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Paranoid pirouettes – inside Black Sabbath: The Ballet, already a headbanging hit

Will Birmingham Royal Ballet’s near-sold-out spectacular get audiences air guitaring? Our writer dons his denim and leather tutu to meet choreographer Carlos Acosta and Sabbath legend Tony Iommi

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham Royal Ballet uses virtual reality to make dance more accessible

Company aims to allow those unable to go to the theatre, including neurodivergent people, the elderly and children, to enjoy its shows

The Guardian - UK

Carlos at 50 review – Acosta’s gorgeous birthday bash with friends and family

There’s less gravity defying, more gravitas as the Cuban star makes a dazzling return to the Royal Opera House in a seamless show of crowd-pleasing highs

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Carlos at 50 review – stunning tricks and charisma to burn

Of course Acosta has lost a little bounce after half a century, but the Cuban master still dances with care, specificity and dramatic flair

The Guardian - UK

Carlos at 50 at the Royal Opera House review: the knees may creak but his charisma won’t rust

The Cuban ballet star is an undeniable force for good, and no one should begrudge him a sold-out birthday bash

Evening Standard

Carlos Acosta wants dance centre to become inclusive global landmark

The former Royal Ballet star wants to bridge dance and community engagement gaps.

The Independent UK

Carlos Acosta: ‘At 50, I have to dance in a way that I can still walk off, and not call an ambulance’

The Cuban star on returning to the Royal Opera House stage, commissioning a heavy metal ballet and diversity in the arts

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"It’s basically this story of rags to riches" - Behind the scenes at the Black Sabbath ballet

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and the project’s creative team explain what the hell is on on at the Black Sabbath ballet

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‘You’re very fat up here’: was dance god George Balanchine a controlling monster?

He was a trail-blazing genius who electrified US ballet. But he was also a dictatorial grudge-bearer who married four of his dancers. How should we remember the Russian-American choreographer?

The Guardian - UK

Tony Iommi attends Birmingham launch event for Black Sabbath – The Ballet

Rehearsals for the show were under way on Thursday ahead of the its opening in September.

The Independent UK

‘Hate to be predictable’: Acosta brings Black Sabbath ballet to Birmingham

City gets ready for ‘world’s first heavy metal dance experience’ celebrating the music of Ozzy and co

The Guardian - UK

BRB2 review – great start for Carlos Acosta’s young squad

Birmingham company’s offshoot ranges from classical showpieces to modern shorts, allowing its dancers to tackle roles usually kept for principals

The Guardian - UK

Camilla meets Nigerian ballet dancer who went viral dancing in streets of Lagos

The Queen Consort wished Anthony Madu luck when she visited Elmhurst Ballet School, which offered him a scholarship after a video of him went viral

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie is determined to have the last word

The novelist is still recovering from a knife attack last summer, but the loss of an eye won’t stop him writing about it

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Riffs and tutus: Black Sabbath ballet to be staged in Birmingham

Rock band to lend eight songs to the ‘world’s first heavy metal dance experience’ performed by Carlos Acosta’s Birmingham Royal Ballet in September

The Guardian - UK

Acosta Danza: Spectrum; Julie Cunningham: How Did We Get Here? – review

Big personalities shine out in the Cuban company’s celebratory show. And Mel C holds her own in Cunningham’s opaque new work

Evening Standard

Acosta Danza: Spectrum at Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre – danced full-throttle

Tricky pieces in a spectrum of testing dance styles and the extraordinary performers nail each one

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Into the Music; Made in Leeds: Three Short Ballets – review

Inspired by Munch paintings and infused with hip-hop, two invigorating triple bills by Royal Ballet alumni are a riot of styles and contemporary staging

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Birmingham Royal Ballet: Into the Music review – an allegro trio

From dancers partnering with projections and CCTV-style surveillance to an engrossing piece inspired by Edvard Munch, Carlos Acosta’s company is continuing to carve out a niche

Evening Standard

Carlos Acosta on pushing ballet’s boundaries, Brexit and how he has nothing to prove on stage

Now director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, the world-renowned dancer is bringing new show Into the Music to Sadler’s Wells

The Guardian - US

Cuba’s top ballerina takes reins amid crumbling theatres and talent exodus

Viengsay Valdés, 44, has the difficult task of renewing the Cuban National Ballet’s reputation as country finds itself mired in crisis

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: coronation day for an empress who’s ahead of her time

Peter is still under house arrest as Catherine takes the throne in The Great. Plus: Melvyn Bragg interviews ballet genius Carlos Acosta on The South Bank Show. Here’s what to watch this evening

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Carlos Acosta on the pandemic’s heavy toll on ballet

In today’s Diary: Carlos Acosta on lack of ballet talent / Luciana Berger and stand up / Kate Moss’s new model / Kenyan paper backs Rishi Sunak / Podcast awards celebrate Deborah James

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham Royal Ballet: On Your Marks! review – Carlos Acosta sketches a bright future

The director manages to stretch ballet’s mould while retaining mass-market appeal with an exhilarating summer triple bill

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote review – delusions and grandeur

Elaborate sets and bejewelled dancers abound as Carlos Acosta brings Don Quixote and Sancho Panza’s chivalrous adventure to the stage

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