Insights: Like Water For Chocolate — Beginnings and Origins

Hear from the artists and creative team about the beginnings and origins of turning Laura Esquivel’s novel into an emotion-packed and richly layered new ballet. The first of a three-part Insight special exploring Christopher Wheeldon’s new full-length work. 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. Supported by Rolex. Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel to receive notifications about new ballet and opera clips.