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Rite of Spring

[Review] Seeta Patel’s The Rite of Spring – as musical as hell

14 March 2023 by Matthew Paluch 1 Comment

Seeta Patel Dance -The Rite of Spring, Sadler's Wells, 2023, photo by Foteini Christofilopoulou - 5

Matthew Paluch sees the Seeta Patel Dance in The Rite of Spring TitleThe Rite of SpringCompanySeeta Patel DanceVenueSadler's Wells, LondonDate14 March 2023ReviewerMatthew Paluch Sadler’s Wells … [Read more...] about [Review] Seeta Patel’s The Rite of Spring – as musical as hell

[Review] Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice – an intriguing piece, magnificently performed

22 February 2023 by Jonathan Gray 1 Comment

04 - Dada Masilo-The Sacrifice-Photo by Tristram Kenton

Jonathan Gray sees Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice in Brighton at the start of a Dance Consortium tour TitleThe SacrificeCompanyDada MasiloVenueBrighton DomeDate21 February 2023ReviewerJonathan … [Read more...] about [Review] Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice – an intriguing piece, magnificently performed

[Review] Israel Galván gives a view of The Rite of Spring like no other

27 November 2022 by Jonathan Gray 2 Comments

Israel Galván in La Consagración de la Primavera, photo by Jean-Louis Duzert-04

Guest author Jonathan Gray sees Israel Galván’s La Consagración de la Primavera (The Rite of Spring) in London Title La Consagración de la PrimaveraCompanyIsrael Galván CompanyVenueSadler’s Wells, … [Read more...] about [Review] Israel Galván gives a view of The Rite of Spring like no other

[Review] English National Ballet present Ek/ Forsythe/ Quagebeur

10 November 2022 by Matthew Paluch 2 Comments

08 - Emily Suzuki and Fernando Carratala Coloma in The Rite of Spring by Mats Ek (c) Laurent Liotardo 2

Guest author Matthew Paluch sees English National Ballet's triple bill Ek/ Forsythe/ Quagebeur TitleEk/ Forsythe/ QuagebeurCompanyEnglish National BalletVenueSadler's Wells, LondonDate10 November … [Read more...] about [Review] English National Ballet present Ek/ Forsythe/ Quagebeur

Wayne McGregor fascinates with his new double-bill at La Scala: AfteRite + LORE

11 July 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

19 - AfteRite - Alessandra Ferri, photo Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala

Though Wayne McGregor’s choreography sometimes seems to ‘go against’ the music, it provokes fascinating revelations and is, however, always extremely musical. In his 2014 work Kairos, to Max Richter’s … [Read more...] about Wayne McGregor fascinates with his new double-bill at La Scala: AfteRite + LORE

Breaking the LORE: Wayne McGregor on his new dance work at La Scala

17 June 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

LORE - Wayne McGregor in rehearsals - photo Brescia and Amisano © Teatro alla Scala (45)

More rehearsal photos below Today is the 140th anniversary of the birth of Igor Stravinsky, so what a perfect day to meet Wayne McGregor and find out more about his two-part Stravinsky programme … [Read more...] about Breaking the LORE: Wayne McGregor on his new dance work at La Scala

Dancing Times, February 2022, out now

1 February 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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The February 2022 edition of Dancing Times looks at two new productions that jumped through a few hurdles before finally getting before an audience: Jonathan Gray reviews English National Ballet’s … [Read more...] about Dancing Times, February 2022, out now

A captivating dance tribute to Stravinsky at Italy’s Nervi Festival

19 July 2021 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Davide Dato in The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky's Love © Graham Spicer

A programme of dance dedicated to Igor Stravinsky on the 50th anniversary of his death launched the dance season at this year’s Nervi Music Ballet Festival. The pieces on the programme for … [Read more...] about A captivating dance tribute to Stravinsky at Italy’s Nervi Festival

Davide Dato stars in the Italian premiere of Uwe Scholz’s The Rite of Spring

6 July 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Davide Dato rehearses Uwe Scholz's Rite of Spring with Giovanni di Palma © Gabriele Schacherl (5)

Uwe Scholz's version of Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) will be performed for the first time in Italy by Davide Dato, principal dancer at the Vienna State Ballet. The work is part of an … [Read more...] about Davide Dato stars in the Italian premiere of Uwe Scholz’s The Rite of Spring

Stravinsky celebrated in music and dance at Nervi, Ravenna and Rome festivals

20 June 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Simone Repele and Sasha Riva in Pulcinella suite italienne, photo by Paolo Laudicina

On 8 July at the Nervi Music Ballet Festival 2021, a new programme of music and dance called Stravinsky’s Love will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death*. The celebrated Russian … [Read more...] about Stravinsky celebrated in music and dance at Nervi, Ravenna and Rome festivals

A magical Luciana Savignano dances Le Sacre

26 September 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Le Sacre with Luciana Savignano and DanceHaus, Teatro Franco Parenti 2020, photo by Francesco Prandoni 1

Luciana Savignano is an exotic creature from her unworldly physical movements to her unique, vaguely Asian features and her unquestionably hypnotic gaze. She is petite yet seems a giant onstage with … [Read more...] about A magical Luciana Savignano dances Le Sacre

Sergei Polunin on sex change, his new girlfriend, and manning up

16 June 2019 by Gramilano 10 Comments

Romeo and Juliet with Sergei Polunin

In an interview, before several appearances in the Italian peninsula over the next two months, Sergei Polunin said, I deeply believe in love. It’s a universal feeling; everyone wants to love and be … [Read more...] about Sergei Polunin on sex change, his new girlfriend, and manning up

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

Picasso in Rome, with Diaghilev, Cocteau and Massine: The Ballets Russes and Parade

22 March 2017 by Gramilano 5 Comments

Illustration by Gianluigi Toccafondo for the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

One hundred years ago, Pablo Picasso lived Rome for two months. It was his first trip to Italy. The Ballets Russes was in town and Picasso was eager to begin work on his designs for Parade, the ballet … [Read more...] about Picasso in Rome, with Diaghilev, Cocteau and Massine: The Ballets Russes and Parade

First look: Stravinsky ballet evening at La Scala conducted by Zubin Mehta

11 February 2017 by Gramilano 9 Comments

Petrushka with Maurizio Licitra, Mick Zeni and Nicoletta Manni 3

Zubin Mehta will be conducting La Scala’s orchestra for a Stravinsky double-bill with the theatre’s ballet company: Petrushka and The Rite of Spring. Michel Fokine’s choreography and Alexandre … [Read more...] about First look: Stravinsky ballet evening at La Scala conducted by Zubin Mehta

Tamara Rojo on Pina Bausch whose “work transcends description… speaking to your spirit”

26 January 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch performing Le Sacre du Printemps   photo by Ulli Weiss © Pina Bausch Foundation

English National Ballet's exciting Bausch / Forsythe / van Manen programme arrives at Sadler’s Wells in March. Pina Bausch’s masterpiece The Rite of Spring must be the highlight of the evening, though … [Read more...] about Tamara Rojo on Pina Bausch whose “work transcends description… speaking to your spirit”

Old and new in English National Ballet’s 2016-2017 Season, Spring/Summer

16 June 2016 by Gramilano 7 Comments

The English National Ballet’s Spring/Summer 2017 season sees a refreshing nod to the company’s past with a revival of Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet during August of 2017 when the company makes a … [Read more...] about Old and new in English National Ballet’s 2016-2017 Season, Spring/Summer

Interview with composer Errollyn Wallen – exploring roads less travelled

13 March 2016 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Here’s the opening of Errollyn Wallen’s official biography: Born in Belize, Errollyn Wallen gave up her training at the Dance Theater of Harlem, New York to study composition at the universities of … [Read more...] about Interview with composer Errollyn Wallen – exploring roads less travelled

Romeo and Juliet with the Mariinsky in Milan… and no nude kings

12 September 2015 by Gramilano 3 Comments

What a great evening out: Romeo and Juliet with the Mariinsky and Valery Gergiev conducting. However, not a costume or piece of scenery in sight… just Gergiev with his orchestra performing the Romeo … [Read more...] about Romeo and Juliet with the Mariinsky in Milan… and no nude kings

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

100 years after the riot: The Rite of Spring by those who were there

28 May 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

One day, when I was finishing the last pages of The Firebird in St Petersburg [in 1910], I had a fleeting vision… I saw in my imagination a solemn pagan rite: sage elders, seated in a circle, watched … [Read more...] about 100 years after the riot: The Rite of Spring by those who were there

Fun and games with Carla Fracci, Genesia Rosato and George de la Peña

25 July 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Jeux (Games) is the last work for orchestra written by Claude Debussy. It was composed for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes with Vaslav Nijinsky's choreography. Jeux was was not a success when … [Read more...] about Fun and games with Carla Fracci, Genesia Rosato and George de la Peña

Kinder Aggugini designs ballet costumes for MacMillan’s The Rite of Spring

3 January 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

British Vogue reports that Kinder Aggugini is teaming up with the English National Ballet to redesign the costumes for Kenneth MacMillan's The Rite of Spring, during the Beyond Ballets Russes season … [Read more...] about Kinder Aggugini designs ballet costumes for MacMillan’s The Rite of Spring

Critics round-up: Royal Ballet Triple Bill – Scènes de ballet – Voluntaries – Rite of Spring

15 June 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

"Whether you regard the triple bill as an evening of highlights or an insubstantial pageant depends on the programme," - says the Daily Express, before going  on to review the Royal Ballet's latest … [Read more...] about Critics round-up: Royal Ballet Triple Bill – Scènes de ballet – Voluntaries – Rite of Spring

Obermaier’s vision of the Rite of Spring at the Festival Hall

24 April 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Rite of Spring has been seen in countless versions since its explosive début onto the world stage almost 100 years ago. But the version Austrian director and choreographer Klaus Obermaier at the … [Read more...] about Obermaier’s vision of the Rite of Spring at the Festival 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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