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The LXD: In the Internet age, dance evolves … – TEDTalks video
You gotta see this whole video, dance that’s so fluid and brilliant! It’s art in motion, especially when the whole dance troupe performs together and show off their superpowers. And the music fits perfectly, too. “The LXD: In the Internet age, dance evolves …” Choreographed by Christopher Scott and Harry Shum, Jr. Individual performers highlighted... »
The hip-hop Buddhist monk of Japan: Kansho Tagai
The United States had its singing nuns during the early 1970’s whose rendition of the Lord’s Prayer became a big hit. China has its well-known Shaolin martial monks who travel and perform around the world. Japan now has its own religious celeb personality, a hip-hop Buddhist monk. The head of the 400-year-old Kyoouji Temple in... »
Philippines “Dancing Inmates” – Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Sony Entertainment, as part of the run-up to the global launch of the Michael Jackson THIS IS IT DVD, has created and released a new video showing the Philippine Cebu inmates dancing to the title track of the superstar’s posthumous DVD. In mid-January Sony Entertainment spent two days at the maximum security prison in Cebu,... »
Malaysia and Indonesia try to mend ties
From BBC News, Malaysia and Indonesia try to mend ties With Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Malaysia for a fence-mending visit with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, the BBC’s Jakarta correspondent Karishma Vaswani looks at what has soured relations between the two countries in the first place. It was a Malaysian tourism advert on television,... »
SYTYCD’s Tara-Jean Popowich on Q TV interview
Winner of the second season of ‘So You Think You Can Dance Canada,’ Tara-Jean Papowich sat down in Studio Q with Jian Ghomeshi. After 3 million votes, the 20-year-old contemporary dancer took home the honours: Tara-Jean was voted Canada’s favourite dancer, won $100,000 and a new car. A native of Lethbridge, Alberta, she has... »
Indonesia and Malaysia disputes over ‘cultural theft’
Indonesia-Malaysia row over ‘cultural theft’ – 17 Sept 09, news video by Al Jazeera’s English reporter Azhar Sukri. Foreign Ministers from Malaysia and Indonesia are meeting in Jakarta to try to defuse a row over “cultural theft”. Indonesia has accused Malaysia of trying to poach its cultural heritage by claiming ownership of everything from batik to... »
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