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Interview: What connects Tiler Peck, Madonna and La La Land? The Seaweed Sisters!

26 May 2026 by Ann Haskins Leave a Comment

5 - The Seaweed Sisters, photo by Jingzi Zhao

Ann Haskins speaks to Dana Wilson, Megan Lawson and Jillian Meyers, collectively known as The Seaweed Sisters, about WEED OH NO! and their varied careers. Armed with insouciant physical comedy … [Read more...] about Interview: What connects Tiler Peck, Madonna and La La Land? The Seaweed Sisters!

Claire Motte, étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, at the circus

16 March 2012 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Claire Motte, étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, died when she was just 48. She was a striking beauty and possessed a strong personality, such that Roland Petit created Esmeralda for her in his … [Read more...] about Claire Motte, étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, at the circus

Hugh Jackman, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett, Ellen DeGeneres and more to celebrate Betty White’s 90th

7 January 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

An updated list of celebrities has been announced for Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl, which will be transmitted on January 16 on NBC. The special, to be taped at … [Read more...] about Hugh Jackman, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett, Ellen DeGeneres and more to celebrate Betty White’s 90th

The opera world’s Angelina Jolie, Nino Machaidze: It’s useless to be nervous

5 November 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Nino Machaidze, the 28-year-old soprano from Georgia, graduate of Milan's Teatro alla Scala Academia, is in Los Angeles with Romeo and Juliet which is boomeranging her around the world's opera houses … [Read more...] about The opera world’s Angelina Jolie, Nino Machaidze: It’s useless to be nervous

Elizabeth Taylor’s memorabilia returns to LA before the Christie’s auction

3 October 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The jewelry from seven husbands. The wardrobe of a '60s jet-setter. The memorabilia of a Hollywood icon, including a love poem by Bob Dylan that he scrawled on a framed publicity poster of himself and … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Taylor’s memorabilia returns to LA before the Christie’s auction

Ildebrando D’Arcangelo talks to the LA Times about hunkdom, acting, comedy and future roles

1 October 2011 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo is in the City of Angels appearing in "Così fan Tutte" at the Los Angeles Opera. The bass-baritone "projects a swaggering confidence and dangerous sex appeal" says the Los … [Read more...] about Ildebrando D’Arcangelo talks to the LA Times about hunkdom, acting, comedy and future roles

Getty Museum acquires 69 Herb Ritts photographs

11 August 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Getty's acquisition includes photographs of nudes, celebrity portraits, and images made for high-fashion ad campaigns. Included in the collection is this portrait of Richard Gere, which Ritts … [Read more...] about Getty Museum acquires 69 Herb Ritts photographs

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Gramilano newsletter 2019

INTERVIEWS

Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov in cover art for the Romanza album

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Marianela Nuñez on working with celebrity photographer Paola Kudacki for Humanity magazine

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Interview: Jennie Muskett – the Emmy-winning film composer seeking a new career writing music for dance

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

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[Interview] Baryshnikov on the Venice Biennale, death and laying himself bare

Juan Diego Flórez

Juan Diego Flórez interview: my 25 years with Rossini

Piazza della Scala, Milan

Dominique Meyer, CEO of La Scala, on the new streaming service, Russia, and audiences

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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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