The Royal Ballet’s production of The Metamorphosis allowed me to experience how dance can successfully convey a story. Franz Kafka’s story about a man’s sudden transformation into a cockroach introduced me to a completely different style of fiction. The ballet dancers’ abilities to convey the meaning of the story through intense movement showed me how unique a performance can be, especially with the interesting sound effects. I thought the show was able to extract a lot of the feelings from the book onto the stage, which made it much more enthralling and entertaining. I witnessed how Gregor, the transformed cockroach, interacted with the various members of his family through dance. I viewed the performance as a way to understand how Gregor’s relationship with his family developed into something much deeper and complex.