Christopher Wheeldon’s new full-length ballet brings the magical realism of this famous Mexican novel to The Royal Ballet.
A modern Mexican literary classic provides the basis for this new full-length work by The Royal Ballet, reuniting Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon with the creative team who have transformed classics by Lewis Carroll and Shakespeare into dance.
The ballet is inspired by Laura Esquivel’s novel, a captivating family saga in which the central character’s magical cooking influences everyone around her in startling and unexpected ways. In this co-production with American Ballet Theatre, Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra also acts as musical consultant for a newly commissioned score, and the director has worked closely with Esquivel to ensure her richly layered story is reshaped into engrossing ballet.
