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VII Vaganova Prix winners are announced in St Petersburg

27 October 2016 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

VII VAGANOVA PRIX

VII VAGANOVA-PRIX WINNERS BOYS 1st place – Lee Sangmin 2nd place – Chino Mark and Egor Geraschenko 3rd place – Zagidullin Ervin GIRLS, junior group  1st place – Bulanova Maria and Shimada … [Read more...] about VII Vaganova Prix winners are announced in St Petersburg

Andrey Ermakov answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

7 September 2016 by Gramilano 8 Comments

Q&A   [на русском языке] When did you start dancing? I do not remember… probably at the same time that I began to walk. Why did you start dancing? As a child my mother dreamt of the … [Read more...] about Andrey Ermakov answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

The 7th Vaganova-PRIX takes place in October… and now’s the time to apply

12 July 2016 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Vaganova Ballet Academy is reviving the International Ballet Competition Vaganova-PRIX. This year will be the seventh time that the competition has been held and it will take place in St … [Read more...] about The 7th Vaganova-PRIX takes place in October… and now’s the time to apply

Jack Devant, ballet photographer: freezing the beauty

6 June 2014 by Gramilano 4 Comments

There are thousands, millions, of dance photos scattered around the net, and most of the best come from just a handful of photographers. We know their copyright watermarks, we know their style, we … [Read more...] about Jack Devant, ballet photographer: freezing the beauty

New Russian ballet advisory board created to avoid further scandal?

6 November 2013 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The Russian Culture Ministry has announced that a new advisory board will be formed to 'publicly and openly' give advice on the running of the country's top dance academies. It is a move which it … [Read more...] about New Russian ballet advisory board created to avoid further scandal?

Tsiskaridze’s reputation is not as high as state officials’ wives would have you believe

5 November 2013 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Earlier today, teachers at the Vaganova Ballet Academy published an open letter, written in four languages, to President Vladimir Putin asking him to reconsider the appointment of Nikolay … [Read more...] about Tsiskaridze’s reputation is not as high as state officials’ wives would have you believe

Russian Culture Minister talks about the Vaganova reshuffle

28 October 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Russian Culture Minister, Vladimir Medinsky, talked to Izvestia about the reshuffle at the Vaganova Ballet Academy. The newly appointed Artistic Director and Principal, Ulyana Lopatkina and Nikolay … [Read more...] about Russian Culture Minister talks about the Vaganova reshuffle

Tsiskaridze is Principal and Lopatkina the new Artistic Director of the Vaganova Academy

28 October 2013 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Nikolay Tsiskaridze has been appointed Principal of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, and Ulyana Lopatkina will be its new Artistic Director. Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky told … [Read more...] about Tsiskaridze is Principal and Lopatkina the new Artistic Director of the Vaganova Academy

Russian Prime Minister congratulates Ulyana Lopatkina on her 40th birthday

23 October 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Ulyana Lopatkina, Prima ballerina at the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, turns 40 today. A congratulatory telegram from Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reads: You are among the stars of … [Read more...] about Russian Prime Minister congratulates Ulyana Lopatkina on her 40th birthday

Maria Eichwald answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

7 September 2013 by Gramilano 7 Comments

Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 9 years old. Why did you start dancing? I saw in TV the ballet Swan Lake I wanted to be a ballerina. Which dancer inspired you most as a … [Read more...] about Maria Eichwald answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Daria Klimentova answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

22 August 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 10 I went to ballet school in Prague, learning the Vaganova technique for 8 years. It was a bit boring for the first few years after doing gymnastics, … [Read more...] about Daria Klimentova answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Evan McKie answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

6 December 2012 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Q&A When did you start dan­cing? In the womb. Why did you start dan­cing? I will probably never know the answer to that. I just know why I keep doing it. Which dan­cer inspired you most … [Read more...] about Evan McKie answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Restaurants of Ghent, Brussels and Mechelen during Flanders is a Festival

27 September 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

This is not a food blog, but as food has, in some way, influenced every dancer, musician, actor, and for that matter everyone else on the planet, I though I could squeeze it in. Food had a profound … [Read more...] about Restaurants of Ghent, Brussels and Mechelen during Flanders is a Festival

Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, Scotch Symphony / Ballet Imperial / In The Night

18 August 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The fourth Mariinsky programme to grace the Royal Opera stage was another triple bill: Scotch Symphony and Ballet Imperial by George Balanchine, and In The Night by Jerome Robbins. Although this was … [Read more...] about Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, Scotch Symphony / Ballet Imperial / In The Night

Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, Swan Lake

11 August 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Mariinsky kicked off their 3-week stay at the Royal Opera House with Swan Lake. An obvious, and right, choice, Immutable is the Mariinsky’s root foundation in classical tradition. Everything they … [Read more...] about Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, Swan Lake

Critics’ Roundup: the Mariinsky in London, Swan Lake

27 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

In a splattering of mainly four and five-star reviews it was, perhaps surprisingly, the Financial Times's Clement Crisp, maybe the hardest critic to please, who showered compliments over the company … [Read more...] about Critics’ Roundup: the Mariinsky in London, Swan Lake

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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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