Carlos Acosta
Carlos Acosta was born in Havana, Havana Province, Cuba on June 2nd, 1973 and is the Dancer. At the age of 51, Carlos Acosta biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada CBE (born 2 June 1973) is a Cuban ballet dancer.
He has performed with many companies, including the English National Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, Houston Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre.
Between 1998 and 2015, he was a permanent member of The Royal Ballet.
In 2003, he was promoted to Principal Guest Artist, a rank that reduced his commitment, allowing him to concentrate on a growing number of international visitor appearances and tours.
He performed his last performance at The Royal Ballet in November 2015 in Carmen, where he choreographed and appeared in.
Early life and education
Acosta was born in Havana, Cuba, on June 2nd, the eleventh and last child of an impoverished family. Pedro Acosta, the deceased's father, and his mother, Dulce Maria Quesada, were both suffering from health problems. Acosta grew up with no toys, some went shoeless, and didn't even have a birthday cake until he was 23 years old. However, the streets of his neighborhood provided plenty of entertainment, and he spent his time playing football, breaking the rules, and raiding nearby mango groves with his friends. He was an overheard child, and his father was concerned that his youngest son would land in serious trouble soon. His father decided that dance lessons at one of the state-funded schools would teach the boy discipline and provide him with a free lunch every day. He studied ballet at the Cuban National Ballet School with many influential teachers, including Ramona de Sáa. He received his diploma with maximum qualifications and a gold medal in June 1991.
Personal life
Acosta is married to Charlotte Holland, an English writer and former model, and they have three children.
Yonah Acosta, his nephew, is a dancer and actor.
Early career
Acosta, a mix of Spanish and African roots, rose to prominence in the early 1990s while still in his teens, and North American and European dance companies began assisting him in leading romantic roles over the next decade. Acosta joined London's Royal Ballet in 1998 after five years in Houston. He has earned comparisons to Mikhail Baryshnikov or Rudolf Nureyev, due to his fabled grace and athleticism. Acosta is described by a writer for London's Independent newspaper as "a dancer who slashes across space faster than anyone else" who lacerates the air with lines so precise and sharp that they seem to put off fires."
Awards
- 1990 : Gold Medal at the Prix de Lausanne
- 1990 : Grand Prix at the 4th biennial Concours International de Danse de Paris
- 1990 : Vignale Danza Prize in Italy
- 1990 : Frédéric Chopin Prize, awarded by the Polish Artistic Corporation
- 1991 : Prize for Merit in the Young Talent Competition, Positano, Italy
- 1991 : Osimodanza Prize, Italy
- 1991 : Grand Prix at Cuba's prestigious Union of Writers and Artists (UNEAC) competition
- 1995 : Dance Fellowship from the Princess Grace Foundation, United States
- 2004 : Nominated for an Olivier Award
- 2008 : Prix Benois de la Danse
- 2014: Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to ballet