# Cuban Choreographer Premieres Ballet in United Kingdom

**Date:** 09/26/2023

Cuban dancer Raúl Reinoso, a member of the Acosta Danza company, was one of the choreographers of 'Black Sabbath The Ballet', a piece that premiered on September 23rd at the Birmingham Royal Ballet in the United Kingdom.

After several months of work with the cast of the British company, Reinoso created the first act of the spectacle, based on the work of rock group Black Sabbath, one of the legendary music groups of that nation, according to an official note from the format directed by Carlos Acosta.

The spectacle also features creations by choreographers Cassi Abranches and Pontus Lidberg.

Originally from the western province of Pinar del Río, Reinoso began his dance studies at the Vocational School of Art "Raúl Sánchez García" in 2002, and in 2005 he enrolled at the National School of Art.

In his first year of study he created his first choreography Déjame ser yo, and participated in several editions of the Dance Festival in Urban Landscapes "Habana Vieja: Ciudad en movimiento", organized by teacher Isabel Bustos.

Later, in 2009 he joined the cast of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, under the direction of maestro Miguel Iglesias.

With that company he performed on stages in Colombia, Holland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

His repertoire included Sombrisa, by Itzik Galili; Demo-N/ Crazy, by Rafael Bonachela; Carmina Burana, MeKniksmo, Mambo 3XXI, Identidad- 1 and Matria Etnocentra, by George Céspedes; Carmen, by Kenneth Kvarntrom; Reversible, by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa; Cristal, by Julio César Iglesias; Tangos Cubanos, by Billy Cowie; Compás, by Jan Linkens, among others.

Under the guidance of Cuban choreographer Jorge Abril, he performed one of the leading roles in C.C. Canillitas, an anthology work from the Danza Contemporánea de Cuba collection.

His demonstrated aptitudes led him to choreograph Safe (2014) and Diciembre (2015) for the Cuban National Ballet.

Since 2015 he has been a member of Acosta Danza, and as a dancer he has performed choreographies El cruce sobre el Niágara and Cor, by Marianela Boán; Carmen, Don Quijote (scenes) and Tocororo Suite, by Carlos Acosta; Babbel 2.0 and El salto de Nijinsky, by María Rovira; Hokiri, by Mickael Marso Riviere and Rooster, by Christopher Bruce.

To these are added Paysage, soudain, la nuit, by Pontus Lidberg; Mundo interpretado, by Juliano Nunes; La muerte del cisne, recreation based on the original by Mijaíl Fokin; Majísimo, by Jorge García; Soledad, by Rafael Bonachela; Alrededor no hay nada and Llamada, by Goyo Montero; De punta a cabo, by Alexis Fernández (Maca); Twelve, by Jorge Crecis and Avium, by Ely Regina Hernández.

As a choreographer he created Anadromous, a piece that premiered in April 2016 in Havana, and was part of Carlos Acosta's spectacle "A Classical Farawell", presented on stages in the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

Together with Beatriz García he created the duet Nosotros, premiered by Acosta Danza. With this choreography he performed at the Fire Island Dance Festival 2017, in New York.

In 2018 he premiered Satori, a piece that won the Villanueva Award from the Association of Scenic Critics as one of the best spectacles presented in Cuba in 2018, in addition to earning the Choreography Prize from the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (Uneac) in 2019.

Raúl Reinoso premiered his work 'Liberto' in 2022.