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Kazakhstan was a rather interesting pavilion. Again seeing my Press Badge I was pulled to one side and asked if I needed a guided tour. We are led into a small auditorium with a musician playing live music on the stage while we enter. Then as they dim the lights a story is told in the film about a small boy who lives on the grasslands in a traditional yurt talking to his grandmother. As the movie ends and the lights turn back on then four traditionally dressed women enter the stage and do a short dance formation. Video Traditional Dancers http://youtu.be/dIiBdCMx1PQ After this the first musician will return and play and sing a song on his traditional guitar. http://youtu.be/8xPojx_fZHE Finally we exit to an exhibition hall showing the candidate city Astana for the next expo. There are also traditional ceramics. I later found videos on youtube for all the shows including other cultural performances that I didnt see. Also the entrance lights up which I didnt see as they took me straight in Entrance all lit up http://youtu.be/tpkOU1EoeMg Another Cultural Dance http://youtu.be/G6n6bwum1XI Prime Ministers Address http://youtu.be/U7EazR2z4MI Entire Movie of boy and child http://youtu.be/E90FARH8poI An enjoyable pavilion for the cultural performances. I will go again if I return to the Expo. I love Central Asia, plan to goto Uzbekistan soon, and have visited Xinjiang China (see blog http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog/l ondone7/16/tpod.html )
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