Patrick Dupond at his White Eagle Dance Company

Patrick Dupond has died after a "devastating illness" – he was 61. His collaborator Leïla Da Rocha said, "Patrick Dupond flew away this morning to dance with the stars."

Raymonda - Virna Toppi, Nicola Del Freo e il Corpo di Ballo, photo by Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala-02

After Covid delayed the filming of La Scala's Tribute to Nureyev gala, it has been filmed and will be streamed on 28 March. (The post contains a gallery of photos from the gala)

Teatro alla Scala - photo by Sara Busiol 25

La Scala's dancers are featured in a new fly-on-the-wall documentary series filmed over the last six months. There's also a ballet class for World Dance Day.

Masterclass - Alessandra Ferri with Martina Arduino, Nicoletta Manni - photo by Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala

Before the gala from La Scala that includes a pas de deux from Manon, Ferri and Murru coach the roles of Manon and Des Grieux.

Carla Fracci 1964 Giselle photo Erio Piccagliani crop

Carla Fracci has died after a long illness which she successfully masked until recently. I offer some personal insights of my friend and an obituary.

After the filming of Giselle in January 2021, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

La Scala's director Dominique Meyer and the director of the theatre's ballet company Manuel Legris pay tribute to Carla Fracci.

1953 Luciana Novaro in Le Baiser de la fée, photo by Erio Piccagliani © Teatro alla Scala crop

Luciana Novaro, a hugely important figure in Italian ballet, died on 26 May at 98. She was a principal dancer at La Scala, its director, and a choreographer.

La bayadère - Makarova's version, photo by Marco Brescia © Teatro alla Scala

Manuel Legris ballet season for La Scala 2021-2022 consists of ten titles, including new works, debuts for La Scala, and five repertoire titles.

Sarah Lamb as Odette and Ryoichi Hirano as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, The Royal Ballet © 2018 ROH. Photograph by Bill Cooper

The Royal Ballet presents 3 world premieres: Wayne McGregor’s The Dante Project, Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate and a new work by Kyle Abraham

A week ago today, Carla Fracci’s funeral was televised live on RAI1, Italy’s main television channel. The day of her death, Thursday 27 May 2021, television schedules were immediately revised and her ballets were shown, colleagues were interviewed, and everyone from art critics to politicians had something to say about her. As a UK-based ballet […]

CONCERTO DSCH, photo by Brescia e Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala (8)

Alexei Ratmansky, Jiří Bubeníček, András Lukács and La Scala's ballet director Manuel Legris give the theatre something to celebrate.

The Nutcracker with Rebecca Bianchi, Rome Opera Ballet, photo by Yasuko Kageyama

Rome Opera Ballet has announced its 2021-2022 season which starts with a Nutcracker and finishes with the restaging of Carla Fracci's 2004 production of Giselle.

Dancing Times magazine’s August edition includes the Danza in Italia column on La Scala's online and live events and an article on queer representation in ballet

Roberto Bolle in Waves by Massimiliano Volpini, photo by Andrej Uspenski (4)

Roberto Bolle talks about starting out in dance, maintaining his body, striving for perfection, Covid and being a lover of simple things.

Choreographer and director Micha van Hoecke has died after a long illness, at 77. He was a leading figure in Italian and European dance from the early 1960s.

Television interview with Beppe Menegatti

Positano Premia la Danza has been held for almost half a century – next year marks its 50th edition. The 2021 edition was dedicted to Carla Fracci.

L'Heure Exquise © Silvia Lelli, Ravenna 2021

Alessandra Ferri makes Maurice Béjart's "L'Heure exquise" her own as she celebrates her 40-year long career.

Four months after Carla Fracci's death on 27 May 2021, Milan has placed a plaque on the building where she lived when she studied at La Scala.

Interment of Carla Fracci's ashes, Famedio, Milan, 21 October 2021 - 3

Today, in a private ceremony, Carla Fracci’s ashes were interred in Milan’s Cimitero Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery) in Milan.

From Carla Fracci to Christa Ludwig, from Stephen Sondheim to Raffaella Carrà - a personal list of some of the artists the world lost in 2021.

Patrick Dupond, much-loved ballet star, dies at 61

A Covid-free La Scala to stream its gala ‘A Tribute to Nureyev’

[Photo Album] La Scala’s ballet company in docuseries and World Dance Day

Alessandra Ferri and Massimo Murru give Manon masterclasses from La Scala

Remembering Carla: ballet legend Carla Fracci dies at 84

La Scala pays tribute to Carla Fracci

Luciana Novaro, Italian ballerina who danced with Massine and Lifar, dies at 98

La Scala 2021-2022 Ballet Season

The Royal Opera House 2021-2022 ballet and dance season

A tram for Carla Fracci – tributes and honours

[Photos and review] La Scala celebrates with its Four Choreographers Evening

Rome Opera Ballet announces 2021-2022 season

Dancing Times magazine’s August 2021 edition with Danza in Italia and queer representation in ballet

Roberto Bolle interview: Who I am now

Choreographer Micha van Hoecke has died at 77

Positano Premia la Danza dedicated to Carla Fracci

L’Heure exquise: Happy days for Alessandra Ferri

Milan unveils a plaque for Carla Fracci

Carla Fracci is buried in Milan’s Famedio

In Memoriam 2021: Singers, Dancers, Actors, Writers, Directors