| Como No is the
producer of Carlos Acosta’s Tocororo. The
show was created in Havana in 2002/3 and premiered
at the Sala Garcia Lorca on Feb 15 2003.
Tocororo subsequently broke all box office records
at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, was
nominated for an Olivier award and has since appeared
in major venues and festivals in Europe and the
Far East.
The show was written and choreographed by Carlos
Acosta, arguably the greatest ballet dancer of
his generation and currently Guest Principal with
the Royal Ballet in London and with American Ballet
Theatre in New York. Tocororo combines, contemporary
and Afro Cuban dance with classical ballet in
a spectacular and moving story. The show features
19 dancers drawn from Cuba’s national companies
in the fields of ballet, contemporary and folkloric
dance and a live band.
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