Hello, im john wilson, welcome to this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast in which i talk to leading creative figures about the key moments of their life and the most important cultural works that have fired their imagination and had a profound impact on their own art. My guest is carlos acosta, the cuban born ballet star who, over a 30 year career, is now regarded as one of the greatest dancers of all time, becoming the first black principal of the royal ballet and set new standards of grace and athleticism in theatres around the world. Having retired from the classical stage, he set up his own cuban dance company, and is also a director of the berlin royal ballet. Welcome. Lets start in cuba, with your family, your upbringing. A happy childhood . Very happy, i must say, although in the 80s in cuba, our family was i would say, it was poorer than most families but still there was a big big sense of community. It was a good time for cuba anybody could participate, do everything that so
On the market unchanged, at least from now, since an Emergency Order from the Supreme Court back in april. What does todays decision mean exactly, joining me now is nbc news senior Legal Correspondent Laura Jarrett. Good to have you here. So youve read through it. Speed reader, whats up. Short story is the case is going back to the Supreme Court. Nothing will change as of right now, but things could get tricky depending on what the Supreme Court does with this. All of this started in april when a federal judge in texas blocked access to the pill nationwide, gutting the original approval of the drug that had been on the market, the most commonly used abortion pill, had been approved since 2000. The drug actually has been, again, used widely since that time. The judge actually in the fifth circuit there, got it blocked in full by the Supreme Court back in april. Supreme court said lets just press pause on everything and allow the natural Court Process to play out. That process involves g
Hello. Imjohn wilson. Welcome to this cultural life, the radio 4 Podcast Series in which i talk to leading creative figures about the key moments of their life and the most important cultural works that have fired their imagination and had a profound impact on their own art. My guest is carlos acosta, the cuban born ballet star who, over a 30 year career, is now regarded as one of the greatest dancers of all time. He became the first black principal of the royal ballet and set new standards of grace and athleticism in theatres around the world. Having retired from the classical stage, he set up his own cuban dance company, acosta danza, and is also director of the birmingham royal ballet. Welcome. Lets start in cuba, with your family, your upbringing. A happy childhood . Very happy, i must say, although in the 80s in cuba, still, our family was on the. I would say it was poorer than most families, but still there was a big, big sense of community. It was a good time for cuba anybody c
And set new standards of grace and set new standards of grace and athleticism in theatres around the world. Having retired from the classical stage he set up his own cuban dance company, and is also a director of the berlin royal ballet. Welcome. Lets start in cuba, with your family, ballet. Welcome. Lets start in cuba, with yourfamily, your upbringing, a happy childhood . Very happy, i must say, although in the 80s in cuba, ourfamily was i although in the 80s in cuba, our family was i would say, it was poorer than most families but still there was a big big sense of community, it was a good time for cuba, anybody could participate, do everything that society offers, obviously education was free, there was a lot of community parties that brought the community together. I was very restless as a kid and it was in the 80s where the Breakdancing Movement started in cuba and everything, so i was into breakdancing, obviously, later on in my family, my mother started to have some problems and
Hello. Imjohn wilson. Welcome to this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast in which i talk to leading creative figures about the key moments of their life and the most important cultural works that have fired their imagination and had a profound impact on their own art. My guest is carlos acosta, the cuban born ballet star who, over a 30 year career, is now regarded as one of the greatest dancers of all time. He became the first black principal of the royal ballet and set new standards of grace and athleticism in theatres around the world. Having retired from the classical stage, he set up his own cuban dance company, acosta danza, and is also director of the berlin royal ballet. Of the birmingham royal ballet. Welcome. Lets start in cuba, with your family, your upbringing. A happy childhood . Very happy, i must say, although in the 80s in cuba, still, our family was on the. I would say it was poorer than most families, but still there was a big, big sense of community. It was a good ti