versione italiana Anna Maria Prina was the director of the La Scala Theatre Ballet School for thirty-two years, producing artists such as Mara Galeazzi, Massimo Murru, Roberto Bolle, Mick Zeni, Renata Caldarini, Alessio Carbone, Vito Mazzeo, Marco Pierin and Paola Cantalupo, among many, many others. I asked her what the requisites are to become a dance teacher: Teaching is an art,…
Mariuccia is a very special person in Roberto Bolle‘s life, but is seldom seen or talked about. The paparazzi don’t photograph her, and she doesn’t give interviews about her relationship with Italy‘s most famous male dancer, yet for Bolle she is central to his life… she’s his mother. On Boxing Day, Mariuccia will have her…
Alexei Ratmansky always manages to fascinate. His work is immersed in ballet tradition, yet is never obvious and never fails to surprise. The surprise doesn’t come from executing a familiar step in an unusual way, but rather by preserving the movement within an unfamiliar context. In Ratmansky’s world, as in life, there are no logical…
Roberto Bolle has been doing the publicity rounds with his two tours of …& Friends coming up. The dance magazine Danza & Danza, recently revamped with a new look, have made him their July/August cover boy; Francesca Pedroni asked him a few questions. On working with artists like Bob Wilson and Peter Greenaway… With Wilson I experimented…
To celebrate 200th Anniversary of the formation of the Ballet School at Milan‘s Teatro alla Scala, the Academy, which runs the school, threw a Black and White Ball with three exceptional guests: dancers Carla Fracci, Luciana Savignano and Svetlana Zakharova. The event was held in the ex-ice rink, the Palazzo del Ghiaccio, a 1920s Liberty structure. Almost 500…
Q&A When did you start dancing? At 9 years old. Why did you start dancing? I saw Carla Fracci dancing. Which dancer inspired you most as a child? Carla Fracci and Erik Bruhn for their great partnership. Which dancer do you most admire? Sylvie Guillem for the light that emanates when she dances; Massimo Murru…
The reconstructed ballet Raymonda, that debuted earlier this month at Milan‘s La Scala, will be broadcast this evening at 21.30 on Rai5 in a delayed broadcast. Whether the hour and a half difference is to allow a tripping ballerina the chance to have another go has not been explained. This is a mega-ballet with the…
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