and if you love bend it like beckham or you're sure to like the latest film from british director chad out blinded by the light blends a u.k. coming of age story with the music. well it was in 1998 that peter guy and american double bass player who had moved to south africa started the ball string project it began with 18 kids from the black townships around. and since then hundreds of children from disadvantaged backgrounds have learned to play a string instrument well today the orchestra travels the world and we took in their performance at the rhine festival in western germany. far away from home south africa's bunch of braille a string orchestra plays a piece of music called. the program is

a nod to nelson mandela pieces by an austrian composer years of high. performing it with a choir from hydrants one country for many it's a 1st visit to the continent of the music very stunning i love the way. european people are just. very they're very serious about the music and the beauty of music african music is. played that's. really where is it is that you have to be in control of the piece the experience presses emotions even more when you're playing and when you're playing the piece and. you said for no reason or whatever. and then you play this little piece and slowly. so that really brings out the frustration i want to feel me. before the concert it's rehearsals.

the group also plays and sings south african pieces. the concert is dedicated to their country's triumph over apartheid. week. on a visit to south africa the oldest could go on a book called money takes us to his home at the edge of the town afraid of fort. lee he started playing his instrument just 4 years ago thanks to teachers from the group's outreach program who regularly visit his community. now the 16 year old practices his instrument 4 hours a day. he lives here with his mother and sisters and his niece his father left the family. i am.

a presence outside on most days because. it doesn't strike me that much as when i'm going to sing inside the house because we have a baby and then she'll be playing and sometimes we have relatives then i want to practice. the orchestra itself is based 300 kilometers away in blue from tape at the music on school. here the next generation of students all from disadvantaged communities are learning the basics now that. c they may need some more practice before they're ready to go on tour. back in germany the touring group is heading to a venue when they break out into song.

whether it's african music or european their passion is always palpable. so much so that they can get even the most sudetenland says in on the fun. and my colleague david leavitt has more on this wonderful group of young musicians welcome david and the books have been a string orchestra is really much more than just a musical group it's actually something that is changing people's lives tell us a little bit more in detail that you know well the orchestra itself of course is touring europe and playing all kinds of public events in south africa but they're really just the public face of a much broader program string program which is taught hundreds of kids from poor areas how to play the violin viola bass and cello and they do that at their school

in bloemfontein they actually bus kids in from the townships around they actually go to these kids pick them up from home because otherwise many of them wouldn't make it into practice and then teachers from the program also go to schools as far as 300 kilometers away and now the families of these kids do have to pay to rishon fees about $60.00 euros a year which is a lot of money for some of them and there's also a lot of money that comes from donations from here in europe now the concert that we saw in the report was dedicated to nelson mandela who of course led south africa out of apartheid back in 1904 when this program or a program like this have been possible without him well this sort of answer is probably not the apartheid regime really did the bare minimum to provide education for black students certainly they didn't have programs teaching people to played cello of course the kids in this program that we're seeing were born after apartheid ended in 1904 they're part of the so-called. born free generation and the

south africa they're coming and unfortunately is not the rainbow nation that nelson mandela spoke of it's still very unequal a lot of racial segregation the economic elites the people whose kids are the majority of those learning to play these instruments are still white so there's a lot of work to be done programs like this are part of the solution but they're unfortunately still a rarity over certainly very glad to learn more about them and i guess our viewers can catch the full report on the bunch of orchestra on our upcoming show arts 21 this week and coming weekend thank you very much for bringing us. those details david live at. alter the belgian capital now for what's being described as a world of floral emotions brussels famous city hall is a unesco world heritage site and every 2 years in summer it gets an extravagant floral make over and this year more than 30 international floral artists have joined forces to decorate its historic rooms each setting their own accents from

floor to ceiling. deep in concentration the tiniest account of a is making a few final tweaks she and her team have arranged thousands of flowers with a big opening just around the corner she wants everything to be perfect but she knows how important it is to stay calm. i run around and check everything if something doesn't work i go over and say with details need to be changed i'm never stressed on big projects because i trust my team i'm on it. today is the big day for natalia. in just a few alice flower time will begin at brussels city hall the exhibition will see the gothic building transformed into a floral paradise the juxtaposition of contemporary design in these grand historic rooms creates a unique work of art around 70 florists and volunteers from more than 13 countries

are here this year to offer their own regional spin. like this japanese pool slim. and these woven palm leaves from indonesia. jewelry and clothing can also be seen among the unusual creations. and this room traditionally used for weddings is decorated with thousands of roses and heads in classic white. the day before the event there's still not much to receive an italian and her team stung. by building the supposed stopping. it up on the east she's originally from bella reuss but inspiration comes from her new home in brussels which is reflected in her choice of flowers. is a key deep eyes for me our kids mean luxury for yours the glory also is a tropical flowers and camilla's is a simple croplands. so usually i'd never make

a bouquet with these flowers and the reason i've chosen them for this exhibition is because i think brussels represents diversity sits in comics. the grand unveiling is about to commence the exhibition will run for 5 days and is expected to attract more than $15000.00 physics has. its amazing crazy amazing so big sis those dollars the studio is i dunno a good thing just like the. attention has given way to tears of joy. all the hard work has paid off. now tell us the kind of and his team can now sit back enjoy the show and smell the roses.

i will finish with a cinematic gem that's opening in theaters this week and next blinded by the light is a coming of age story that mixes the doldrums of thought to write england with the music of new jersey's greatest songwriter bruce springsteen of course the undisputed poet laureate of working class america a daring cross of cultures you might think but it works. i show the plays only bruce springsteen nothing before he said that's your idea of nothing but springsteen blinded by the light is an exuberant story about a 1st generation british pakistani teen who finds hope in the american icon. directed during the charter see similarities between the way she deals with

characters in her films and springsteen's music is about people who are generally on the margins of society people who you would see only edges of frames or know in the frame and then i take them and put them in the center of the frame and say let's see the well from this perspective and the same is true of blinded by the light and i think bruce is mission. the film is set in 1997 in luton england times of financially and politically tough in the middle of all this is job at a teenager who dreams of being a writer despite his conservative work obsessed father monitoring. other top day. oh well. this is a unique way that go in there is telling the story using music in itself i'm not saying that it's a musical. but it's not just a drummer either. blinded by the light is not just

a joyful film about the escape route music can provide the one that deals with the problems of racism and division. proved yet again of the universal power of music and i want to put on your movie to do list well that is all for this time so until we meet again all the best from us here in berlin take it easy and.

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