Acosta Danza (Beijing)

15th-16th October 2019

Embracing all dance forms, Carlos Acosta’s new dance company performs at Sadler’s Wells on their first China tour, with Acosta himself taking a starring cameo role. He will introduce Acosta Danza, the Havana-based dance company made up of the best dancers in Cuba, trained in both ballet and contemporary dance. They perform new and existing pieces by Cuban choreographer Marianela Boan, Spanish dance-makers Jorge Crecis and Goyo Montero, New York City Ballet resident choreographer Justin Peck and Sadler’s Wells own Associate Artist Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

15th-16th October 2019: Drama Theatre of NCPA, Beijing, China

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Acosta Danza (Singapore)

10th-11th October 2019

Following an exceptional career, acclaimed international ballet superstar Carlos Acosta brings his company Acosta Danza to da:ns festival for its first performance in Singapore.

This international mixed bill includes works which pay tribute to Acosta’s Cuba and presents the exceptional talent from his beloved country. Dancers from the company combine both classical and contemporary dance effortlessly, imbibed with Cuba’s rich musical and dance influences.

In the programme are two enchanting duets on mythical creatures by the renowned choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, with Mermaid featuring a rare guest appearance by Acosta. Like a fish out of water trying to walk on dry land, or a stranger in unknown territory, the mermaid looks for help and guidance. With fluid virtuosity, she slithers like a human wave around Acosta’s deft partnering. The second duet, Faun, is inspired by the 1912 ballet by Vaslav Nijinsky, L’après midi d’un faune, set to Debussy’s original score with additional music from Nitin Sawhney. The reprised dance of desire between a faun and a forest nymph takes on a new lithe, loose-limbed strangeness. The original Debussy score has been framed in a multi-layered soundscape with electronic and South Asian undertones by Sawhney.

In Paysage, Soudain, La Nuit (Landscape, Suddenly, The Night) Swedish choreographer Pontus Lidberg connects to the soul of Cuba. The light and lively piece is set in a field at twilight, its playful choreography pulsing with the rhythms of the Cuban rumba as dancers spin and leap in through buoyant ensembles and duets. The programme is rounded off with the energetic Alrededor No Hay Nada (There is nothing around) by Spanish choreographer Goyo Montero. The ensemble moves through a series of dramatic tableaux coloured with jumps and acrobatic lifts, sliding and leaping in and out of light and darkness to spoken poems and jazz songs by Joaquin Sabina and Vinicius de Morais. The work is a reflection on human relationships and the Latino-American reality, speaking of the need to live fully in the present as tomorrow may not come.

With the support of Sadler’s Wells in London and Valid Productions, Acosta Danza is driven by Acosta’s vision to give the next generation of Cuban dancers world-class opportunities. The company has received international ovations as an exciting new force in dance.

10th-11th October 2019: Esplanada, Singapore

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Acosta Danza (Festival de San Javier)

22nd August 2019

A young and surprising dance company, Acosta Danza have proved themselves capable of seducing audiences and critics worldwide in the three years since it was founded, where pointe shoes, the traditional, the modern and the post-modern fuse completely naturally throughout their movements.

Acosta Danza is, without a doubt, synonymous for diversity, modernity and freshness. Choreographies for Festival Internacional Santander are  “Twelve” by Jorge Crecis, “Imponderable” by Goyo Montero, by whom audiences can also see a new as yet untitled choreography, “Mermaid” by Sidi Larbi and “Two” by Russell Maliphant, featuring performances by Carlos Acosta himself.

22nd August: Festival de San Javier, Murcia, Spain

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Acosta Danza (Festival Santander)

18th August 2019

A young and surprising dance company, Acosta Danza have proved themselves capable of seducing audiences and critics worldwide in the three years since it was founded, where pointe shoes, the traditional, the modern and the post-modern fuse completely naturally throughout their movements.

Acosta Danza is, without a doubt, synonymous for diversity, modernity and freshness. Choreographies for Festival Internacional Santander are  “Twelve” by Jorge Crecis, “Imponderable” by Goyo Montero, by whom audiences can also see a new as yet untitled choreography, “Mermaid” by Sidi Larbi and “Two” by Russell Maliphant, featuring performances by Carlos Acosta himself.

18th August: Festival Internacional Santander, Spain

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Acosta Danza (Festival Peralada)

15th August 2019

Carlos Acosta, the prestigious and acclaimed dancer, star of the film Yuli directed by Icíar Bollaín and based on the dancer’s autobiography Sin mirar atrás, published in Spanish by Plataforma Editorial, returns to the same stage where he presented the Spanish première in 2017 of his stunning new Cuban company, Acosta Danza.

With a glittering career and countless successes as a dancer and choreographer, his innate talent for dance dazzles again, leading his own company founded in his native Havana. A young and surprising dance company capable of seducing audiences and critics worldwide in just three years since it was founded, where the pointe shoes, the traditional, the modern and the post-modern fuse completely naturally throughout the movements.

Acosta Danza is, without a doubt, synonym for diversity, modernity and freshness. Crossover, fusion and a lot of dance come to Peralada this summer with choreographies such as “Twelve” by Jorge Crecis, “Imponderable” by Goyo Montero, by whom audiences can also see a new as yet untitled choreography, “Mermaid” by Sidi Larbi and “Two” by Russell Maliphant, the last two performed by Carlos Acosta himself exclusively for the Festival.

15th August: Festival Peralada, Spain

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Carlos Acosta – A Celebration (Royal Albert Hall, London)

2nd-5th October 2018

Internationally acclaimed dancer Carlos Acosta returns to the Royal Albert Hall.

Acclaimed as one of the most extraordinary dancers of his generation, following his retirement from classical ballet, Carlos Acosta will perform a selection of other favourite and specially commissioned pieces in a wonderful programme marking his thirty years as a dancer. During a remarkable career, Carlos has been hailed by the critics, won countless awards and thrilled audiences the world over.

Carlos Acosta – A Celebration is at the Royal Albert Hall for four performances only . The programme will feature a full company of dancers and is accompanied by a live orchestra.

2nd-5th October: Royal Albert Hall, London

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Carlos Acosta – A Celebration (Festspielhaus St. Pölten, Austria)

22nd September 2018

With the company he founded in 2015, Acosta Danza, Carlos Acosta celebrates 30 years on stage as a unique artist. The programme Carlos Acosta – A Celebration will be seen for the very first time in a German-speaking country at Festspielhaus St. Pölten.

The evening opens with Alexis Fernández’ ‘De Punta a Cabo’, to which Debussy’s ‘L’Apres-midi d’un faune’ – performed live by the Tonkunstler Orchestra – provides an exciting contrast in Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s ‘Fauno’. Christopher Bruce has chosen recordings by the Rolling Stones for his creation ‘Rooster’ and the climax of the evening’s four-part programme is George Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ in the version originally choreographed by Carlos Acosta for the Royal Ballet. To the accompaniment of the Tonkunstler conducted by Paul Murphy there is a rare chance to see the Artistic Director himself perform with the ensemble in the role of Escamillo.

22nd September: Festspielhaus St. Pölten, Austria

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Carlos Acosta – A Celebration (Athens, Greece)

26th September 2018

To celebrate 30 years as a professional dancer, internationally renowned Carlos Acosta will bring his company Acosta Danza to Athens, Greece this autumn to perform a mixed bill at the Herodion Theatre on Wednesday 26th September 2018.

The repertoire will include the Greek premieres of two critically acclaimed pieces by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Mermaid and Faun, Maria Rovira’s Impronta, Alexis Fernández Cuban inspired De Punto a Cabo together with Christopher Bruce’s Rooster including songs recorded by The Rolling Stones.

26th September: Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece

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Acosta Danza (Lyon)

7th-8th June 2018

Following an exceptional career as a ballet star, international dance icon Carlos Acosta has launched his brand new company, Acosta Danza.

Based in Havana, the company is made up of the best dancers Cuba has to offer who have trained in both ballet and contemporary dance styles. They will perform new and existing pieces by Cuban choreographers who have rarely been seen outside the country, and commission new pieces from international choreographers who will take inspiration from their iconic nation.

For this series of performances Acosta Danza will perform works by Cuban choreographer Marianela Boán, Spanish dance-maker Goyo Montero, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jorge Crecis.

Tickets available from nuitsdefourviere.com

7th-8th June 2018: Grand Théâtre, Les Nuits de Fourvière, Lyon, France

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Acosta Danza: Debut (Cardiff)

4th June 2018

Following an exceptional career as a ballet star, international dance icon Carlos Acosta has launched his brand new company, Acosta Danza.

Based in Havana, the company is made up of the best dancers Cuba has to offer who have trained in both ballet and contemporary dance styles. They will perform new and existing pieces by Cuban choreographers who have rarely been seen outside the country, and commission new pieces from international choreographers who will take inspiration from their iconic nation.

For this series of performances Acosta Danza will perform works by Cuban choreographer Marianela Boán, Spanish dance-maker Goyo Montero, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Jorge Crecis.

Tickets available from wmc.org.uk

4th June 2018: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales

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