The international Bach in the Subways programme was launched by New York cellist Dale Henderson in 2010- with the intent of increasing interest in classical music. The objective of the festival really is to bring classical music to everyone, which is why the organisers inspire the artists involved to perform concerts in surprising locations where concerts are not ordinarily held and to incorporate special elements into them. The festival's diverse offering of concerts, unique programmes and educational performance have the can present the Baroque era and classical culture to the concert-going audience in a new light. Several elements of the programme offering also enable the audience to join the artists as they perform as they perform, and the children's, youth and family programmes are intended to cultivate the next generation of the music-listening audience.

Although Bach did not intend for his works to serve as dance music, dance, movement and swing are nevertheless present in his music and in Baroque music in general. Bach has inspired a great many choreographers and other artists with his works, which have been synthesised together with such genres as step dance. Although this particular genre will not be on show this evening, there will be contemporary ballet: the disciplined and strictly structured - but still soaring - aesthetic of Bach's music is a superb inspiration for the free application of the language of dance. The choreographies supplement the already complete unity of the music, placing it in a slightly different perspective. The customary requirement of Baroque music is the variation of repetitions - there will be movements where this ornamentation now takes place in dance.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest, Bach in the Subways