Christopher Wheeldon’s new full-length ballet brings the magic realism of this famous modern Mexican novel to The Royal Ballet

A modern Mexican classic of magic realism provides the basis for The Royal Ballet’s new full-length work, reuniting Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon with the creative team who transformed Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale into dance, composer Joby Talbot and designer Bob Crowley.The ballet is inspired by Laura Esquivel’s novel –a captivating family saga where the central character’s emotions spill out through cooking to influence everyone around her in startling and dramatic ways. In this co-production with American Ballet Theatre, Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra also acts asmusical consultant for Talbot’s newly commissioned score, and Wheeldon has worked closely with Esquivel to reshape her richly layered story into an entertaining and engrossing new ballet.

Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon, Valentino Zucchetti, Pam Tanowitz, George Balanchine, Joseph Toonga

Broadcast: Thursday 19 January 2023, 7:15pm (recorded on 9 June 2022)
Running time: 3hours and 10minutes (including one interval)
Filmed in: June 2022


Tickets
£15.35 Adult
£12.75 U25’s / Students / Over 60’s