[Review & Photos] La Scala Ballet School performs Balanchine’s Allegro...
La Scala Ballet School's performance presented Balanchine's Allegro Brillante, Pistoni's La strada, Volpi's Winter, Forsythe's New Sleep and much talent.
View ArticleRemembering Carla Fracci, three years after her death
Carla Fracci, the great Italian ballerina, died three years ago today, on 27 May 2021. I wrote her obituary for Dancing Times magazine that is reproduced here.
View ArticleWalter Venditti, former primo ballerino at La Scala, dies at 95
Walter Venditti, a well-loved figure in Italy's ballet world, died yesterday morning. He was 95. Here are photos and tributes.
View ArticleReview: the autobiography of Anna Maria Prina, director of La Scala Ballet...
Anna Maria Prina's autobiography provides a fascinating insight into La Scala’s history, with juicy titbits, opinions and copious information.
View ArticleDirector Beppe Menegatti, husband of Carla Fracci, dies at 95
Italian theatre director Beppe Menegatti has died at 95. He was best known for the works with his wife, the ballerina Carla Fracci, who he married in 1964.
View ArticleBooks: Amici della Scala celebrates Italy’s theatre designers – Luciano...
Amici della Scala has published an annual collection of books on La Scala's designers for more than 20 years. The new collection features Luciano Damiani and others.
View ArticleOpinion: Who’s Natalia Makarova? Dancing Times column on dancers needing to...
Who's Natalia Makarova? Graham Spicer's opinion piece for Dancing Times argues that dancers need to 'open their eyes and ears'.
View ArticleHow I shot Carla Fracci
Neapolitan photographer Augusto De Luca's portrait of Carla Fracci is a rare and striking view of Italy's famous ballerina.
View ArticlePhoto Album: The Hidden Gaze – Dance Behind the Curtain, the Corps de Ballet...
A book and an exhibition at La Scala’s Museum show the dancers of La Scala observed though the lens of Gérard Uféras.
View ArticleNervi International Ballet Festival 2025 with The Royal Ballet, Paris Opéra...
The Nervi International Ballet Festival 2025 opens on Saturday 28 June 2025 in Genoa with top companies offering starry casts.
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