Like Water For Chocolate

Passion, mystery and magic combine as potent ingredients in this ballet by Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, inspired by author Laura Esquivel’s modern Mexican classic Like Water for Chocolate.

Tita grows up in the kitchen of the family cook, surrounded by its sights and smells. She falls in love with Pedro, a boy who lives nearby. They want to marry – but she is bound by an unquestioned family tradition: being the youngest daughter, she must remain unmarried to take care of her mother in old age. Caught between her yearning for Pedro and the formidable hand of Mama Elena, Tita’s emotions spill out in her cooking, often in ways unexpected and startling.