Dancer
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Like Water for Chocolate, Talbot
C: Alondra de la Parra
Caitheadh: Melissa Hamilton, Tomas Barreiro, Siân Griffiths, Kamilla Dunstan, Akane Takada, Itziar Mendizabal, Hannah Grennell, Alexander Campbell, Reece Clarke, Annette Buvoli, Benjamin Ella, Gary Avis, Ashley Dean, Harris Bell, Lukas B. Brændsrød, Christina Arestis, Bennet Gartside, Kevin Emerton, Tomas Mock, Nicol Edmonds, Jade Johnstone, Katharina Nikelski, Isaac Morgan, Harrison Lee, Philip Mosley, Sophie Allnatt, Leticia Dias, Ginevra Zambon, Mariko Sasaki, Téo Dubreuil, Calvin Richardson, Joseph Sissens, David Yudes
Like Water for Chocolate review – Christopher Wheeldon’s delectable take on a magic-realist love story
Not all choreographers are good directors, but Christopher Wheeldon is. Even when dealing with a tricky text such as Laura Esquivel’s magical realist novel Like Water for Chocolate, his is a steady hand. His choreography seems in a telepathic relationship with the melody and mystery of Joby Talbot’s score, while Bob Crowley’s designs, inspired by Mexican architect Luis Barragán, give a sense of heat and isolation, and some visually arresting coups de theatre.
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