Carlos Acosta. Photo by Johan Persson. Today’s subject Carlos Acosta is currently living his theatre Life as the Artistic Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet. He has been in the position since January ...

Carlos was trained through the Cuban state ballet system and danced at the Bolshoi when he was just 16. He is now acknowledged globally as one of the finest dancers of his generation. First conceived ...

LONDON (AP) — Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born ballet star, has danced “The Nutcracker” countless times in his glittering career. Now he’s giving the ballet a twist by putting the culture and music of ...

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Join Clara in her humble home in Havana, getting ready to celebrate Christmas with her family. The beer cans are on the tree and Cuba is typically hot. When Clara is given a nutcracker doll, she ...

It was also a cheeky way of underlining his current role as a figurehead of the arts, with Terpsichore (danced by the Royal Ballet’s Marianela Nuñez) as his main muse. Alongside her were two excellent ...

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The career synopsis of the Cuban-born dancer Carlos Acosta reads like a fairy tale. As a dark-skinned boy from an especially poor part of Havana, he was forced to audition for the national ballet ...