Coming in May, The Masonic hosts one of the coolest interpretations of classical music you're likely to see live.

Red Bull Flying Bach is an exhilarating performance marrying breakdance and classical music, a little high society to go with your urban culture. Conceived of by Vartan Bassil in 2010 after a visit to the symphony, the show has been performed by his breakdance outfit and four time World Championship winners, the Flying Steps, to sold out audiences all over the world in the years since.

"I liked the idea of replacing a ballerina doing pirouettes on her toes with a breakdancer doing head spins," Bassil explains, and he's certainly achieved that goal; his dancers embody the music as they use it to convey a story to the audience. 

And the music? Johann Sebastian Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier", a piece regarded by many as one of the most influential in Western music. Artistic Director Christoph Hagel performs live the preludes and fugues, originally meant as piano exercise; here, the composers Vivan & Ketan Bhatti additionally adapted them to keyboard and electronic beats. Manic breakdance against a backdrop of stunning visuals is not a bad way to experience a nearly 300-year-old composition, at once kept alive and transformed into something new.

See it live this May 20th to 22nd at The Masonic. For a little taste of Red Bull Flying Bach, check out the video below of the Flying Steps taking over The City.

Tickets are available here!

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