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[Review] Rachid Ouramdane’s Corps extrêmes – the most subtle, organic work I’ve seen in a while

24 May 2023 by Matthew Paluch 1 Comment

Corps extrêmes, Rachid Ouramdane, photo by Pascale Cholette

Matthew Paluch sees Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse/Rachid Ouramdane's Corps extrêmes TitleCorps extrêmesCompanyChaillot – Théâtre national de la DanseVenueSadler's Wells, LondonDate23 May … [Read more...] about [Review] Rachid Ouramdane’s Corps extrêmes – the most subtle, organic work I’ve seen in a while

[Review] Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined – there’s lots to savour, but…

5 April 2023 by Matthew Paluch Leave a Comment

07 - Akram Khan's Jungle Book reimagined, photo by Ambra Vernuccio

Matthew Paluch sees Akram Khan's Jungle Book reimagined TitleJungle Book reimaginedCompanyAkram Khan CompanyVenueSadler's Wells, LondonDate5 April 2023ReviewerMatthew Paluch Most synopses of … [Read more...] about [Review] Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined – there’s lots to savour, but…

[Review] Julie Cunningham & Company’s “how did we get here?”

20 January 2023 by Matthew Paluch Leave a Comment

Julie Cunningham & Company, how did we get here, Sadler's Wells, photo by Camilla Greenwell_3

Guest author Matthew Paluch sees Julie Cunningham's how did we get here? Titlehow did we get here?CompanyJulie Cunningham & CompanyVenueSadler's Wells, LondonDate20 January 2023ReviewerMatthew … [Read more...] about [Review] Julie Cunningham & Company’s “how did we get here?”

Dame Beryl Grey: an obituary by Mary Clarke

12 December 2022 by Gramilano 6 Comments

Beryl Grey as the Lilac Fairy as photographed by Gordon Anthony for the 1946-1947 season brochure of Sadler's Wells Ballet at The Royal Opera House

Beryl Grey, who has died at the age of 95, was a ballerina, director, administrator, and patron of many dance organisations, who had a distinguished international career but was quintessentially a … [Read more...] about Dame Beryl Grey: an obituary by Mary Clarke

European debut of Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends

29 November 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Tiler Peck - image by Geovanny Santillan crop

New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck will come with her 'friends' to Sadler's Wells in London in the spring. She will present the European premiere of Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & … [Read more...] about European debut of Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends

[Review] Bruno Beltrão and his thrilling Grupo de Rua in London

23 November 2022 by Matthew Paluch Leave a Comment

Bruno Beltrão's Grupo de Rua, photo by Wonge Bergmann - 2

Guest author Matthew Paluch sees Bruno Beltrão's thrilling Grupo de Rua from Brazil at Sadler's Wells. TitleNew CreationCompanyBruno Beltrão / Grupo de RuaVenueSadler's Wells Theatre, LondonDate22 … [Read more...] about [Review] Bruno Beltrão and his thrilling Grupo de Rua in London

Photo Album: In the Upper Room and Embrace with Birmingham Royal Ballet

16 November 2018 by Gramilano 1 Comment

29 Embrace by George Williamson with Brandon Lawrence and Delia Matthews © Dasa Wharton, Birmingham Royal Ballet 2018 02 01

  In the Upper Room and Embrace were part of a triple-bill programme by Birmingham Royal Ballet called Polarity & Proximity. Embrace, a new ballet commissioned from choreographer George … [Read more...] about Photo Album: In the Upper Room and Embrace with Birmingham Royal Ballet

English National Ballet announces 2018-2019 Season

13 March 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Tamara Rojo rehearsing Akram Khan's Giselle © Laurent Liotardo

In brief: English National Ballet and English National Ballet School set to move into joint state-of-the-art home in Canning Town, East London ENB's success in stage two application to Arts … [Read more...] about English National Ballet announces 2018-2019 Season

China National Peking Opera Company returns to the UK

22 May 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

10 years after their last visit to the UK in 2005, the China National Peking Opera Company returns to the UK at both the Liverpool Echo Arena Auditorium (13 – 15 November) and London’s Sadler’s Wells … [Read more...] about China National Peking Opera Company returns to the UK

Royal Ballet announces new details about its new Hofesh Shechter ballet

16 February 2015 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The new ballet by Hofesh Shechter for The Royal Ballet, which can be seen from 27 March until 14 April with Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments and MacMillan’s Song of the Earth, still has no title, … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet announces new details about its new Hofesh Shechter ballet

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

National Ballet of Canada brings Ratmansky’s Romeo and Juliet to London

17 April 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The National Ballet of Canada will perform Alexei Ratmansky’s new production of Romeo and Juliet from tonight, 17 April, until 21 April at London's Sadler’s Wells Theatre. The ballet has obviously … [Read more...] about National Ballet of Canada brings Ratmansky’s Romeo and Juliet to London

Karen Kain: it’s my job to keep the National Ballet of Canada motivated as Nureyev did

26 March 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

In three weeks' time the National Ballet of Canada will arrive at London's Sadler's Wells. After a 26 years away from the capital The Times asked director Karen Kain why: Until this season we hadn’t … [Read more...] about Karen Kain: it’s my job to keep the National Ballet of Canada motivated as Nureyev did

The all-embracing San Francisco Ballet brings its eclecticism and passion to London

14 September 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

San Francisco Ballet launch their London season at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre this evening, and until September 23 they will be presenting three mixed-bill programs. That's 10 works over nine … [Read more...] about The all-embracing San Francisco Ballet brings its eclecticism and passion to London

Sylvie Guillem on why she’s still ‘Mademoiselle Non’

19 June 2012 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Sylive Guillem will be in Venice tomorrow to receive from the Biennale  the Leone d'oro  (Golden Lion) for "having redesigned the form of the dancer, defying the laws of physics". Valeria Crippa … [Read more...] about Sylvie Guillem on why she’s still ‘Mademoiselle Non’

Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty – from Petipa to iPads

26 October 2011 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Matthew Bourne is to create a new version of ballet Sleeping Beauty with "vampiric influences". The work will be premiered at Christmas as part of a season at Sadler's Wells marking 25 years of … [Read more...] about Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty – from Petipa to iPads

Ashton takes the ribbon theme to extreme: Birmingham Royal Ballet with La Fille in London

19 October 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Birmingham Royal Ballet are at London's Sadler's Wells this week with two programmes. The triple bill, which kicked off the mini-season last night, consists of Checkmate, Symphonic Variations … [Read more...] about Ashton takes the ribbon theme to extreme: Birmingham Royal Ballet with La Fille in London

Critics round-up: Sylvie Guillem at Sadler’s Wells – “Dancers have a cruelly curt use-by date. They’re better fresh. Or are they?”

7 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

She's done it again, and everyone's delighted that Guillem still has the possibility to enchant, astonish and all those other adjectives that the press have been hurling around in the last 24 hours. … [Read more...] about Critics round-up: Sylvie Guillem at Sadler’s Wells – “Dancers have a cruelly curt use-by date. They’re better fresh. Or are they?”

The BBC will transmit the Pet Shop Boys ballet with Ivan Putrov on July 1

23 June 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

As part of its weekend of contemporary dance performance, BBC Four will broadcast The Most Incredible Thing, the new, full-length dance piece which premièred at Sadler's Wells in London earlier this … [Read more...] about The BBC will transmit the Pet Shop Boys ballet with Ivan Putrov on July 1

The funding cuts are deep, but “Ballet is dying” anyway, insists Sadler’s Wells chief Alistair Spalding

4 April 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Ballet is in crisis, with fresh talent and ideas struggling to break through and the major companies obsessed with 200-year-old productions at the expense of new work, according to the head of … [Read more...] about The funding cuts are deep, but “Ballet is dying” anyway, insists Sadler’s Wells chief Alistair Spalding

Mara Galeazzi’s Dancing for the Children Gala 2011 at Sadler’s Wells on 3 April

9 February 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Royal Ballet Principal Mara Galeazzi's Gala 2011 is part of a unique initiative, Dancing For The Children, which has this year teamed up with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s … [Read more...] about Mara Galeazzi’s Dancing for the Children Gala 2011 at Sadler’s Wells on 3 April

Ballet Boyz: the next generation – meet The Talent

26 January 2011 by Gramilano 1 Comment

It's more than 10 years since Michael Nunn and William Trevitt sensationally left the Royal Ballet - and the Ballet Boyz, as the pair became known, are Boyz no more. Now in their early forties, Nunn … [Read more...] about Ballet Boyz: the next generation – meet The Talent

American Ballet Theatre in London – now booking

3 January 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Recognised as one of America's national treasures, few ballet companies equal American Ballet Theatre for its combination of size, scope, and sheer skill. The company's vast repertoire takes in all of … [Read more...] about American Ballet Theatre in London – now booking

Can’t Dance – Bourgeois & Maurice at Sadler’s Wells Theatre for a Nutcracker alternative

4 December 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

When everyone is dancing strictly or being a snowflake, neo-cabaret sensations Bourgeois and Maurice make their debut in the Lilian Baylis Studio with their brand new show Can’t Dance. Their follow-up … [Read more...] about Can’t Dance – Bourgeois & Maurice at Sadler’s Wells Theatre for a Nutcracker alternative

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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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