Acosta Danza: dazzling dancing

Laura Rodriguez and Raul Reinoso in Rafael Bonachela's Soledad

Acosta Danza in Norge Cedeño and Thais Suárez' Hybrid

Acosta Danza in Norge Cedño and Thais Suárez' Hybrid

By Deborah Weiss, 17 February 2025

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“all that’s good about dance in twenty heavenly minutes”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 15 February 2025

Paysage, Soudain, La Nuit (Pontus Lidberg)

Soledad (Rafael Bonachela)

Hybrid (Norge Cedeño Raffo, Thaís Suárez)

Acosta Danza

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Black Sabbath – The Ballet: right balance between ballet and rock

Graham Watts, 22nd October

The choreography, music and performance made this an impressive event, but Iommi’s cameo was an emphatic cherry on the top that sent the crowd home with an enthusiastic spring in their step.

****1

Black Sabbath – The Ballet: hard rock with a soft centre

Vikki Jane Vile, 19th June

Birmingham Royal Ballet and Black Sabbath are two of Birmingham’s greatest cultural exports and now they are on a European tour together before heading to the US next year.

***11

A surreal memoir: Pontus Lidberg's On the Nature of Rabbits

Carla Escoda, 6th March

Inspired by the fall of the Berlin Wall and the AIDS crisis, Pontus Lidberg's On the Nature of Rabbits comes to New York's Joyce Theater.

**111

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Black Sabbath – The Ballet A hit or a miss?

Graham Watts, 27th September

A remarkable merging of two of Birmingham's greatest cultural institutions.

***11

100% Cuban as Acosta Danza returns to the UK

Graham Watts, 9th February

After a two-year interregnum, Acosta Danza are back at Sadler's Wells with an updated programme of five short works.

****1

Acosta Danza thrills Madrid in “Evolution”

Cristina de Lucas, 22nd October

The spirit of Cuba visits Madrid as Carlos Acosta's dance troupe performs a mixed at the Teatro Real, including Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's Mermaid.

****1

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Deborah Weiss

Deb joined Bachtrack in 2022 and commissions reviews and writing on ballet and dance. She was Royal Ballet School-trained and is a former principal dancer for companies including London Festival Ballet (now English National Ballet) and Bayerisches Staatsballett. She has been writing for more than 30 years – publications have included Dancing Times, DanceTabs, Dance for You and Dance Europe. She also interviews for Voices of British Ballet, an oral archive of people who have worked in the industry in the UK. In addition to her writing, since 2016 she has been facilitating programmes that support victims of domestic abuse. Deb is passionate about her rescue dog, Bruce, and daughters (not in that order), swims a mile at least five days a week and is an avid reader.