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[Review] English National Ballet School 2023 Summer Performances

10 July 2023 by Jann Parry Leave a Comment

ENB School Summer Performance - La Sylphide, photo by ASH - 3

Jann Parry sees English National Ballet School's Summer Performance TitleMixed ProgrammeCompanyEnglish National Ballet SchoolVenuePeacock Theatre, LondonDate8 July 2023ReviewerJann Parry English … [Read more...] about [Review] English National Ballet School 2023 Summer Performances

Rome Opera Ballet names its main dance studio after the late Elisabetta Terabust

14 October 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Eleonora Abbagnato and members of the company in the new Elisabetta Terabust Dancing Studio © Yasuko Kageyama

The Intendant at Rome Opera, Carlo Fuortes, and the director of the opera house’s ballet company, Eleonora Abbagnato, together with theatre employees, today inaugurated the Sala Elisabetta Terabust, … [Read more...] about Rome Opera Ballet names its main dance studio after the late Elisabetta Terabust

Italian ballerina Elisabetta Terabust has died in Rome at 71

5 February 2018 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Elisabetta Terabust

The magnificent Italian ballerina Elisabetta Terabust died in Rome this morning, 5 February, at her home near the Campo de’ Fiori, after a long illness. She was just 71. She became a Principal … [Read more...] about Italian ballerina Elisabetta Terabust has died in Rome at 71

Polunin, Zelensky and Schaufuss settle out of court

5 June 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Dancing Times reports that Sergei Polunin and Igor Zelensky have settled out of court after walking out of Peter Schaufuss' production of Midnight Express at the London Coliseum at the last … [Read more...] about Polunin, Zelensky and Schaufuss settle out of court

Vasiliev is still a jeune homme… careful Ivan!

31 May 2014 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Ivan Vasiliev is a powerful performer, both physically and emotionally. His prowess in ballet pyrotechnics - the leaps, the turns - has brought him fame throughout the world. But he's no circus … [Read more...] about Vasiliev is still a jeune homme… careful Ivan!

Sergei Polunin and Igor Zelensky are sued for £400,000 by Peter Schaufuss Ballet

29 September 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

23-year-old Sergei Polunin is being sued for failing to show for Peter Schaufuss' production of Midnight Express in April. The box office was forced to give refunds, bookings slumped because the star … [Read more...] about Sergei Polunin and Igor Zelensky are sued for £400,000 by Peter Schaufuss Ballet

The Houdini of dance: Sergei Polunin disappears again

4 April 2013 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Certainly quicker than it takes to escape from a Turkish prison, ballet's bad boy Sergei Polunin has disappeared from Peter Schaufuss' production of Midnight Express. The show is due to open on … [Read more...] about The Houdini of dance: Sergei Polunin disappears again

Critics round-up: Peter Schaufuss’ Tchaikovsky Trilogy

30 July 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

This promises to be the most fun critics round-up yet. Rarely have reviews been so unanimously foul. Being that there was so little to save, the critics left their stars in the drawer, and polished … [Read more...] about Critics round-up: Peter Schaufuss’ Tchaikovsky Trilogy

Carla Fracci with Schaufuss, Vasiliev, Cragun, Jude and others on YouTube

23 March 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

  In 1987 a two-part television programme called The Ballerinas featured Carla Fracci, with some of the top male dancers of the period, in a series of reconstructions putting various ballets … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci with Schaufuss, Vasiliev, Cragun, Jude and others on YouTube

Sneak peek: Peter Schaufuss working with Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev for London’s next R&J

27 June 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Peter Schaufuss is rehearsing his company's Romeo & Juliet for London. It marks the 40th anniversary of Schaufuss’s first appearance with London Festival Ballet, now English National Ballet. More … [Read more...] about Sneak peek: Peter Schaufuss working with Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev for London’s next R&J

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan, aka ‘Gramilano’. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. He wrote the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

Since 2022, Gramilano is pleased to welcome guest authors: Alisa Alekseeva, Paul Arrowsmith, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jonathan Gray, Marina Harss, Matthew Paluch, Jann Parry, Graham Watts, and Deborah Weiss.

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