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ABT’S 2023 SUMMER GALA
FEATURED THE NY PREMIERE OF LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE AND SALUTED LATIN INFLUENCE WITH CHAIR LIZZIE ASHER AND MARIEBELLE CHOCOLATES
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By Elizabeth Darwen exican writer Laura Esquivel’s poignant romance Like Water for Chocolate once again brought together the best of the Latin world to celebrate the beginning of ABT’s Summer Season. This time as HU HKHW[H[PVU PU[V H [OYLL HJ[ IHSSL[ MLH[\YPUN [OL H^HYK ^PUUPUN [LHT VM choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, conductor Alondra de la Parra, composer Joby Talbot, with scenery and costumes by Bob Crowley. Talbot’s music infused the Metropolitan Opera House with the sounds of indigenous instruments like a bean pod shaker YH[[SL [OL JLKHY Å\[L HUK [OL N\P[HY performed by Mexican guest artist Tomas Barreiro. Latino support for ABT’s largest production in Company history came from philanthropists like Lizzie (ZOLY ^OV JV *OHPYLK [OL L]LUPUN HUK Maribel Lieberman, founder of Maribel New York, whose outstanding chocolate creations sweetened the festivities.
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The evening’s champagne reception HUK ISHJR [PL KPUULY ^LYL H[[LUKLK I`! 2H[PL /VSTLZ 4PJR 1HNNLY Melanie Hamrick, Jason Rodriguez, Misty Copeland, Candace Bushnell, Maribel Lieberman, Alexandra O’Neil, Prince Sanders, Cara Che, Tai Cheng, 3\TP *H]HaVZ 8\LU[PU .YPTLZ ) 4PJOHLS 4HYR (U[OVU` ,K^HYKZ (T` Astley, Cynthia Rowley, Wilson Cruz, Joselo Rangel, Tony Plana, Marysol *HZ[YV 7YHIHS .\YHUN *OYPZ 3V^LSS ;PH Adeola, Carly Cushnie. For more information about the American Ballet Theatre, please visit: www.abt.org 0.! '();6ѝJPHS c FB: American Ballet Theatre | Twitter: @ABTBallet | Tiktok: @americanballettheatre For more information about MarieBelle Chocolates, visit www.mariebelle.com For corporate inquiries please email: corporate@mariebelle.com 0.! 'THYPLILSSLVѝJPHS c FB: MarieBelleNewYork | Twitter: @MarieBelleNY
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