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[Review] Men in Motion: the male dance spectacular still delivers, ten years on

7 November 2022 by Matthew Paluch Leave a Comment

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Guest author Matthew Paluch sees the 10th-anniversary performance of Men in Motion TitleMen in MotionCompanyIvan Putrov's Men in MotionVenueThe London ColiseumDate6 November 2022ReviewerMatthew … [Read more...] about [Review] Men in Motion: the male dance spectacular still delivers, ten years on

Male ballet stars line up for Men in Motion’s 10th anniversary show

28 July 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Men in Motion - Ivan Putrov and Matthew Ball © Christine Kreiselmaier

This autumn, Men in Motion celebrates its 10th anniversary with a one-off performance at the London Coliseum on Sunday 6 November. Ivan Putrov conceived the format a decade ago by when the former … [Read more...] about Male ballet stars line up for Men in Motion’s 10th anniversary show

Paris Opera Ballet at the Hollywood Bowl – complete programme

23 June 2022 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Trois Gnossiennes (Hans van Manen) - Ludmila Pagliero and Hugo Marchand ©Svetlana Loboff OnP

The Paris Opera Ballet returns to international touring and will perform, at the invitation of Gustavo Dudamel, two performances at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in front of more than 34,000 … [Read more...] about Paris Opera Ballet at the Hollywood Bowl – complete programme

Marquee TV to stream London’s Dance for Ukraine gala

12 April 2022 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Mayara Magri and Francesco Gabriele Frola in Le Corsaire. Photo by Elliott Franks-02

Marquee TV will stream Dance for Ukraine, the special charity gala conceived by former Royal Ballet stars Ivan Putrov (Ukraine) and Alina Cojocaru (Romania) which was performed at the London Coliseum … [Read more...] about Marquee TV to stream London’s Dance for Ukraine gala

Natalia Osipova and international ballet stars dance for Ukraine

10 March 2022 by Gramilano 9 Comments

Dance for Ukraine

Former Royal Ballet stars and impresarios Ivan Putrov (Ukraine) and Alina Cojocaru (Romania) are putting on Dance for Ukraine, a benefit gala at the London Coliseum to raise funds for people in need … [Read more...] about Natalia Osipova and international ballet stars dance for Ukraine

UK’s National Dance Awards announced

28 June 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Cellist. Marcelino Sambe and Lauren Cuthbertson. ©ROH, 2020. Photographed by Bill Cooper. (6)

This year’s National Dance Awards were announced yesterday at a streamed event from Cervantes Theatre in London. The NDA Chair, Graham Watts, paid tribute to Liam Scarlett who was nominated six … [Read more...] about UK’s National Dance Awards announced

Online masterclasses with Ivan Putrov and Vadim Muntagirov

16 April 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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After the success of online ballet masterclasses from Danceworks in London with Alejandro Parente and Marianela Nuñez, and then with Vadim Muntagirov, the studios are now further dates. On Saturday … [Read more...] about Online masterclasses with Ivan Putrov and Vadim Muntagirov

Ivan Putrov is once again swimming Against the Stream with a new project at The London Coliseum

25 September 2018 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Against the Stream Photo Credit James Bort and Christine Kreiselmaier

Ivan Putrov, former principal of The Royal Ballet who conceived and produced the Men in Motion galas starting in 2012 — which he continues to produce — has a new venture. Against the Stream, a one-off … [Read more...] about Ivan Putrov is once again swimming Against the Stream with a new project at The London Coliseum

Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion at the London Coliseum in pictures

2 December 2017 by Gramilano 2 Comments

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The reviews may have been less positive for Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion than past editions — in 2012, Judith Mackrell for The Guardian wrote that the programme was “one of real intelligence and … [Read more...] about Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion at the London Coliseum in pictures

Susana B Williams and her Choreographers’ Showcase return to Edinburgh

29 July 2016 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Susana B Williams has been bringing her Choreographers’ Showcases to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for 15 years. Her company, Dance-Forms, will have managed 72 such events by the time the doors open … [Read more...] about Susana B Williams and her Choreographers’ Showcase return to Edinburgh

Svetlana Zakharova’s Gala brings the Ukraine to the heart of Russia

8 December 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Last night, Svetlana Zakharova's Gala Ballet without Borders took place on the Bolshoi stage in Moscow. Ballet stars danced in support of young dancers in war-torn Ukraine. This politically sensitive … [Read more...] about Svetlana Zakharova’s Gala brings the Ukraine to the heart of Russia

Men in Motion’s magic under the Tuscan sky

21 August 2014 by Gramilano 6 Comments

In 2012, Ivan Putrov had the conceit to produce an all-male gala where Don Q variations were banished, Le Corsaire’s jetés outlawed, and Albrecht’s entrechats six forbidden on pain of death. It short, … [Read more...] about Men in Motion’s magic under the Tuscan sky

Men in Motion at La Versiliana Festival: classics, premières and surprises

12 August 2014 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The latest incarnation of Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion comes to Italy's La Versiliana Festival. Men in Motion was first presented at Sadler's Wells in 2012 and has since been performed with great … [Read more...] about Men in Motion at La Versiliana Festival: classics, premières and surprises

Sergei Polunin loses his right to work in the UK

1 February 2012 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Sergei Polunin has had his UK work permit revoked. The Ukrainian-born star, 22, automatically lost the right to work in the country following his surprise resignation as the company is legally … [Read more...] about Sergei Polunin loses his right to work in the UK

Janet-Street-Porter on the three ballerini: Polunin, Proietto and Putrov break the mould

29 January 2012 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The Three Tenors, says Janet-Street-Porter, brought opera to an entirely new audience, using popular material performed in arenas, not concert halls. Can former Royal Ballet star Ivan Putrov do the … [Read more...] about Janet-Street-Porter on the three ballerini: Polunin, Proietto and Putrov break the mould

Ex-Royal Ballet dancer Ivan Putrov states that the company’s dancers are not artists, but defecting colleague Sergei Polunin is…

26 January 2012 by Gramilano 5 Comments

Commenting on Sergei Polunin's surprise exit from the Royal Ballet, fellow Ukrainian and ex-Royal principal Ivan Putrov, has probably upset a number of his dancer colleagues. In an interview with the … [Read more...] about Ex-Royal Ballet dancer Ivan Putrov states that the company’s dancers are not artists, but defecting colleague Sergei Polunin is…

The BBC will transmit the Pet Shop Boys ballet with Ivan Putrov on July 1

23 June 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

As part of its weekend of contemporary dance performance, BBC Four will broadcast The Most Incredible Thing, the new, full-length dance piece which premièred at Sadler's Wells in London earlier this … [Read more...] about The BBC will transmit the Pet Shop Boys ballet with Ivan Putrov on July 1

So it’s not The Most Incredible Thing after all

25 March 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

British pop duo the Pet Shop Boys have unveiled their first ballet score, a dance work based on the Hans Christian Andersen story The Most Incredible Thing. It is a fairytale about a ruler who offers … [Read more...] about So it’s not The Most Incredible Thing after all

Ivan ‘did-he-go-or-was-he-pushed?’ Putrov nears the opening of his Pet Shop Boys ballet

8 March 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

After 12 years at Covent Garden, eight of them as a principal dancer, Putrov quit the Royal Ballet last year in a move that prompted a flood of gossip and rumour. Falling out with his ballerina … [Read more...] about Ivan ‘did-he-go-or-was-he-pushed?’ Putrov nears the opening of his Pet Shop Boys ballet

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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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