James D. Watts Jr.

Tulsa World Scene Reporter

Kenneth Tindall was familiar with American country music before he began his latest work for Tulsa Ballet.

“I’ve listened to a fair amount of country music over the years, but usually it was whatever was on the radio at the time — the big hits, the most easily accessible songs,” the British choreographer said. “But I had never really gone into the depths of this music until we began working on this piece, hearing songs and artists I likely would not have encountered on my own.”

Tindall originally created the work to be featured during Tulsa Ballet’s annual fundraising gala, Icons & Idols, which was earlier this year. It was a multimedia spectacle, with multiple stages, rope-twirlers and a live band performing the songs Tindall used as a sco

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