WASHINGTON POST – The Chanel logo is one of the world’s better-known symbols, adorning jewelry, handbags, lipstick and more. Now the motif has even imprinted on choreography.
A dance sequence with dancers’ bodies evoking the famous interlocking C’s is one part of “CocoChanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon,” now making its North American premiere at Atlanta Ballet through Feb. 17. The moment is just one of the ways in which the acclaimed choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa addresses the lingering, complex influence of her subject, the French designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel.