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Euromaxx Highlights

September 6, 2014
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2013 DW euromaxx highlights

On today's Euromaxx: Air guitarists were strutting their stuff at the world championships in Finland, people piled in doorways or wrapped around trees thanks to choreographer Willi Dorner’s "Bodies in Urban Spaces" performances, sun and history on the Greek island of Rhodes, the Belgian city of Mons offers a street view show with an artistic twist, and orange wines.

Air Guitar World Championships in Finland

Alone on stage without a band, only an imaginary guitar: The best of the best air guitarists meet each year in Oulu in northern Finland for the world championships. This year, Sabrina Schramm - aka "Lady Liberty" - was there to mime for Germany.

“Bodies in Urban Spaces” by Willi Dorner

Dancers in colorful tracksuits suddenly coalesce into body sculptures – jamming themselves in gaps between houses or wrapping themselves around street lights. "Bodies in Urban Spaces" is Austrian choreographer Willi Dorner’s long-running project. This time his team is shaking up the Swiss city of Biel as part of the "Le Mouvement" performance art festival.

The Greek Island of Rhodes

Rhodes is one of the sunniest islands in the Mediterranean but it offers more than just glorious beached. The walls of its main city, Rhodos, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the tiny picturesque village of Lindos has its own Acropolis.

Mons Shows Its Artistic Side

In 2015 the Belgian city of Mons will be a European Capital of Culture. Mons is already working on one of its projects which will appear like a street view of Google maps but with the help of locals, the shots of the city carry a comical and artistic theme. We get an online view of it all and meet its developer.

Orange Wines

Italian vintner Josko Gravner specializes in making “orange wine”. He went back to basics and has spent several years perfecting an old fermentation technique which uses traditional Ribolla Gialla white grapes and fermenting them without removing the skin. Hence the unusual color. The Italian term is "Vini Naturali", or natural wine.