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[Review] The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration – the importance of the past, present, and future

17 November 2022 by Matthew Paluch 7 Comments

Marcelino Sambé and Matthew Ball in For Four 2022 ROH, photographed by Andrej Uspenski

How should the Royal Opera House celebrate 60 years of The Friends of Covent Garden? Krumping? Balanchine? Don't stress, you don't have to choose, we're getting both in the buffet that is The Royal … [Read more...] about [Review] The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration – the importance of the past, present, and future

Athelhampton House Gala: Stars of The Royal Ballet dance in charity gala this weekend

8 September 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Akane Takada and Ryoichi Hirano in Christopher Wheeldon’s Within the Golden Hour

The Athelhampton House Gala in Dorset has become an annual happening after the Royal Ballet’s Meaghan Grace Hinkis created the event after the first lockdown in 2020. Hinkis, who has been a first … [Read more...] about Athelhampton House Gala: Stars of The Royal Ballet dance in charity gala this weekend

[Review & Album] La Scala Theatre Ballet School’s end of term show 2022

5 June 2022 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Canone allegro - ch Valentino Zucchetti, photo by Annachiara Di Stefano 2

The ‘end of term’ show by La Scala Theatre Ballet School was of an exceptionally high level this year. This was exceptionally important as it was dedicated to the memory of Loreta Alexandrescu, a … [Read more...] about [Review & Album] La Scala Theatre Ballet School’s end of term show 2022

Royal Ballet stars for the Athelhampton Ballet Charity Gala 2021

23 August 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Anna Rose O'Sullivan in The Dying Swan, photo by Ian Rice

Last August, Royal Ballet First Soloist Meaghan Grace Hinkis was in her living room doing a Zoom ballet class when she realised it had been nearly six months since she had set foot on stage. That … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet stars for the Athelhampton Ballet Charity Gala 2021

[Photo Album] The Royal Ballet’s “Beauty Mixed Programme”

25 June 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Mariko Sasaki and Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød in Anemoi, The Royal Ballet ©2021 ROH. Photograph by Alice Pennefather 2

Tomorrow, The Royal Ballet unveils a new mixed bill, the Beauty Mixed Programme. It reflects a phrase said by the company's founder Dame Ninette de Valois: Respect the past, herald the future but … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] The Royal Ballet’s “Beauty Mixed Programme”

The Royal Ballet’s Beauty Mixed Programme to be streamed live

17 June 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Royal Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty photo by Johna Persson ROH

The Royal Ballet, in its 90th anniversary year, is mounting a broad range of classics and new work during this season and into the next. In honour of the company’s founder, Dame Ninette de … [Read more...] about The Royal Ballet’s Beauty Mixed Programme to be streamed live

[Photo Album] Royal Ballet’s Balanchine and Robbins programme

4 June 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Vadim Muntagirov, Yasmine Naghdi, Anna Rose O'Sullivan and Mayara Magri in Apollo photo by Helen Maybanks ROH

Tonight, Friday 4 June, the Royal Ballet opens a new evening of dance dedicated to George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins with Apollo, the Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, and Dances at a … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] Royal Ballet’s Balanchine and Robbins programme

Photo Album: The Royal Ballet, 21st Century Choreographers

18 May 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Stanisław Węgrzyn and Natalia Osipova in the new work by Kyle Abraham, The Royal Ballet ©2021 ROH. Photograph by Bill Cooper

Opening tonight at The Royal Opera House is 21st Century Choreographers, The Royal Ballet's first programme in front of a theatre audience since the latest lockdown began last year, which cancelled … [Read more...] about Photo Album: The Royal Ballet, 21st Century Choreographers

Nominees for the UK’s National Dance Awards 2021 are announced

8 May 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Onegin with Francesca Hayward as Olga and Matthew Ball as Lensky © ROH, 2020. Photographed by Tristram Kenton

The nominees for the 21st National Dance Awards 2021 have been announced by the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle. The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the announcement of awards and award … [Read more...] about Nominees for the UK’s National Dance Awards 2021 are announced

The Royal Opera and Ballet companies announce the full schedule for Spring/Summer 2021

13 April 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Dances at a Gathering. Marianela Nunez and Alexander Campbell. ©ROH, 2020. Photographed by Bill Cooper.

The Royal Opera House will reopen its doors to the public on 17 May 2021. Public booking opens on 7 May at 10am (UK time). Online programming will continue, while La clemenza di Tito will be the … [Read more...] about The Royal Opera and Ballet companies announce the full schedule for Spring/Summer 2021

[Photo Album] The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage – tonight and for 30 days

13 November 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Marianela Nunez in Le Corsaire, Royal Ballet Live, photo Emma Kauldhar ROH 2020

A special live-streamed performance tonight, Friday 13 November at 7.30pm GMT of the gala The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage, will be available through The Royal Opera House site for the next 30 days. … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage – tonight and for 30 days

Royal Opera House announces live performance broadcasts during November lockdown

9 November 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Don Giovanni at the Royal Opera House September 2019

The Royal Opera House has announced a series of live performance broadcasts, together with some repertory favourites from both The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, throughout … [Read more...] about Royal Opera House announces live performance broadcasts during November lockdown

#WorldBalletDay 2020: The Royal Ballet, Bolshoi and Australian Ballet itineraries for 29 October

27 October 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Darcey Bussell and The Royal Ballet rehearsing The Sleeping Beauty during World Ballet Day 2019 (c) 2019 ROH. Photograph by Gavin Smart

World Ballet Day 2020 on 29 October, will be the biggest ever celebration of global dance with 40 dance companies participating in this year’s live streamed event. Dance companies from around the … [Read more...] about #WorldBalletDay 2020: The Royal Ballet, Bolshoi and Australian Ballet itineraries for 29 October

Photo Album: Royal Ballet first night with Dances at a Gathering and The Cellist

17 February 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Dances at a Gathering. Marianela Nunez and Alexander Campbell. ©ROH, 2020. Photographed by Bill Cooper.

First photos of tonight's opening of a new double bill at The Royal Opera House with Jerome Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering and Cathy Marston's The Cellist. Dances at a Gathering Jerome Robbins’s … [Read more...] about Photo Album: Royal Ballet first night with Dances at a Gathering and The Cellist

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

8 August 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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

On the 26 August, there will be a single performance only of Johan Kobborg’s new production of Romeo and Juliet with Sergei Polunin and Alina Cojocaru in the title roles. But when the theatre in … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet’s Valentino Zucchetti is Mercutio in the Kobborg-Polunin-Cojocaru Romeo and Juliet

The Royal Ballet in Japan and Los Angeles – dates and casting

6 June 2019 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The Royal Ballet tours to Japan and Los Angeles this summer, presenting signature work from the Company’s repertory, a world premiere by Wayne McGregor and community engagement projects. Tokyo, Bunka … [Read more...] about The Royal Ballet in Japan and Los Angeles – dates and casting

Royal Ballet Autumn Season 2016 – 2017 – full dates and casts

10 June 2016 by Gramilano 1 Comment

The Royal Ballet has released the casting for their Autumn Season, from September 2016 until January 2017. Roberta Marquez will return as Guest Artist to dance two farewell performances in one of her … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet Autumn Season 2016 – 2017 – full dates and casts

Marianela Nuñez leads out the Royal Ballet for their American tour

24 May 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Royal Ballet returns to the USA in June 2015 with programmes that reflect both the company’s heritage and its contemporary repertoire. It also brings with it the extraordinary lineup of dancers … [Read more...] about Marianela Nuñez leads out the Royal Ballet for their American tour

Natalia Osipova and Steven McRae in La Fille mal gardée in cinema

10 April 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Royal Ballet's audiences never tire of La Fille mal gardée, and seemingly neither do the cinema audiences as the ballet will be transmitted live again. On Tuesday 5 May, the world will have the … [Read more...] about Natalia Osipova and Steven McRae in La Fille mal gardée in cinema

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

Royal Ballet Onegin casting 2015: débuts for Osipova, Golding and Muntagirov

6 January 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

John Cranko's masterpiece, Onegin, returns to the Royal Opera House at the end of this month. Created for the Stuttgart Ballet in 1965, the Royal Ballet first performed this production in 2001 and … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet Onegin casting 2015: débuts for Osipova, Golding and Muntagirov

Casting for Royal Ballet triple bill in March and La fille mal gardée in April

9 December 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS / NEW HOFESH SHECHTER / SONG OF THE EARTH George Balanchine / NEW Hofesh Shechter / Kenneth MacMillan Music: Paul Hindemith / Koen Kessels / Gustav Mahler 27, 30 March, 8, 10, … [Read more...] about Casting for Royal Ballet triple bill in March and La fille mal gardée in April

The Royal Ballet celebrates founding choreographer Frederick Ashton

10 October 2014 by Gramilano 3 Comments

From 18 October until 12 November The Royal Ballet will present a glorious mixed programme of four of Frederick Ashton’s finest ballets, celebrating not only his vast and impressive body of work but … [Read more...] about The Royal Ballet celebrates founding choreographer Frederick Ashton

More dancers decide to leave Italy… most never come back

25 July 2014 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Italy's Got Talent. Lots of it. Sometimes that talent finds it difficult to emerge - it's not always what you know but who you know - and sometimes there's not enough room for everyone to show what … [Read more...] about More dancers decide to leave Italy… most never come back

Dancers from the Royal Ballet and ENB reopen the glorious Teatro Colón in Bogotá

24 July 2014 by Gramilano 4 Comments

Teatro Colón in Bogotá reopens tomorrow night after a six-year restoration. Ten dancers from the Royal Ballet and the English National Ballet will help to get the celebrations off to a good start. … [Read more...] about Dancers from the Royal Ballet and ENB reopen the glorious Teatro Colón in Bogotá

Help Kickstart Cystal Ballet’s new collaboration with the New English Ballet Theatre

4 May 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Crystal Ballet, who brought you the specially choreographed and filmed ballet pieces for digital release only, are aiming towards their second project. It is their first commission as a production … [Read more...] about Help Kickstart Cystal Ballet’s new collaboration with the New English Ballet Theatre

From Lombardy to London: Interview with the Royal Ballet’s Valentino Zucchetti

28 April 2014 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Italian dancer Valentino Zucchetti is one of a large number of Italian dancers who go abroad to find work and realise their dreams. Italy has few ballet companies, and La Scala is the only one with … [Read more...] about From Lombardy to London: Interview with the Royal Ballet’s Valentino Zucchetti

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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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