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Ballet Travel: A Big Premiere

April 10, 2008 at 11:38 AM | 0 Comments

Ballet=boring, right? What if the dances were set to Big Boi tracks instead of snoozy classical music? You'll find it at the Atlanta Ballet, starting tonight.

The show's called "Big," and it's a seriously limited engagement. The dancing is all professional ballet, but Big Boi, the hip hop group Konkrete and others will provide the tunes live.

It's a little cheeky, sure, but there's nothing wrong with appealing to a younger audience. As choreographer Lauri Stallings says:

If Mozart was here, I think he'd really dig this.

Related Stories:
· Big [Official Site]
· Big Boi Gives Ballet an Edge in Atlanta [NPR]
· Dance coverage [Jaunted]