rome: “She should be rewarded with applause”

7 August 2019 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Nuit Blanche by Sébastien Bertaud with Abbagnato and Vogel © Yasuko Kageyama (1)

The recent letter sent by unions representing the dancers at the Rome Opera Ballet complaining about the “disrespectful” behaviour of its director, Eleonora Abbagnato, has sparked much discussion – … [Read more...] about Eleonora Abbagnato in Rome: “She should be rewarded with applause”

Le Corsaire docks at La Scala – many delights with a company on top form

15 May 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Le Corsaire, Nicoletta Manni, Marco Agostino and Alessandro Grillo, photo Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2018

Anna-Marie Holmes created her version of Le Corsaire for Boston ballet in 1997. A year later it arrived in New York when it was loaned out to the American Ballet Theatre. Italian dancer Giuseppe … [Read more...] about Le Corsaire docks at La Scala – many delights with a company on top form

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

Composer György Kurtág celebrates his 91st birthday, and 70th wedding anniversary, with a Borletti-Buitoni Trust award

19 February 2017 by Gramilano 2 Comments

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Today, Hungarian composer György Kurtág is celebrating his 91st birthday, and also his 70th wedding anniversary. He and his pianist wife, Márta, have been presented with a Borletti-Buitoni Trust … [Read more...] about Composer György Kurtág celebrates his 91st birthday, and 70th wedding anniversary, with a Borletti-Buitoni Trust award

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

Italy celebrates Carla Fracci at 80

20 August 2016 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Over the last couple of weeks the has been a steady build up in Italian media to this day, the 80th birthday of Italy brightest ballet star, Carla Fracci. Seemingly endless articles have littered the … [Read more...] about Italy celebrates Carla Fracci at 80

Giuseppe Picone is appointed head of the Naples ballet company

30 July 2016 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Giuseppe Picone has been appointed the new Director of the Ballet Company of the prestigious Teatro San Carlo in Naples. A panel consisting of Anna Razzi, Mauricio Weinrot and Eric Vu-An chose Picone … [Read more...] about Giuseppe Picone is appointed head of the Naples ballet company

Bridgett Zehr answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

23 November 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 7 years old. Why did you start dancing? I was part of the free lunch program at school and my sister and I got a flyer about a ballet school … [Read more...] about Bridgett Zehr answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Black Swan Gala with Bouder, de Luz and Picone, tours Italy

25 March 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The title may make serious fans of ballet balk: Gran Gala Il Cigno Nero - Black Swan Gala. If Daniele Cipriani, the producer, wants to cash in on some of the publicity from the Darren Aronofsky film … [Read more...] about Black Swan Gala with Bouder, de Luz and Picone, tours Italy

The dance drain: who will save ballet in Italy?

10 July 2012 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Italians are great dancers, but they don't get much opportunity to demonstrate that in their homeland. The history of ballet is adorned with Italian talent: Giuseppina Bozzacchi was the … [Read more...] about The dance drain: who will save ballet in Italy?

Giuseppe Picone answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

8 February 2012 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Q&A When did you start dan­cing? I started when I was 10 years old at the Teatro San Carlo ballet school in Naples. Why did you start dan­cing? My elder brother Raffaele took me to the … [Read more...] about Giuseppe Picone answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Italian dancer Giuseppe Picone on Verona’s blue moon

17 August 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Neapolitan dancer Giuseppe Picone is the leading dancer in a new ballet, Blue Moon, at Verona's Teatro Romano from August 18 - 21. He talked to the newspaper L'Arena: In this show, he explains, he … [Read more...] about Italian dancer Giuseppe Picone on Verona’s blue moon

The ‘other’ Italian dancing star: Giuseppe Picone talks about anorexia, lunch with Diana, and the cut-throat world of American ballet

28 July 2011 by Gramilano 3 Comments

The 'other' Italian dancing star is Giuseppe Picone. For many Italians, especially the ones who rarely go to the theatre, Roberto Bolle is the only ballerino in the world worth watching. Many buy … [Read more...] about The ‘other’ Italian dancing star: Giuseppe Picone talks about anorexia, lunch with Diana, and the cut-throat world of American ballet

Homage to Stravinsky with an addio to a transgender ballerina in Verona

27 February 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Verona Arena Ballet commissioned a Stravinsky evening from local-boy Renato Zanella, best known for his work in Stuttgart and Vienna. He chose Apollon Musagète and The Firebird - brave considering … [Read more...] about Homage to Stravinsky with an addio to a transgender ballerina in Verona

Bolle & Friends: Bonelli, Grossi, Picone et al.

1 December 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Roberto Bolle's semi-nude magazine spreads and art-books continually dominate the "sexy ballet" top spot. But Italians are a famously good-looking lot, so what about Bolle's fellow Piemontese Federico … [Read more...] about Bolle & Friends: Bonelli, Grossi, Picone et al.

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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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