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DanceAfrica: Kinshasa Symphony

Please check full listing for event date and times Picture 200 musicians playing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in the Congo. Taking a fascinating look at the lone Congolese symphony orchestra, which has persevered through war and other crises, this powerful film is about the Congo, the people of Kinshasa, and the power of music.

DanceAfrica: "Kongo"with Director Q&A

Please check full listing for event date and times Kongo is a documentary series in three episodes that examine the colonization of the Congo, the largest country in Central Africa whose destiny was out of the ordinary. Using the latest methods of docudrama filmmaking, Kongo draws on the region’s historiography to offers an original and new perspective.

DanceAfrica: "Man on Ground" with Director Q&A

Please check full listing for event date and times This bold and exacting portrayal of rising xenophobia in South Africa follows a young Nigerian living in the Johannesburg refugee tenements who disappears during violent riots against immigrants. In the span of a single night, his brother, on a short visit from London, tries to elucidate the mystery.

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