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Premiere of Red Bull Flying Bach

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The four-time world champions, The Flying Steps gave a stellar performance of their highly-acclaimed show for the first time in Singapore at The Esplanade Theatre . The production, Red Bull Flying Bach , is an internationally acclaimed show that marries the urban art of break-dancing and the high culture of classical music. If Bach was still alive, he would be proud of his music being introduced to the younger generation who have never really been into Bach or any classical music. I attended the premiere of Red Bull Flying Bach without any idea of what to expect from it. To my surprise, the show was incredibly impressive in many ways, be it the dance moves or the piano pieces. The show runs for 70-minute with pleasant visuals and storyline.   I have witnessed an ultimate clash of cultures, as Red Bull Flying Bach hits Singapore shores for the very first time, and I was so amazing that 18th century composer, Johann Sebastian Bach’s world famous ...

Red Bull Flying Bach – urban break-dance meets high culture classical music

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Germany’s most popular break-dance crew and four-time break-dancing world champions, The Flying Steps , will be performing their very first own production, Red Bull Flying Bac h to Singapore’s Esplanade Theatre for the first time.   The Flying Steps’ crew members, Lil-Ceng, Mikel and Anna who last visited Singapore in October 2013 to conduct break-dancing workshops in local dance schools and to promote Red Bull Flying Bach . During their three day visit, the trio sampled local cuisines, visited various places of interest, and even interacted with some local break-dancers.       Red Bull Flying Bach is an internationally acclaimed show that combines the urban art of break-dancing and the high culture of classical music, leaving audiences enraptured as their creative performance visualizes and revives Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier note by note, step by step with piano, harpsichord and electronic beats   The 70-minut...