Courtesy Jon Christopher MeyersEugene Ballet Company dancers Danielle Tolmie, in red clockwise from left, Mark Tucker, Reed Souther and Victoria Harvey will collaborate with The Cherry Poppin' Daddies' Steve Perry in "Zoot Suit Riot." The ballet runs April 12-13 at the Hult Center in Eugene.

Throw back a bottle of beer and pull a comb through your coal-black hair, “Zoot Suit Riot” is heading to the Hult Center.

The hit Cherry Poppin’ Daddies song that helped usher in the 1990s swing revival serves as musical inspiration for the Eugene Ballet Company’s newest production. Choreographed by artistic director Toni Pimball, “Zoot Suit Riot” runs April 12-13 in Eugene.

The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies formed in Eugene in the late ’80s, combining “the energy of contemporary rock and roll with influences from the golden age of the American songbook,” according to the band’s biography.

They gained mainstream success in 1997 with the release of “Zoot Suit Riot — The Swingin’ Hits of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies” and were inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame in 2009. The band will perform its high-energy swing music live on stage during the production, according to the ballet’s website.

The program also includes Pimball’s “Silk & Steel.” The piece is a tribute to Loie Fuller, a dance pioneer known for her use of flowing silk costumes illuminated by colorful lights.

Ticket prices range from $28 to $53 for adults and $18 to $43 for youth (high school students and younger) plus fees, depending on seat location. Tickets are also available for full-time college students with ID for $15.

For tickets, visit www.hultcenter.org or call 541-682-5000. For more information on the Eugene Ballet Company, visit www.eugeneballet.org or call 541-485-3992.

— Reporter: 541-383-0350, jwasson@bendbulletin.com