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One hundred years after his birth, a fascinating portrait of the composer, engineer and architect Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), a leader of the avant-garde and a pioneer of sound and light shows, who turned contemporary music upside down by bringing art and mathematics together.

The Architect of Sound

Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), a leader of the avant-garde who turned 20th century contemporary music upside down.

Xenakis Revolution

In the early twentieth century, Russian painter Alexej von Jawlensky made a name for himself by painting faces. Settling in Germany he became involved in the burgeoning avant-garde scene of Munich, rubbing shoulders with Kandinsky with whom he founded der Blaue Reiter (the Blue Rider) group of artists. A documentary about an important expressionist artist who was fascinated by the human face.

Russian expressionist painter Alexej von Jawlensky left his mark on early 20th century art with his mysterious faces.

The Thousand Faces of Alexej von Jawlensky

Zeal & Ardor may be avant-garde, but they are far from inaccessible. An intriguing blend of African-American spirituals and black metal burrowing into the horrors of slavery and police violence, frontman Manuel Gagneux's music tackles serious subjects while drawing on influences from Mayhem and Burzum to Deftones. 

Summer Breeze 2023

Avant-garde metalist Zeal & Ardor has a unique sound, mixing African-American spirituals with black metal. Statement music that packs a punch.

Zeal & Ardor

Do you know Kraków, a picture-perfect city? It's the former Polish capital, with 500,000 students and a castle... But Kraków also has its hidden side, quite literally "underground": its cellars. This is how these underground Gothic remnants have become a hub of artistic avant-garde and dissent.

The Secret Life of Kraków Cellars

Kraków has a hidden side, quite literally "underground": its cellars. 

Gymnastics

Born in Estonia in 1935, Arvo Pärt composed his Symphony No. 3 while in the throes of a creative crisis. To free himself from what he saw as the impetuous Western avant-garde while also escaping Soviet regime censorship, he turned to the music of the Middle Ages and immersed himself in Gregorian chant and pre-Renaissance vocal polyphony.

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Arvo Pärt composed his Symphony No. 3 in 1971, a period when he was exploring medieval music.

Arvo Pärt: Symphony No3

With the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles took a step into the avant-garde. TAPE tells the story of its famous album cover juxtaposing Marilyn Munroe, Stockhausen and Hitler.

The Beatles

With the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles took a step into the avant-garde.

TAPE

Theresa Kachindamoto was made chief of the Dedza district in central Malawi in 2003, the first women ever to hold this post. Since then she has tirelessly fought to protect girls from child marriages, an engrained cultural practice

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