The BMW Tower in the city of Munich (Germany) celebrated its 50th birthday yesterday, July 22, 2022. On this occasion, the extraordinary building, also known as the "BMW Four-Cylinder", became the stage for a spectacular live performance by the US American facade dancers BANDALOOP.
With its suspended construction, the BMW Tower in Munich is one of the most innovative engineering buildings of the post-war period. In August 1972, just in time for the Olympic Games in Munich, the BMW Group headquarters were opened. The building, still one of Munich’s most important landmarks today, was designed by the Austrian architect Prof. Karl Schwanzer. The message: Built to shape Tomorrow. And even today, the BMW management considers the building as a lighthouse of Tomorrow’s Sustainable Mobility. It is further intended to be a symbol and a place for international communication, peace and interculturality.
The 50th birthday of the architectural work of art was celebrated with more than 200 international guests. In addition to a performance by star tenor Jonas Kaufmann, the keynote speech by Pritzker Prize winner Francis Kéré and an entry by Nihal Saad, Head of Cabinet of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, the anniversary was celebrated with an exclusive live act by Bandaloop. 12 vertical dancers created a weightless work of art on the facade of the building by means of an impressive choreography combining architecture and dance. To the music of Ben Juodvalkis, the dancers performed the "Momentum Curve," a vertical performance that was created especially for the occasion as a tribute to the unique architecture.
Image: Final rehearsal for "Momentum Curve," a vertical dance performance by the American facade dancers BANDALOOP, created exclusively to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the BMW Tower in Munich. (Photo: Brooke Anderson. Copyrights: BMW AG and BANDALOOP)
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(Please note: This article was translated from the German language. Please excuse any errors. The original text can be found at: eventmasterbook.de)
