BSO Fusion: Igor DAMN Stravinsky

Hear Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize–winning album DAMN. in collision with Igor Stravinsky’s electrifying Petrouchka. This daring blend of hip-hop and ballet unfolds scene by scene, tracing characters caught between control and choice, public image and inner struggle — revealing how power, pressure, and identity shape the stories we live and tell.

• Igor Stravinsky’s Petrouchka follows a puppet who becomes self-aware but remains controlled by forces shaping his fate.
• Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. centers on the alter ego “Kung-Fu Kenny,” moving through cycles of power, pressure, faith, and self-definition.
• Both works use a “show-within-a-show” frame, placing their characters inside systems they struggle to escape.
• The music shifts fluidly between Stravinsky and Kendrick Lamar, unfolding in original sequence so each scene and song propel the next.

• Approximate run time: 2 hours with a 20-minute intermission.
• Late seating is not guaranteed, and will happen at the discretion of the front of house manager.
• Some Pops concerts include amplified sound, lighting effects, or visual elements.
• Come as you are. You'll see anything from casual to cocktail, and even some fits inspired by the evening's theme.