Breakin' Mozart

In the organizer's words:

We have known that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart must have been a rather eccentric and "weird" contemporary at least since the hit movie "Amadeus". He must have lived his life at breakneck speed and brimming with creative energy, otherwise he would hardly have been able to create such an infinite wealth of ingenious masterpieces in such a short space of time. With exceptional geniuses like Mozart, we like to ask ourselves what kind of artist he would be if he were alive among us today.

The director, conductor and music producer Christoph Hagel has followed this appealing thought experiment and created one of the most successful crossover projects of recent years. In a highly entertaining way, he combines Mozart and his music with breakdance, techno beats and hip-hop. Classical melodies become the basis for an energetic mix of styles and an artistic show with an enormous entertainment factor.

Famous arias sung live, such as the Queen of the Night from "The Magic Flute", are transformed into cool hip-hop, to which the award-winning break dancers of the "DDC - Dancefloor Destruction Crew" demonstrate their choreographic skills. "You can experience an amazingly harmonious intertwining of cultures, sounds and movements," wrote the Berliner Zeitung.