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Classical Flash Mob Stuns Commuters

By Susan Leem | Friday, August 26, 2011 - 6:24am

Jesper Nordin conducts the Sjællands Symfoniorkester (Copenhagen Philharmonic) in a flash mob at Copenhagen Central Station playing Ravel’s Boléro. This kind of performance art reminds us that, when you least expect it, you can become submerged in beauty within moments: anywhere, by anyone (in street clothes, hauling a bassoon), and it can disappear just as quickly.


Bolero, classical music, flash mob, flashmob, man on the street, performance, Ravel, serendipity, video

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11 Comments

Submitted by Terry Temple on Fri, 2011-08-26 10:07

Beauty in a Ravaged time...Simply Awesome...Thank You!

Submitted by Owengoodlove on Fri, 2011-08-26 10:29

I love this

Submitted by Jmbfoster on Fri, 2011-08-26 10:33

Art flash-mobs make me crazy-happy. They are like a foretaste of heaven. Thanks for sharing!

Submitted by Mburck on Fri, 2011-08-26 11:54

bravo

Submitted by Brook on Fri, 2011-08-26 14:51

I'm sure they're working on a law right now to put a stop to this sort of thing...

Submitted by Ldvoice on Fri, 2011-08-26 19:28

Oh my...that was so inspiring...tears and a full heart inspiring!  More of that...more music, more passion, more sharing random and planned.  Thanks and I love on Being.
Lisa

Submitted by Dennis Skrade on Sat, 2011-08-27 18:19

I love this. It is so cool.

Submitted by Charliv99 on Mon, 2011-08-29 20:46

I watched this over and over.  Every time I cry and laugh and smile.  It makes me know that there is beauty in the world.

Submitted by Wjnorbom on Tue, 2011-08-30 12:54

Absolutely sent chills up my spine. AMAZING!  Thank you for sharing. Is this what heaven is like?

Submitted by Edvard Grieg on Sun, 2011-09-04 12:36

They should have played Edvard Grieg's "In The Hall of the Mountain King."

Submitted by Cheryl Persigehl on Fri, 2011-09-09 00:29

Yes! Moments like this remind us of what it means to be fully human.

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