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New exhibition of portrait photography at London’s NPG

7 October 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Inspirational British individuals who have made it to the very top of their professions are celebrated in a new display of recently acquired and previously un-exhibited photographs at the National … [Read more...] about New exhibition of portrait photography at London’s NPG

Portrait of Kevin Spacey as Richard III goes on show in London

29 May 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

A striking new portrait of Kevin Spacey as Richard III will be one of several new works by Jonathan Yeo to be included in a major display of the artist’s work at the National Portrait Gallery this … [Read more...] about Portrait of Kevin Spacey as Richard III goes on show in London

Critics round-up: Richard III with Kevin Spacey

1 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Well the critics loved much, if not all, of the Bridge Project's much anticipated swan song production of Richard III with Kevin Spacey. The production is now at London's Old Vic theatre before going … [Read more...] about Critics round-up: Richard III with Kevin Spacey

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INTERVIEWS

Valentino Zucchetti in Rhapsody, The Royal Ballet © ROH, Johan Persson 2014

Royal Ballet’s Valentino Zucchetti is Mercutio in the Kobborg-Polunin-Cojocaru Romeo and Juliet

Mikhail Baryshnikov in Not Once crop

[Interview] Baryshnikov on the Venice Biennale, death and laying himself bare

Eleonora Buratto, photo by Dario Acosta crop

[Interview] Talking with soprano Eleonora Buratto about Hoffmann, perfume and spumante

Nureyevs The Sleeping Beauty La Scala 1966 theatre programme collection Carlo Orlandi

Nureyev on staging the “ballet of ballets” The Sleeping Beauty

Interview with Roberto Bolle – I am more confident now, not just as an artist but also as a person

Alessandra Ferri an Eleonora Duse © Kiran West

Alessandra Ferri: The art of becoming a couple is the gamble of a lifetime

Riccardo Muti © Todd Rosenberg Photography, by courtesy of riccardomutimusic.com

Riccardo Muti interview: life, death, and the lack of seriousness

Tamas Detrich at the Stuttgart Ballet

[Interview] Tamas Detrich’s first five years as director of Stuttgart Ballet

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GRAMILANO

Graham Spicer, aka 'Gramilano', is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. 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, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.

Since 2022, Gramilano has been pleased to welcome guest authors: Paul Arrowsmith, Donatella Bertozzi, Georgina Butler, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jonathan Gray, Marina Harss, Ann Haskins, Lily Hyde, Marta Mele, Matthew Paluch, Jann Parry, Lucía Piquero, Graham Watts, Deborah Weiss, and Lydia Wharf.

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