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Carlos Acosta, Opera at the V&A, Michael Winterbottom

Carlos Acosta brings his Cuban dance company to the UK, Mary Bevan and Peggy Reynolds review the V&A's opera exhibition and Michael Winterbottom discusses his film On the Road.

Since he retired last year, the international ballet Star Carlos Acosta has set up a dance company in his native Cuba, Acosta Danza. The company will debut in the UK at Sadler's Wells in London late this September. Carlos spoke to John Wilson in between rehearsals.

John reviews the V&A's exhibition about 400 years of opera with top soprano Mary Bevan and critic Peggy Reynolds.

John Wilson speaks to Michael Winterbottom about his new film On the Road, and the decision to include actors in what would otherwise be a classic rock documentary about the band Wolf Alice. Does the mixing of fact and fiction work?

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    Duration: 09:08

  • Opera at the V&A

    Duration: 09:05

  • Michael Winterbottom

    Duration: 07:39

Carlos Acosta

Carlos Acosta

Acosta Danza is at , London from 27 - 30 September 2017.

Acosta Danza will tour the UK, visiting The Lowry, Salford (12 - 14 October 2017); Birmingham Hippodrome听(18 - 21 October); Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (23 - 24 October); Brighton Dome听(26 - 27 October) and The Festival Theatre,听Edinburgh (10 - 11 November 2017).

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Main image: Carlos Acosta,听 Image credit: Andrej Uspenksi

Image to the left: Acosta Danza, 听Image credit: Manuel Vason

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Opera at the V&A

Opera at the V&A

is at the Sainsbury Gallery, V&A, London from 27 September 23017 - 25 February 2018.

Image: An installation view from Opera: Passion, Power and Politics in the V&A.

Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Michael Winterbottom

Michael Winterbottom

Michael Winterbottom's film is in UK cinemas from 29 September 2017, certificate 15.

Image: John Wilson (Left) and Michael Winterbottom

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