Cannes, the Moment Before

The Estonian duo modernising the Talharpa, a traditional Northern European instrument.

Belgian electro-pop duo Colt shine on the ESNS festival stage.

Goldkimono shares the soundtrack to an endless summer.

The ESNS festival is rocked by the neo-soul of Swiss diva NNAVY.

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is not. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

Often drawn to unusual characters, Nicolas Cage has boldly blazed his own trail in Hollywood for the last four decades.

Masha Borzunova meets a Russian deserter who tells how he went from being a war hero to an ostracised traitor of his country.

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

Skiing began as a means of survival in prehistory, only becoming synonymous with glamour and leisure in modern times.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is ramping up its budget. Does this mean Europe is to take the lead in the space race?

150 years after his birth, social media has brought Austro-Hungarian poet Rainer Maria Rilke to a new generation of readers.

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performs Saariaho’s Hush trumpet concerto with Verneri Pohjola as soloist.

The US has pulled almost all its funding just as Ukraine is entering its fifth year of war. Can the EU plug the gap?

We have released so many toxic chemicals that we have caused existential damage to our ecosystem.

More and more young Greeks want to start their own businesses and work for themselves.