Black Sabbath – The Ballet: International Tour
–Carlos Acosta is turning up the volume on Birmingham’s musical legacy. Original Heavy Metal heroes, Black Sabbath, provide the soundtrack for Black Sabbath - The Ballet.
Rotterdam, Luxembourg and Washington DC
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After its successful world premiere and UK tour in 2023, Black Sabbath – The Ballet returns for an international tour in 2024 and 2025.
Black Sabbath forged their unique sound in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s home city. In Black Sabbath – The Ballet expect a spectacular theatrical evening featuring thrilling dance alongside full orchestrations of legendary Black Sabbath tracks such as Paranoid and Iron Man, as well as new orchestral works inspired by their music - all performed live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia.
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Yaoqian Shang and Javier Rojas, Black Sabbath – The Ballet
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Black Sabbath – The Ballet
© 2023 Credit : Johan PerssonIn the second of three Birmingham-focussed commissions, Carlos Acosta was drawn to both the band’s work and its musical legacy as the originators of Heavy Metal. This full-evening ballet promises to be a unique undertaking with three composers and three choreographers, led by renowned Choreographer Pontus Lidberg (whose work has been performed by the Swedish Royal Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet) and Composer Chris Austin (whose work includes orchestrating the White Stripes music for Wayne McGregor’s Chroma) working alongside award-winning writer Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer, The Opera) to create an extraordinary metal symphony over three acts. Black Sabbath themselves have been closely involved in developing this unique collaboration.
Sparks fly in this intriguing new response to Black Sabbath’s music and legacy – the first true heavy metal ballet experience.
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Black Sabbath – The Ballet is a Ballet Now commission. Ballet Now is generously supported by Oak Foundation’s Special Interest Programme. We are also grateful to the John S Cohen Foundation, the John Feeney Charitable Trust, the H Steven and P E Wood Charitable Trust, the Oakley Charitable Trust, and The Owen Family Trust for their support of Black Sabbath – The Ballet.
BRB’s 2025 USA tour has been made possible by the support of Alan and Caroline Howard.
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