Black Sabbath the Ballet team was at Birmingham New Street today (September 15) to meet Ozzy the Bull for the first time. The show opens on September 23 at Birmingham Hippodrome. A full-length, 3-act, Ballet Now commission, this brand-new work brings together a host of international creatives including lead Swedish choreographer Pontus Lidburg, Cuban designer Alexandra Arrechea, Tony Award winning composer Christopher Austin with additional choreographers Raúl Reinoso and Cassi Abranches and composers Marko Nyberg and Sun Keting. Richard Thomas is dramaturg for the project and lighting design is by Kieron Johnson.
The ballet will feature eight tracks of Black Sabbath: Paranoid (Paranoid, 1970); Ironman (Paranoid, 1970); War Pigs (Paranoid, 1970); Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath, 1970); Solitude (Master of Reality, 1971); Orchid (Master of Reality, 1971); Laguna Sunrise (Vol 4, 1972) and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973). The music will be re-orchestrated for the Royal Ballet Sinfonia with new compositions inspired by Black Sabbath also performed live by the orchestra. On the stage guitars and drums will be integrated into the performance.
The ballet will feature eight tracks of Black Sabbath: Paranoid (Paranoid, 1970); Ironman (Paranoid, 1970); War Pigs (Paranoid, 1970); Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath, 1970); Solitude (Master of Reality, 1971); Orchid (Master of Reality, 1971); Laguna Sunrise (Vol 4, 1972) and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973). The music will be re-orchestrated for the Royal Ballet Sinfonia with new compositions inspired by Black Sabbath also performed live by the orchestra. On the stage guitars and drums will be integrated into the performance.
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00:00 The Birmingham Royal Ballet gave us a sneak peek into the looks of the Black Sabbath Ballet
00:05 performers today at Birmingham New Street Station. The dancers met Aussie the Bull for the first time
00:12 which was unveiled by Sharon Osbourne. Here is what the dancers said.
00:17 Hello my name is Lachlan Monaghan. I'm a principal with Birmingham Royal Ballet and we are so excited
00:24 to be opening Black Sabbath the Ballet next week at the Birmingham Olympic Gymnasium. We've been
00:28 in rehearsal since April and very intensely over the last six weeks. It is a dynamic, innovative
00:34 show. The music of course is incredible. It's the people's music. It's going to be the people's
00:40 ballet. We hope you enjoy it and we are super excited.
00:43 Hi my name is Regan Hutzel and I'm an artist with the Birmingham Royal Ballet and I'm so excited to
00:50 be a part of Black Sabbath the Ballet. We're really going to be bringing Birmingham their music
00:56 through dancing and it's a beautiful collaborative experience through two iconic Birmingham landmarks.
01:01 So we're excited to show everyone what we've been working on and bring the audience their music and
01:07 our dancing.