Birmingham Royal Ballet: Sir Peter Wright Centenary
An evening filled with heart, of classical excerpts and The Green Table. Carlos Acosta spoke warmly of Sir Peter, a man who did not just make ballets, but built worlds.
Carlos Acosta
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
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Don Quixote
A riot of colour and sound from the first step to the last… sumptuous gaiety, romance and a great deal of fun… a score that seems to laugh from the pit.
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Don Quixote
Carlos Acosta’s sunny ballet provides “a lot of joy and a much-needed splash of sunshine on yet another grey, damp, dismal February day.”
Acosta Danza: A Decade in Motion
All seventeen dancers were outstanding throughout, never dropping their attention to detail, bringing intense emotion to their dancing.
A trip down ballet’s memory lane with BRB2
The best performance of the afternoon came in the closing pas de deux from The Firebird… Alexandra Manuel was quite simply terrific
Acosta Danza celebrates ten years with Folclor
Hybrid… Thumping energy… pulses with exciting, creative, and innovative steps, lifts, throws and floor moves.
Birmingham Royal Ballet announces 2025-26 season and a centenary tribute to Sir Peter Wright
The return of Black Sabbath – The Ballet and Don Quixote, and of The Green Table in a fabulous triple bill, plus a gala for Sir Peter Wright
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
Brandon Lawrence in South Africa
As he guests in Cape Town, Maggie Foyer speaks to Brandon Lawrence as he weighs up the pros and cons of making career defining choices