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Marcia Haydée answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

1 November 2014 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Q&A When did you start dan­cing? When I was three years-old. Why did you start dan­cing? I was born to dance! Which dan­cer inspired you most as a child? Margot Fonteyn. Which dan­cer … [Read more...] about Marcia Haydée answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Mick Zeni answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

1 February 2014 by Gramilano 3 Comments

 versione in italiano Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 7 at a local dance school, and at 15 I started at the Dance Academy at La Scala. Why did you start dancing? It was … [Read more...] about Mick Zeni answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Mick Zeni risponde al Gramilano Questionario… Italian Edition

 English version Q&A Quando hai iniziato a danzare? A 7 anni amatorialmente, ed a 15 all'Accademia del Teatro alla Scala. Perché hai iniziato a danzare? Grazie ai miei … [Read more...] about Mick Zeni risponde al Gramilano Questionario… Italian Edition

The music of Italy’s n°1 rocker returns to La Scala

3 September 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Vasco Rossi is one of the most famous Italian rockers. The singer-songwriter has hit sixty, but continues to sell out stadiums. His most famous song, Vita spericolata (Daredevil Life) sums up his own … [Read more...] about The music of Italy’s n°1 rocker returns to La Scala

Carla Fracci, Luciana Savignano and Svetlana Zakharova go to the ball

12 May 2013 by Gramilano 1 Comment

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: … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci, Luciana Savignano and Svetlana Zakharova go to the ball

Composer Julian Cochran on music, maths and method

12 October 2012 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Composer Julian Cochran has two phrases in his publicity blurb which leap out of the page. One, tender and intimate, gives a clue to the man: Having taken up piano lessons at the age of 11 at the … [Read more...] about Composer Julian Cochran on music, maths and method

Mikhail Baryshnikov on boycotts, ballet, ‘Black Swan’, Studio 54, ‘Sex and the City’, contemporary dance and being a sex symbol

10 November 2011 by Gramilano 5 Comments

As "In Paris" arrives in Tel Aviv for nine performances,  Mikhail Baryshnikov talked to Elad Samorzik of Haaretz: On age and repertoire "Listen, I am 63 years-old. It depends what you're … [Read more...] about Mikhail Baryshnikov on boycotts, ballet, ‘Black Swan’, Studio 54, ‘Sex and the City’, contemporary dance and being a sex symbol

Carla Fracci talks about her friend Roland Petit

11 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

In a telephone interview with Italian news agency ANSA, Carla Fracci spoke about her colleague Roland Petit: He will remain in my heart forever. As with all the geniuses that I've had the fortune … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci talks about her friend Roland Petit

Bejart’s ballet ‘Pyramide’ in Cairo becomes infused by the revolution

6 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Ballet can now be counted amongst the artistic disciplines touched by Egypt’s recent revolution. The January 25 Revolution has prompted a wave of cultural production, much of it inspired by scenes and … [Read more...] about Bejart’s ballet ‘Pyramide’ in Cairo becomes infused by the revolution

Manuel Legris’ Nureyev tribute ends the Vienna Ballet season

29 June 2011 by Gramilano 1 Comment

A tribute to Rudolf Nureyev topped off a hit season for Manuel Legris's Vienna Ballet with the former French star providing two of the highlights. The Nureyev Gala, due to become an annual event, … [Read more...] about Manuel Legris’ Nureyev tribute ends the Vienna Ballet season

The Paris Opera Ballet dances at the Bolshoi for the first time since the fall of communism

12 February 2011 by Gramilano 2 Comments

This week the Bolshoi Theatre's 'New Stage' will host the Paris Opera Ballet for a mixed programme, and next week they will present Preljocaj's Le Parc. It is the first time the company has been in … [Read more...] about The Paris Opera Ballet dances at the Bolshoi for the first time since the fall of communism

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Pam Tanowitz’s Secret Things, her second world premiere for The Royal Ballet this season

Prix de Lausanne 2023 – the full lineup

Principal dancer Jared Angle to give final performance with NYCB

The Australian Ballet will tour to the Royal Opera House in August 2023

Les Étoiles – the starry Rome gala at the end of January, now with two programmes

Alexei Ratmansky joins New York City Ballet as Artist in Residence

Ballet dancer Denis Vieira dies in Cyprus at 31

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FEATURED POSTS

Grand Pas Classique at English National Ballet, photo by Laurent Liotardo

Introducing 19-year-old Canadian dancer Shale Wagman: from Lausanne to ENB to the Mariinsky

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

Interview with Anna Netrebko on her son, his autism and his abandonment by his father Erwin Schrott

Vittorio Grigolo’s new women’s shoes and a song for Hillary Clinton

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

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Vadim Muntagirov answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

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Thomas Hampson answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

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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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