Who Wears the Trousers?
Are they just “cute girls on a podium” who make “musicians think about other things”? No way! Let us introduce you some female conductors who simply rock in everything they do.
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Bunnies and More: Easter Celebrations from the Mediterranean to the Carpathian Basin
This year the PONT Festival, which specializes in such “treasure hunting tours in the attic”, concentrates on the coastal regions of the Mediterranean Sea, and aims to present the customs of the Easter celebrations.
I don’t know… Am I supposed to know? – Kurt Elling on jazz, poetry and existential questions
I saw himself before me as a singer with relaxing baritone, never-ending concert tours, melancholic and meditative songs. But all the time, there was this little question on my mind…
Behold the man who composes, sings and conducts the same piece of music
He goes down in history as the first artist who sings and conducts simultaneously in one concert or recording.
What made diamonds to be seen as a symbol of love?
Touching on the questions of the superficially constructed female values, Marge Monko examines the storytelling powers of commercialism’s impacts.
Both directors were killed due to this Japanese documentary
Nowadays these quarters offer the cheapest labour to the construction industry and other dangerous work. These workers have no insurance, no contract, and no any kind of welfare-service. They receive their daily payment in cash.
What’s the difference between refugees of WWII and today?
Why were we able to accept people like Giovanna 7,5 decades ago, and why do we have deep aversion, fear and worries toward the African refugees?
Seventy-seven dead, more than hundred injured – the world we live in
The attack against the government quarter could have been prevented and the help to save people on Utoya Island was seriously late.
Ten stunning facts about an extraordinary career – Dona Onete in the spotlight
An incredible lady who mixes the experiences of eight decades with a cultural heritage of several centuries.
Can you find happiness when you are able to revoke memories?
“I want to show a character who is going through really difficult trials but tries to find the beauty in the chaos. It’s always better than giving up.”
Ivanka Mogilska on Sudden Streets and music
Now you can read Ivanka Mogilska’s secrets, behind the glistering scenes: where, when, how and with whom did she write Sudden Streets?
Body as more than a mere object of desire – Jan Němec about František Drtikol
How come that someone who used to rule and utilise the light suddenly experiences enlightenment and lets his previous life goals go? This is what I asked the novel’s writer about…
Susan Barker on The Palace Women’s Uprising and more
Susan Barker: “I was drawn to write about China because I have an ancestral connection to the country through my grandfather.”