Boan’s El cruce sobre el Niágara is one of the most important choreographies of modern Cuban dance.
El Cruce Sobre El Niágra
AcostaDanza
dance

What happens when a voice built in a Blackpool car factory reaches the rafters of the Royal Albert Hall?
Directed by Matt Askem, this cinematic performance reveals Tony Award–winning tenor Alfie Boe at the height of his powers. Backed by a 19-piece band, he channels raw intensity and confessional intimacy across rock anthems, soulful ballads, and operatic arias. At one point, he even duets with a digitally restored Roy Orbison.
The setlist traces an unlikely journey: the aching finality of "It's Over," the defiant hope of "If I Can Dream," and the emotional force of "Bring Him Home" from Les Misérables. Between songs, the camera catches something rare: the vulnerability behind the virtuosity, the boy from the factory floor who became Baz Luhrmann's handpicked lead in La Bohème.
This is a portrait of an artist whose every note carries the weight of where he's been and the wonder of how far a voice can travel.
(Director), Alfie Boe (Self), Emilia Mitiku (Self)