“Will Carlos be dancing?” asked the gent beside me. Acosta Danza is that rare thing – a dance company where the star draw doesn’t perform or choreograph, but rather lurks on the letterhead, adding glamour by proxy.
Carlos Acosta wasn’t on stage – 50 in June, his dancing days now come round less often. He founded this company in 2015 as a showcase for Cuban contemporary dance talent – as prodigious as the nation’s famed ballet artists – and these striking commissions and scalding hot dancers can speak for themselves.
