Heart for art
Kenyan slum children see bright future through ballet
China Daily |
Updated: 2025-12-22 09:52
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Bravian Mise, 14, practices a series of long leaps and pirouettes in the narrow living room of his tin-roofed house in a slum in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.
The boy has taken up classical dance in the hope of one day becoming a professional. Bravian is part of a troupe supported by Dance Centre Kenya who has been rehearsing Tchaikovsky's ballet, The Nutcracker, for months.
The famous ballet tells the story of young Clara who, on one Christmas Eve, is given a nutcracker doll. At night, the toys come to life and the nutcracker transforms into a prince.
