The seemingly ordinary meals create dramatic and sometimes startling experiences for those who taste her dishes.įantastical cooking abilities aside, the family saga that plays out in the pages of Esquivel’s book is real and relatable to many people, and it also describes a unique culture and time period. Despite her circumstances, Tita longs for her forbidden love, Pedro, and soon finds that her stifled emotions are miraculously infused into her cooking. “Like Water for Chocolate,” tells the story of a young Mexican woman named Tita who has been relegated to a solitary life by virtue of birth order and tradition. Magical Realism, Mexican Heritage and Adapting for Dance “To have the opportunity to go in and make adjustments…It is ever-shifting, ever-shaping.”įollowing the North American premiere in California, “Like Water for Chocolate” will travel back to New York to open ABT’s summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House on June 22. “With these big productions, it’s luxurious when you get to restage it,” Wheeldon said. Reviews of the 2022 world premiere, as danced in London by The Royal Ballet, came back positively and left Wheeldon excited to continue working on the production, fine-tuning it in the way that Broadway productions use preview performances for before the official opening. Like This Free Civic News? Support Voice of OC Today.
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