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Colombian-Belgian Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (b. 1973) trained at the Royal Ballet School of Antwerp, Belgium. She danced for twelve years before becoming a choreographer in 2003. Her varied repertoire includes short conceptual pieces, full-length narratives, and dance films. Lopez Ochoa has created works for over seventy dance companies worldwide, including 𝘍𝘳π˜ͺπ˜₯𝘒 for the Dutch National Ballet (2020), which explores the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. She is currently working on her first evening-length work for Ballet Hispánico in New York, π˜‹π˜°π˜―Μƒπ˜’ π˜—π˜¦π˜³π˜°Μπ˜―, which portrays the life of Argentinean former First Lady Eva Perón. In 2019, she received the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award; she currently lives in Amsterdam. In the choreography for her ballet, 𝘎𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘯π˜ͺ𝘀𝘒, Lopez Ochoa sought to answer the question β€œHow do you put cubism into movement?” She created cubist effects by arranging dancers into poses, so that the brain appears to see four heads and only two legs. Special thank you to San Francisco Ballet for making this exhibition possible. See β€œSan Francisco Ballet at 90” on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://bit.ly/SFBalletAt90 This image was posted on May 01, 2023.