Columbia City Ballet, now South Carolina Ballet, is gearing up to bring their one-of-a-kind ballet Off the Wall and Onto the Stage: Dancing the Art of Jonathan Green back to Charleston.

Deemed "fabulous ... an ingenious idea ... striking" by The New York Times, Starrett's ballet brings Green's Gullah inspired paintings to life through creative choreography and innovative sets.

Starrett has created vignettes from 22 of Green's paintings and explores the themes of family, faith, hope and love. He incorporates Green's rich, vibrant colors onto the stage through eye-popping backdrops and scrims, over 150 hand-sewn costumes and an array of music that combines traditional work songs, gospel music, Motown, classical and jazz. The choreography brings it all together as the company's dancers depict the cultural heritage of the Gullah and Geechee communities depicted in Green's paintings.