Add to this, superb ensemble work, music from diverse genres fused into a wall of sound, and lighting that works with the choreography to create mood, and you have a night to remember for a very long time.

Two acts, five pieces in all. Three of the works involve the whole company. The first, Satori, choreographed by Raúl Reinoso, opens the show. Merging contemporary dance with classical ballet, it conveys the sense of an inner journey of discovery and growth. Dancers move together as a single element for much of the piece, with a soloist, duos and trios breaking away for moments of individual expression. Ever present is a shimmering purple fabric which envelops the dancers into a single being, or pulsates above them, adding to the sense of one made up of many. Satori is a simply stunning dance, and it is hard to know how the company will follow it. However, it does.

The second ensemble piece, Paysage, Soudain, la nuit (choreographer Pontus Lidberg) celebrates youth, its soundtrack influenced by strains of rumba. Movements are sensuous and fluid, whilst costumes are subdued creams and browns. A sequence by one dancer is mirrored by another, and there is a feeling of reflection but also of a quiet joy.

The final ensemble work shifts the mood again. De Punta a Cabo, created by Alexis Fernández and Yaday Ponce, is set against the backdrop of a river, with a cityscape beyond. Whilst much of the piece is ballet, some of it on pointe, it is influenced by hip-hop and salsa, with many dancers in trainers or bare feet. There is a feeling of bravado in this melting pot of an urban environment. The fusion of film of dancers on the embankment with the dance on stage is extraordinary, and the work is a fantastic finale.

The other shorter works make effective contrasts with the busier pieces. The solo, Impronta (choreographer Maria Rovira) is frenzied yet controlled, whilst the duet, Faun (choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui), accompanied by music influenced by touches of Debussy and Tchaikovsky, is at times both tender and disquieting.

The athleticism, versatility and beauty of this company seems to know no bounds, whilst the inventiveness of the choreography, musical score and stage lighting add to a whole which is simply arresting. Cuba may be the home of Danza Acosta, but its influences are global and its dance is world class.

It is only the lack of a programme on press night which prevents full credit being given to all of those who should be credited.

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