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After 16 years, Thiago Soares leaves as Principal dancer with The Royal Ballet

21 January 2019 by gramilano Leave a Comment

Thiago Soares in Rehearsal by Andrej Uspenski. ROH, 2016. 2

Thiago Soares becomes Royal Ballet guest Principal for the 2019/20 Season After 16 years with The Royal Ballet, Thiago Soares has decided to make this Season his last as a Principal dancer with the Comapny in order to focus on new projects in dance and the performing arts. He will return as a guest Principal in the 2019/20 Season. Soares said, I’m so grateful to The Royal … [Read more...] about After 16 years, Thiago Soares leaves as Principal dancer with The Royal Ballet

The Sleeping Beauty with Marianela Nuñez and Vladislav Lantratov at the Rome Opera Ballet

30 September 2018 by gramilano Leave a Comment

Marianela Nuñez and Vladislav Lantratov in The Sleeping Beauty, Rome Opera Ballet © Yasuko Kageyama

Jean-Guillaume Bart, former Étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet, created his version of The Sleeping Beauty for the Yacobson Ballet Theatre in St Petersburg in 2016. His POB colleague Eleonora Abbagnato — currently both an Étoile in Paris as well as director of the Rome Opera Ballet — asked him to adapt it for Rome last year. Some of it works, some does not. He has opened up many … [Read more...] about The Sleeping Beauty with Marianela Nuñez and Vladislav Lantratov at the Rome Opera Ballet

Exclusive photo from Royal Opera House archives to remember Kenneth MacMillan

29 October 2017 by gramilano Leave a Comment

Rite of Spring Rehearsal with Monica Mason, Kenneth MacMillan, Simon Rice, Fiona Chadwick. ©ROH, 1987. Photo by Neil Libbert

Kenneth MacMillan died of a heart attack on 29 October 1992. It happened during a performance of his 1978 ballet Mayerling. Jeremy Isaacs, then general director of the Royal Opera House, announced his death from the stage after the performance and asked the audience to "rise and bow your heads and leave the theatre in silence". In March of the same year he had … [Read more...] about Exclusive photo from Royal Opera House archives to remember Kenneth MacMillan

Xander Parish becomes a Principal Dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet

28 July 2017 by gramilano 4 Comments

Xander Parish photo by Katya Kravtsova cropped

Last night, on the stage of The Royal Opera House which he left eight years ago, Xander Parish was promoted to Principal Dancer of the Mariinsky Theatre. The Mariinsky are in London for a three week run of five different programmes until 12 August. Last night saw Parish as Siegfried in Swan Lake. The 31-year-old dancer from Hull joins Kimin Kim of South Korea as the … [Read more...] about Xander Parish becomes a Principal Dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet

Photos of the first night cast of The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty with Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov

20 December 2016 by gramilano Leave a Comment

The Sleeping Beauty © ROH, 2016 Photographed by Bill Cooper 009

The Sleeping Beauty holds a special place in The Royal Ballet’s repertory. It was the ballet with which the Company reopened the Royal Opera House in 1946 after World War II, its first production at its new home in Covent Garden.   To celebrate its 70th anniversary with the Company, from tomorrow night, 21 December, until 14 March 2017, the ballet will be performed … [Read more...] about Photos of the first night cast of The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty with Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov

Royal Ballet’s 70th anniversary revival of The Sleeping Beauty – casting and photos

12 December 2016 by gramilano 2 Comments

The Sleeping Beauty. Yasmine Naghdi, Tristan Dyer and Beatriz Stix Brunell in The Sleeping Beauty. cROH Tristram Kenton, 2014 (2)

The Sleeping Beauty reopened the Royal Opera House after the war in February 1946 when the Company first took up residence in Covent Garden with Margot Fonteyn dancing the role of Princess Aurora. Now, 70 years later, The Royal Ballet will be performing their signature piece from Wednesday 21 December 2016 until Tuesday 14 March 2017. The 70th anniversary revival features … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet’s 70th anniversary revival of The Sleeping Beauty – casting and photos

Peter Wright answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dance Edition

15 July 2016 by gramilano 5 Comments

Q&A When did you start dancing? Not until I was 16, as an apprentice with the Ballets Jooss. Why did you start dancing? I was always good at ballroom, and then my mother took me to see Mona Inglesby’s International Ballet. That was in 1943, and is what decided me. When did you start choreographing? My initial attempts where for the Sunday Choreographers, a … [Read more...] about Peter Wright answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dance Edition

Yasmine Naghdi – the birth of a ballerina

29 September 2015 by gramilano 2 Comments

Yasmine Naghdi was born on 25 March 1992 in London. Everyone I meet says, 'Where are you from?', and I say, 'I’m from London', and they say, 'No, where are you really from?'. Well, she has an exotic name and a somewhat exotic look but, although she also has an exciting mix of blood running through her veins, she is a true Londoner. I was born in London and have lived here … [Read more...] about Yasmine Naghdi – the birth of a ballerina

Kevin O’Hare interview: It’s an exciting time for The Royal Ballet

4 September 2015 by gramilano 3 Comments

This is an exciting time for The Royal Ballet, which has been on a roll for several years with an enthusiastic public for the sold-out performances at the Royal Opera House, the extremely popular live cinema relays, and the streamed events on the internet. The public and critical success has been mirrored by the various accolades that the company has garnered recently. The … [Read more...] about Kevin O’Hare interview: It’s an exciting time for The Royal Ballet

Carlos Acosta at The Royal Ballet: celebrating 17 years

17 August 2015 by gramilano Leave a Comment

Carlos Acosta at The Royal Ballet is a new book to celebrate Carlos Acosta’s 17 year career with The Royal Ballet from 1998 – 2015. The book, which captures some of his greatest performances as well as intimate behind-the-scenes moments, is published by Oberon Books and will be released in November 2015. It contains over 150 images of Acosta on stage and in rehearsal … [Read more...] about Carlos Acosta at The Royal Ballet: celebrating 17 years

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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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