Like Water for Chocolate (ballet)

Like Water for Chocolate is a 2022 narrative ballet in three acts with a scenario by Christopher Wheeldon and Joby Talbot, based on a 1989 novel by Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel and its 1992 film adaptation, both with the same title. The ballet was choreographed by Wheeldon to music by Talbot with orchestrations by Ben Foskett.

It was premiered on June 2, 2022, by The Royal Ballet in London with Francesca Hayward as Tita and Marcelino Sambé as Pedro. It was given its United States premiere on March 28, 2023, by American Ballet Theatre at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California, with Cassandra Trenary as Tita and Herman Cornejo as Pedro. The latter company took it to New York's Metropolitan Opera House, beginning on June 22. A shared production of The Royal Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, both runs were conducted by Alondra de la Parra, who was also credited as Music Consultant.