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Writing Slovenia
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - October 21, 2023 11:25 - 7 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsJust over two million people live in Slovenia. The small country, once part of federal Yugoslavia, is still haunted by its communist past. But its landscapes are beautiful and calm, and its literary scene has many strong voices.
Rushdie wins Peace Prize of German Book Trade
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - October 21, 2023 11:22 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWriter Salman Rushdie is a passionate defender of freedom of thought, but that has come at a high price. Iran's Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against the author in 1989, and in 2022, Rushdie survived an attempt on his life. DW sat down with the award-winning writer.
Learning from Africa: Lesley Lokko
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - June 03, 2023 16:33 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsArchitect Lesley Lokko is a Black woman working in a field dominated by white men. But she hasn’t let that hold her back, and she’s now curator at the Venice Architecture Biennale, focusing on Africa and ecology.
War knows no heroes
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - March 18, 2023 15:48 - 13 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsHow do you make an anti-war film without glorifying the slaughter with action sequences? The remake of "All Quiet on the Western Front", based on Remarque’s book, shows one way. It was crowned with four Oscars, more than any previous German production.
The bliss of metalheads
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - December 10, 2022 17:42 - 7 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsTo some, heavy metal sounds harsh and the stage shows are intimidating. But a study found that death metal fans are often peaceful, happy people. Why? We visit the heavy metal festival in Wacken to find out.
The Maestro of Film Scores
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - December 10, 2022 11:18 - 6 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsEnnio Morricone’s film scores elevated “spaghetti westerns” to cult status. Soundtracks to “Once Upon a Time in the West” and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” are iconic. Now, his music is being performed live on stage.
Dayanita Singh - Dancing with the camera
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - November 19, 2022 08:42 - 6 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIndian artist Dayanita Singh has been breaking ground in photography since the 1980s. She rearranges her photos again and again to forge new connections between people and places, creating a moving portrait of Indian society. "Dancing With My Camera” is the title of her current exhibition.
Fatma Aydemir: Djinns
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - October 25, 2022 02:52 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsA polyphonic story about Turkish immigrants, their children, dreams, trauma, and six fundamentally different people who happen to be related.
Columbian night at Rheingau Musik Festival
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - August 23, 2022 01:10 - 7 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIt's time to dance: At the "Colombian Night," Arts.21 meets enthusiastic young people for whom music means a new perspective on life. A highlight from the "Next Generation" concert series.
Defiant Russian Hip Hop: Oxxxymiron
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - April 23, 2022 11:31 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsOxxxymiron, aka Miron Yanovich Fyodorov, is one of Russia's best-known hip hop artists. He canceled his tour of Russia to protest of Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine, and is calling on Russians and Ukrainians to stand together for peace.
Dizi – Turkey's hit TV shows
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - January 08, 2022 12:21 - 6 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsKnown as 'dizi', Turkish TV series are breaking ratings records all over the world - from Pakistan to Chile. DW talks to actors, producers and fans to find out what makes them so successful.
Dance against sexism in Chile – Baila Capucha Baila
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - November 21, 2021 02:47 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsRed ski masks are their trademark. In Santiago de Chile, the Baila Capucha Baila dance collective has taken the fight against patriarchy and injustice to the streets. They aim to empower more women to speak out against sexual violence.
Flamenco queer – Manuel Liñán takes on tradition
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - November 20, 2021 17:53 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsManuel Liñán of Spain is widely acclaimed as one of the best flamenco dancers on stage today. In his show Viva!, he and his cast of male dancers defy gender roles for an exuberant celebration of an old tradition.
Dance against the odds - choreographer Lia Rodrigues
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - November 20, 2021 16:29 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsLia Rodrigues wants to launch a revolution with dance. She founded an arts and culture center in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, and trains dancers at no cost. Her award-winning Companhia de Danças is inspired by a vision of a better future.
2021 Pritzker Prize: Big comfort on a small budget
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - November 13, 2021 18:54 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsAnne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal don’t tear things down. They restore buildings sustainably with surprisingly modest means, while meeting the needs of residents. Their socially and ecologically conscious work won them the 2021 Pritzer Prize.
Norbert Gstrein: The Second Jacob
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - October 23, 2021 19:31 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsAn actor wrestles with his past. A profound novel about a man trying to preserve a sense of agency over his life, which becomes even more complex in the midst of difficult questions like, what is guilt? And what is fate?
Antje Rávik Strubel: Blue Woman
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - October 23, 2021 19:31 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsAntje Rávik Strubel's novel about power and powerlessness tells the story of a young woman from the Czech Republic who struggles to reclaim her life after being raped, weaving together various fates and narrative layers.
Re:connect
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - October 23, 2021 08:01 - 2 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Frankfurt Book Fair is the world's most important meeting place for the book industry. It’s once again taking place in the real world after last year's event was held online due to the pandemic. But can organizers and visitors go back to normal?
Musical World Tour: The Campus Project
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - September 23, 2021 11:40 - 5 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsMaking music together across cultural boundaries: that’s the idea behind the youth exchange project Campus. On its 20th anniversary, young musicians from all over Europe are invited to participate in the Beethovenfest in Bonn.
Power - Up close and personal
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - September 18, 2021 10:25 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsHer photos of Angela Merkel are iconic. French photographer Laurence Chaperon has been portraying celebrities from politics and society for decades, looking behind the scenes of power - and combining aesthetics with political messages.
Berlin's 'Tanz im August' festival
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - August 21, 2021 14:21 - 6 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe thematic spectrum of 'Tanz im August' ranges from shamanic rituals to the African diaspora to anti-consumerism. The festival takes place in Berlin for the 33rd time — in some unusual places, with surprising performances and over 100 artists.
West-Eastern harmony
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - August 21, 2021 14:06 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsArab and Israeli musicians have been playing together harmoniously in this orchestra since 1999, although their home countries are embroiled in a seemingly endless conflict: The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra as a guest at the Rheingau Music Festival.
Trauma and patriotism
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - June 05, 2021 21:59 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWith Vietnam, war entered the living room via our televisions for the first time. The images ranged from real footage to propaganda. Films like "Coming Home" or "Born on the Fourth of July" depict the war's fallen heroes and traumatized veterans.
The depiction of women in war films
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - June 05, 2021 21:58 - 6 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWomen are typically cast to play widows, mothers, wives, and nurses in this male-dominated film genre. But there are examples of other roles, and more women may soon be 'taking up arms' for Hollywood.
A master builder with a mission
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - March 27, 2021 09:34 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsAward-winning German architect Anna Heringer’s vision is to improve the world with architecture. She uses natural construction materials and is causing a worldwide sensation with her earthen buildings.
Berlin: Back to the Diaspora
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - February 20, 2021 14:31 - 7 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsBerlin's colorful, diverse, queer culture attracts many people of Jewish faith — especially from Israel. They often belong to the third generation of Holocaust survivors. How do they deal with trauma?
Embracing diversity and novelty
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - February 20, 2021 04:02 - 3 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsA rabbi who defies clichés and a film that shakes things up. The new Jewish generation in Germany is quick-witted and self-confident. They're putting an end to a culture of remembrance that fails to embrace the present.
Why percussionists love Alondra de la Parra
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - January 24, 2021 00:35 - 4 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsMexican conductor Alondra de la Parra has definitely got rhythm. She’s rehearsing film music from her native country with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. In the process, she’s found out what drumming & badminton have to do with each other.
First-rate classical music, a click away
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - January 23, 2021 12:54 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsFor over a year now, “DW Classical Music” on YouTube has delighted classical musical fans from all over the world. With both short clips and in-depth documentaries, viewers can experience stunning moments with award-winning musicians thanks to DW.
Mozart y Mambo: Reunion in Havana
Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world - January 23, 2021 12:30 - 6 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 3 ratingsA year after her beloved project "Mozart y Mambo”, Sarah Willis took another trip to Cuba. A currency reform and the corona pandemic have meant difficult times for the Cuban people. But Mozart and Salsa are helping musicians through the crisis.
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