With his piano solo “The Detective,” 13-year-old Pakistani student Baguer Dawaer shines on a Belt and Road online art event.
His performance clip, which he submitted on behalf of the China-Pak Educational Cultural Institute in Pakistan, was selected for the Light of Hope section of the inaugural 100 Sister Schools Initiative Online Art Festival, which was organised by the Gansu Provincial People Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Gansu Provincial Education Department in China.
Baguer Dawaer, who was born into a mixed-race household with a Chinese mother and a Pakistani father, has been residing and attending school in Islamabad. According to his mother, he wants to master STEM subjects and attend a high school and institution that are well-known internationally while still pursuing his love in painting.
Over 100 schools from over 21 nations and regions have submitted approximately 300 works of music and dance to the online art festival thus far. Along with displaying the distinctive creative traditions of their individual nations, the artists also showcase their proficiency with Chinese musical instruments and dances like Clapper.
The organisers’ websites and WeChat accounts feature and promote the works that stand out. The New Year unit, which has had over 100,000 views, the Spring Festival unit, the Lantern Festival unit, Spring is Coming unit, and the Light of Hope unit were all among the five units that were shown.
50 primary and secondary schools from countries along the “Belt and Road” have forged cordial ties with 19 primary and secondary schools in Gansu Province since the 100 Sister Schools Initiative was put into place in 2019. Additionally, a number of events, including faculty and student exchanges and art performances, have been planned to give children the chance to interact with peers from other nations.
