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Red Bull, the drink, may be an abomination.
It’s officially not made from “bulls’ testicles or semen”, but Red Bull contains so many synthetic substances that some think it tastes like it is, anyway.
Red Bull, the music marketer, though, is pretty innovative.
And why not? If they can get you to drink something that people think is sugared up bull semen, they can probably sell you on just about anything.
Breakdancing to Bach may be a bit of a sugared up abomination, too, pimping out Bach with switched-on sounds and street beats. But at least no synthetic bull testicles were harmed in the creation of Red Bull Flying Bach:
“What was interesting for me was to show visually, through the dancers, the structure of Bach fugues,” according to musical director Christoph Hagel.
It took two months for the current 70-minute performance to come together. Live visuals are beamed onto walls and windows by the video artist Marco Moo, and the music is a mix of live and recorded performances: Mr. Hagel on the piano; Sabina Chukurova on the harpsichord; and electronic interpretations of Bach from the genre-busting musicians Ketan and Vivan Bhatti.
More video below.
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