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[Review & Album] La Scala Theatre Ballet School’s end of term show 2022

5 June 2022 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Canone allegro - ch Valentino Zucchetti, photo by Annachiara Di Stefano 2

The ‘end of term’ show by La Scala Theatre Ballet School was of an exceptionally high level this year. This was exceptionally important as it was dedicated to the memory of Loreta Alexandrescu, a … [Read more...] about [Review & Album] La Scala Theatre Ballet School’s end of term show 2022

Meeting Alice Bellini, winner of English National Ballet’s People’s Choice Award 2018

15 June 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Alice Bellini with her People's Choice Award with Daniel McCormick, Emerging Dancer 2018, and Georgia Bould with the Corps de Ballet Award

Alice Bellini, who graduated from The Royal Ballet School last year, has won this year’s People’s Choice Award at the annual Emerging Artists competition held by English National Ballet to promote its … [Read more...] about Meeting Alice Bellini, winner of English National Ballet’s People’s Choice Award 2018

Introducing Rebecca Bianchi, Rome Opera Ballet’s new Principal ballerina

3 May 2016 by Gramilano 3 Comments

At the end of The Nutcracker at Rome’s Teatro Nazionale on 20 December last year, 25-year-old Rebecca Bianchi was promoted to Principal Dancer of the Rome Opera Ballet by the theatre’s General … [Read more...] about Introducing Rebecca Bianchi, Rome Opera Ballet’s new Principal ballerina

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Gramilano newsletter 2019

INTERVIEWS

Bolshoi Ballet director on injury, race, harassment and a new theatre

Coppélia with Vadim Muntagirov and Marianela Nunez, photo by Bill Cooper ROH

Interview: The Royal Ballet’s Ballet Master, Christopher Carr, on mounting Coppélia, the company’s dancers and technique

João Menegussi and Calvin Royal III in Touché - photo Rosalie O’Connor, courtesy American Ballet Theatre

Touché! Les Étoiles gala features a homosexual pas de deux

Jacopo Bellussi and Alessandro Frola in Peter and Igor, Nijinsky Gala, Hamburg 2021 38 © Kiran West

A new John Neumeier work brings two Italian dancers back home

Anna Netrebko, photo by Ruven Afanador

Interview with Anna Netrebko on Tosca at La Scala: kissing, killing, and Kabaivanska

Jacopo Tissi in Swan Lake crop

Interview: Who is Jacopo Tissi? The Bolshoi’s enigmatic Italian star talks about Moscow, Milan and London, “It certainly wasn’t easy”

Christopher Marney, photo by ASH crop

Interview: Artistic Director Christopher Marney on reviving London City Ballet – small is beautiful

Francesco Gabriele Frola. Photo By Karolina Kuras, 2016 01

Meet Francesco Gabriele Frola — National Ballet of Canada and English National Ballet’s new Principal Dancer

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GRAMILANO

Graham Spicer, aka 'Gramilano', is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. 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, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.

Since 2022, Gramilano has been pleased to welcome guest authors: Paul Arrowsmith, Donatella Bertozzi, Georgina Butler, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jonathan Gray, Marina Harss, Ann Haskins, Lily Hyde, Marta Mele, Matthew Paluch, Jann Parry, Lucía Piquero, Graham Watts, Deborah Weiss, and Lydia Wharf.

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