Acosta Danza Yunior - Lighthouse Poole, Thursday 26, Friday 27 September
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Founded last year by world-famous Cuban ballet dancer Carlos Acosta, to develop the next generation of talented dancers, Acosta Danza Yunior makes its internation debut at MAST Mayflower Studios in Southampton on 19 September, before moving on to Lighthouse Poole on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 September.
The programme, entitled Green Shoots, will showcase a rich mixed bill in celebration of Cuba’s folkloric history and features the international premiere of Fuga, a piece created especially for this new company by Spanish dancer/choreographer Susana Pous.
Also billed are the duet Nosotros by Beatriz García and Raúl Reinoso will be performed in the version created for Carlos Acosta’s show On Before; while the creative duo of Thais Suarez and Norge Cedeño have revised their choreography for Híbrido.
Acosta Danza Yunior’s three-year programme for dancers aged 18-21 is for recently graduated professional dancers from the Acosta Danza Academy and acts as a bridge between the Academy and Acosta Danza.
Its artistic goals align with the contemporary style, with a marked influence from Cuban modern dance and the folk and popular dances of the Caribbean nation, considering the technical development of classical ballet.
ACOSTA DANZA YUNIOR Green Shoots
THURSDAY 26, FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 7pm (THEATRE)
Tickets and information 01202 280000