Coming to the Metropolitan Opera House stage for the first time, this Shakespearian tragedy has arrived for its ABT New York Premiere. Drama and romance twinkle at the edges of this mesmerizing piece, performed first at the Royal Opera House in London. In this episode of Behind the Ballet, Elizabeth Kaye explores the creation of The Winter’s Tale by Christopher Wheeldon. Kaye then explains how Shakespeare’s classic play is translated into movement through of Wheeldon’s bold dance vocabulary, a daring ballet spectacle that transforms dance into art.