Clik here to view.
Tamara Rojo on Ivan Vasiliev: everyone makes their own choices
"It's a shame, but I am not going to criticise him. Everyone makes their own health choices: in the past, I risked a lot by dancing with an appendicitis."Tamara Rojo was talking about her intended...
View ArticleClik here to view.
At La Scala: Tamara Rojo and Claudio Coviello in a winning Don Quixote
What an extraordinary dancer Tamara Rojo is. Here she was, fabulous at forty, able to toss off the fiendishly difficult - and long - role of Kitri in Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote.No balance is missed,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
La Scala’s Don Q disaster — all four guest dancers pull out
Could it be that Rudolph Nureyev's Carabosse is getting her revenge as his production of Sleeping Beauty is being dropped next season to be replaced by a version by Alexei Ratmansky? Whatever, there...
View ArticleClik here to view.
La Scala’s archive now open to everyone online
From today, La Scala's archive can be consulted freely, without registering.The ongoing project, known as DAM or Digital Asset Management, is cataloguing, photograpèhing and scanning the Milanese...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nicoletta Manni’s a fine Kitri in a fine company
Well it's an ill wind... Natalia Osipova's last minute cancellation as Kitri at La Scala left the way open for Nicoletta Manni, newly appointed principal dancer with the company, to show the Osipova...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Julio Bocca involved in serious car accident
Yesterday afternoon in Uruguay, Julio Bocca's car was completely destroyed when it careered off the highway but, remarkably, he has only suffered minor injuries.Bocca, director of the National Ballet...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What a mess: Italian tv tries to film Don Quixote
What an opportunity: two of the best dancers in the world - Natalia Osipova and Leonid Sarafanov - in one of Rudolph Nureyev's most successful choreographic works, and with a company at the top of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An interview with Vito Mazzeo who’s bringing his ballet ‘friends’ to Italy
Dutch National Ballet principal dancer Vito Mazzeo will bring a group of his colleagues from Amsterdam to Teatro Salieri in Legnago for a 'Dutch Gala' on 22 November.Mazzeo, who was formerly a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Royal Ballet celebrates founding choreographer Frederick Ashton
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sergei Polunin’s débuts in Spartacus after dancing with flying cameras
After the kerfuffle about Sergei Polunin leaving ballet for Hollywood - announced by the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre's General Manager, Ara Karapetian - Polunin is now back in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A magical Natalia Osipova with Claudio Coviello in Romeo and Juliet
Natalia Osipova took my breath away with her extraordinary portrayal of Juliet in Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet at Teatro della Scala. The whole company shone, the soloists were excellent, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stuttgart’s Marijn Rademaker returns home to join the Dutch National Ballet
Marijn Rademaker's face already adorns the site of the Dutch National Ballet which he will join at the beginning of next year.After 15 years with the Stuttgart Ballet he returns 'home' and will be the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thoughts on Marianela Núñez’s life-affirming performance in Romeo and Juliet
Marianela Núñez is an extraordinary dancer who seems to possess an inner light which not only makes her glow, but illuminates everyone around her. There is a pure, almost spiritual quality to her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nominees announced for the 15th National Dance Awards
The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle has announced the nominations for the 15th National Dance Awards.The Critics' Circle is composed of five sections: Music, Theatre, Film, Dance and Visual Arts...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Diana Vishneva brings new Carlson and Maillot works to London
Diana Vishneva's dance programme On the Edge will get its UK début when it comes to the London Coliseum in April 2015. The evening consists of two works commissioned specifically for Vishneva:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Royal Danish Ballet dancers celebrate Bournonville in London
As a cure for the post Christmas blues - or to help celebrate that the festivities are over, depending on your point of view - principals and soloists from The Royal Danish Ballet alight at London's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Amici della Scala celebrates Lila de Nobili with Frigerio, Fracci, Bruson and …
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Svetlana Zakharova’s Gala brings the Ukraine to the heart of Russia
Last night, Svetlana Zakharova's Gala Ballet without Borders took place on the Bolshoi stage in Moscow. Ballet stars danced in support of young dancers in war-torn Ukraine. This politically sensitive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Casting for Royal Ballet triple bill in March and La fille mal gardée in April
THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS / NEW HOFESH SHECHTER / SONG OF THE EARTHGeorge Balanchine / NEW Hofesh Shechter / Kenneth MacMillan Music: Paul Hindemith / Koen Kessels / Gustav Mahler27, 30 March, 8, 10, 14...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Carla Fracci’s photo album: opening night at La Scala
One of the most elegant evenings of the Italian cultural calendar wouldn't be complete without one of the Italian artists who symbolises elegance: Carla Fracci.The ballerina, who grew up through the La...
View Article