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Tired Carlos Acosta can make the heart leap Bausch lights the candles for Sadler's Wells Cracking Carlos eclipses his material Carlos and his amazing moves George's gem still dazzles Too short and sweet Acosta is Spartacus at the Bolshoi Joyful taste of Naples

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The best of the best

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Bausch lights the candles for Sadler's Wells

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Sadler's Wells has put on a gala for its 10th birthday, and the one-off result was an impressive reminder of all it has achieved.... more

An emotional business

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Balanchine's Serenade opened The Royal Ballet’s triple bill at the Opera House last night and easily eclipsed all else.... more

Cracking Carlos eclipses his material

10.04.08
Carlos Acosta is in the finest of fettle. But for his latesh show, Carlos in Cuba, he needs to think more about the show’s content and not just the idea, says Sarah Frater.... more

Carlos and his amazing moves

01.04.08
Dressed in a loin cloth and with a knowing smile Carlos Acosta is joined by his friends from the Royal Ballet to put on a breathtaking show.... more

George's gem still dazzles

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However often you're told about George Balanchine being a genius, nothing quite prepares you for Jewels, says Sarah Frater.... more

Too short and sweet

24.10.07
You wouldn't think an audience would turn on Carlos Acosta, but halfway through his show at Sadler's Wells you half thought they might.... more

Carlos the ladies' man

08.10.07
Carlos Acosta is one of the best dancers of his generation, but in La Bayadère, this dazzling dancer looked too tired to dance. ... more

Cuban star soars in Bolshoi's bold tale of Rome

07.08.07
Carlos Acosta made his London debut in Spartacus at the Coliseum, and it was every bit as spectacular as you'd expect.... more

Acosta is Spartacus at the Bolshoi

06.08.07
Cuban superstar Carlos Acosta is to dance on the London stage in the sword-and-sandals epic Spartacus.... more

The summer's hottest tickets

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Bussell's brilliant swansong

04.06.07
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Not Havana fabulous time

25.05.07
Havana Rakatan contains a strong African flavour and a feelgood display of Cuban grooves, says Sarah Frater. But it doesn't really work.... more

Sadler's Wells to expand into the West End

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Near-naked ambition from Royal Ballet

27.04.07
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Highs and lows of Mayerling

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The apple of Adam's eye

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Uplifting night from gifted Ballet Black

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Olivier nominations in full

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Joyful taste of Naples

17.01.07
This excerpt ballet was just the thing to cheer you up on a January night, says Sarah Frater. But Rhapsody star Carlos Acosta maybe needs to slow down a bit.... more

Bonelli wakes up

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