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Sleeping Beauty

[Review] Hex – an alternative Sleeping Beauty from the National Theatre

28 December 2022 by Matthew Paluch Leave a Comment

Rosie Graham as Princess Rose and Ensemble in Hex at the National Theatre, photo by Johan Persson

After The Sleeping Beauty by Matthew Bourne and with The Royal Ballet, Matthew Paluch looks at the National Theatre’s take on the story. TitleHexCompanyNational TheatreVenueOlivier Theatre, National … [Read more...] about [Review] Hex – an alternative Sleeping Beauty from the National Theatre

The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty returns – also in cinemas

15 December 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Yasmine Nagdhi and Matthew Ball in The Sleeping Beauty, photo by Bill Cooper, The Royal Ballet 2017 ROH

This season, The Royal Ballet’s production of The Sleeping Beauty returns to the Royal Opera House, from Monday 16 January until Tuesday 6 June 2023. The ballet was first presented at Covent Garden … [Read more...] about The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty returns – also in cinemas

[Review] Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty: a joyous performance with the ‘wow’ factor

8 December 2022 by Deborah Weiss 1 Comment

10_Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty, photo by Johan Persson with New Adventures Dancers Andrew Monaghan and Ashley Shaw

Guest author Deborah Weiss sees Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty in London TitleSleeping BeautyCompanyNew AdventuresVenueSadler's Wells, LondonDate3 December 2022ReviewerDeborah Weiss It was good … [Read more...] about [Review] Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty: a joyous performance with the ‘wow’ factor

Royal Opera House Stream goes live with 130 titles

4 October 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Vadim Muntagirov in rehearsal for Live from Covent Garden 20 June 2020 c 2020 ROH. Photograph by Tristram Kenton

The Royal Opera House has launched a streaming service that offers 45 performances from The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera’s archives. Together with these are also 85 behind-the-scenes features, … [Read more...] about Royal Opera House Stream goes live with 130 titles

Royal Opera House: new ballet and opera streams

20 December 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Zenaida Yanowsky as Marguerite and Roberto Bolle as Armand in Marguerite and Armand. © ROH, 2017. Photographed by Tristram Kenton.

Wayne McGregor’s The Dante Project is available from the Royal Opera House’s streaming service from Monday 20 December at 19.30 GMT (20.30 CET). The Guardian said: For his new ballet, Wayne … [Read more...] about Royal Opera House: new ballet and opera streams

Marquee TV announces a new selection of festive treats from around the world

7 December 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

New York City Ballet’s The Nutcracker © Erin Baiano

Dance Marquee TV’s exclusive film of The Nutcracker from the New York City Ballet can be seen from 11 December until 3 January 2021. George Balanchine’s version first premiered in 1954 and has been … [Read more...] about Marquee TV announces a new selection of festive treats from around the world

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

25 August 2020 by Gramilano 2 Comments

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

Rudolf Nureyev first staged Sleeping Beauty at La Scala in Milan. On 22 September 1966, the curtain went up on La Bella addormentata nel bosco with sets and costumes by Nicholas Georgiadis, Nureyev … [Read more...] about Nureyev on staging the “ballet of ballets” The Sleeping Beauty

Four Auroras – Fonteyn, Sibley, Jenner and Park with The Royal Ballet in 1972

22 April 2019 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Fonteyn 1946 47 Season Presentation Brochure crop

Philip Hope-Wallace was the music, theatre and dance critic for The Guardian from 1959 until he died, twenty years later. The obituarist in The Times called him "a critic of the arts as wise and … [Read more...] about Four Auroras – Fonteyn, Sibley, Jenner and Park with The Royal Ballet in 1972

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 … [Read more...] about After 16 years, Thiago Soares leaves as Principal dancer with The Royal Ballet

Danza in Italia column returns in the latest issue of Dancing Times

25 October 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Dancing Times November 2018

The latest issue of Dancing Times magazine, November 2018, is being shipped to newstands as I write. The new Danza in Italia column looks at Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote at Teatro alla Scala, with … [Read more...] about Danza in Italia column returns in the latest issue of Dancing Times

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 … [Read more...] about The Sleeping Beauty with Marianela Nuñez and Vladislav Lantratov at the Rome Opera Ballet

La Scala Ballet Season 2018-2019 announced

28 May 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Woolf Works. Alessandra Ferri and Artists of The Royal Ballet © ROH, 2015 Tristram Kenton.

The new ballet season at La Scala sees seven programmes, including three pieces being presented at the theatre for the first time, including a newly commissioned work. George Balanchine’s The … [Read more...] about La Scala Ballet Season 2018-2019 announced

Ex-Trocks dancer Chase Johnsey to join English National Ballet as First Artist

25 April 2018 by Gramilano 2 Comments

With a short Instagram video message, Chase Johnsey announced yesterday that he will be joining English National Ballet. Hi everybody, this is Chase, with my new man bun, which I’m sort of obsessed … [Read more...] about Ex-Trocks dancer Chase Johnsey to join English National Ballet as First Artist

Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers Delia Mathews and Brandon Lawrence on dancing The Sleeping Beauty

22 March 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Birmingham Royal Ballet in rehearsal for Sleeping Beauty, photos by Dasa Wharton   16

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s run of The Sleeping Beauty performances is coming to end, with the final performances being given this week at Plymouth’s Theatre Royal. The very last performance features … [Read more...] about Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers Delia Mathews and Brandon Lawrence on dancing The Sleeping Beauty

Rudolf Nureyev died 25 years ago – La Scala pays tribute to the great dancer

6 January 2018 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Nureyev as Romeo, 1980 Nureyev, photo by Lelli e Masotti

Rudolf Nureyev’s debut at La Scala was on 9 October 1965 when, finally, the Milanese public had the opportunity to see the Russian dancer that all the newspapers were writing about. With him was … [Read more...] about Rudolf Nureyev died 25 years ago – La Scala pays tribute to the great dancer

Nicolas Le Riche announces the Royal Swedish Opera Ballet Season 2018/19

15 November 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Nicolas Le Riche, photo by Carl Thorborg

Paving the way for pioneering alliances and unparalleled masterpieces Nicolas Le Riche, the newly appointed Director of the Swedish Royal Ballet, today announced the 2018/19 season featuring … [Read more...] about Nicolas Le Riche announces the Royal Swedish Opera Ballet Season 2018/19

Luisa Spinatelli – celebrating the life of the Milanese opera and ballet designer

26 June 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

from left, Frédéric Olivieri, Ferruccio Soleri, Carlo Orlandi, Luisa Spinatelli and Luciana Savignano

Luisa Spinatelli… taking tasteful to a higher dimension The Amici della Scala (Friends of La Scala), run by the indefatigable Anna Crespi, gathered together at the association’s spectacular … [Read more...] about Luisa Spinatelli – celebrating the life of the Milanese opera and ballet designer

István Simon on the Semperoper Ballett dancing William Forsythe at the Palais Garnier, Paris

3 January 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

In the Middle Somewhat Elevated with Zarina Stahnke, photo by Ian Whalen

William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated was created for the Paris Opera Ballet who have performed it at home and abroad since 1987. The piece entered the repertoire of Dresden’s Semperoper … [Read more...] about István Simon on the Semperoper Ballett dancing William Forsythe at the Palais Garnier, Paris

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 … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet’s 70th anniversary revival of The Sleeping Beauty – casting and photos

Swan Lake at La Scala – Alexei Ratmansky puts the ballet’s heart where it belongs

1 July 2016 by Gramilano 12 Comments

Alexei Ratmansky’s reconstruction of the Petipa/Ivanov Swan Lake is as eye-opening as was his version of The Sleeping Beauty: it is fresh, it is vital, it effectively tells a story and communicates … [Read more...] about Swan Lake at La Scala – Alexei Ratmansky puts the ballet’s heart where it belongs

La Scala dancers talk about being in Ratmansky’s Swan Lake

29 June 2016 by Gramilano 3 Comments

The new director of La Scala’s ballet company, Mauro Bigonzetti, has chosen to present the new version of Swan Lake with in-house casting “to help our dancers grow”. This is very unusual at La Scala, … [Read more...] about La Scala dancers talk about being in Ratmansky’s Swan Lake

Ratmansky explains why his Swan Lake is arriving bigger and better at La Scala

27 June 2016 by Gramilano 10 Comments

Alexei Ratmansky’s reconstruction of Marius Petipa’s Swan Lake was rapturously received by almost all the critics when it premiered in Zurich in February. Alastair Macaulay in The New York Times said, … [Read more...] about Ratmansky explains why his Swan Lake is arriving bigger and better at La Scala

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

Sergei Polunin replaces David Hallberg in Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty at La Scala

14 September 2015 by Gramilano 6 Comments

Sergei Polunin will replace David Hallberg in the performances of Alexei Ratmasky's The Sleeping Beauty at Milan's Teatro alla Scala. Polunin will partner Svetlana Zakharova for three performances … [Read more...] about Sergei Polunin replaces David Hallberg in Ratmansky’s Sleeping Beauty at La Scala

A good, old-fashioned gala? Pignotti salutes Nureyev

4 April 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Luigi Pignotti was Rudolf Nureyev’s massager then manager. He now has a company which produces evenings of ballet, flamenco and tango… though not together. It was, maybe, obvious that he would … [Read more...] about A good, old-fashioned gala? Pignotti salutes Nureyev

Amici della Scala celebrates Lila de Nobili with Frigerio, Fracci, Bruson and …

1 December 2014 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The annual presentation of the latest additions to the series of books produced by the Amici della Scala (Friends of La Scala) is quite an event. It is held in the grand foyer on the first floor of … [Read more...] about Amici della Scala celebrates Lila de Nobili with Frigerio, Fracci, Bruson and …

Introducing… Brandon Lawrence, Birmingham Royal Ballet

23 August 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing at 8 years old and then I joined the Royal Ballet School full time at 14 Why did you start dancing? I’m not sure why… I was probably … [Read more...] about Introducing… Brandon Lawrence, Birmingham Royal Ballet

Partner-swapping at La Scala: Osipova/Sarafanov, Rojo/Vasiliev – Zakharova/Matvienko out

6 July 2014 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Intriguing casting changes at La Scala. In September, Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote was to have have four guest artists: Svetlana Zakharova paired with Denis Matvienko and Natalia Osipova with Ivan … [Read more...] about Partner-swapping at La Scala: Osipova/Sarafanov, Rojo/Vasiliev – Zakharova/Matvienko out

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

‘Sleeping Beauty’ triumphs at the Bolshoi

19 November 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports that last night's première of The Sleeping Beauty at the Bolshoi, the first ballet on the renovated stage, was a great success. The première was attended by … [Read more...] about ‘Sleeping Beauty’ triumphs at the Bolshoi

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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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