Thursday, May 5, 2016

An unlikely cocktail?

Not really...

A group of New Zealand police officers has been showing off some dance moves in a new video.


Just fantastic!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36201279

Russian orchestra plays concert in ancient Syrian ruins of Palmyra

The concert was held in a newly liberated area with ISIS nearby. The concert, "Pray for Palmyra: Music Revives Ancient Ruins," was dedicated to victims of the terrorist group. The concert itself was almost an hour long and featured music by Sergei Prokofiev, Johann Sebastian Bach and Rodion Shchedrin.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/05/middleeast/syria-palmyra-russia-concert/index.html

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

We humans are capable of so much

And here is one person who proves this...

Gennady Tkachenko-Papizh

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/03/arts/music/gennady-tkachenko-papizh-georgias-got-talent.html?emc=edit_th_20160503&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=58824118

It's so much joy when barriers break down

The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years crossed the Florida Straits from Miami and docked in Havana on Monday.

http://time.com/4313726/first-cruise-miami-cuba/?xid=newsletter-brief

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Guldasta

Vimla Kaul, at 81, still works, educating under-privileged children in India's capital Delhi.

"If I can lift even one child out of their circumstances, that's enough for me. But mostly, I want to give them a childhood. Some happy memories that they can look back on later in life."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36147973

We might be of different color, but here we are all equal

The Alsoupoli Intercultural School in Athens, Greece, is a bustling multilingual and multicultural community, one of the few educational facilities currently providing education specifically tailored to the children of migrants and refugees.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/athens-multicultural-primary-school_us_572261cbe4b0b49df6aab049?section=india&utm_hp_ref=world

Friday, April 29, 2016

Honoring Cuba's dancers

Cuba is home to some of the world’s best ballet dancers. Here are breathtaking photos of Cuba’s legendary ballerinas dancing in the streets:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ballet-in-cuba-photos_us_571f95f1e4b01a5ebde36cde?section=india&utm_hp_ref=mostpopular