A modern version of the Pied Piper, staged by New York City's acclaimed American Ballet Theater. The performance series at the Metropolitan Opera House featured conventional along with digitally projected sets, skies and story supporting elements.

A magical illusion of forward motion was created by bringing physical set pieces together in sync with projected elements. Across 90 seconds the village of Hamelin appeared on the horizon, quickly coming toward the audience to establish the completed townscape. The effect was highly cinematic - a technique merging traditional theater with the media vernacular of the 21st century.

In another scene, the Pied Piper happily plays his flute while the airy music drifts into the stylized evening sky. Abstract apparition forms drift overhead as children follow his tuneful magic. A massive 36 x 45 foot rear projection screen allowed enormous visual effects to be created, using two 12,000 lumen projectors and precise choreography.