Though clearly not celebrated en masse around the country, the Octoberfest party put on by the Symphonie des Arts is dubbed "the biggest and best party of the year in Kinshasa". The Symphonie des Arts is a place where children and adults are able to study and practice drawing, painting, sculpture, dance, etc. The celebration on Saturday included all you can eat/drink, 8 ballet/dance performances by the children of the studio (including a choreographed performances of French and Belgian and African children wearing traditional German clothing and wigs and dancing to traditional ballet but also “Dynamite” and “Like a G6”...seriously), a band that played polkas and Italian and was still going when we left after 1:00 AM, hundreds of people from numerous different cultures and a peacock perched in a tree (not sure it had a ticket).
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| Note the blond braided pigtailed wigs - ha! |
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| Toni Lyn and Robert. Robert previously held Toni Lyn's position. |
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| Good times! |
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