Ten of the world’s best street dance crews battle it out to win the coveted urban dance title in Zurich, Switzerland at The Dance. Each crew tries to outperform their opponent with diverse dance styles, outstanding choreography, surprising dance tricks and an arsenal of moves.
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Friday, May 25, 2018
LIVE | The Dance 2018 Battle of the Best Dancers in the World
Ten of the world’s best street dance crews battle it out to win the coveted urban dance title in Zurich, Switzerland at The Dance. Each crew tries to outperform their opponent with diverse dance styles, outstanding choreography, surprising dance tricks and an arsenal of moves.
Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. Music, dance, and culture collide to form the Red Bull Music & Culture YouTube channel.
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Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
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Friday, September 18, 2015
Serato in Tokyo: Red Bull Studios Tokyo
We'll be hanging out with Thre3Style DJs at some of our favourite spots in Tokyo this week during the Red Bull Thre3Style World Finals. Meet Rui from Serato who'll be showing you around, today he's at the HQ of the Red Bull Thre3Style this year, Red Bull Studios Tokyo where everyone is hanging out.
Heat 4 is on tonight so stay up to date and get competition news, updates and results throughout the week on the Serato Blog: http://sera.to/-b5bb.
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Red Bull Breaking Water | .stance
Behind the scenes to Red Bull Breaking Water
http://www.redbull.com/en/stories/133...
Filmed by Daniel Zhu and MisLee of .stance
Photography by Carlo Cruz
bboy Kid David, Villn, and bgirl LadieOne
Music by Lean Rock
BlackMagic Cinema Camera
Canon 5D Mark III
GoPro Hero4
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Red Bull Curb Kings 2015 Video
Red Bull’s ode to low-impact skating returned this past weekend in San Diego’s Belmont Park on the beach with a parking lot full of curb-like obstacles. The event had a nice 5 p.m. start time to the shredding went into the night. Local legend Shuriken Shannon took top honors. Watch the video below to see who else was ripping!
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Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Triple Threat DJs visit Scratch DJ Academy in New York | Video
After winning the San Francisco RedBull Thre3style Championship in 2014, the Triple Threat DJs (the legendary Dj Apollo, the talented Dj Vinroc, & our very own Shortkut) took a trip out to NY a few months back to visit Scratch Dj Academy in Manhattan.
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Friday, December 5, 2014
Lil Herb Ft. Earl Sweatshirt | Knucklehead
Young Chicago-based rapper Lil Herb has been making his collaborative rounds in 2014, from his feature in Nicki Minaj’s “Chi-Raq” to the “Fight or Flight” remix he did with fellow Chicagoans Chance The Rapper and Common. Today we hear “Knucklehead,” an outspoken collaboration about being a bold juvenile, featuring Lil Herb and Earl Sweatshirt. The repeated phrase “diaries of a knucklehead” is interspersed between several recounted memories by Lil Herb and Earl and layered over Earl’s seamless production, which directs attention to their poignant raps. Listen.
Grant Park Skatepark | Grand Opening | Sat Dec 6
by:By Josh McGhee/DNAinfo
The skate park, which has been so highly anticipated they had to ramp up security to keep skateboarders out while the concrete cured, will open its gates with a big party Saturday featuring local DJs, contests, giveaways and — of course — boarding, said Bob O'Neill, president of the Grant Park Conservancy, which lobbied aggressively for funding to get the skate park built.
"People really want to use it. It's really motivating to have park space that's going to be used by people from all over the city and suburbs," O'Neill said. "I think the only people more excited than me are the skateboarders and BMXers. They've really been anticipating this."
The skate park, which sits just east of the Agora "legs" sculptures at the south end of Grant Park near Roosevelt Road, is opening ahead of schedule. It was initially expected to be completed by January.
Despite a chilly December opening, the celebration, which begins at 11 a.m., is expected to generate a good turnout, O'Neill said.
Saturday will be windy with temperatures reaching as high as 38 degrees and as low as 27 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
Meeting Of Styles Chicago 2014 | Sept. 11-14th
The 11th annual Meeting Of Styles Chicago is back!!!
Sept. 11-14th
Thur. Sept. 11th:
MOS Meet & Greet party at Gallery Bar, 738 N. Clark
8pm-2am. 21 & up. Free entry. Drink specials
Live performances by Ideologists Doc Grafenberg Ang Thirteen-Zone Pseudo Slang & DJ's Moz Definite Julio Illanoiz Calderon Walter Nowak aka Nobley Nobe, and guests!
Plus featured artist:
MeXist Mex Fx (MEX-BOL). -Smash Squad Crew
Fri. Sept. 12th:
MOS Gallery Show at 1500 s. Western (1st flr. loft)
Featuring artists:
MeXist (Mex-Bol) Luca Pop (Italy) El Diablo (Paris/Eskis featured artist)
Trixter, Slang, Stef, Rogue, Rawfa, Dtel, Nerd, Demon, Zore, Hekl, Yave, Traz, Ish, Gtek, Emte, Thor, Asend, Kane, Flex, Obe, Bel
Music provided by Sam Cervantes aka Rogue One & Kre8 of TBA crew plus Alberto Mejia aka ALO
Sat. Sept. 13th:
MOS day jam at the world famous Wall Of Style
30th st. & Kedzie blvd. Noon - 8pm
Music provided by DJ's Moz Def, Illanoiz, Nobley Nobe
MOS Expansion Teams:
36th & Albany - CMK. XMEN Crew, TNR- JADE93, PERISH, EKOSE, ONSET, HKS181 (New Mexico/ Arizona) UB crew, Therd 1 CTW (Milwaukee) PC- LABS, WENDL, ENIME, LEKS, CYFN, RK, MUL, Aim One SSB (Brooklyn NYC) Doing a dedication mural with CMK members for SHADOW SSB, fallen brother of Spike Lee, Emphr One (Milwaukee WI) Omen, Argue & 8er CISA (Gary, IN) Cres TCK, FAT, DSI CREW, Deo 45, (Indiana) Drane, CMW, Fade,TIC, IWM, Vipers Crew, Bukue One (Oakland) W/ Susan from artcrimes.com
Music provided by ILL TECHNICS dj crew, The Royal Scumbags, Mr Pure, Renegade, Jorge GEO, Chance, Odin Russell, & Dj Stinger
27th & Kedzie - AIR, BTB, EDSK
Music provided by DJ Ambideckstriks, Night Owl, Chunkabud, & Nightwalker
Live painting by some of Chicago's best graff artists plus national & international guest artists!!!
Sun. Sept. 14th:
Picture day, photogs bring your gear & snap them pics!!
Sponsored by: Eskis Wear, S8 Yard, Gallery Bar, PBR, Red Bull, Meetingofstyles.com
Friday, August 15, 2014
Red Bull BC One | NORTH AMERICA FINAL LIVESTREAM
Red Bull BC One | NORTH AMERICA FINAL LIVESTREAM |FRIDAY AUGUST 15 @ 9PM PST
Watch the live stream at 9pm on www.redbullbcone.com
The 16 Red Bull BC One North America Final competitors include: Jayd-illa (Los Angeles, CA), Vicious (Montreal, Canada), Victor (Orlando, FL), Morris (Sacramento, CA), Tung Fu (Orlando, FL), El Niño (Boston, MA), MN Joe (St. Paul, MN), Rion (San Diego, CA), Icey Ives (Anchorage, AK), Tata (New York, NY), Isaiah (Washington D.C.), Tony TBags (Boston, MA), Toyz aRe Us (Silver Spring, MD), Maynard (Las Vegas, NV) and Gravity (Brooklyn, NY).
Each B-Boy will need to demonstrate his best skills, rhythm and creativity impress the panel of judges, RoxRite (Red Bull BC One All-Star and 2011 Red Bull BC One World Champion), Neguin (Red Bull BC One All Star and 2010 Red Bull BC One World Champion) and Marlon (Havikoro Crew, Texas).
Red Bull BC One is the one-on-one B-Boy World Championship. 2014 marked a record year for Red Bull BC One, with more than 1,500 B-Boys competing across the globe in over 90 Cyphers to earn their spot in one of the upcoming finals. From Azerbaijan to Ukraine, up-and-coming B-Boys and veterans alike battled for a chance to represent their country in the next round.
Red Bull BC One Finals will take place in North America, South America, Eastern Europe, Middle East Africa, Western Europe and Asia Pacific regions. The winners of the Finals will compete alongside 10 Wildcards on the global stage in Paris,France on November 29 at the Red Bull BC One France World Final 2014. The “City of Lights” first hosted the event in 2008, when Red Bull BC One All Star Wing took home the world championship.
All events will be livestreamed on www.redbullbcone.com. The first Red Bull BC One Final will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 15, at the Brooklyn Bowl. North America’s best B-Boys will battle it out on the renowned stage where some of today’s top Hip Hop artists have performed, including N.E.R.D., Snoop Dogg and Kanye West The Latin America Final will be held on August 30 at the Parque dos Igarapés in Belém, Brazil. This ecological park will provide an exciting natural backdrop for South America’s best B-Boys to compete.
On September 13, the Z.T.D. Hrvatski Sokol will host the Eastern Europe Final in Zagreb, Croatia. This heart of this sports center and gymnastics school perfectly mirrors the acrobatics of the region’s top B-Boys. Middle East Africa will welcome B-Boys on September 26 at the National Theatre Algeria (TNA), a cultural and educational center, which today is home to the Algerian National Ballet.
On October 11, Western Europe’s top B-Boys will go head-to-head at the Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki, Finland, a 140-year-old building originally designed as a meeting place for students. And the season concludes at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan on October 25. The National Palace Museum, consistently rated as one of the world’s best museums, represents Taiwan’s evolution, with artifacts and antiquities representing more than 1,000 years of culture, heritage and tradition. It will be the first time an event of this type and magnitude will be hosted there.
Red Bull BC One, was created in 2004 in Biel, Switzerland, in order to find the world’s best B-Boy, or breakdancer, as they’re commonly referred to in the media. The competition has since traveled to Berlin, São Paulo, Johannesburg, Paris, New York City, Tokyo, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro. Last year, millions of people tuned in around the world to watch the showdown in Seoul, South Korea, where Red Bull BC One All Star Hong 10 took home his second championship belt.
Watch it live on www.redbullbcone.com. Don’t miss out on the premier dance event of the year!
The 16 Red Bull BC One North America Final competitors include: Jayd-illa (Los Angeles, CA), Vicious (Montreal, Canada), Victor (Orlando, FL), Morris (Sacramento, CA), Tung Fu (Orlando, FL), El Niño (Boston, MA), MN Joe (St. Paul, MN), Rion (San Diego, CA), Icey Ives (Anchorage, AK), Tata (New York, NY), Isaiah (Washington D.C.), Tony TBags (Boston, MA), Toyz aRe Us (Silver Spring, MD), Maynard (Las Vegas, NV) and Gravity (Brooklyn, NY).
Each B-Boy will need to demonstrate his best skills, rhythm and creativity impress the panel of judges, RoxRite (Red Bull BC One All-Star and 2011 Red Bull BC One World Champion), Neguin (Red Bull BC One All Star and 2010 Red Bull BC One World Champion) and Marlon (Havikoro Crew, Texas).
Red Bull BC One is the one-on-one B-Boy World Championship. 2014 marked a record year for Red Bull BC One, with more than 1,500 B-Boys competing across the globe in over 90 Cyphers to earn their spot in one of the upcoming finals. From Azerbaijan to Ukraine, up-and-coming B-Boys and veterans alike battled for a chance to represent their country in the next round.
Red Bull BC One Finals will take place in North America, South America, Eastern Europe, Middle East Africa, Western Europe and Asia Pacific regions. The winners of the Finals will compete alongside 10 Wildcards on the global stage in Paris,France on November 29 at the Red Bull BC One France World Final 2014. The “City of Lights” first hosted the event in 2008, when Red Bull BC One All Star Wing took home the world championship.
All events will be livestreamed on www.redbullbcone.com. The first Red Bull BC One Final will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 15, at the Brooklyn Bowl. North America’s best B-Boys will battle it out on the renowned stage where some of today’s top Hip Hop artists have performed, including N.E.R.D., Snoop Dogg and Kanye West The Latin America Final will be held on August 30 at the Parque dos Igarapés in Belém, Brazil. This ecological park will provide an exciting natural backdrop for South America’s best B-Boys to compete.
On September 13, the Z.T.D. Hrvatski Sokol will host the Eastern Europe Final in Zagreb, Croatia. This heart of this sports center and gymnastics school perfectly mirrors the acrobatics of the region’s top B-Boys. Middle East Africa will welcome B-Boys on September 26 at the National Theatre Algeria (TNA), a cultural and educational center, which today is home to the Algerian National Ballet.
On October 11, Western Europe’s top B-Boys will go head-to-head at the Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki, Finland, a 140-year-old building originally designed as a meeting place for students. And the season concludes at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan on October 25. The National Palace Museum, consistently rated as one of the world’s best museums, represents Taiwan’s evolution, with artifacts and antiquities representing more than 1,000 years of culture, heritage and tradition. It will be the first time an event of this type and magnitude will be hosted there.
Red Bull BC One, was created in 2004 in Biel, Switzerland, in order to find the world’s best B-Boy, or breakdancer, as they’re commonly referred to in the media. The competition has since traveled to Berlin, São Paulo, Johannesburg, Paris, New York City, Tokyo, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro. Last year, millions of people tuned in around the world to watch the showdown in Seoul, South Korea, where Red Bull BC One All Star Hong 10 took home his second championship belt.
Watch it live on www.redbullbcone.com. Don’t miss out on the premier dance event of the year!
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Lilou Red Bull BOOMBUS Tour Episode 1 | ARRIVAL
Finally arrived in south of France, Pélézinho & Lilou try to installe the camp. Follow their journey with action and smile all around different city.
time to enjoy holiday, site seeing and dance everywhere.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
"Flying Bach" will bend Hip-Hop to classical beat
By Laura Molzahn
Special to the Tribune
"Always we are looking to make one step more than the normal break-dance show," says Mikel, a founding member of the Berlin-based Flying Steps: Germany's hip-hop franchise, with a music label and a spanking-new dance school.
"For example, Nike asked us to do a basketball show," Mikel (aka Michael Rosemann) says. "'Yeah,' we said. 'No problem. Send us some basketballs.' And they said, 'No, no! You don't have to play.' And we said, 'OK, so send us some basketballs.' And we created the show with the basketballs, hitting them around.'"
In 2010, pushing the envelope again, the Flying Steps launched "Red Bull Flying Bach," a 70-minute hip-hop show set to the first 12 preludes and fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier," played live by the show's music director, Christoph Hagel, on piano and Daniel Trumbull on harpsichord. Since then, "Flying Bach" has toured to Japan, Russia, Sweden, Australia and Chile, among other far-flung locations.
Now "Red Bull Flying Bach" finally lands in the States, whose urban environments gave birth to the many street dances collectively called hip-hop. In the show's first and only U.S. engagement, "Flying Bach" runs through June 29 at the Civic Opera House.
Mikel explains how this hybrid show came to be. "In 2009, we were thinking about a new show. Vartan [Bassil], the founder of Flying Steps, said maybe we should do something with classic music. And we said, 'But how we can start? We are not from the classic side, so we don't know which composer we choose or which style of music.'
"So we were looking around Berlin to find some people doing crazy stuff about the classic music, and we found Christoph." Hagel is well known in Germany for adapting and staging operas in unusual venues — for example, Mozart's "The Magic Flute" in a subway station.
"The first rehearsal was only to listen to the music," Mikel goes on. "Christoph played and told us a bit about the music. Some moments were so powerful we started to dance around the piano. And some parts were so slow, we said, 'OK, now we are in trouble.' It gave us much, much more time to understand the music and find the real dance style of it. But with the slow-mo music, it was not easy to find the story line and the movements."
Early on, Mikel and the other dancers told Hagel: "It's not really new, that hip-hop dancers come together with classical music. We have to put something that's really new, otherwise it doesn't make sense for us.
"Christoph was thinking about, and he said, 'You know, the fugues have different voices — maybe it is possible for each dancer to take one voice.' We said, 'Show us the first voice,' and he played one part on the piano, and we create a little choreography on it." Continuing that way, through the different voices, they started to "really understand the music of Johann Sebastian Bach," Mikel says.
"With hip-hop music, most of the time you dance on the beat, you can count it. But sometimes, with 'Flying Bach,' we don't really count. Instead we have to understand each single note — everybody has to understand, 'OK, now my choreography has to start.' This is a difficult thing to do."
As in their other shows, the Flying Steps also include non-street dance forms in "Flying Bach." Mikel explains: "We're bringing classic music together with hip-hop culture, so it is important to have a female dancer doing ballet and contemporary. It's a nice feeling when hip-hop comes together with that." Here, Swedish performer Anna Holmstrom performs the lone female role, woven into a loose story line.
Electronic beats have been added to some sections of Bach's music, but most of the score is played live, a feature that Mikel loves. "Sometimes the music is really faster!" he says. "And we have to run forward with our choreography to follow Christoph. We have to react to the piano player or harpsichordist — there's a feeling you want to transmit to the audience."
How did Red Bull come into the picture? It turns out the world's best-selling energy drink, whose many youth-culture sponsorships include extreme sports as well as international break-dancing contests (which the Flying Steps have won several times), has supported the troupe since 2000.
Still, "Flying Bach" was at first independent from the Austrian company. "Red Bull is completely different to classical culture," Mikel says, so they shopped their concept around to various event managers. "And nobody — nobody! — was believing on it. They said, 'No, no thank you, we don't want to do it.' We were surprised: It is a really nice concept. We were like, 'You know what? We believe on it, we do it ourselves.'
"But when we got farther in the production, we feel like, 'It's a really big step, we need more support. Why not talk to Red Bull?' And they love it from the first moment. They said, 'This show has to be called "Red Bull Flying Bach,"' and from then on the feeling was like, wow."
The production — complete with projections of the dancers on clouds or a giant keyboard — was the first big break for the Flying Steps, who've gone on to create a second stadium-style show, "Red Bull Flying Illusion." That debuted in Germany and started touring there in March, so with the simultaneous international tour of "Flying Bach," the troupe has split into two performing groups.
Unfortunately, the high cost of tickets here might price some fans out of the market. And though the Flying Steps offered promotional hip-hop workshops last March (at a Joffrey studio, the Dance Center of Columbia College, Mixed Motion Art in Chicago and Boocoo in Evanston), a Red Bull spokesperson says their performance schedule won't allow for that in June.
With a seating capacity of nearly 3,600, the Civic is the largest venue ever for "Red Bull Flying Bach." Speaking for the group, Mikel says of their Chicago debut: "We're excited and nervous — and looking forward to showing our work in other cities too."
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'Red Bull Flying Bach'
When: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through June 29
Where: Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive
Tickets: : $24-$88 at ticketmaster.com
"Always we are looking to make one step more than the normal break-dance show," says Mikel, a founding member of the Berlin-based Flying Steps: Germany's hip-hop franchise, with a music label and a spanking-new dance school.
"For example, Nike asked us to do a basketball show," Mikel (aka Michael Rosemann) says. "'Yeah,' we said. 'No problem. Send us some basketballs.' And they said, 'No, no! You don't have to play.' And we said, 'OK, so send us some basketballs.' And we created the show with the basketballs, hitting them around.'"
In 2010, pushing the envelope again, the Flying Steps launched "Red Bull Flying Bach," a 70-minute hip-hop show set to the first 12 preludes and fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier," played live by the show's music director, Christoph Hagel, on piano and Daniel Trumbull on harpsichord. Since then, "Flying Bach" has toured to Japan, Russia, Sweden, Australia and Chile, among other far-flung locations.
Now "Red Bull Flying Bach" finally lands in the States, whose urban environments gave birth to the many street dances collectively called hip-hop. In the show's first and only U.S. engagement, "Flying Bach" runs through June 29 at the Civic Opera House.
Mikel explains how this hybrid show came to be. "In 2009, we were thinking about a new show. Vartan [Bassil], the founder of Flying Steps, said maybe we should do something with classic music. And we said, 'But how we can start? We are not from the classic side, so we don't know which composer we choose or which style of music.'
"So we were looking around Berlin to find some people doing crazy stuff about the classic music, and we found Christoph." Hagel is well known in Germany for adapting and staging operas in unusual venues — for example, Mozart's "The Magic Flute" in a subway station.
"The first rehearsal was only to listen to the music," Mikel goes on. "Christoph played and told us a bit about the music. Some moments were so powerful we started to dance around the piano. And some parts were so slow, we said, 'OK, now we are in trouble.' It gave us much, much more time to understand the music and find the real dance style of it. But with the slow-mo music, it was not easy to find the story line and the movements."
Early on, Mikel and the other dancers told Hagel: "It's not really new, that hip-hop dancers come together with classical music. We have to put something that's really new, otherwise it doesn't make sense for us.
"Christoph was thinking about, and he said, 'You know, the fugues have different voices — maybe it is possible for each dancer to take one voice.' We said, 'Show us the first voice,' and he played one part on the piano, and we create a little choreography on it." Continuing that way, through the different voices, they started to "really understand the music of Johann Sebastian Bach," Mikel says.
"With hip-hop music, most of the time you dance on the beat, you can count it. But sometimes, with 'Flying Bach,' we don't really count. Instead we have to understand each single note — everybody has to understand, 'OK, now my choreography has to start.' This is a difficult thing to do."
As in their other shows, the Flying Steps also include non-street dance forms in "Flying Bach." Mikel explains: "We're bringing classic music together with hip-hop culture, so it is important to have a female dancer doing ballet and contemporary. It's a nice feeling when hip-hop comes together with that." Here, Swedish performer Anna Holmstrom performs the lone female role, woven into a loose story line.
Electronic beats have been added to some sections of Bach's music, but most of the score is played live, a feature that Mikel loves. "Sometimes the music is really faster!" he says. "And we have to run forward with our choreography to follow Christoph. We have to react to the piano player or harpsichordist — there's a feeling you want to transmit to the audience."
How did Red Bull come into the picture? It turns out the world's best-selling energy drink, whose many youth-culture sponsorships include extreme sports as well as international break-dancing contests (which the Flying Steps have won several times), has supported the troupe since 2000.
Still, "Flying Bach" was at first independent from the Austrian company. "Red Bull is completely different to classical culture," Mikel says, so they shopped their concept around to various event managers. "And nobody — nobody! — was believing on it. They said, 'No, no thank you, we don't want to do it.' We were surprised: It is a really nice concept. We were like, 'You know what? We believe on it, we do it ourselves.'
"But when we got farther in the production, we feel like, 'It's a really big step, we need more support. Why not talk to Red Bull?' And they love it from the first moment. They said, 'This show has to be called "Red Bull Flying Bach,"' and from then on the feeling was like, wow."
The production — complete with projections of the dancers on clouds or a giant keyboard — was the first big break for the Flying Steps, who've gone on to create a second stadium-style show, "Red Bull Flying Illusion." That debuted in Germany and started touring there in March, so with the simultaneous international tour of "Flying Bach," the troupe has split into two performing groups.
Unfortunately, the high cost of tickets here might price some fans out of the market. And though the Flying Steps offered promotional hip-hop workshops last March (at a Joffrey studio, the Dance Center of Columbia College, Mixed Motion Art in Chicago and Boocoo in Evanston), a Red Bull spokesperson says their performance schedule won't allow for that in June.
With a seating capacity of nearly 3,600, the Civic is the largest venue ever for "Red Bull Flying Bach." Speaking for the group, Mikel says of their Chicago debut: "We're excited and nervous — and looking forward to showing our work in other cities too."
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'Red Bull Flying Bach'
When: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through June 29
Where: Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive
Tickets: : $24-$88 at ticketmaster.com
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Stand Or Fall | Ironlak
n late 2013 our friends at Read The Label and Mutant Pros embarked on an exciting media project with Red Bull. Here's a statement from them about the documentary:
Throughout a long working and personal relationship, the two creative entities merged their areas of expertise into one larger than life film experience. In this first installment of Stand Or Fall the skateboarding and Graffiti art cultures are forged, highlighting the rebellious nature and global communities of artists and athletes by documenting the road trip process.
Mixing in interesting first hand accounts and personal motivations from both cultures and figures from the local scenes, we've compiled some very insightful and interesting content. From the small differences and large similarities in the cultures and all of the talents personalities, to the unique skill level they all posses.
Bringing the audience along for the ride, we gathered two well accomplished and hard working artists and skaters, packed into the Red Bull recreational vehicle and hit the road to let the guys get loose. On the art side, James Haunt from Los Angeles CA and Australian graffiti giant Sofles came along and knocked out some amazing murals and provided some great insight in each Local. On the skateboarding side we had Dutch Red Bull and LRG Team rider Sewa Kroetkov and LA native Rykeis Tyson killing streets and parks for us. We we're so ecstatic that each of them were available for the trip, cause they were all of our first choices. We also got some great interviews with Pro skater Brandon Biebel, Gabe at FTC Sacramento and world renowned, Ironlak sponsored artist JURNE! The film's title is in reference to the complete focus and dedication all of these artists, athletes and entrepreneurs have given to their craft. There is no in between if you want to reach the height of your potential. We urge everyone watching to pick a side, win or lose, Stand or Fall!
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Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
Friday, May 9, 2014
LILOU in SOWETO
A little tour in different township of Soweto, meet and share with others dancers.
get influenced by their culture and tradition.
Nothing was planned, everything was freestyling and act in moment.
Using the hip hop and my experience to share and help with different people all around the world.
enjoy this video 100% human & natural.
No bling bling allowed on this.
Lilou Fondation is the new project lead by lilou.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Red Bull Curb Kings Contest Video
Red Bull Curb Kings Contest Video
Over the weekend Red Bull put on its first Curb Kings contest at Belmont Park down in San Diego. Tyson Bowerbank taking first, Micky Papa with second, and Anthony Schultz with third.
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Bboy Junior | Trailer 2014
Bboy Junior, real name Bosila Banya, was born in Zaire, central Africa. As a child, he always was on his hands performing tricks to impress friends and family at an early age.
He moved to france at around the age of 5 and in 1997 saw a tv show about breakdancing that made him realize that was what he wanted to do.
Even though bboy junior's leg has polio, he pursued breakdance with dedication and was mentored by Jeff and Rudy. In 2001, he then joined the wanted posse crew that soon gained popularity around the world.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Insane STREET Football Skills | Séan Garnier
Insane STREET Football Skills - Panna London Pt2 Séan Garnier
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Wing | Red Bull BC One | Hong Kong Cypher
Who Got The Flava Today? Wing at Red Bull BC One Hong Kong
Song: by Rain Bi - La Song
Monday, March 17, 2014
SKILL BRAT RENEGADES | BREAK AND DESTROY | NATIONAL WORKSHOP TOUR
A national workshop tour is beginning to taking place.
Bboys Kid David, Casper and Luigi embark on a 16 city tour that will take them from California to as far east as Louisiana.
The fellas will be driving from city to city sharing their knowledge of the dance and culture. Every stop will be unique and every workshop will be exciting. The guys will be joined by Cros One (Freestyle Session) and Mason Rose(videographer) as he documents the journey.
This tour shows how far we’ve come as a community. You can go back 5 years ago and it was not possible. If you live in one of these cities or anywhere near, we encourage you to attend the workshops and be a part of history.
Shout outs to David, Casper, Luigi, Cros and Mason for making this happen.
Make sure to follow their journey on Instagram at: @TheBreakBoys
BreakAndDestroy tour city and dates:
3.15 – San Diego, CA
3.16 – Phoenix, AZ
3.17 – Albuquerque, NM
3.19 – El Paso, TX
3.20 – Austin, TX
3.21 – Baytown, TX
3.22 – Houston, TX
3.23 – New Orleans, LA
3.26 – Oklahoma City, OK
3.27 – Kansas City, MO
3.29 – Denver, CO
3.31 – Salt Lake City, UT
4.2 – Las Vegas, NV
4.3 – Sacramento, CA
4.4 – San Jose, CA
4.6 – San Francisco, CA
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