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German support for Ukrainian dancers

6 March 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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The non-profit organisation, Praetorian, together with Tobias Ehinger, Executive Director of the Dortmund Theatre, are setting up a support system in Germany for Ukrainian dancers who have had to … [Read more...] about German support for Ukrainian dancers

Taming Our Trauma – creating inclusive and tolerant spaces for dancers

29 October 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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Principal dancer István Simon is a man with a mission. He founded Praetorian Non-Profit Art and Health Consulting and the project Taming Our Trauma “with the aim to enable a safe and creative … [Read more...] about Taming Our Trauma – creating inclusive and tolerant spaces for dancers

Two ballet dancers on returning to the stage and dancers’ mental health

26 June 2021 by Gramilano 1 Comment

In front of the Cathedral

Dancers are emerging after the latest lockdown in many different ways. Some are lucky to have performed in their company’s theatre, without an audience, for online video streaming. Others find … [Read more...] about Two ballet dancers on returning to the stage and dancers’ mental health

In conversation with Myriam Ould-Braham and István Simon

2 September 2018 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Myriam Ould-Braham and István Simon performing the white swan pdd in Barcelona, photo by Josep Guindo

  The annual, starry, late summer gala organised by American Ballet Theatre’s Xiomara Reyes and Ballets du Monte Carlo’s Elías García for IBStage takes place at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del … [Read more...] about In conversation with Myriam Ould-Braham and István Simon

Ann Ray photographs Dorothée Gilbert and István Simon rehearsing Giselle

18 May 2017 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Dorothée Gilbert and István Simon rehearse Giselle, photo by Ann Ray Anne Deniau 3

The Paris Opera Ballet’s Dorothée Gilbert and István Simon, principal with Dresden’s Semperoper Ballett, are rehearsing Giselle for the 30th Rudolf Nureyev International Ballet Festival at the Kazan … [Read more...] about Ann Ray photographs Dorothée Gilbert and István Simon rehearsing Giselle

István Simon answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

21 January 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

István Simon at Nijinsky's grave

Q&A When did you start dancing? I started when I was 12. Why did you start dancing? I had severe heart rhythm problems and my doctor suggested me to dance as therapy for my disease. He … [Read more...] about István Simon answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

István Simon on the Semperoper Ballett dancing William Forsythe at the Palais Garnier, Paris

3 January 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

In the Middle Somewhat Elevated with Zarina Stahnke, photo by Ian Whalen

William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated was created for the Paris Opera Ballet who have performed it at home and abroad since 1987. The piece entered the repertoire of Dresden’s Semperoper … [Read more...] about István Simon on the Semperoper Ballett dancing William Forsythe at the Palais Garnier, Paris

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan, aka ‘Gramilano’. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. He wrote the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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