What does it mean to be human in a world of AI? 

Coppélia is the ★★★★★ ‘blistering, glossy blockbuster’ (The List) that took the 2022 Edinburgh International Festival by storm, wowing critics and audiences alike.

This thrilling version of the ballet, which tells the story of Silicon Valley’s hottest new inventor Dr Coppélius and his latest AI creation ‘Coppélia’, is choreographed and directed by UK-based duo Morgann Runacre-Temple and Jessica Wright (known as Jess and Morgs), who recently made their Paris Opera Ballet debut with a major new work at the Palais Garnier, and whose work has been seen across leading stages in London and internationally.

Expect Jess and Morgs’ trademark humour, with sharp, witty solos, beautiful pas de deux and exhilarating full ensemble scenes paired with cinematic live projections. The original Delibes score is reimagined as part of an extraordinary new composition by Mikael Karlsson and Michael P Atkinson, performed live with vigour by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra. 

Breaking down the boundaries of dance, theatre and film, this pioneering adaptation warps audiences’ sense of reality, leaving them wondering what is real and what is artificial, as they are lured into Dr Coppelius’ world of robots and clones.

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Header image description: A dancer performs under vivid pink lighting, captured with a long-exposure effect that creates multiple ghost like traces of motion around the body. She has one arm pointing up, one down, one leg bent up at the knee and the other straight, standing en pointe.