{"id":191855,"date":"2019-01-16T19:29:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T00:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=191855"},"modified":"2019-01-16T19:29:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T00:29:02","slug":"cuban-carlos-acosta-will-direct-the-royal-ballet-of-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/culture\/dance\/cuban-carlos-acosta-will-direct-the-royal-ballet-of-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban Carlos Acosta will direct the Royal Ballet of Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cuban dancer and choreographer <\/span>Carlos Acosta<\/span><\/a> this Tuesday was appointed as the new director of the Royal Ballet of Birmingham, according to the company, one of the most prestigious in the <\/span>United Kingdom<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Acosta, 45, will take over in January 2020, after being selected in a competition opened by a group of international experts, the Royal Ballet of Birmingham said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

The appointment of the Cuban takes place after the current director, British David Bintley, announced his retirement for next July, at the end of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

See Birmingham Royal Ballet\u00b4s Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n

Acosta commented that it is a “tremendous honor and privilege” to have been selected for the position and recognized his “great admiration” for Bintley, who has managed to establish the company as one of the “world leaders of classical ballet.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“My ambition is to build on its classical tradition, expand the repertoire and reach new and more varied audiences,” added the Havana dancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

For his part, the president of the British ballet, David Normington, highlighted the good moment the company is going through and described Acosta as the “best male dancer of this generation.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“I know he will bring us his artistic legend, his energy and his charisma and allow us to connect with new people, especially in Birmingham,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carlos made his debut as an actor last year in the feature film by the Spaniard Iciar Bollain, Yuli, a film in which he plays himself and earned him <\/span>a nomination<\/span><\/a> for best revelation actor at the Goya 2019 Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n

The film is based on his book No mires atr\u00e1s, a work that helped him get out of the depression due to his loneliness and being faraway from Cuba when he arrived in London to dance at the Royal Ballet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yuli: The return of the prodigal son<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n