La Scala Ballet News

 
The Age
La Scala Fires Ballerina After Comments About Pressure to Be Thin
New York Times (blog)
By ROSLYN SULCAS Mariafrancesca Garritano, the soloist at La Scala Ballet who in December told the Observer newspaper in Britain that anorexia and consequent infertility were endemic among the troupe's female dancers, has been fired for “damaging the ...
La Scala dance corps denies anorexia emergency following statements by prima ...Washington Post
Ballet Dancer Fired for Daring to Acknowledge Pressure to be ThinJezebel
La Scala dancers deny anorexia emergencyU.S. News & World Report
The Age -Brisbane Times
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La Scala dancers deny anorexia emergency
CBS News
(AP) MILAN — Repeated statements by a former prima ballerina that anorexia is rampant at Milan's famed La Scala theater has startled the dance corps, which issued a statement Wednesday denying the eating disorder was an issue.
Ballet world in a spin over claims of eating disordersNew Zealand Herald
New Round Of Accusations Of Widespread Anorexia At La ScalaWorldcrunch

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La Scala ballet dancers reject Mariafrancesca Garritano's anorexia allegations
GlobalPost
Ten days ago, the ballet at La Scala theater in Milan fired its prima ballerina for repeated public allegations that dancers were forced to diet. Today, the dancers themselves denied her claims. Italian fashion designer Rocco Barocco applauds ballet ...


 
Sydney Morning Herald
La Scala piqued over sacked ballerina's anorexia claim
Sydney Morning Herald
REPEATED statements by a former prima ballerina that anorexia is rampant at Milan's famed La Scala theatre has startled the dance corps, which has issued a statement denying the eating disorder is an issue. The dancers wrote that they were ...


 
Channel 4 News
The light fantastic? Ballet dancers and anorexia
The Guardian
Then, over the weekend, came reports that the Italian dancer Mariafrancesca Garritano had been sacked from Milan's prestigious La Scala. This, too, was a colourful tale: Garritano claimed her training at La Scala's ballet school had pushed her and many ...
La Scala fires ballerina over frank talk of anorexiaLos Angeles Times
Ballet dancer sacked from La Scala, MilanDigitalJournal.com
Mariafrancesca Garritano Fired From La Scala After Anorexia And Infertility ...Huffington Post
Channel 4 News
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The Guardian
La Scala dancers rebut claim of anorexia at ballet company
The Guardian
Accusations by a prima ballerina at La Scala that one in five dancers is anorexic has startled the dance company, which denied the eating disorder is an issue at the theatre in Milan. The corps de ballet said in a statement on Wednesday they were ...


 
Sydney Morning Herald
'Victimised': La Scala hits back at ballet anorexia emergency claim
Sydney Morning Herald
La Scala denies there is an anorexia emergency within the company. Photo: Michele Mossop The ballet company at Milan's famous La Scala opera house fought back on Wednesday, after one of their leading dancers was fired for giving interviews in which she ...