CMU School of Drama


Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Christopher Wheeldon Brings Like Water for Chocolate to the U.S.

www.dancemagazine.com: Christopher Wheeldon has grown into an expert storyteller. After starting out more as a choreographer of abstract neoclassical ballets, the New York City–based Brit has showcased his narrative prowess in ballets like Alice’s Adventures­ in Wonderland, Cinderella and The Winter’s Tale, and on Broadway, in the Tony Award–winning An American in Paris. His latest work is a retelling of Mexican author Laura Esquivel’s magical-realist novel Like Water for Chocolate, portraying the intense­, doomed love between Pedro and Tita, a young woman who pours her unrequited emotions into her cooking.

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