Carlos Acosta: Myths and Modern Masters
Myths and Modern Masters is not only about Acosta himself. It’s just as much a celebration of the talent at the two companies he leads.
Acosta Danza
Acosta Danza in Carlos Acosta’s Carmen: flashes of heat
Woking TheatreMay 6, 2026 Carlos Acosta’s Carmen has heat in flashes, but rarely enough pressure to make the evening catch fire. The problem is partly musical. The score suits each scene well enough, but the sections do not bite into one another. What should gather as fatal momentum often feels episodic. A tavern scene with … Read more
Acosta Danza: A Decade in Motion
All seventeen dancers were outstanding throughout, never dropping their attention to detail, bringing intense emotion to their dancing.
Diversity is the big winner at the National Dance Awards 2024
Best Male Dancer jointly awarded to Tommy Franzén (hip hop) and Aakash Odedra (kathak), with both also winning performance awards.
Acosta Danza: Cuban Eclectico
For sheer athleticism, expression and the multiple techniques of the dancers, all on show in Cuban Eclectico, they are hard to beat.
National Dance Awards nominations announced
The Royal Ballet tops the shortlists with eleven nominations, followed by seven for English National Ballet
International Draft Works
Watching new choreographers trying their hand… you realise what a supremely difficult art choreography is. But what joy when the elements align
Acosta Danza celebrates ten years with Folclor
Hybrid… Thumping energy… pulses with exciting, creative, and innovative steps, lifts, throws and floor moves.
Innovative, traditional, fun: Carlos Acosta’s Nutcracker in Havana
There is a lot to like. It delights in so many ways. Filled with colour and energy, it’s guaranteed to put a smile on the face
Nutcracker in Havana: “Authentic but different” promises Carlos Acosta
Choreographer-director Carlos Acosta, and video and set designer Nina Dunn, talk about Acosta Danza’s forthcoming new Nutcracker in Havana
Acosta Danza in Carlos Acosta’s Carmen
What one remembers from this Carmen are the ensemble scenes. I don’t know what they were on, but their energy and stamina were incredible