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Home Opera wows Berlin and heads for Denmark

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:56:02 GMT

With high streets across Europe languishing and many spaces shuttered, and with people keen to bring opera closer to the people, what better time to…

"Omar" creates a buzz at Cannes

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:56:01 GMT

Cannes' "Un Certain Regard" section often throws up some out-of-the-mainstream jewels, and director Hany Abu-Assad is hoping his "Omar" will win…

Star-studded gala opens new Mariinsky in St. Petersburg

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:17:04 GMT

All the big names in Russian opera and ballet performed at a recent gala to open the new Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg. Guests were treated…

Leipzig comes alive for 200 year anniversary of Wagner

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:31 GMT

Grandiose, dramatic, harmonic and controversial - 200 hundred years after he was born, German composer Richard Wagner continues to inspire and stir…

Renowned Indian dancer Raghunath Manet brings his first film to Cannes

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:50 GMT

As the Cannes Film Festival celebrates 100 years of Bollywood, one of India's most iconic dancers, choreographers and musicians, Raghunath Manet,…

Matt Damon on sharing a bed with Michael Douglas

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:44:35 GMT

Toupee-wearing and more over-dressed than an audience has ever seen him - Michael Douglas takes on the role of gay, flamboyant pianist Liberace in…

Stars are again out in force in Cannes

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:05:14 GMT

Robert Redford is promoting his film 'All is lost'. Playing a solo yachtsman adrift at sea, it's his first major role in years. His character is…

Cannes we come in?

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:50:59 GMT

Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival is an opportunity to find out what undiscovered filmmakers are doing. All sorts of films are shown…

Rubens at the Louvre

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:22:05 GMT

A new branch of the famous Parisian art museum, the Louvre, opened earlier this year in the quiet French town of Lens, near the Belgian border. Now…

Seventh day of Cannes Film Festival

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:11 GMT

The seventh day is traditionally one of rest, but not on the Croisette in Cannes. Halfway through the 66th film festival in the French Riviera town,…

Thrills in a tropical paradise

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:43:31 GMT

The Philippines is an archipelago made up of more than 7000 islands – the most popular is Boracay. This small island has become a paradise for…

Traveller's diary: Boracay

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:38 GMT

As we didn't shoot the four parts of the series in the order they are being broadcast, Boracay was our last destination, and what a place to end such…

China China in Ukraine

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:31:10 GMT

As part of the China China exhibition in Kiev, Ukraine, Sun Yuan and Peng Yu are showing their performance installation Seeing Is Not An Option,…

In Cannes: MEDIA Prize awarded to Thomas Vinterberg

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:31:01 GMT

At Cannes Film Festival the Prix Media has been won by Danish director Thomas Vinterberg, his co-author Tobias Lindholm and his produer Sisse Graum…

Speculation hots up in Cannes

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:34:34 GMT

Guillaume Canet's film "Blood Ties" has a global all-star cast. But the French actor-director's crime and divided loyalties saga still failed to…

European cinema in crisis ?

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:49:37 GMT

The fizz has long come off the European Film industry, even if the champagne corks are popping in Cannes. The financial crisis of 2007 has hit the…

Thrills in a tropical paradise

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:31 GMT

The Philippines is an archipelago made up of more than 7000 islands – the most popular is Boracay. This small island has become a paradise for…

Traveller's diary: Boracay

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:40:38 GMT

As we didn't shoot the four parts of the series in the order they are being broadcast, Boracay was our last destination, and what a place to end such…

Cannes: The Past coming soon

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:08 GMT

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's film Le Passé (The Past) has been screened at Cannes Film Festival. The film was shot in France and since the…

Phoenix rise again with new album

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:03 GMT

French rock band Phoenix are back with a new studio album. Vocalist Thomas Mars said: "I guess we're perfectionists in the way that when we make an…

From idea to screen: hard times for indie movies

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:35:44 GMT

With the advent of digital technology, it may seem easier than ever for independent film-makers to make movies. But if the technology is more…

"Prix Media" awarded in Cannes

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:44:11 GMT

Danish director Thomas Vinterberg has won the "Prix Media" in Cannes. The prize is awarded to the film with the best box-office potential amongst…

Indian film stars flourish at Cannes Festival

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:55:14 GMT

Familiar faces from the Indian screen have descended on Cannes for a gala dinner to mark the centenary of their country's movie industry. The…

Denmark triumphs at Eurovision Song Contest

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:59:01 GMT

Denmark has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Azerbaijan finished second and Ukraine came third. The number one slot was always pencilled in…

The lessons of tweeting; learning from social media

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:04:01 GMT

Social media is extremely popular, especially with young people. As a result the education world is exploring how that success can be used in the…