Until booking this performance, I didn't know that Carlos Acosta still performed as a dancer (aged 50). He's clearly a busy man. Not to mention an extremely accomplished one.

'On Before' comprises a series of vignettes. I'm unfamiliar with them, but I had the impression that they were thematically unconnected. Some may have had religious connotations, containing sequences involved candle like lights, choral singing and lights leading upwards.

Whatever the interpretation, Acosta moves beautifully, displaying an impressive range of styles, including some performances that seemed influenced by 'street dance'.

It will be interesting to see how long Acosta continues to dance in addition to directing. On the basis of this performance, there's no reason why he couldn't continue for a considerable time.