LONDON — Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born ballet star, has danced “The Nutcracker” countless times in his glittering career. Now he’s giving the ballet a twist by putting the culture and music of his ...

In 1989, Ariel Serrano, then 17, and Carlos Acosta, 15, were selected from among their peers at the Cuban National Ballet School to spend a year dancing in Italy as part of a cultural exchange. It ...

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Director and dancer Carlos Acosta admits he once hated ballet as he launches the London run of his new Cuban-inspired version of Tchaikovsky's festive ballet "The Nutcracker ...

Acclaimed Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta has received an honorary degree from the University of Birmingham. The accolade, which is the highest honour awarded by the university, was for the retired ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - For Carlos Acosta, the son of a black truck driver in Communist-run Cuba, overcoming poverty, prejudice and politics to become a global ballet legend, write a best-selling memoir ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1989, Ariel Serrano, then 17, and Carlos Acosta, 15, were selected from among their peers at the Cuban National Ballet School ...