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Flying Bach

• The Flying Steps dance to Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier
  Musical Direction and Piano: Christoph Hagel
  Choreography: Vartan Bassil
• "Break Dance enters into the sacred halls of high culture, Bach goes onto the street to young people and becomes urban culture."
  – Christoph Hagel

• Echo Classic Prize for Exceptional Works 2010
  
  2012-2014
  Munich, Herkulessaal - Hamburg, Laeszhalle - Frankfurt, Alte Oper - Düsseldorf, Tonhalle - Leipzig, Bachtage - Stuttgart, Bachfest - Schaffhausen, Bachfest - Montreal, Bach Festival - Mainz, Rheingau Festival - Vienna, Burgtheater - Salzburg, Großes Festspielhaus - Bregenz, Festspielhaus - Linz, Brucknerhaus - Zürich, Schiffbau - Lucerne, KKL - Lausanne, Opera - Florence, Pergola - Turin, Carigniani - Prague, Karlstheater - Warsaw, Opera - Moscow, State Vaudeville Thearer - Kazan, Opera - Singapore, Esplanade - Copenhagen, Royal Music Academy - Stockholm, Concert House - Oslo, Philharmonic - Chicago, Civic Opera - Santiago de Chile, Teatro municipal - Beirut , Casino de Liban - Istanbul - Doha - Dubai - Tokyo - Osaka

  USA: Chicago - Chile: Valparaiso, Frutijllar, Concepcion, Santiago - New Zealand: Auckland - Australia: Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne - Canada: Toronto, Montreal - Belgium: Brussels - Qatar: Doha
  
  2015
  Munich - Chemnitz - Kassel - Dortmund - Leipzig - Freiburg - Hanover - Nurnberg - Frankfurt - Cologne - Stuttgart - Essen - Berlin - Aachen - Mannheim - Baden-Baden - Bremen - Halle - Saarbrücken - Bamberg - Wiesbaden

• redbullfylingbach.com

• "Mix of styles with depth of meaning –
  in hindsight, after seeing this performance, it seems as if earlier Bach festivals now come across as a bit faded, because through “Bach meets Break Dance,” a completely new access to the congeniality of J.S. Bach is granted. Numerous people were sitting in the audience who would otherwise never attend a classical concert. Long standing ovations were given to the troupe under the artistic direction of Christoph Hagel, who gave a spotlessly clean performance as a virtually romanticized interpreter of Bach – Constantly in connection with the choreography at break-neck speed."
  – Thurgauer News about Flying Bach at the Bach Festival Schaffhausen
  
  "Through Flying Bach, we acquire completely new access to Bach’s congeniality. Standing ovations were given to the troupe under the artistic direction of Christoph Hagel, who gave a spotlessly clean performance as a virtually romanticized interpreter of Bach – Constantly in connection with the choreography at break-neck speed."
  – Thurgauer News
  
  "The world needs more of this!"
  – Berlin News
  
  "Meant for Bach! …How is this supposed to work? Bach, the true definition of civil middle-class culture, and break dance – the dance moves out of the Bronx? The answer: It works damn well! As soon as these high performing artists move to the music coming from the piano and they assimilate their art to the baroque scores, the magic begins. Difficult to imagine, admittedly. But once you have seen it, there is nothing more coherent than Break Dance to Bach."
  – Munich Courier

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