Italian designer Riccardo Tisci, a graduate from London's Central Saint Martins Academy, has been Givenchy's Creative Director for the last eight years. His first ballet costumes were seen last night in Marina Abramovic's take on Boléro. Belgian choreographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet were responsible for the dance, but it was Abramovic's concept, and set design. … [Read more...] about Italy’s Riccardo Tisci designs costumes for Abramovic’s Bolero
Marie Agnes Gillot
Pippo Delbono, Marie-Agnès Gillot and Bobò – the étoile in the asylum
In just under two hours Pippo Delbono takes his audience on a rollercoaster ride from Dante to Pasolini, from a solo violin to a Verdi chorus, from contemporary dance to pointe shoes, from the elegance of an opera crowd to the squalor of an asylum. And here we touch on the heart of this piece - the central character on stage is Delbono's hero, Bobò.Bobò is a clown-like … [Read more...] about Pippo Delbono, Marie-Agnès Gillot and Bobò – the étoile in the asylum
Marie-Agnès Gillot in Milan for Pippo Delbono’s “After The Battle”
This is how The New York Times introduced Delbono to its readership in an interview last year:Part theater, part dance, part carnival, part music, the works of Pippo Delbono are hard to categorize; they leave viewers alternately elated, drained, shocked and thoughtful. His company, with which he has performed all his works since the 1980s, is also hard to categorize. It … [Read more...] about Marie-Agnès Gillot in Milan for Pippo Delbono’s “After The Battle”
Roland Petit in pictures
From top left to right: Alessandra Ferri and Julio Bocca in Carmen; Carla Fracci and Massimo Murru in Chéri; Roland Petit and Carla Fracci rehearsing Chéri;Roland Petit and Loipa Araujo in Coppélia; Zizi Jeanmaire in Mon truc en plumes; Mikhail Baryshnikov in Le jeune homme et la mort;Nicolas Le Riche in Le jeune homme et la mort; Rudolf Nureyev and Zizi Jeanmaire … [Read more...] about Roland Petit in pictures