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18-year-old Julian MacKay becomes a soloist with the Mikhailovsky Ballet
After being introduced to Julian Mackay, and his whole dancing family, three years ago by his sister Maria Sascha Khan – now First Soloist with the Ekaterinburg State Ballet – I have been following the...
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Amici della Scala: Fracci, Lazzarini, Pomodoro, Soleri, Vanoni, Savignano…...
The ‘Amici della Scala’ sure knows how to throw a party!The indefatigable Anna Crespi, who has been guiding the Friends of La Scala association since its birth in 1978, had the idea to get some of the...
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Wayne McGregor’s new ballet Obsidian Tear – first images!
Tonight The Royal Ballet presented a special triple bill with the world premiere of Wayne McGregor’s new ballet Obsidian Tear, a revival after 20 years of Kenneth MacMillan’s The Invitation and the...
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Milan’s mayoral candidate, “A scandal that Carla Fracci isn’t at La Scala”
Stefano Parisi, centre-right candidate as the new mayor in Milan, has said,I find it scandalous that an extraordinary artist, and the most important symbol of classical dance and of the city of Milan,...
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Ildar Abdrazakov’s La Scala recital – the power of pianissimi
Why don’t more singers use the full dynamic potential of their voices? Ildar Abdrazakov’s recital at La Scala was a lesson in dynamic contrast, bewitching his audience with long-held and perfectly...
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Puccini’s granddaughter against Riccardo Chailly’s booed Madam Butterfly
Riccardo Chailly’s ‘Puccini Project’ at La Scala will continue with a new production of Madama Butterfly to open the 2016-2017 Season.The opera was written for La Scala in February 1904 and was booed...
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La Scala celebrates Riccardo Muti’s 75th Birthday
Riccardo Muti didn’t leave La Scala under the best conditions when, after a reign as Musical Director of the theatre for twenty years, he was pushed out by his own orchestra. Now, in the year of his...
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Royal Ballet Autumn Season 2016 – 2017 – full dates and casts
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...
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The Royal Ballet has four new principals… and other promotions
Alexander Campbell, Francesca Hayward, Ryoichi Hirano and Akane Takada have been promoted to Principal, the Company’s highest rank.Kevin O’Hare, Director of The Royal Ballet, said,I am delighted to...
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Twyla Tharp Dance brings ‘premiere’ of her latest creation to Italy
Italians, and visitors to il bel paese, have a rare opportunity to see Twyla Tharp Dance between 21 and 26 June when the company visits Florence, Ravenna and Rome.For the Italian tour the company...
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Milan dance world in mourning after death in gas explosion
Yesterday a devastating gas explosion ripped through an apartment block in Milan’s trendy canal district killing three people. One of the three was Micaela Masella who worked at Milan’s Teatro Carcano,...
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Old and new in English National Ballet’s 2016-2017 Season, Spring/Summer
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...
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Love Hurts – creating a new opera. Nicola Moro and Lisa Hilton’s take on De...
On Saturday 25 June in Milan a new opera will get its world premiere at Milan’s prestigious Piccolo Teatro Studio Melato. Love Hurts is written by Italian composer Nicola Moro with a libretto by Lisa...
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Alexander Campbell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&AWhen did you start dancing? I started dancing aged 5.Why did you start dancing? My Grandmother was teaching at a ballet school at the time and apparently I showed an interest after watching an...
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La Scala in the open air for a magical rendition of Beethoven’s 9th
Almost exactly a year ago, I came to Milan’s Expo site for the first time, invited to the Royal Opera House of Muscat’s press conference. It was the hottest day of 2015. Returning yesterday for a...
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The 7th Vaganova-PRIX takes place in October… and now’s the time to apply
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 Petersburg...
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Martina Arduino in Ratmansky’s Swan Lake – a ballet star is born at La Scala?
If you visit NASA’s website, they define a protostar as the “hot core at the heart of the collapsing cloud that will one day become a star”.19-year-old Martina Arduino, who graduated from La Scala’s...
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Peter Wright answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dance Edition
Q&AWhen did you start dancing? Not until I was 16, as an apprentice with the Ballets Jooss.Why did you start dancing? I was always good at ballroom, and then my mother took me to see Mona...
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‘Ousted’ ENO director gets top job at the Bolshoi
In an unprecedented move, it seems that ‘ousted’ English National Opera artistic director, John Berry, has been snapped up by the Bolshoi Theatre. It is extremely rare for non-Russians to hold...
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The Gender of Choreography. Is it time for quotas?
Is it time for quotas? This was one of many questions discussed at a Dance Umbrella debate, part of the Big Dance 2016 events, at the beginning of this month.The subject of gender inequality in...
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