Carlos Acosta Premieres
At the London Coliseum
Visiting Company
Carlos Acosta is the world's favourite dancer and his summer seasons at the London Coliseum hotly anticipated every year. For 2010, Carlos will perform his most ambitious new show to date.
PREMIERES will see Carlos perform five works for the first time and on the largest stage in London.
PREMIERES includes
- A new commission from Danza Contemporanea de Cuba's George Cespedes, following the Company's recent sell-out run at Sadler's Wells and across the UK
- A Carlos debut in Russell Maliphant's masterpiece Two, made famous in the version danced by Sylvie Guillem and now reworked for Carlos
- Royal Ballet Principal Zenaida Yanowsky dancing with Carlos in a new work by Edwaard Liang (NDT, New York City Ballet and many others)
- A new music commission from Cuban violinist and composer Omar Puente
- Carlos's physically most revealing piece, a new mixed media collaboration with Simon Elliott of Ahh...Arts Igniting Minds, with emerging digital artists, Shaun O'Connor, Barry Gene Murphy, Mehmet (aka Memo) Akten, Anna Boberg, Peter Forde, Francesco Pastori, and featuring the magnificent Pegasus Choir.
The night also features Zenaida Yanowsky in Kim Brandstrup's Footnote to Ashton.
Running time: 1hr 35mins approx
LIVE AT THE LONDON COLISEUM
WED 28 JULY - SAT 07 AUG 2010
8 PERFORMANCES ONLY
TICKETS FROM £10
Watch Carlos being interviewed on BBC Breakfast - click here
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Carlos Acosta
Catch up with Carlos Acosta, interviewed in rehearsal for new show PREMIERES.
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