Dancer Patrick ‘TwoFace’ Williams and three musicians from the transcultural Babylon ORCHESTRA explore values and virtues of youth culture in the new work ‘2 Legit’. ‘Legit’ is borrowed from ‘legitimate’ and is a slang word used primarily in the hip-hop scene – such as in ‘2 Legit 2 Quit’ (1991), one of MC Hammer’s biggest hits. If something is ‘legit’, it has authenticity and ‘realness’.

What does it mean for young people today to be truthful, straightforward and real – especially in a world where permanent self-promotion on social media plays a central role? Do virtues like sincerity and honesty have the same value in different cultures? What sounds authentic, what looks like ‘fake’, and how quickly can one disguise reality?