Tonny Iommi shared his enthusiasm over a ballet based mostly on the music of Black Sabbath, which can debut within the band’s hometown in September.
Titled merely Black Sabbath – the Ballet, the efficiency is about to characteristic eight basic Sabbath songs tailored for the stage: “Paranoid,” “Iron Man,” “War Pigs,” “Black Sabbath,” “Solitude,” “Laguna Sunrise” and “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.” Five performances are deliberate on the Birmingham Hippodrome, with the present transferring elsewhere in England afterward.
“I’m looking forward to seeing how this all develops,” Iommi mentioned in a press release. “Black Sabbath have always been innovators and never been predictable, and it doesn’t come any more unpredictable than this. I’d never imagined pairing Black Sabbath with ballet, but it’s got a nice ring to it!
“I performed alongside some of the dancers at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony and they had an incredible energy, so I’m happy to go along for the ride with them, and see you on the other side.”
The present was commissioned by Birmingham Royal Ballet director Carlos Acosta, who’s met Iommi on a number of events. “Black Sabbath is probably Birmingham’s biggest export, the most famous (and infamous) cultural entity to ever emerge from the city,” he mentioned. “So I was naturally drawn to the idea of a collaboration between what most people might think are the most unlikely of partners. The band’s enthusiasm for the project is a huge endorsement.”
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