50e Prix de Lausanne

50. Prix de Lausanne

50th Prix de Lausanne

Prix de Lausanne 2023 (11/20)

<p>The final of the fiftieth edition of the international dance prize is here.</p>

The Final

The final of the fiftieth edition of the international dance prize is here.

A world in constant restless motion: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, artistic director at the Geneva Grand Théâtre choreographs Ukiyo-e - a meditation on impermanence and our capacity for resilience.

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: Grand Théâtre of Geneva

Ukiyo-e: Images of a Floating World

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Israeli choreographers Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar present their show Chapter 3: The Brutal Journey of the Heart at Nuits de Fourvière.

Nuits de Fourvière

The Brutal Journey of the Heart by Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar

Spanish choreographer Marcos Morau revisits Tchaikovsky's famous ballet Sleeping Beauty in a radical rereading from the Lyon Opera.

A Choreography by Marcos Morau

Sleeping Beauty

The Prix de Lausanne 2022 comes to a close with the most important day: the grand final.

Prix de Lausanne 2022

Choreographer Kader Belarbi joins forces with the Ballet du Capitole in Toulouse to create a show inspired by Pablo Picasso's La Famille de saltimbanques.

Kader Belarbi & Ballet du Capitole

Les Saltimbanques

In My Land, the innovative Hungarian company Recirquel mixes circus and contemporary dance. Through powerful choreographic tableaux and striking acrobatics, seven artists from Ukraine evoke the intimate ties that bind them to their native land. In the present context, this piece takes on a new meaning, as acrobat Yevheniia Obolonina says: For although My Land was originally a love story, it now expresses a love of Ukraine. Premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2018, this striking work has sold out in performances worldwide.

Recirquel

Through powerful choreography and striking acrobatics, seven artists from Ukraine evoke the intimate ties that bind them to their native land.

My Land

The Via Katlehong company performs Emaphakathini by Amala Dianor and førm Inførms by Marco da Silva Ferreira at the MC2 Grenoble.

At the MC2 in Grenoble

South African dance company Via Katlehong joins forces with Amala Dianor and Marco da Silva Ferreira.

Via Katlehong's Via Injabulo

Battle Pro Series is one of the biggest international urban dance competitions: A 100% breakdance competition organised at the Dôme de Paris which attracts the best dancers from around the world.

Battle Pro Series 2022

In 2017 French singer-songwriter Arthur H released his song ‘La Boxeuse amoureuse” with a striking music video with dancer Marie-Agnès Gillot. The artists take inspiration from this work of video art to create a full length performance.

Marie-Agnès Gillot and Arthur H

La Boxeuse amoureuse

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During the Second World War, two separate resistance networks, one based in Brussels and then Paris, and the other in Berlin, provided inteligence to the Soviets. This in-depth documentary tells their story and how the Third Reich tried to hunt them down.

During the Second World War, two separate resistance networks provided intelligence to the Soviets. The gestapo called them the Red Orchestra.

The Red Orchestra (1/2)

Emberá Chamí live in the Andes Mountains, a region famous for its high quality coffee. Ostracised by conservative Colombian society, the trans women of this ethnic group find refuge on a coffee plantation that enables them to earn a living. among a community of like-minded peers.

The Indigenous Trans Women of the Andes

Ostracised by conservative Colombian society, a group of trans women find refuge on a coffee plantation.

360° Reportage

Human beings evolved in the warm climate of Africa before striking out to live in colder parts of the world. It is testament to our ingenuity as a species that we can now survive in hostile climates. But what if the cold was actually good for us? This documentary explores the science of cold with elite Finnish cold swimmer Elina as she attempts the Polar Ice Mile in arctic Svalbard.

What if the cold was  good for us? This documentary explores the science of cold with elite Finnish cold swimmer Elina as she attempts the Polar Ice Mile in arctic Svalbard.

Into the Cold

Alaska's bears must adapt to the changing climate. The documentary follows the lives of several bear families over two years, revealing how grizzlies on mainland Alaska and Kodiak bears on Kodiak Island are coping with a warming planet.

How grizzlies on mainland Alaska and Kodiak bears on Kodiak Island are coping with a warming planet.

Kodiak Brown Bears - Alaskan Giants

Since the Elysée Treaty of friendship was signed between France and Germany in January 1962, the two countries have built ever closer ties. In this intimate documentary, individual Germans from both east and west share their experiences of French culture in the post-war era.

In this intimate documentary, individual Germans from both east and west share their experiences of French culture in the post-war era.

How the Germans Learned to Love France

The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland. Once German East Prussia, it is now home to 1 million Russian citizens. What is life like in this small territory now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began?

Kaliningrad: Putin's Enclave

The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland and is now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began.

ARTE Reportage

In 1983 legendary London gay-club Heaven was the setting for a memorable performance by Eurhythmics. The band had recently broken through into the mainstream and Annie Lennox had just become a global pop icon.  

In 1983 legendary London gay-club Heaven was the setting for a memorable performance by newly-famous pop duo, Eurhythmics.

Eurythmics Live from Heaven

More than 50 countries have been wrangling over the issue of urgent weapon supplies to Ukraine as the invasion reaches its 11th month. Renewable energy is once again in the limelight – we look at how wind power is being used across Europe. Our cultural pick this week explores an architectural gem in the French city of Le Havre.

War in Ukraine / Wind power / Architecture

As fighting escalates, Ukraine is urging the international community to dig deep to help it defend itself against Russia.

ARTE Europe Weekly

With all the religious wars, the 17th century was a tense time in Europe. And in art one theme caught everyone’s imagination: the Virgin Mary.

Assumption of the Virgin - Nicolas Poussin

Look But Don't Touch

"I didn't look for the mandolin: it found me." By chance, as a child, Avi Avital discovered a passion for this modest stringed instrument, traditionally associated with popular music and amateur performances. His first teacher, a violinist by profession, inspired him to defy the limits of genre and learn to play classical music. The Israeli musician has now become the mandolin's greatest ambassador, performing sensitive arrangements of baroque pieces the world over. 

The Israeli musician champions the humble mandolin, a typically forgotten or looked down upon instrument in classical music circles.

Avi Avital and his Mandolin

As Lithuania stops Russia from transporting goods by train through its territory to Kaliningrad, a focus on the history of this singular Russian territory.

The Kaliningrad Affair

Mapping the World Essentials

With the increase in the cost of living, food banks are increasingly in demand in Germany. But the massive influx of people in need poses a major challenge to charities, which sometimes have to refuse new applicants.

With the increase in the cost of living, food banks are increasingly in demand in Germany.

Re: The Newly Poor in Germany

Junk foods’ effects on the body are well documented. But what are their effects on the brain? This documentary draws on the latest research looking at how different diets effect our mood, our memory, and our brain matter, a fascinating journey into neuro-nutrition.

Eat Yourself Smart and Happy

After the end of the Cold War, the Baltic was viewed almost as a quiet backwater. A nice place to visit to see charming Hanseatic cities and sandy beaches. But since the war in Ukraine the Baltic sea, bordered by eight European Union countries as well as Russia, has become a hot spot of world geopolitics. And tensions are high.

Russia, Europe and NATO

Since the war in Ukraine the Baltic sea has become a hot spot of world geopolitics. And tensions are high.

Panic in the Baltic

Johnny Depp started off as a punk band guitarist, turning to acting to help pay the bills. But his dabbling catapulted him to global fame and there was no going back. Throughout his career, Depp has had fame and infamy in equal measure. His roles are often that of the isolated anti-hero: Edward Scissorhands, Donnie Brasco, Raoul Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. His poetic outsider characters reveal a critical view of American society.

Depp's roles are often that of the isolated anti-hero.

Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre

The Paris Opera offers its musical director, Gustavo Dudamel, carte blanche with the Paris Opera Orchestra and artists from the Academy. A programme inspired by the rhythms and colours of Spain and South America in the magnificent setting of the Palais Garnier opera house.

At the Paris Opera

A programme inspired by the rhythms and colours of Spain and South America in the magnificent setting of the Palais Garnier opera house.

An Evening with Gustavo Dudamel

Sven Philipp and Martin Rheinländer run workshops called  “Strengthening Masculinity” to teach men about women, flirting and sex. But critics like Christoph May and Susanne Kaiser warn against these types of workshops, which they say promote toxic male values and old-fashioned ideas. Christoph became so bored and annoyed by his male-dominated environment that he now avoids all-male groups as much as possible. As a researcher, he often gives public lectures, urging men to rethink critically their role in society.

Being a Man in the Modern World

The pick-up artist industrial complex has come to Germany.

Re: Male Identity Crisis

An investigation into a little-known story from the Second World War. Having planned and executed their mass murders, the Nazis meticulously eliminated traces of their crimes against humanity between 1942 and 1944: The so-called Operation 1005.

How the Nazis Covered up their Crimes

The Nazis meticulously eliminated traces of their crimes against humanity between 1942 and 1944: The so-called Operation 1005.

Operation 1005

The beloved film E.T. is now forty years old. This masterpiece by the young Steven Spielberg was released in 1982 and was a blockbuster hit. It was one of the highest-grossing films of all time. The story of a friendly alien and his lonely human friend was in fact about the director's own profound sense of loss in the wake of his parent's divorce.Thanks to extensive archive material, including contemporary interviews with the man himself, we get a no-holds-barred, behind-the-scenes look at the making of this classic.

An emotional blockbuster

A no-holds-barred, behind-the-scenes look at the making of beloved classic E.T. - 40 years on from its release!

E.T.

Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony perform one of Avital’s favourite pieces, Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s Mandolin Concerto in G Major.

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