Coppélia by Maguy Marin, Music by Delibes

Maguy Marin's interpretation of Delibes' beloved ballet score reimagines the classic tale of Swanilda and Franz through a distinctly contemporary lens. The work explores themes of identity, artifice, and human connection as a young woman discovers her fiancé's infatuation with a mysterious mechanical doll. Marin's choreography strips away the romantic conventions of traditional stagings, presenting instead a more psychologically nuanced exploration of desire and deception. The ballet examines the boundary between the animate and inanimate, the real and the constructed, as characters navigate a world where appearance masks deeper truths. Through innovative movement vocabulary and theatrical staging, Marin transforms Delibes' nineteenth-century score into a vehicle for examining modern anxieties about authenticity and connection in an increasingly artificial world.