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Carlos Acosta: A Celebration, Royal Albert Hall
Carlos Acosta: A Celebration, Royal Albert Hall
Candid images of retired ballet legend on stage
Thursday, 04 October 2018
© Bill Knight for theartsdesk
Ballet superstar Carlos Acosta returned to the Royal Albert Hall this week, accompanied by the youthful dancers of his company Acosta Danza, for yet another sho
w celebrating his long career. Photographer Bill Knight of theartsdesk captured these candid shots of Acosta and company in Christopher Bruce's swaggering rock'n'roll homage, Rooster.
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