Billboards

Billboards was a ballet performed in August 1993 by the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago featuring the works of Prince. No new music was used, although Prince contributed a special extended ten minute orchestrated version of "Thunder" from the Diamonds and Pearls album. A video of the performance was released on VHS in February of 1994.^[1]

Acts^[2]

I: Sometimes It Snows in April (Choreographed by Laura Dean)

• "Sometimes It Snows in April"
• "Trust / Baby I'm a Star"

II: Thunder (Choreographed by Charles Moulton)

• "Thunder"
• "Purple Rain"

III: Slide (Choreographed by Margo Sappington)

• "Computer Blue"
• "I Wanna Melt with U"
• "The Beautiful Ones"
• "Release It" (by The Time)/ "Computer Blue" (Reprise)

IV: Willing & Able (Choreographed by Peter Pucci)

• "For You"
• "The Question of U"
• "It"
• "Willing and Able / Gett Off"

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