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- ↑ "Hip Hop goes Theatre: Urbaner Tanz trifft zum 15. Mal klassische Theaterbühne" (in German). Salzburger Nachrichten. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ↑ "Hip Hop goes Theatre: Streetdance trifft Theater" (in German). Salzburg 24. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
