Back & Forth to Lagos
By DW
08 July 2019 |
10:02 am
Ballet to build bridges? Modern African dance to shake up the stagnant German dance scene? Choreographer Richard Siegal shows how it's done during a workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. With striking results!
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