OutKast's Big Boi teams up with ballet

05/02/2007 4:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
courtesy of NME.com

OutKast's Big Boi is set to perform an onstage collaboration with the Atlanta Ballet Company.

The rapper will perform at the opening of the ballet's new season between April 10-13, 2008.

Although only a few details are forthcoming, it is understood that Boi will collaborate with choreographer Lauri Stallings and performers from Purple Ribbon Entertainment.

Atlanta Ballet has previously staged works with pop performers before, and in 2001 the company collaborated with the Indigo Girls on Shed Your Skin.

Ticket details and more information can be found at Atlantaballet.org, reports Access Atlanta.

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