The subject of our cover-story is Carlos Acosta who recently gave his farewell performance with The Royal Ballet but has exciting plans for the future. As always BALLET2000 brings you news from all over the dance world on the new creations, trends and shows that are hitting the international scene, as well as reviews from London, Paris, Berlin, Milan, Rome, Amsterdam, St Petersburg, New York and Hong Kong. Read about the programme that kicked off the Millepied Era at the Paris Opéra, Alexei Ratmansky’s “philological” Sleeping Beauty at La Scala and Wayne McGregor’s creation for dancers from his company and the Paris Opéra Ballet, keep abreast of the latest DVD releases, books, live cinema screenings and, as always, enjoy our popular BalletTube and Piqué columns.