Best Selling Novel 'Chocolat' Is Turned Into A Ballet (VIDEO)

Best-selling book Chocolat by Joanne Harris, was published in 1999 and can already boast an Academy Award nominated film adaptation. Now it's being told through yet another art form: dance.

The National Youth Ballet in England is staging a ballet of Chocolat, choreographed by rising star, 19-year-old
Andrew McNicol.

So why adapt Chocolat? McNicol says, "It's a tale of acceptance of one's self and others. It's a tale of love and courage and that's such a great universal message. You can read it on many levels and it's appropriate for a huge audience range."

McNicol feels that the emotional story of Chocolat lends itself well to dance; he told the BBC, "I've been wanting to do a much larger work." He continued, "all my choreography is quite narrative based. It's a real challenge to get anything across when you only have five or 10 minutes. I've always wanted more time - and this seemed like the opportunity to say more."

Watch a snippet of McNicol's choreography below, and see if it stacks up against Johnny Depp's and Juliette Binoche's classic romance in Chocolat's film version.