Preview: Manchester International Festival.The northern city of Manchester, England, will be set alight July 13-14 in a blaze on fire; burning with a flame; filled with, giving, or reflecting light; excited or exasperated. See also: Blaze of Cuban culture. The Caribbean island's greatest male dancing export, Carlos Acosta Carlos Acosta is a Cuban ballet dancer. He has danced with many companies including the English National Ballet as a principal and the National Ballet of Cuba, and is now an international guest artist to much critical acclaim. , and the Ballet Nacional de Cuba's prima ballerina pri·ma ballerina n. The leading woman dancer in a ballet company. [Italian : prima, feminine of primo, first + ballerina, ballerina. Viengsay Valdes team up to perform the pas de deux pas de deux (French; “step for two”) Dance for two performers. A characteristic part of classical ballet, it includes an adagio, or slow dance, by the ballerina and her partner; solo variations by the male dancer and then the ballerina; and a coda, or from Le Corsaire at the first-ever Manchester International Festival. The two super-dancers spark off each other's talents--Valdes skims the stage with speedy footwork, soars high, and balances for an eternity, while Acosta unleashes macho, fire-cracking technique and charisma. Also on the bill is Acosta's own autobiographical work, The Tocororo Suite, and the contemporary Cuban dance company Danza Contemporanea. wwwManchesterInternationalFestival.com. |
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