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Review: Liudmila Konovalova guests in New English Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Review: Liudmila Konovalova guests in New English Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker
Graham Watts sees Valentino Zucchetti's The Nutcracker with "the stellar presence" of guest artist Liudmila Konovalova.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Review: Liudmila Konovalova guests in New English Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker – the most elaborate and grandiose of all UK stagings – with Sasaki, Rovero, Zambon, Junker, and Hay www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Review: The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker – the most elaborate and grandiose of all UK stagings – with Sasaki, Rovero, Zambon, Junker, and Hay
Jonathan Gray finds much to enjoy in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker with an impressive young cast.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker – the most elaborate and grandiose of all UK stagings – with Sasaki, Rovero, Zambon, Junker, and Hay www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: Luca Silvestrini’s The Magic Flute – unusual and magical dance theatre
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Review: Luca Silvestrini’s The Magic Flute – unusual and magical dance theatre
Graham Watts sees The Magic Flute by Luca Silvestrini’s Protein company – a small-scale, yet spectacular, pre-Christmas children’s show.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: Luca Silvestrini’s The Magic Flute – unusual and magical dance theatre
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Interview: The Royal Ballet’s Mariko Sasaki and Giacomo Rovero on preparing for the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince www.gramilano.com/2025/12/roya...
Interview: The Royal Ballet’s Mariko Sasaki and Giacomo Rovero on preparing for the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince
I talked to Mariko Sasaki and Giacomo Rovero about preparing to dance The Sugar Plum Fairy and The Prince in The Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Interview: The Royal Ballet’s Mariko Sasaki and Giacomo Rovero on preparing for the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince www.gramilano.com/2025/12/roya...
Review: Béjart Ballet with new works by Riva&Repele and Andonis Foniadakis – big, bold visions www.gramilano.com/2025/12/beja...
Review: Béjart Ballet with new works by Riva&Repele and Andonis Foniadakis – big, bold visions
Lydia Wharf sees Béjart Ballet Lausanne dance works by Riva&Repele, Andonis Foniadakis and Maurice Béjart and finds "a company looking forward with confidence".
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December 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Review: Béjart Ballet with new works by Riva&Repele and Andonis Foniadakis – big, bold visions www.gramilano.com/2025/12/beja...
Review: Valentino Zucchetti's The Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre www.gramilano.com/2025/12/new-...
Review: Valentino Zucchetti's The Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre
Lily Hyde sees Valentino Zucchetti's production of The Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre – it’s a show with heart.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Review: Valentino Zucchetti's The Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre www.gramilano.com/2025/12/new-...
Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: Contrasts – Paris Opera Ballet perform works by Trisha Brown, David Dawson, and Imre and Marne van Opstal – a dialogue of styles and executions that makes for a heady night.
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Review: Contrasts – Paris Opera Ballet perform works by Trisha Brown, David Dawson, and Imre and Marne van Opstal
Matthew Paluch sees the Paris Opera Ballet in Contrasts – a dialogue of styles and executions that makes for a heady night.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: Contrasts – Paris Opera Ballet perform works by Trisha Brown, David Dawson, and Imre and Marne van Opstal – a dialogue of styles and executions that makes for a heady night.
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Royal Ballet and Opera Summer Season with Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta www.gramilano.com/2025/12/mari...
Royal Ballet and Opera Summer Season with Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta
Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta take centre stage at the Royal Opera House this summer with two individually curated programmes from 29 July until 9 August.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Royal Ballet and Opera Summer Season with Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta www.gramilano.com/2025/12/mari...
Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: English National Ballet's Nutcracker – wondrous and truly transporting www.gramilano.com/2025/12/engl...
Review: English National Ballet's Nutcracker – wondrous and truly transporting
Georgina Butler sees a sprinkling of Nutcracker magic with English National Ballet – engaging and entertaining... a luscious visual feast.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: English National Ballet's Nutcracker – wondrous and truly transporting www.gramilano.com/2025/12/engl...
Review: Joffrey Ballet revives Christopher Wheeldon\'s Chicago-centric re-imagining of The Nutcracker www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Review: Joffrey Ballet revives Christopher Wheeldon's Chicago-centric re-imagining of The Nutcracker
Scott C Morgan sees the Joffrey Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon's The Nutcracker – in these uncertain times, the Joffrey’s Nutcracker has grown into the political moment.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Review: Joffrey Ballet revives Christopher Wheeldon\'s Chicago-centric re-imagining of The Nutcracker www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Interview: former Royal Danish Ballet principal Gregory Dean on life after 40 www.gramilano.com/2025/12/inte...
Interview: former Royal Danish Ballet principal Gregory Dean on life after 40
Gregory Dean talks to Paul Arrowsmith about choreographing and coaching after retiring as a dancer at 40, and life with his daughter.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Interview: former Royal Danish Ballet principal Gregory Dean on life after 40 www.gramilano.com/2025/12/inte...
Review: Paris Opera Ballet in Roland Petit’s Notre-Dame de Paris www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Review: Paris Opera Ballet in Roland Petit’s Notre-Dame de Paris
Matthew Paluch sees Paris Opera Ballet in Notre-Dame de Paris and was appreciative, but not affected by Roland Petit's ballet.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Review: Paris Opera Ballet in Roland Petit’s Notre-Dame de Paris www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Review: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes – distinct, visually arresting and magical www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Review: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes – distinct, visually arresting and magical
Matthew Paluch sees Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes – Lez Brotherston’s sets and costumes are a wonder, the dancers are gifted, it won't disappoint.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Review: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes – distinct, visually arresting and magical www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Interview: Valentino Zucchetti, choreographer and Royal Ballet First Soloist, talks about his new Nutcracker www.gramilano.com/2025/12/inte...
Interview: Valentino Zucchetti, choreographer and Royal Ballet First Soloist, talks about his new Nutcracker
Lily Hyde talks to choreographer and Royal Ballet First Soloist Valentino Zucchetti as his new production of The Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre tours to the Bahamas before a pre-Christmas r...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Interview: Valentino Zucchetti, choreographer and Royal Ballet First Soloist, talks about his new Nutcracker www.gramilano.com/2025/12/inte...
Review: ZooNation's Ebony Scrooge – Something to Shout About! www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Review: ZooNation's Ebony Scrooge – Something to Shout About!
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel sees ZooNation's adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, "Ebony Scrooge" – a winning production with a stellar group of dancers.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Review: ZooNation's Ebony Scrooge – Something to Shout About! www.gramilano.com/2025/12/revi...
Cecilia Bartoli announces opera and ballet for Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2026 www.gramilano.com/2025/12/bart...
Cecilia Bartoli announces opera and ballet for Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2026
'Travel' is the theme chosen by Artistic Director Cecilia Bartoli for the Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2026, which runs from 22 to 25 May.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Cecilia Bartoli announces opera and ballet for Salzburg Whitsun Festival 2026 www.gramilano.com/2025/12/bart...
Interview: Kate Flatt, choreographer and movement director, on 40 years of Les Mis and Turandot www.gramilano.com/2025/12/inte...
Interview: Kate Flatt, choreographer and movement director, on 40 years of Les Mis and Turandot
Paul Arrowsmith talks to Kate Flatt – choreographer, movement director, mentor and dance educator – on her two long-running productions, the musical Les Misérables and the opera Turandot, and a life i...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Interview: Kate Flatt, choreographer and movement director, on 40 years of Les Mis and Turandot www.gramilano.com/2025/12/inte...
Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: The Magnificent Return of Serata William Forsythe at La Scala – Blake Works V
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel and Graham Spicer see performances of William Forsythe’s Blake Works V at La Scala – a truly magnificent production.
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Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel and Graham Spicer see performances of William Forsythe’s Blake Works V at La Scala – a truly magnificent production.
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Review: The Magnificent Return of Serata William Forsythe at La Scala – Blake Works V
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel and Graham Spicer see performances of William Forsythe's Blake Works V at La Scala – a truly magnificent production.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: The Magnificent Return of Serata William Forsythe at La Scala – Blake Works V
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel and Graham Spicer see performances of William Forsythe’s Blake Works V at La Scala – a truly magnificent production.
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Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel and Graham Spicer see performances of William Forsythe’s Blake Works V at La Scala – a truly magnificent production.
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Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty with English National Ballet
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Review: Kenneth MacMillan's The Sleeping Beauty with English National Ballet
Lily Hyde sees English National Ballet in Kenneth MacMillan's 1987 version of The Sleeping Beauty, created for American Ballet Theatre.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐: Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty with English National Ballet
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Ekaterina Bakanova answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition www.gramilano.com/2025/11/ekat...
Ekaterina Bakanova answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Russian soprano Ekaterina Bakanova answers questions about her life and loves on the day of her debut as the Countess, after many Susannas, in The Marriage of Figaro.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Ekaterina Bakanova answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition www.gramilano.com/2025/11/ekat...
Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: Ballet Black’s Shadows – More of this please! www.gramilano.com/2025/11/revi...
Review: Ballet Black’s Shadows – More of this please!
Lucía Piquero sees Ballet Black's double bill Shadows, by female choreographers Cassa Pancho and US-based choreographer Chanel DaSilvas.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Review⭐⭐⭐⭐: Ballet Black’s Shadows – More of this please! www.gramilano.com/2025/11/revi...
Review: Wayne McGregor’s Infinite Bodies and On the Other Earth in London www.gramilano.com/2025/11/revi...
Review: Wayne McGregor’s Infinite Bodies and On the Other Earth in London
Somerset House is showing two Wayne McGregor exhibitions currently: Infinite Bodies and On the Other Earth, both running until 22 February.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Review: Wayne McGregor’s Infinite Bodies and On the Other Earth in London www.gramilano.com/2025/11/revi...
Review: Marking Time – triple bill of choreography unified through the music of Nico Muhly www.gramilano.com/2025/11/revi...
Review: Marking Time – triple bill of choreography unified through the music of Nico Muhly
Graham Watts sees Marking Time with three works set to the music of Nico Muhly by choreographers Jules Cunningham, Maud Le Pladec and Michael Keegan-Dolan.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Review: Marking Time – triple bill of choreography unified through the music of Nico Muhly www.gramilano.com/2025/11/revi...
Gary Avis retires from The Royal Ballet www.gramilano.com/2025/11/gary...
Gary Avis retires from The Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet has announced the retirement of Gary Avis from his position as both Principal Character Artist and Senior Répétiteur.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Gary Avis retires from The Royal Ballet www.gramilano.com/2025/11/gary...
Sir Peter Wright celebrates his 99th birthday onstage with The Royal Ballet www.gramilano.com/2025/11/sir-...
Sir Peter Wright celebrates his 99th birthday onstage with The Royal Ballet
On the opening night of The Nutcracker season, the Royal Ballet and Opera celebrated choreographer Sir Peter Wright's 99th birthday.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Sir Peter Wright celebrates his 99th birthday onstage with The Royal Ballet www.gramilano.com/2025/11/sir-...