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ARTS.21 is taking a bike tour through the poetry on a journey that takes us in and around southern Germany. We also meet Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, a leader in contemporary dance and choreography. And we'll show you how Oskar Sala invented electronic music. Plus, we ask an important summer season question: what's the best way to cool down with a dose of the arts during a heat wave?
Critics and audiences agree: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is an international superstar in the world of contemporary dance.
The Belgian dancer and choreographer uses myths and religion as material for his themes. His shows include singing, and circus acrobats even make an appearance. His world-renowned dance trilogy is now on stage in Ludwigsburg. We joined Cherkaoui at rehearsals in Paris and sat down with him for an exclusive interview.
Many of Germany's best-known poets and thinkers also liked to kick back with a glass of good wine. It's no wonder that one of the country's most beautiful literary bike paths leads right through the heart of wine country in the southern state of Baden-Württemberg.
Our ARTS.21 reporter sets off on bike, hot on the tracks of literary giants like Hölderlin, Schiller and Mörike. It's a summer vacation through the land of poetry.
Born in the German state of Thüringen, Oskar Sala was a pioneer of electronic music. His instrument of choice was a “Trautonium”--a massive collection of buttons and knobs.
Soon, Sala's ability to tinker with sound was in high demand for both commercials and movies. Alfred Hitchcock used Sala's trautonium genius in his legendary film ''The Birds.'' Oskar Sala would have been 100 years old on July 18th, 2010.
Germany is in the middle of a long heat wave! Most people eat ice cream, sunbathe or find relief in a cold lake. But what types of arts can cool you down in hot weather?
Our ARTS.21 reporter finds out what Berliners are reading, watching or listening to this summer. We find the best books in the shade, the coolest pieces of arts and the iciest songs -- and we put them to the test.
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