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Artistic director, choreographer & dancer.
Carlos Acosta trained at The National Ballet School of Havana and has danced professionally with many of the world’s most prestigious companies. After retiring from Classical Ballet in 2016 he has continued to choreograph and perform, in addition to acting, writing, and setting up his own dance company and foundation. He was awarded a CBE for his contribution to dance in 2014, and has received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award from The Royal Academy of Dance in recognition of his standing as one of the most influential figures in dance today. He is currently Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet.
Winning a succession of awards.
The culture and history of Carlos’s homeland have been important influences throughout his career and will continue to be so following his establishment of his own dance company, Acosta Danza, in 2016. The company tours the world with its vibrant combination of classical and contemporary, fused with Cuban elements of dance. In 2017 Carlos opened his first Dance Academy through the Carlos Acosta International Dance Foundation. The Foundation gives young dancers the same opportunities that he himself benefited from, by providing a three-year dance training programme, free at the point of delivery in an inspirational setting.
Carlos’s extraordinary contribution to dance continues to this day and he was recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List in 2014 when he was awarded a CBE. In 2018 Carlos received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award from the Royal Academy of Dance in recognition of his standing as one of the most influential figures in Dance today and in 2019 the Critics’ Circle bestowed Carlos with their Annual Award for Outstanding Services to the Arts.