FILM

Siberian Buryat is one of nearly 2600 languages that will disappear. In this performance, Papaeva repeatedly sings two phrases from a Buryatian song called Yokhor. The dance song is usually performed in large groups during big festivals like the summer festival or Chinese New Year. She sings the only two phrases she can remember, which translate roughly as “On the earth that is soft like felt. Let’s come together in a circle and dance."