The annual, starry, late summer gala organised by American Ballet Theatre’s Xiomara Reyes and Ballets du Monte Carlo’s Elías García for IBStage takes place at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu. Over 100 young dancers from the various summer ballet programmes which begin in mid-August, join international ballet stars, including Myriam Ould-Braham and István Simon. I … [Read more...] about In conversation with Myriam Ould-Braham and István Simon
Vladimir Vasiliev
Photo Album and full casting – Bolshoi dancers in Milan
After an 11-year absence, the Bolshoi Ballet returns to Milan. In 2007, the company came with La Fille du Pharaon and The Bright Stream. From 7 to 13 September they will be at La Scala with La Bayadère in the Grigorovich production, and Jean-Christophe Maillot’s The Taming of the Shrew. Svetlana Zakharova and Denis Rodkin, Olga Smirnova and Semyon Chudin, and Alyona Kovalyova … [Read more...] about Photo Album and full casting – Bolshoi dancers in Milan
Carla Fracci gives her first ever masterclass… Giselle
After years of refusing offers from all over the world to share her intimate knowledge of the characters she has portrayed, Carla Fracci has agreed to give her first masterclass. The Ecole Superieure de Danse de Cannes-Mougins Rosella Hightower, one of the world’s leading professional dance schools, has managed to persuade Fracci to share some of her insight into the … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci gives her first ever masterclass… Giselle
Agnes Oaks answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started ballet at considerably late age, when I was already 10 years old. Why did you start dancing? It was my mother's idea for me to try this profession. She was Russian and ballet has always been very popular in Russia and many women dreamt to become a ballerinas. Unfortunately she never had an opportunity to do ballet herself, but … [Read more...] about Agnes Oaks answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Herman Cornejo answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I was 8 years old. It was a normal day when my sister's teacher, Wasil Tupin, saw me at the door. I was enjoying the music and watching my sister dance to the rhythm, and he invited me to come to class the next day. Why did you start dancing? Music took my attention from the start and I felt the need to express myself through … [Read more...] about Herman Cornejo answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Carla Fracci’s autobiography: Step After Step
Based on a long series of conversations with Enrico Rotelli, Passo dopo passo (Step After Step) is Carla Fracci telling her story in her own words. From a simple childhood during the war to the triumphs with the American Ballet Theatre and beyond: it is a fascinating journey. Rotelli has divided the autobiography into short chapters - Rudy, London Festival Ballet, Swanhilda … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci’s autobiography: Step After Step
The original Madame No: Ekaterina Maximova’s 75th anniversary celebrated in Moscow
It all began with a fouetté is the name of a new exhibition in Moscow to mark the 75th anniversary of the birth of Ekaterina Maximova. Way before Sylvie Guillem came to be known as 'Madame Non', Maximova was nicknamed 'Madame No' at the Bolshoi for refusing interviews, photo shoots, and various proposals. Mikhail Baryshnikov admired her "elegant build, beauty, virtuosity and … [Read more...] about The original Madame No: Ekaterina Maximova’s 75th anniversary celebrated in Moscow
Igor Yebra answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 13 years old. Why did you start dancing? Because I liked it and in my house it was something normal to see ballet; although first I wanted to be a football or basketball player! Which dancer inspired you most as a child? Fred Astaire, Antonio Gades and Vladimir Vasiliev. Which dancer do you most admire? Fred … [Read more...] about Igor Yebra answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Carla Fracci with Schaufuss, Vasiliev, Cragun, Jude and others on YouTube
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 and their interpretors in an historical context. Fracci was an amazingly youthful 51 when she danced these extracts. Dance Magazine critic John Gruen wrote: The nineteenth … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci with Schaufuss, Vasiliev, Cragun, Jude and others on YouTube
Vladimir Vasiliev in peak form in a 1960s video of Narcissus and Echo
This 1960s recording of Kasyan Goleizovsky's Narcissus and Echo with Vladimir Vasiliev is an extraordinary testiment to the artistry and power of the young dancer in his prime. It was filmed without sound and has been engineered to fit a recording of Nikolai Tcherepnin's music. Kasyan Goleizovsky (1892-1970) Russian dancer and choreographer. Leader of the experimental … [Read more...] about Vladimir Vasiliev in peak form in a 1960s video of Narcissus and Echo