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Heavy Metal Meets Ballet In Australia

January 22, 2009

Suzanna Clarke of News.com.au reports: Heavy metal music and classical ballet may seem like an unlikely pairing. But according to choreographer Bridie Mayfield, they are a perfect match.

"I've been a heavy metal fan for a long time. I've always danced to metal," she says.

This week Mayfield's new Brisbane, Australia-based company, Brutal Ballet, performs Dethballet at Twelfth Night Theatre, which combines the two.

"When I tell people who like ballet (about the work) they kind of look at me in a funny way," she says. "But metal fans seem to love it. I think they understand the connection with classical music."

Read the entire report from News.com.au.

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