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Iraq's only ballet and music school survives decades of turmoil
It's a tiny island of creativity amid violence and religious conservatism.
Against the odds, the Iraqi Music and Ballet School has survived decades of turmoil - and is continuing to nurture talent in Baghdad.
Filing into the hall, these...
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Bollywood dance classes in Bangkok
AP Television
Bangkok, Thailand - 14 June 2010
1. Wide tilt up from dancer's feet to Bollywood dance students practicing
2. Medium of three students dancing
3. Close of female student dancing
4. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Siriwan Wangvilai,...
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Actors Jamie Foxx and Dominic Monaghan donate instruments to U.S. public-schools
AP Television
Los Angeles, 9 February 2010
1. Closeup of students getting off school bus
2. Wide exterior of Walt Disney Concert Hall
3. Wide of students entering concert hall
4. Wide interior of concert hall
5. Closeup of audience...
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Adidas event honours Jam master Jay
1. WS various party arrivals
" I still feel like a little kid believe it or not. All we did was take the beat from the screen and put it on TV, We didn''t say we would claim anything, we just did what all the people loved. And every day...
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Six tonne statue of Shakira unveiled
AP - Clients Only
Barranquilla, Colombia -
15 November, 2006
1. Wide of people with Shakira posters at statue commemoration event
2. Close up of little girl
3. Medium of sign reading: "Shakira, the pride of Barranquilla"
4. Various...
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Kids creating music about princesses and ninjas
In a quest to get children listening and enjoying classical musical, one elementary school in Colorado is creating and writing their own concert.
It's part of the Very Young Composers program, a pioneering music program designed to...
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Tyler Thompson is an unlikely star in the world of Chinese opera. The African American teenager from Oakland has captivated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability to sing pitch-perfect Mandarin and perform the ancient Chinese art form.
HEADLINE: First Person: Unlikely Chinese opera star
CAPTION: Tyler Thompson is an unlikely star in the world of Chinese opera. The African American teenager from Oakland has captivated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability to...
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Lehigh University music professor and composer Steven Sametz has written dozens of pieces in his long and prolific career, perhaps none so personal as the one he's about to begin: a requiem for the victims of the massacre in Newtown, Conn. (Dec. 12)
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SOUNDBITE: Steven Sametz, composer:
"I know well what it was like to grow up in a small Connecticut town and in what should have been for all a really beautiful time of life."
SOUNDBITE: Steven Sametz, composer:
"So I'm on...
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RUSSIA: DEATH OF COMPOSER SCHNITTKE THE END OF AN ERA
Russian/Nat
The death of one of Russia greatest musical geniuses has sent the country into the grip of classical music crisis.
As it reels from the death of composer, Alfred Schnittke, the industry is also struggling with financial...
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NEW Country music star talks about the people that have influenced him
The forces that shaped Brad Paisley into a major country star are always with him.
There's his maternal grandfather, Warren Jarvis, who gave him his first guitar when he was a kid and encouraged him to play.
He describes Jarvis as being...
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Singer Charli XCX and singer-actress Bella Thorne talk high school
Charli XCX didn't fit into a single category at her high school.
The chart-topping 22-year-old pop star, who recently surprised students with a performance at a homecoming dance, says that when she was growing up she was "half nerdy and...
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Robert De Niro, Usher honored for contributions to the arts
USHER, JANELLE MONAE STRESS IMPORTANCE OF ARTS IN SCHOOLS AT GORDON PARKS AWARDSUsher and Robert De Niro were among those being honored in Manhattan on a rainy Tuesday night at the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards.Parks was an American...
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The orchestra making beautiful music from ugly rubbish
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4043189LEAD IN : The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura social project in Paraguay is inspiring children facing exclusion across the globe.The youth orchestra that plays instruments recycled from junk now...
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NGO graduates first group of child refugee musicians
LEADIN:
Syrian children living in Lebanon have graduated from an 18 month music course.
The young refugees played a special concert to mark the event which showcased traditional songs and instruments.
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Dancers rue lack of domestic opportunities
LEADIN:
Jordan is one of the few countries in the region that doesn't have a national dance company.
Most local dancers here have to juggle their passion with full time jobs.
STORYLINE:
...
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Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, Tanya Tucker and more play at charity concert
KEITH URBAN, CHRIS STAPLETON, TANYA TUCKER AND MORE PLAY AT CHARITY CONCERT
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Reviving the traditional Khon dance in Thailand
AP Television
Ramkangheang University, Bangkok, Thailand - 24th September, 2009
1. Wide shot of teacher leading a Khon dance class
2. Close of young girl dancing as teacher adjusts head as she dances
3. Medium of another girl dancing
4....
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Dance colony nurtures American performers
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts - June 24, 2008
1. Wideshot dancers in barn studio
2. Wideshot shot dance class
3. Close shot dancer learning movement in class
4. Group shot dancers
5. Close shot hands on bar
6. Zoom out feet
7....
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UN workers, Haitian actors film soap opera about life in the camps
Port-au-Prince, 21 May 2010
1. Wide of people walking and working in a camp
2. Close of cameraman and members of the soap opera crew filming and working
3. Mid of people watching
4. Various of workers installing a big screen in the...
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BOSNIA: OPERA STAR PAVAROTTI OPENS CHILDREN'S MUSIC SCHOOL
English/Nat
International opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti and other musical celebrities opened a children's music school in the Bosnian city of Mostar on Sunday.
Mostar was one of the cities most battered by the war and is still...
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NEW Original producer of 'American Bandstand' donates memorabilia to Temple University
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AP Entertainment
Philadelphia, 19 April 2010
1. Wide exterior of Temple University library
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Margery Sly/Director of Special Collections Research Center at Temple University...
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RUSSIA: SAKHALIN ISLAND EARTHQUAKE: AFTERMATH UPDATE
Russian/Eng/ Nat
On the island of Sakhalin, thousands of people in the neighbouring villages to the ruined Neftegorsk have fled their homes in the aftermath of Sunday's earthquake.
APTV have been to the village of Tungor where the...
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REPLAY Reactions from Oscar winner''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s native South Africa
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Johannesburg. South Africa. February 29, 2004
1. Wide shot- National School of the Arts - Johannesburg
2. Mid shot ballet class coming out of class
3. Mid shot pupils celebrating
4. Wide shot messages to...
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CAN 67 PRINCESS DESIREE OF SWEDEN ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT
The engagement of Princess Desiree Elisabeth Sibylla of Sweden to Baron Niclas Silfverschioeld was announced on December the 19th. This footage shows her attending her classes at an arts and crafts centre
1. gv various exterior of arts...