Culture

December 17, 2025

PARIS, FRANCE — Growing up, Nicola Di Vico didn’t have a similar upbringing to most kids drawn to the dance world: he studied in a Catholic school, as his parents wanted him to have the strong foundations of a...

Marco Bozzato on the Emotional and Expressive Psychology of Dance

December 9, 2025

Culture

MILAN, ITALY — For centuries now, the distinctive sole of a pointe shoe has become synonymous with many things. Namely, next-level poise, thanks to world-famous artists who have pushed ballet from the theatre’...

La Scala’s 2025 Premiere, A Lady Macbeth of Mcensk’s District, Unfurls a Tale of Subversion and Cutthroat Drama

December 8, 2025

MILAN, ITALY — In a world where threads of contemporary storytelling are weaponised by social unrest and political turmoil at an increasingly ferocious pace, literary adaptations of novel classics are no mean ...

Gala Zohar Martinucci’s Quiet Storm is Brewing with Cinematic Intent

Adina Ilie

December 5, 2025

Culture, Feature, News

From Summer Issue 62 Glass speaks to rising Italian star Gala Zohar Martinucci about her latest film Arsa and expressing its complex themes of grief, solitude and rebellion Gala Zohar Martinucci doesn’...

Gioacchino Starace’s Moving Threads of Expression

November 30, 2025

MILAN, ITALY — A rising force within Italy’s new wave of virtuoso artists, Gioacchino Starace is fast becoming one of the most recognisable figures in contemporary ballet. Born in Naples and raised in the dist...

AJ Tracey & Big Zuu Dish on Grime, Growth and Their New Show

Imogen Clark

November 28, 2025

Culture, Feature, Music

From Summer Issue 62 British rapper AJ Tracey sits down with TV chef Big Zuu to talk about the evolution of his new album, Don’t Die Before You’re Dead, working together as grime MCs, and their new cooking ...

Calvin Royal III on Art, Identity and the Weight of Representation

November 25, 2025

CREATING threads of emotion is no easy feat. Yet New York–hailed artist and American Ballet Theatre Principal Calvin Royal III makes it appear effortless, his impassioned power woven through every movement. Sp...

Vanessa Kirby on Embracing Emotional Complexity and Redefining the Marvel Superhero

Adina Ilie

November 21, 2025

From Summer Issue 62 Glass speaks to British actor Vanessa Kirby about how her love of playing emotionally complex women continues in her upcoming role as a Marvel superhero Vanessa Kirby is a busy woma...

Taylor Napier is Breaking Out and Evolving Behind the Screen

Madeleine Ringer

November 14, 2025

From Summer Issue 62 Glass Man talks to The Wheel of Time actor, Taylor Napier about his evolving connection to his character, bringing a new narrative to queer relationships, and wanting to tell his own st...

From Donizetti to Chailly, Scores of Emotional Depth Take Centre Stage at Milan’s La Scala

November 5, 2025

MILAN, Italy — We live in times of cultural and operatic rediscovery, as an increasingly copious number of forgotten works are being revived with the aim of enriching both the present and our understanding of ...

Kerry Condon on Stepping Into the Fast Lane With F1: The Movie

Imogen Clark

October 31, 2025

From Summer Issue 62 Glass talks to Irish actor Kerry Condon, whose eclectic 30-year career on stage and screen now sees her enter blockbuster territory with F1 Kerry Condon doesn’t believe in luck. She ...

“When I Close My Eyes, Everything Else Becomes Secondary”: Filippo Pagani On Dance’s Cathartic Power

October 9, 2025

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre

MILAN, Italy — Jolting pulses of feel-good, cathartic energy into creativity’s talent pool comes with great effect when an artist’s vision is endearing, expansive, and pierced in all the right places. It’s...

Riveting and Impassioned, Despertares’ 2025 Edition Unleashed Dance’s Pulsating Energy

September 25, 2025

Culture

MEXICO City — There is a masterful range of styles and skills to be seen on the dance stage of Mexico’s Auditorio Nacional, especially in the Despertares gala. Yet the Mexican chief contributors — Isaac and Em...

Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2025: Carmina Burana

September 15, 2025

VERONA, ITALY — The present times are often permeated with a wave of prosaic music styles coming from all over the world, but Italians continuously seem to have a particular affection for opera and scores of c...

Jessica Chastain on Romance, Toxicity and the “Healing Power of Storytelling”

September 11, 2025

WHEN Jessica Chastain connects with GLASS—on a much warmer Mexican evening than England’s gloomy, end-of-summer dawns—she’s winding down from a weekend straight out of a Hollywood playbook: lights, cameras, pr...

adidas Originals x Wales Bonner Pay Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Felicity Carter

September 10, 2025

Fashion, News, Sport

BACK in the '70s, adidas made history by teaming up with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to create one of basketball’s first signature sneakers, and now, decades later, for AW25, designer Grace Wales Bonner has reimagined...

Patrick Mahomes Joins Hublot As Its New Brand Ambassador

Ellis Dowle

September 3, 2025

Fashion, News, Sport

BRIDGING the worlds of luxury and elite sport, Swiss watchmaker Hublot has announced its newest brand ambassador: Patrick Mahomes, three-time Super Bowl Champion and quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs. F...

James Nelson-Joyce On Breaking The Villain Mould

Imogen Clark

August 22, 2025

From Spring Issue 61 British actor James Nelson-Joyce speaks to Glass Man about wanting to break out of playing the hard man and why his native Liverpool remains his guiding star It’s one of those bitter...

Rosy McEwen On The Women That Have Shaped Her Performances

Felicity Carter

August 15, 2025