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Tried and Tested
Dance
Carlos Acosta’s much anticipated Nutcracker in Havana has opened in Norwich - in advance of its London run, Culture Whisper was at the glittering Theatre Royal premiere
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Carlos Acosta talks to Culture Whisper about his decision to transport the Christmas ballet to his native Cuba and turn it into Nutcracker in Havana
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Tried and Tested
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Yet another ill-advised Carmen hit the stage at Sadler’s Wells, this one Carlos Acosta’s new version for his Havana-based Acosta Danza
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The wait is over: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s spectacular Black Sabbath – The Ballet has finally reached Sadler’s Wells following its world premiere in BRB’s home city
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As Cuban superstar Carlos Acosta launches his Acosta Dance Centre in southeast London, Culture Whisper visits its Woolwich base and talks to managing director Javier Torres
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The ideal opening to the new season, The Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote brings sunshine, fun and simply glorious dancing to Covent Garden
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Proving he’s still got it at 50 years old, the Cuban superstar Carlos Acosta returns to the ROH with a programme that celebrates a long, illustrious career in dance
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BRB2, the brand-new junior company of Birmingham Royal Ballet, has its London debut at the Linbury Theatre with an eclectic programme picked by director Carlos Acosta
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Dance
Summer 2023 welcomes the return to London of the Australian Ballet, says goodbye to a much-loved Royal Ballet ballerina and celebrates a very special birthday
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Tried and Tested
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Birmingham Royal Ballet visits Sadler's Wells with Into the Music, a triple bill of works that show particular responses to their chosen musical scores
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Preview
Dance
Dance at its most varied this month
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Grab an opportunity to see one of the most joyous dance performances on offer, when Birmingham Royal Ballet's Don Quixote comes to a cinema near you
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Tried and Tested
Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet brings sunshine and joy to Sadler’s Wells with its exhilarating new production of Don Quixote
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Preview
Dance
The Royal Academy of Dance launches the third series of its Why Dance Matters podcasts, featuring an eclectic roster of international guests
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Tried and Tested
Dance
Acosta Danza's 100% Cuban, currently at Sadler's Wells, showcases the immense talents of its dancers in a less than satisfactory programme
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Preview
Dance
A Sunday of ballet on BBC Four as part of the corporation's extensive programme of dance for 2022 to be broadcast on TV, radio, iPlayer and Sounds.
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Tried and Tested
Dance
The BBC broadcasts Yuli, the biopic of the Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta, tracing this path from the streets of Havana to the main international dance stages
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Dance
As she prepares to dance the emblematic Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, newly minted Royal Ballet principal, Fumi Kaneko, talks to Culture Whisper about her life and favourite roles
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Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s latest triple bill, Curated by Carlos, is an uneven affair, which nevertheless shows a lively and reenergised company
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Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet has released an elegiac short film, Empty Stage, which commemorates performance artists in our times of dark theatres
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Preview
Dance
Dancing Nation is a free all-day festival of British dance presented by Sadler's Wells and BBC Arts
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Tried and Tested
Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet streams its Covid-adapted, but no less glorious, The Nutcracker live from the Birmingham this Christmas season
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Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet celebrates a landmark anniversary with Birmingham Royal Ballet at 30, a special commemorative programme to be streamed worldwide
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Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet offers a peek into its post-lockdown work with a digital programme of short pieces filmed in the studio over the past week
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Dance
The Royal Ballet streams choreographer Frederick Ashton’s sunniest ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée, as part of the Royal Opera House’s #OurHouseToYourHouse programe
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Tried and Tested
Dance
Acosta Danza’s Up Close is a mixed programme by Carlos Acosta’s superb company now installed at the ROH’s Linbury Theatre for a short residency
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Tried and Tested
Dance
Acosta Danza’s Evolution, currently at Sadler’s Wells, is a mixed bill made up of three enjoyable works and one monumental dud
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Preview
Dance
Carlos Acosta kicks off his artistic directorship of Birmingham Royal Ballet with Curated by Carlos, an ambitious programme of dance, visual art and literature at Sadler's Wells
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Traditional and innovative ballet alternates with Verdi, Beethoven and a new family opera
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Preview
Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet return to Sadler’s Wells with [Un]leashed and Hobson’s Choice, celebrating female voices in choreography and the company’s outgoing veteran director
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A crowd-pleaser, if ever there was one, The Royal Ballet’s sunny, funny production of Don Quixote is wowing audiences at the Royal Opera House
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With A Celebration Carlos Acosta – the incomparable ballet superstar – marks 30 years in dance supported by his own young Cuban company, Acosta Danza, at the Royal Albert Hall
