Gymnastics

Conductors can gesticulate wildly when they conduct an orchestra. But have you ever wondered what exactly they are doing with their hands? And why do they use a baton?

With its never-ending corridors, beautiful auditoria and recording studios with arguably the best acoustics in the world, the Berlin Funkhaus was the biggest and most advanced centre for radio broadcasting in the German Democratic Republic. Music publisher Elisabeth Heller, who worked there during its heyday, is our guide.

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

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

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

Ancient Greek statues are white, pure and classical, just like the marble they are carved from. False. These statues were painted in fabulous bright colours. Archaeologists and art academics have known this for centuries so why does the white myth endure?

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. 

How a wardrobe malfunction resulted in the creation of Youtube

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.

White sand, white citrus blossom, white houses – Spain’s Costa Blanca is aptly named.

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

An encounter between piano and dance in a former foundry.