Bovary: A dance play by Christian Spuck

Christian Spuck boldly transforms Gustave Flaubert’s scandalous novel into a visually sumptuous, emotionally searing ballet for the Staatsballett Berlin.

At its heart is Emma Bovary, a dreamer, rebel, and outsider, trapped in a suffocating marriage and desperate for passion. She pursues love, luxury, and self-indulgence, only to spiral into ruin