John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet returns to Rome at the vast Circus Maximus
From tonight at Circus Maximus – ancient Rome’s chariot-racing stadium – audiences of 6,000 can see John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet.
Michele Satriano
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Review: Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – magic, mischief and romance in Rome
Reviewer Marta Mele sees Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Rome, discovering a delightful balance of theatrical magic, lyrical romance and effortless laughter.
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(A few) International Dance Day events – 29 April 2026
Emails about many initiatives have arrived in gramilano’s inbox over the last few days for International Dance Day – 29 April 2026. Here is a selection.
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Review: Rome Opera Ballet’s magical performance of La Bayadère
Donatella Bertozzi sees La Bayadère in Rome and has a ‘magical, priceless evening’ with Paris Opera Ballet’s Sae Eu Park and Paul Marque.
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Review: The Nutcracker by Paul Chalmer with Rome Opera Ballet – alternate cast – magic that illuminates social and gender conflicts
Marta Mele sees Rome Opera Ballet’s Nutcracker – “a magic that illuminates social and gender conflicts, opening up with enthusiasm to adult life”.
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Review: Uwe Scholz’s Le rouge et le noir with Rome Opera Ballet – discovering love and passion
Marta Mele sees Rome Opera Ballet in Le rouge et le noir by Uwe Scholz – “The enormous challenges of narrative ballet coupled with the symphonic music of Hector Berlioz”
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Rome Opera Ballet to visit Paris, Dubai, Barcelona and Liège in tours beginning this month
Paris in April, Dubai in May, Barcelona in July and Liège in November – these are the four destinations for Rome Opera Ballet scheduled for 2024.
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Paul Chalmer’s new Nutcracker for the Rome Opera Ballet
In Rome, from 21 until 31 December, there will be 12 performances of a new version of The Nutcracker by Paul Chalmer to open the 2023/2024 ballet season.
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[Photo album] Carla Fracci’s Giselle in Rome with Susanna Salvi and Michele Satriano
Rome Opera Ballet’s Giselle is dedicated to Carla Fracci. The opening cast saw Susanna Salvi as Giselle and Michele Satriano as Albrecht.
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Giulietta – a new programme of dance in Verona… where else?
Giulietta is the title of a new evening of dance with Eleonora Abbagnato for the Italian summer, and where better to open the mini tour than in Giulietta’s hometown: Verona.
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Rome Opera Ballet – Season 2022-2023
The new season of the Rome Opera Ballet is announced by the company’s director, Eleonora Abbagnato.
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Italy’s dance magazine Danza & Danza names winners of 2021 awards
The leading dance magazine in Italy, Danza & Danza, has announced its annual awards including streams and videos of dance.
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Jiří Bubeníček’s Carmen to debut at Rome Opera Ballet with Amar Ramasar as guest
Carmen, a new work for Rome Opera Ballet by Jiří Bubeníček will receive its world premiere this Saturday, 2 February, and runs until 10 February. The company’s director, Eleonora Abbagnato, said, It’s an honour for me to have a great artist, and fabulous dancer and now a young and successful choreographer like Bubeníček, to present…
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