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The Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production, dedicated to the godfathers of heavy metal, will hit the road from September to November

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With its tropical backdrop and Latin-infused reworking of Tchaikovsky’s score, Acosta Danza’s touring show, if not always coherent, flies by

Tchaikovsky’s score gets a Latin makeover and Cuban dance styles combine with classical ballet in this joyful and colourful festive family show

His dancers are superb, but abrupt tonal changes get in the way of the story’s emotional punch in Acosta’s expanded new production

Bursting with upfront energy, Acosta Danza’s contemporary mashup is lively but light on emotive moments

This flawed take on the French ballet lacks any tension, and Carmen’s fate feels dully inevitable from the start

The Havana-born superstar may have retired from dancing nearly a decade ago, but he has no plans to slow down. Currently the artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, he talks to Charlotte Cripps about ballet and Black Sabbath, middle-aged spread, and his plans to bring ballet to the masses

A judge has sentenced a former Illinois state child welfare worker to six months in jail in connection with a 5-year-old boy's death