Acosta Danza to Perform at the Holland Dance Festival

With a show entitled Cuban Eclectico, the renowned company Acosta Danza, under the direction of leading Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, will perform at the Holland Dance Festival from Wednesday, February 8 to Saturday, February 11 at the Luxor Theater in Rotterdam.

The program includes well-known works from its repertoire: Fauno by the Belgian-Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Paysage, soudain, la nuit by the Norwegian artist Pontus Lidberg.

The performance will also include Satori by Raúl Reinoso and De punta a cabo, based on the original by Alexis Fernández (Maca), according to Lester Vila Pereira, press director of the prestigious group.

The Holland Dance Festival website states that Carlos Acosta «brings together exceptionally talented Cuban dancers, with both classical and modern dance techniques (…) The result is Acosta’s own identity, in which the rich Cuban culture clearly emerges.»

The Holland Dance Festival is the only international biennial of its kind in the Netherlands. Its organizers state that it aims to be a showcase for the most interesting and controversial dance performances internationally.

With a mission to make this art form accessible to all, the festival organizes many activities for groups of all backgrounds, generations and social classes.