Sir Richard Alston, choreographer, teacher, artistic director and tireless advocate for dance, died on 7 September 2026 at the age of 77.
Mikhail Baryshnikov, one year after the death of his friend and collaborator, the director Robert Wilson, is working on completing their last project.
Marta Mele sees Dancing with Bob – Trisha Brown and Merce Cunningham and the encounter between dance, visual art, and the legacy of Robert Rauschenberg.
Graham Watts sees Lyon Opera Ballet dance two pieces by Merce Cunningham – Beach Birds and Biped – part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels festival.
Graham Spicer sees Emanuela Tagliavia’s Hopper Variations at the Teatro Paolo Grassi School in Milan
New Movement Collective’s Les Noces – The Departure: “The real deal. They bring such experience and expertise that one can only respect whatever they do.”
An unusual mixed bill at La Scala showcased the works of two choreographers: Hans van Manen and Roland Petit. Two of the van Manen pieces were new to the company, though his Adagio Hammerklavier, which opened the programme, was performed in Milan in 1985. Adagio Hammerklavier was created in 1973 (the men wear leg-warmers and…
This morning, Frédéric Olivieri, director of La Scala‘s ballet company, announced the theatre’s 2019-2020 season: Sylvia 14 December 2019 – 14 January 2020 Music: Léo Delibes Choreography: Manuel Legris based on Louis Mérante and others Story and libretto: Manuel Legris and Jean-François Vazelle based on Jules Barbier and Jacques de Reinach Sets and costumes: Luisa…
Q&A When did you start playing the piano? Well, I should have started earlier. Why did you start playing? Ballet didn’t work out 🙂 Which pianist inspired you most when you were young? Eliso Virsaladze. Which pianist do you most admire? Martha Argerich; Georges Cziffra. What’s your favourite piece to play? Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen. What…
Silvano Bussotti, known as Sylvano, is an Italian eccentric, some say genius, and the word ‘flamboyant’ appears in many articles about this modern Renaissance man. He is a composer, poet, set and costume designer, painter, journalist, actor, singer, theatre and film director and sometime bad boy of the arts. Internationally he is more known as a composer,…
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