By Silvia Poletti Bolzano Danza and Venice Biennale Danza — the two most important events of the Italian summer, with overlapping dates that make attending both a challenge — were branded this year around similar thought-provoking themes. Under Wayne McGregor’s direction for the second year, the title of this year’s Venice program was Boundary-less, while Bolzano
By Didi Hoffman Blame it on the Bacchanale. Or rather, celebrate the Bacchanale, danced by the great Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, whose performance inspired a young American sculptor, Malvina Hoffman, to spend years creating a magnificent frieze of this iconic duet. Hoffman would go on to become “one of the few women to reach first
By Gerard Davis Carlos Acosta’s rise from the slums of Havana to one of the greatest ballet dancers of his generation has been well-documented, even made into a 2019 feature film, Yuli. After a stellar career in London and around the world, he made his farewell mainstage performance as a principal dancer for the Royal