'Western classical' (or 'art') music forms are associated with 'the West', but there are some fabulous examples of these coming out of other parts of the world. It does depend on your taste in music, but, before the political mess really started in Venezuela, there was a wonderful project happening there and the recycled orchestra of Cateura Paraguay is another great piece of inspiration.
On the BBC World Service today and on their excellent set of podcast documentaries, we can hear about the Kibera ballerinas: just listen to the first five minutes to get a sense of what this extraordinary project is all about...
[Or, if you prefer to get your BBC podcasts this way: Kibera Ballerinas - The Documentary Podcast - Apple Podcasts]
This is all about their latest piece: Dancing Through the Dust: Ballerinas turn one of the Kenya's Largest Slum into a Stage for a Christmas Show - with more pictures here: In Pics: Christmas ballet performance in Nairobi's Kibera slum-Xinhua
Here's a video of their work:
Ballet in Kibera, Kenya #UniteFor Community - YouTube
To finish, here's something from professional dancers in Senegal:
DANCING AT DUSK - A moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring - YouTube
This Breathtaking Film Captures 38 African Dancers Performing Pina Bausch's Rite of Spring
Brought to the stage in Paris:
Pina Bausch's The Rite of Spring | The evolution of an epic - YouTube
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