Gentilly will buzz with 500 colorful, choreographed drones on Saturday, when the DroneArt Show takes to the night sky outside the University of New Orleans’ Lakefront Arena.

Drone choreography is a high-tech entertainment medium in which small lighted helicopters hover in carefully controlled formations to produce translucent images in the night sky. The audience for Saturday’s DroneArt Show can expect soaring birds, ballerinas and geometric shapes to materialize before their eyes.

The synchronized robotic spectacle will be accompanied by a live string performance of Vivaldi's “The Four Seasons” and Tchaikovsky's “Swan Lake.” The 45-minute program is touted as the longest drone performance ever.

Audience members may choose between two viewing options. Seating is available, but guests ar

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