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Like Water for Chocolate
Ballet
Angelin Preljocaj's dance piece, 'Annunciation,' artfully portrays the profound moment when the Virgin Mary learns she is carrying the Messiah.
Preljocaj's innovative choreography focuses on an intimate encounter between Mary and the Archangel Gabriel, set against a minimal soundtrack of laughing children, religious choirs, and harsh electric static. This sensual piece explores the symbolic complexities of the Annunciation, a key religious event, focusing on Mary's inner world and the disruption caused by immaculate conception. This dance piece goes beyond traditional religious representations, creating a visceral experience of the very act of conception.
(Director), (Choreographer), Claudia de Smet (l'Ange), Julie Bour (Marie)