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Another Royal Ballet dancer joins the cast of Cats the movie – Olivia Cowley

8 November 2018 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Balanchine's Apollo with Olivia Cowley as Calliope © ROH, Dave Morgan

Kevin O'Hare faces the possibility of ever more complicated cast changes on the Covent Garden stage when filming of the adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical musical Cats begins as … [Read more...] about Another Royal Ballet dancer joins the cast of Cats the movie – Olivia Cowley

Royal Ballet Principal Francesca Hayward to appear in film adaptation of Cats

2 November 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

All sizes Francesca Hayward in Rhapsody The Royal Ballet © 2016 ROH Photograph by Helen Maybanks

Francesca Hayward, Principal dancer of The Royal Ballet, has joined the cast of the film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, which will be directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet Principal Francesca Hayward to appear in film adaptation of Cats

Review: Manon at La Scala with Svetlana Zakharova and Roberto Bolle

21 October 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Manon - Svetlana Zakharova e Roberto Bolle, photo Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala, 17 October 2018-04

While the role of Manon doesn’t represent the pinnacle of acting challenges, it is surely one of the most satisfying. For a dancer who can act it is a gift, with each scene offering a new state to … [Read more...] about Review: Manon at La Scala with Svetlana Zakharova and Roberto Bolle

Balanchine’s Dream sprinkles its magic fairy dust over La Scala for the last time

29 June 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Alessandro Grillo, Emanuela Montanari and Mariafrancesca Garritano

In the ‘60s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream was all the rage: Benjamin Britten’s opera premiered in 1960, Balanchine’s ballet opened in 1962, Ashton’s The Dream came along in 1964, and Peter Hall’s film … [Read more...] about Balanchine’s Dream sprinkles its magic fairy dust over La Scala for the last time

John Malkovich’s World Theatre Day message

10 March 2012 by Gramilano 8 Comments

The 50th annual World Theatre Day, which is March 27, will see John Malkovich give the opening address which will make him the first American actor to do so. He will deliver this year's message at the … [Read more...] about John Malkovich’s World Theatre Day message

Dame Judi Dench takes bit part in school play

19 November 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Judi Dench is to be the voice of the giant in the Giggleswick school production of Into the Woods. She delighted pupils at the North Yorkshire boarding school by agreeing to take a part in their … [Read more...] about Dame Judi Dench takes bit part in school play

Is Anne-Marie Duff the new Judi Dench? Jenny McCartney in The Telegraph makes a good case

3 April 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Anne-Marie Duff has been wowing the critics in the revival of Terrence Rattigan’s Cause Célèbre at the Old Vic. She plays Alma Rattenbury, a woman at the centre of a criminal trial in 1935, in which … [Read more...] about Is Anne-Marie Duff the new Judi Dench? Jenny McCartney in The Telegraph makes a good case

Here’s James Bond in drag… ah no, it’s Daniel Craig making a serious point

7 March 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

James Bond actor Daniel Craig has dressed in drag for a short film about sexual equality made to coincide with International Women's Day on Tuesday. The film, available on YouTube here is directed … [Read more...] about Here’s James Bond in drag… ah no, it’s Daniel Craig making a serious point

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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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