By Silvia Poletti The second Summer of COVID gave Italians the hope (or the illusion) of a return to a certain normality. After dark months bound to home TV or computer screens watching streaming events, at last, at the end of May, theatre doors cautiously opened to limited capacity audiences. By summer, which in Italy
By Jenn Edwards This year, with COVID wiping out stage performances all over the world, dance on screen has become especially relevant. The medium expands the possibilities of where and how dance can happen. It inflates, and complicates, notions of choreography, as location, cinematography and editing are as crucial to the choreographic process as the
by Gerard Davis It’s late summer in London and pouring rain as I make my phone call to Lisbon. At the other end of the line, newly promoted Royal Ballet first soloist Marcelino Sambé tells me he is sitting on his balcony in glorious sunshine, waiting for the start of the new season. It’s a