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BREAKDANCE MEETS CLASSICAL MUSIC IN DARING RED BULL FLYING BACH PERFORMANCE DEBUTING AT TORONTO’S MASSEY HALL
World Breakdance Champions, The Flying Steps, will perform to live classical music in the ultimate Clash of Cultures
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TORONTO October 6, 2014 – This month, after more than 100 sold out shows worldwide, the celebrated breakdance crew, the Flying Steps, will head to Toronto to kick-off a series of eight Red Bull Flying Bach performances in Canada. A live showcase unlike any other in theatre production today, Red Bull Flying Bach fuses the unlikely combination of contemporary dance and breakdance with live classical music. The show spans roughly 65 minutes in length, and features group synchronized breakdance to the backdrop of the live performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier. The Canadian portion of the world tour will include four consecutive shows in Toronto at the legendary Massey Hall on October 16-19, followed by four consecutive shows in Montreal at Théâtre Maisonneuve on October 23-26. TORONTO MEDIA SCHEDULE + INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES To request an interview or accreditation, please email [email protected]. Tuesday, October 14 Flying Steps available for interviews upon request Wednesday, October 15 Flying Steps available for interviews upon request 6:00pm – 9:30pm: The Flying Steps Dance Workshops (media access and interviews available upon request) Canada’s National Ballet School – 400 Jarvis Street, Studio 6D Thursday, October 16 3:00pm – 4:00pm: Red Bull Flying Bach Dress Rehearsal (media access and interviews available upon request) Massey Hall – 178 Victoria St
TICKETS TO RED BULL FLYING BACH Toronto and Montreal will serve as the exclusive Canadian stops of Red Bull Flying Bach’s world tour in Canada this year, following sold out tours in countries including Austria, Australia, Chile, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Russia, Sweden and, most recently, the United States this past June. To purchase tickets to all Red Bull Flying Bach performances in Toronto and Montreal, head to www.redbull.ca/flyingbach PERFORMANCE FORMAT: BREAKDANCE MEETS BACH Red Bull Flying Bach features the seven break dancers of the Flying Steps along with contemporary Swedish dancer Anna Holmström, performing a series of vignettes with a stunning array of breaking, popping and locking, flares, head and hand spins, footwork and acrobatics. Opera director and pianist extraordinaire Christoph Hagel serves as Music Director, performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier live on solo piano and harpsichord. In between Bach's rolling preludes and fugues, electronic beats created by Ketan and Vivian Bhatti turn traditional melodies into modern anthems. JOIN THE CONVERSATION Website: www.redbull.ca/flyingbach | www.redbull.ca/flyingbachFR Twitter: @redbullcanada | @redbullTO | @redbullMTL | #flyingbach Instagram: www.instagram.com/redbullcanada Facebook: www.facebook.com/redbull Tickets: www.redbull.ca/flyingbach For more information on Red Bull Flying Bach, visit www.redbullflyingbach.com LOOKING FOR RED BULL VIDEO AND PHOTOS? Through the Red Bull network, hi-res video and still images are captured and made immediately available for editorial use for all media channels including television, film, print, mobile and digital. The content is centrally located in the Red Bull Content Pool for media partners at www.redbullcontentpool.com Keyword: flying bach
# # # MEDIA CONTACTS For more information or to request an interview, please contact: English-speaking media: Ashley Bartlett Narrative PR 416.258.0869 [email protected] Emily Palley-Samson Red Bull Canada 416.894.8176 [email protected] French-speaking media: Christina Krcevinac Red Bull Canada 514.562.4904 [email protected]