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Laurretta Summerscales answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

24 April 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Laurretta Summerscales as Olga in Onegin with Jonah Cook at Bayerisches Staatsballett, photo by Wilfried Hösl

Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing at the age of 3 at my mothers dancing school Why did you start dancing? My mother wanted to give me as many opportunities in life to see what … [Read more...] about Laurretta Summerscales answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Lisette Oropesa answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

8 October 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Lisette Oropesa, photo by Matthew Murphy

Q&A When did you start singing? We have a recording of me when I was three singing La via dolorosa, complete with background track. So it’s safe to say, I think, since I was a toddler. Why … [Read more...] about Lisette Oropesa answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

Meeting Davide Dato, the Italian ballet star who’s finally hitting the headlines in his homeland

6 March 2017 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Davide Dato as Lensky © Wiener Staatsballett

Salsa, merengue and mambo… that’s how I started dancing. So says Davide Dato, Principal Dancer at the Vienna State Ballet. Many classical dancers began in their living room imitating Michael … [Read more...] about Meeting Davide Dato, the Italian ballet star who’s finally hitting the headlines in his homeland

Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… dancers’ edition

8 November 2016 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen   photo by Brigid Pierce

Q&A When did you start dancing? I began dancing when I was in the womb, taught informally by my mother through the blood memory of her ancestors. My mom is Ivorian - from Côte d'Ivoire - and … [Read more...] about Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… dancers’ edition

Mathilde Froustey answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

4 June 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Q&A When did you start dancing? I started at the age of 10 in my hometown Dax, near Bordeaux in southwest France. I was hyperactive so my mother had me do as many activities as I possibly … [Read more...] about Mathilde Froustey answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

The Tricks of the Trocks: powder, ice and pointe shoes

14 March 2015 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The audiences laugh, sometimes the dancers laugh, but getting a dozen or so male dancers on pointe through more than one hundred performances a year is no laughing matter. Being a Trock is a serious … [Read more...] about The Tricks of the Trocks: powder, ice and pointe shoes

The Tricks of the Trocks: questions and answers with Carlos Renedo

Can you give a quick background leading up to how and why you finished up as a Trock? I was born and raised in Barcelona in Spain. I grew up always wanting to become an actor, and studied acting, as … [Read more...] about The Tricks of the Trocks: questions and answers with Carlos Renedo

Elena Vostrotina answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

29 March 2014 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Q&A When did you start dancing? I was always dancing since I can remember. From when I was 5-years-old in various ballet schools, and since I was 10 at the Vaganova Ballet Academy. Why … [Read more...] about Elena Vostrotina answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Fabrice Calmels answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

13 March 2013 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Q&A When did you start dan­cing? I started dancing very young, around 4, at the dance studio in Magnanville, France. Why did you start dan­cing? I used to wait for my sister while she was … [Read more...] about Fabrice Calmels answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Adam Cooper talks to the Sunday Times about ballet, Michael Jackson, Vaughan Williams and the Kirov

22 April 2012 by Gramilano 5 Comments

In today's Sunday Times, Adam Cooper - ex-Royal Ballet dancer, and currently tip-tapping in the West End - talked about the places where he and his elder brother, Simon, grew up. Until their teens … [Read more...] about Adam Cooper talks to the Sunday Times about ballet, Michael Jackson, Vaughan Williams and the Kirov

Giuseppe Picone answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

8 February 2012 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Q&A When did you start dan­cing? I started when I was 10 years old at the Teatro San Carlo ballet school in Naples. Why did you start dan­cing? My elder brother Raffaele took me to the … [Read more...] about Giuseppe Picone answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Darcey Bussell on Astaire, Fonteyn and Michael Jackson

22 December 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

On Christmas Day the BBC2 will transmit Darcey Bussell Dances Hollywood, a tribute to the great film musicals. Bussell talked to the Radio Times' Alexia Skinitis about the dancers who have inspired … [Read more...] about Darcey Bussell on Astaire, Fonteyn and Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson wanted to play Phantom in a film version

2 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Andrew Lloyd Webber told CNN's Piers Morgan that Michael Jackson wanted to play the title role in the film version of "The Phantom of the Opera." According to Webber, the King of Pop came to see the … [Read more...] about Michael Jackson wanted to play Phantom in a film version

The new Michael Jackson statue gets the critics’ verdict: “a spectacular piece of kitsch”

4 April 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

As I predicted yesterday the art critics have started weighing in on Mohamed Al Fayed's Michael Jackson statue. Louisa Buck, contemporary art correspondent for The Art Newspaper A work of art is … [Read more...] about The new Michael Jackson statue gets the critics’ verdict: “a spectacular piece of kitsch”

Al Fayed places his Michael Jackson statue outside Fulham FC‎ stadium, and the fans can “go to hell”

3 April 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Fulham chairman Mohammed Al Fayed has told fans they can "go to hell" if they do not appreciate a new Michael Jackson statue at Craven Cottage stadium. He'll probably have to say the same to art … [Read more...] about Al Fayed places his Michael Jackson statue outside Fulham FC‎ stadium, and the fans can “go to hell”

Cecilia Bartoli leaves an interview with Manchester Confidential before her Sacrificium concert at The Bridgewater Hall

26 November 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Cecilia Bartoli has been at the forefront of classical music for more than two decades. She’s sold more than eight million CDs, won four Grammys and has been awarded two classical Brit awards. Ahead … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli leaves an interview with Manchester Confidential before her Sacrificium concert at The Bridgewater Hall

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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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