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Future's ‘DS2' is Being Remixed as a Ballet at BAM. Here's How the Unprecedented Event Came to Be.

Future's Dirty Sprite 2 carries weight. Released in 2015, it's a true trap masterpiece and an album that would redefine the genre, imbuing its grit with keening melodies and dreamy lyricism. The ...
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Watch Future's 'DS2' Get Performed as a Ballet

“Grand Marnier, Future, BAM, Laquan Smith, and Ebony Williams were strategically assembled to create something new, innovative, and category shifting,” explained Team Epiphany founder Coltrane Curtis.
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LaQuan Smith Suits Up Dancers for ‘DS2 Remix: The Ballet”

If designing a collection, staging a runway show and welcoming celebrity guests weren’t enough for September, LaQuan Smith has designed custom costumes for ballet dancers. Daring, dangerous, cutout ...
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IndyFringe 2017: Beyond Ballet Remix

Theatre on the Square Main Stage, 4.5 stars, see remaining performing times here. Grace, vitality, speed, precision — everything that marks the excellence of George Balanchine lifts Beyond Ballet ...
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How Mariah Carey’s ‘Dreamlover’ Changed Dance Remixes

One night in 1993, I was at the infamous after-hours club Trade at Turnmills, then London’s only after-hours venue. Located in desolate Clerkenwell — an area long since gentrified and now more famous ...
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Future’s ‘DS2’ is Being Remixed as a Ballet at BAM. Here’s How the Unprecedented Event Came to Be.

With DS2 Remix: The Ballet set to debut live tonight at BAM, those lucky enough to attend can expect to see cultural codes rewritten before their eyes. In addition to Future’s songs, Smith’s couture ...