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This documentary is a patchwork of material that gives insight into the mind of filmmaker, poet, and writer Thomas Brasch, who died twenty years ago. Material from his personal video diary, spliced with filmed interviews and archive footage of his plays, add up to a portrait of a Brasch who is strange, creative, and challenging.

This documentary is a patchwork of material that gives insight into the mind of filmmaker Thomas Brasch

BRASCH: Fear and Desire

This is the story of death and survival, exclusion and hope told by those who lived through it. 40 years ago an HIV infection seemed like a death sentence. When the first patients fell ill with high fever, pneumonia and fungal infections in the early 1980s, doctors were at a loss. Most of those affected were gay men, but the cause of the mystery illness escaped them.
After much protests and medical advancements, the stigma of HIV has lessened but the virus is still with us.

Silence = Death

This is the story of death and survival, exclusion and hope told by those who lived through it.

40 Years of AIDS

A journey through Middle-earth, or rather New Zealand. Peter Jackson used the natural beauty of his native land to great effect in his film adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s classic trilogy. A tour through locations for the Shire, the Misty Mountains and Mordor… 

Cult Film Locations

A journey through New Zealand used to great effect in the film adaptation of Tolkien’s classic.

Looking for the Lord of the Rings

The Q’eros people of Peru are direct descendants of the Inca people and live in villages high in the Andes. Their tradition holds that each child is assigned a new-born Alpaca and their mission is to protect it.

An Alpaca for Cristobal

The Q'eros tradition holds that each child is assigned a new-born Alpaca and their mission is to protect it.

360° Geo Peru

In Kazakhstan, Central Asia, an ancient food is now all the rage: camel's milk. The shepherds swear by its benefits.

360° GEO

In Kazakhstan, Central Asia, an ancient food is now all the rage: camel's milk

Camel Milk: The Next Superfood?

Volunteers have come from all over Germany to the island of Rugen on the North Sea. There they are spending their holidays doing back-breaking work to rebuild the natural swamp habitat. The effort is worth it: Swamps and bogs store even more carbon than trees.

Taking Action on Climate

On the island of Rugen in the North Sea volunteers are taking back-breaking work to rebuild the natural swamp habitat.

Re: Swamp Builders

The Prix de Lausanne is amongst the most prestigious dance competitions in the world.  Every year hundreds of highly talented young dancers apply with only 78 selected to take part.
Due to COVID restrictions, this year’s Prix de Lausanne is 100% digital. The judges will select a winner from candidates’ performances via video link.  
Livestream from days 1 to 4 are dedicated to videos sent in by the candidates. Today’s hopefuls are: Ana Luiza Sartini, Nicole Liu, Yeyool Cha, Yeju Jang, Yerin Kim, Yunshuo Liu, Airi Kobayashi, Keira Hall, Taira Watanabe, Keita Marija Bloma, Anaelle-Jade M'dallal, Charlotte Cohen, Julianna Correia Dreyssig, Rintaro Nakajima, Yoonsun Choi, Juliette Rapenne, Julie Joyner, Andrey Jesus Maciano, Jihye Shin and Hiraku Saito.
These performances are interspersed with interviews with members of the jury: Richard Wherlock (president), Clairemarie Osta (vice-president), Michel Gascard and Cinthia Labaronne.
 
Programme
10:00 – Introduction
10:15 – Candidates’ videos
12:20 – Australian Ballet School Spotlight
12:30 – Archives
14:00 - Candidates’ videos
16:00 Royal Ballet School and Canada’s National Ballet School Spotlights
16:20 Archives

Day 1 of one of the most prestigious dance competitions in the world.  

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 1

Les cris de Paris ensemble takes us to baroque Venice with works by Monteverdi, Caldara as well as lesser-known Venetian composers.

Between the Sacred and the Profane

Passionate Venice

The Prix de Lausanne is amongst the most prestigious dance competitions in the world.  Every year hundreds of highly talented young dancers apply with only 78 selected to take part.
Due to COVID restrictions, this year’s Prix de Lausanne is 100% digital. The judges will select a winner from candidates’ performances via video link.  
Livestream from days 1 to 4 are dedicated to videos sent in by the candidates. Today’s hopefuls are:
Kate Thomas, Maia Rose Roberts, Robin Park, Dongjue, Gao, Ji Young Kang, Dawon Yang, Haeeun Park, Chloe Colter, Gvendolin Nagy, Petra Johnson, Zinan Guo, Luiza Falcão, Levi Miller, Koharu Yamamoto, Yuya Aoki, Tomoka Sato, Amber Skaggs, Morganne Speirs and Eleanor Broughton.
These performances are interspersed with interviews with members of the jury: Today we meet Nicolas Le Riche, Samuel Wuersten, Katarzyna Gdaniec and Kinsun Chan. Archive footage from previous years is also on show and partner institutions contribute rehearsal footage as well.
 
Programme
10:00 – Introduction
10:10 – Candidates’ videos
12:10 – English National Ballet Spotlight
12:25 – Archives
14:00 –  Candidates’ videos
15:55 –  Spotlight on Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and Houston Ballet School
16:20 –  Archives

The Prix de Lausanne is amongst the most prestigious dance competitions in the world.

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 2

Video game photographer Martin Geisler shows us with examples from “Skyrim”, “the Hunter” and “Squad” that photography within gameplay has become as art form.

Art of Gaming

Video game photographer Martin Geisler shows us that photography within gameplay has become as art form.

In-Game Photography

The high waters that flooded Venice in November 2019 were the worst since the terrible floods of 1966 and damage to Venice's rich cultural heritage was considerable. With sea levels rising due to climate change, many are pessimistic about the vulnerable lagoon city's prospects. Can Venice survive?

Re: Can Venice Be Saved from the Waves?

On a summer’s eve renowned pianist and conductor Lars Vogt leads the orchestre de chambre de Paris in a performance of Mozart’s much-loved Piano Concerto No. 9.

Mozart at the Hotel Sully (Paris)

The Prix de Lausanne is amongst the most prestigious dance competitions in the world.  Every year hundreds of highly talented young dancers apply with only 78 selected to take part.
Due to COVID restrictions, this year’s Prix de Lausanne is 100% digital. The judges will select a winner from candidates’ performances via video link.  These technical issues should not prevent the dancers’ talents from shining through.
Livestream from days 1 to 4 are dedicated to videos sent in by the candidates. Today’s hopefuls are:
Liya Fan, Luca Dobos, Laura Viola, Jooyoung Kwon, Yufei Wang, Ava Giles, Seojeong Yun, Joao Felipe Santana, Sang-Eun Bae, Inha Lim, Yoon Seo Lee, Maria Sol Gianasi, Giulio Diligent, Karin Wakamatsu, António Casalinho, Francisco Gomes, Olivia Daugherty, Satsuki Ueda, Lorien Ramo Ruiz, Kayke and Nogueira De Carvalho
These performances are interspersed with interviews with Goyo Montero, Didy Veldman, Sarawanee Tanatanit and Jason Beechey.
Today is special as it marks the introduction of the Young Creation Award, a competition within the competition for choreographers. The judges will consider five choreographies and the best two will become part of the Prix de Lausanne 2022.
 Archive footage from previous years is also on show as well as footage from partner institutions.
 
Programme
10:00 – Introduction
10:10 – Candidates’ videos
12:10 – Vaganova Ballet Academy spotlight
12:25 – Archives
14:00 –  Candidates’ videos
16:05  – Spotlights on English Ballet School and American Ballet Theater
16:30  – Young Creation Award
17:00  –  Archives

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 3

On the opening weekend of the Salzburg festival Latvian star conductor Andris Nelsons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Gustav Mahler’s monumental second symphony. Nicknamed ‘the resurrection’ the works is one of the composers most enduringly popular.

Vienna Philharmonic - Salzburg Festival 2018

Latvian star conductor Andris Nelsons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Gustav Mahler’s monumental second symphony, ‘the resurrection’.

Andris Nelsons Conducts Mahler

On one side is President Maduro, supported by Iran, Cuba, Russia and Turkey. On the other side is Juan Guaidó, self-proclaimed president, recognised by the USA and a majority of EU countries. 

ARTE Reportage

On one side is President Maduro, supported by Iran, Cuba, Russia and Turkey. On the other side is Juan Guaidó, self-proclaimed president, recognised by the USA and a majority of EU countries.

Venezuela in Crisis

After four days of competition, things are getting serious: The jury of the Prix de Lausanne will select around twenty candidates to go through to the final in a day of drama and emotion for the young dancers.
To impress the jury, candidates must choose a classical variation from the judges’ selection (Swan Lake, Giselle, Don Quixote). As for contemporary variations, the choice is between five contemporary choreographers: Kinsun Chan, Cathy Marston, Goyo Montero, Heinz Spoerli and Richard Wherlock.
Younger dancers will compete in the morning whereas senior dancers will try to impress the judges in the afternoon. Each group will perform classical first followed by contemporary.
 Before the finalists are announced Yannick Boquin will lead a special class for the occasion, so get your ballet shoes ready!
 
Programme
09:00 – Introduction
09:10 – Selection – Group A
12:00 – Archives
14:00 – Selection Group B
17:15 – Class with Yannick Boquin
19:00 – Announcement of Finalists

Who will get through to the final of the prestigious dance prize?

Prix de Lausanne 2021  - Day 5 Selections

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

Gymnastics

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. 

All Nipples are Not Equal

How are artists and cultural institutions responding to the climate emergency? What are they doing to become "greener"? Twist goes to Dresden, a city which has launched its pilot project "Culture for Future" to explore ways in which culture can address sustainable issues.

Twist

How are artists and cultural institutions responding to the climate emergency?

Go Green: Culture and Climate

In the Indian region of Ladakh, at 3500 meters above sea level in the heart of the Himalayas, ice hockey has been played for decades. In recent years, more and more women and girls have begun to play. Bitten by the ice hockey bug, twenty-year-old Tsewang Chuskit is one of the best female players in Ladakh.

Ice Hockey: A Dream For Girls In The Himalayas

In Ladakh, a group of young women are passionate about ice hockey

The final of the 49th Prix de Lausanne has arrived! After five days of hard work and emotion, the jury of experts will come together to decide who will win the prizes for 2021.
With only around twenty candidates still in contention, only a handful will receive the much-coveted prizes and be offered places at the world’s best dance schools.
Today is also a day to celebrate the art form with a special show from the ballet school of the Opéra National de Paris and with the awarding of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Wayne McGregor as well as revealing the winner of the Young Creation Award.
 
Programme
14:00 – Introduction
14:10 – Classical Variations
15:00 – Contemporary Variations
15:40 – Young Creation Award and Lifetime Achievement Award
16:40 – Awards Ceremony

The final of the 49th Prix de Lausanne has arrived! After five days of hard work and emotion, the jury of experts will come together to decide who will win the prizes for 2021.

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BRASCH: Fear and Desire

BRASCH: Fear and Desire

40 Years of AIDS

40 Years of AIDS

Silence = Death

Looking for the Lord of the Rings

Looking for the Lord of the Rings

Cult Film Locations

360° Geo Peru

360° Geo Peru

An Alpaca for Cristobal

Camel Milk: The Next Superfood?

Camel Milk: The Next Superfood?

360° GEO

Re: Swamp Builders

Re: Swamp Builders

Taking Action on Climate

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 1

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 1

Passionate Venice

Passionate Venice

Between the Sacred and the Profane

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 2

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 2

In-Game Photography

In-Game Photography

Art of Gaming

Re: Can Venice Be Saved from the Waves?

Re: Can Venice Be Saved from the Waves?

Mozart at the Hotel Sully (Paris)

Mozart at the Hotel Sully (Paris)

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 3

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 3

Andris Nelsons Conducts Mahler

Andris Nelsons Conducts Mahler

Vienna Philharmonic - Salzburg Festival 2018

Venezuela in Crisis

Venezuela in Crisis

ARTE Reportage

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 5 Selections

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - Day 5 Selections

All Nipples are Not Equal

All Nipples are Not Equal

Gymnastics

Go Green: Culture and Climate

Go Green: Culture and Climate

Twist

360° GEO

360° GEO

Ice Hockey: A Dream For Girls In The Himalayas

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - The Final

Prix de Lausanne 2021 - The Final