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I’ve been meaning to make a post on this for a few weeks now. In case you haven’t heard about this monumental event, Ballet Deviare, a ballet company in New York City, will be performing various shows set to … you guessed it … METAL!

The most interesting of which is “SEVEN“, incorporating music from Opeth, My Dying Bride, as well as a live performance by Arsis (A Diamond for Disease, written specifically for this event, which I talked about before). There are 3 show dates, January 6th at 8:00pm, 7th at 8:00pm, and 8th at 2:00pm, at 59E59 THEATERS.

Personally, I think this is fucking awesome! I’ve never been interested in ballet, but I would definitely make an exception for this. Unfortunately, I see no way for me to be able to make it to either of these 3 performances. I really hope that they decide to make a DVD of this or something.

If you’re like me and you can’t attend either, but you still want to support the show, t-shirts are available here (or here for international orders). I put mine in for this one. According to the site, all proceeds go to the production costs of SEVEN. You have to order quick though, they’re only taking orders through this Friday! You can find other ways to support the company here.

So now we have ballet and METAL combined… what’s next? How about thrash metal figure skating! Or maybe grind metal line dancing?

The possibilities are clearly endless.

Here’s some information on Jim Malone, the mastermind behind Arsis:

Jim attended The Christopher Newport University, where he studied music composition with composer, Aldo Forte. While in school, Mr. Malone Composed a three-movement work for string quartet entitled, The Rose White. Mr. Malone also attended The Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA as a scholarship student, where he was required to create and perform original composition. During his time in college, James co-founded the melodic death metal band Arsis, which has received critical acclaim throughout the underground world of extreme music. Recent reviews of the band are helping to get James’s talent as a composer recognized. Jim composed A Diamond for Disease and will be performing the music for the featured work in Ballet Deviare’s production of SEVEN entitled, Tempest.

Here is an overview of Ballet Deviare:

Incorporated in November of 2003, Ballet Deviare is a non-profit contemporary ballet company residing in New York City. Ballet Deviare’s mission is prompted by the fundamental desire to advance and preserve ballet as a high art form by diversifying its ballet repertoire. One of the most important factors in attaining this mission is through the expansion of ballet audiences. Ballet Deviare strives to reach a vast audience ranging from balletomanes to those who have never been exposed to the art of ballet. Deviating from what is expected within the norm of ballet companies (which is how the name of the company came into being), Ballet Deviare has harnessed an eclectic audience ranging from dance connoisseurs to those individuals who have never attended a ballet performance.