Carlos Acosta
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Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada is a Cuban-British ballet director and retired dancer who is director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He danced with many companies, including the English National Ballet,
Acosta in 2019
Acosta after dancing Tzigane, Royal Opera House, March 2008
Alessandra Ferri
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Alessandra Ferri OMRI is an Italian prima ballerina. She danced with the Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and La Scala Theatre Ballet and as an international guest artist, before temporarily reti
Carlos Acosta
…David Bintley. In February, he announced the plans for his inaugural season, including a "Curated by Carlos" festival, and special performances with Alessandra Ferri. Acosta was born in Havana, Cuba, on 2 June 1973, the 11th and last child in an impoverished family. His father, Pedro Acosta, was a truck driver, and…
Alessandra Ferri and Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1986
Statue of Alessandra Ferri as 'Juliet' by Nathan David inside the Royal Ballet School