Carlos Acosta and his company have been nominated for the UK National Dance Awards

Cuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta. Photo: RYAN/INVISION/AP/File.

Acosta Danza and its creator, dancer Carlos Acosta, have been nominated for the UK National Dance Awards.

Along with four other companies, Acosta Danza appears among the proposals in the “Best Medium Company” section awarded every year by the Dance Section of the Performing Arts Critics Circle of that country.

For his part, Carlos was nominated in the “Outstanding Creative Contribution” category for the concept of the show. Black sabbath. Balletchoreographed for the Birmingham Royal Ballet, a company the dancer also runs.

According to the company's review on its Facebook account, these nominations for the National Dance Award in the United Kingdom include the best dance performances presented on local stages between January 1 and December 31, 2023.

The magazine added that the winners will be announced at a live ceremony held at the Coronet Theater in London on Monday, June 3.

For the third time, Acosta Danza has been recognized as one of the best films to emerge from the British scene.

In 2021, the company won the Best Independent Company award, while in 2023, dancer Zeledi Crespo, a member of the troupe, won the Best Modern Dance Award.

Carlos Acosta brings his “before” work to the United States

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News of the nominations comes when Carlos Acosta is ready to perform on April 19 and 20 at Sarasota Opera House That's the American city the show moves to for the first time In the previous.

This is the first show by the famous Cuban dancer and choreographer in the United States since 2018, as Acosta confirmed on his personal Facebook page.

“This program is very dear to me and I am excited to offer it In the previous To the United States,” admitted the conductor of the Acosta Danza Company and director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet in the United Kingdom.

On Friday and Saturday, Acosta will dance with Acosta Danza member Laura Rodriguez.