Future is entering into the world of ballet with a daring reinterpretation of his acclaimed album DS2, teaming up with Grand Marnier and Emmy-winning choreographer Ebony Williams for a one-night-only efficiency titled DS2 Remixed: The Ballet on September 19 in Brooklyn.
The present will happen on the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), a 166-year-old establishment identified for mixing classical arts with up to date expression.
The efficiency will remodel Future’s 2015 mixtape and his first #1 album right into a full-scale ballet, that includes an all-Black forged {of professional} dancers and a customized wardrobe by designer LaQuan Smith.
“DS2 modified the sport for me,” Future stated. “A decade later and you continue to really feel that power in all places. To see a mixtape I made changed into a ballet with Grand Marnier, proper right here in NYC? That’s completely different. That’s legendary.”
Williams, who made historical past as the primary Black American girl to bop with Cedar Lake Up to date Ballet and appeared in Beyoncé’s “Single Women” video, will direct the choreography.
Her background in each live performance dance and popular culture makes her uniquely suited to bridge the hole between Hip-Hop and ballet.
The efficiency marks a continued collaboration between Future and Grand Marnier, which selected BAM for its historical past of supporting Black artistry and its evolution from classical efficiency to up to date experimentation.
“That is the sort of daring work that really excites us as a result of it creates an natural alternative for genuine engagement, viewers cultivation, and to develop our ever-evolving neighborhood,” stated Mari Ogino, BAM’s Director of Company Technique. “We’re proud to accomplice with Grand Marnier on this landmark efficiency that so fantastically fuses innovation with illustration.”
Sonia Lessuck Pirolo, Class Advertising Director for Cognacs and Champagnes at Campari America, stated the occasion displays the model’s philosophy.
“Simply as DS2 broke the mould of typical rap a decade in the past, Grand Marnier has all the time existed on the intersection of custom and disruption,” Pirolo stated. “This efficiency does precisely that with two seemingly disparate artwork types, making a cultural second that honors the heritage of each whereas fearlessly pushing artistic boundaries.”
DS2 Remixed: The Ballet will debut at BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera Home on September 19.
