The Classical Farewell
It feels as if Carlos Acosta has been saying a rather long farewell to classical ballet—his 2015 farewell performance “A Classical Selection,” marked his departure from the Royal Ballet, along with his own production of “Carmen”—but this, it seems, is Acosta’s true farewell to classical dance. While Acosta will not be retiring from dance entirely (he will continue to dance in contemporary works and pursue a role as choreographer and director), his emotional curtain call proved just how much saying ‘farewell’ to classical dance means to a man who has become an icon of the ballet world.
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