Breaking Bach

We're breaking the code of the dance rhythms in Bach's music.

An exciting new adventure that brings together a group of talented young street dancers with the internationally renowned choreographer Kim Brandstrup, the collaboration will be a meeting of the worlds of JS Bach in the 18th Century and Hip Hop with its roots in the Bronx in the 1970s. Celebrating the rhythmic intelligence and astuteness of a new generation of dancers, with a background in street dance, break dance and Hip Hop, to engage with the complexities in Bach’s music in fresh and innovative ways.

The project is a direct outcome of the OAE’s groundbreaking residency at Acland Burghley School in Camden in north London where many of the young dancers are or were students.