when different things because disadvantage is. something to lose it's drama you. know to the media. ga discussion and have your thing. going to balance global media forum twenty eight hundred twenty eight from the us and. welcome to europe max we've got plenty of music fees a day is what's coming up. avatar act pop legend album prepare for a computer generated comeback. class actions lisbon gears up to host your a vision. and balancing act professional slack line of

think you know the tiptoes across dizzying heights. we start off with everyone's favorite swedish export last week abba shocked and a lot of fans by announcing they've been back in the studio after more than three decades out of the limelight but the joy was coupled with confusion as the band stated that while they would be touring the world they wouldn't themselves be on stage rather they would use holographic avatars or as they call them abba taz piano vegas was at the album museum in stockholm to present a new exhibition so my colleague mike a could go to sweden to find out more. it's the event journalists have been waiting for but whether the opening of a new permanent exhibition at the have a museum which is now five years old would have drawn so much international media attention is questionable reporters are hoping your innovations will drop some hints. one thing about new recordings or about the avatar is slated to stand in for

the band on their world tour next year. after the abba reunion i'm here to find out if there is a tiny little chance to see the real life on stage again. but beyond isn't playing along he and his team calmly open the exhibition. it explores the solo careers the four have pursued since their split in one nine hundred eighty three and the films in musicals that have kept up the hype the band's marketing has always been a well oiled machine the exhibition is interactive allowing visitors to conduct the guttenberg symphony orchestra playing a tune from the musical chairs. or to sing thank you for the music with two famous swedish musicians.

but what about the reported reunion there's no mention of it in the exhibition so i asked directly why this sudden idea to go back into a studio together the idea came from this project that we're doing there are techno artists in san francisco building my head as we speak. and so we thought wouldn't it be fun. if we had a new song which they the avatars could perform so we wrote two new songs we called them last year and it was this great fun. there are already a few avatars at the museum these were developed three years ago on the basis of wax figures. professional dancers provided the movements gestures and facial expressions. the avatars appear on a small stage visitors can join them for a short song and dance but the avatars for the twenty nineteen world tour will

apparently sing and dance like the original ever members for the duration of an entire show and pull in the crowds. may look exactly like us in nine hundred seventy nine you will not be able to say it's not a human being. seeing lip sing. every word that we recorded last year is not amazing. one of the new songs is said to sound exactly as if it was recorded in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine but no further tracks are planned apparently although no one is ruling it out especially after a tweet released by the former band members in which they said they'd had an extremely joyous experience in the recording studio it was like time had stood still as if they'd just been away on a short holiday. so what do the new tracks sound like.

but all i can say is that it's really. why why i can't sing them to you now. wouldn't that because i would spoil everything. but. here in real vegas and the other abba members may want to turn back time but it will never be the same as it was ever because ever has ruled out a live comeback here and says he wants to watch the concerts at home on t.v. . well abba had the big breakthrough when they won the european song contest in one thousand nine hundred seventy four with the hit waterloo this is competition is already underway as artists battle it out in the preliminary rounds in the hopes of

making the cut for saturday's big showcase and the host city lisbon is caught up in your vision fave up an old portuguese saying states that if you haven't seen lisbon you haven't seen beauty so let's take a closer look at the city and this is song contest. lisbon is an old seafaring city built across seven hills and perched above the tigris river it's the capital and cultural center of portugal and it attracts some six million tourists annually from around the globe so the city's five hundred fifty thousand residents are unfazed by a major event like the euro vision song contest. it's the best city in the world for it then we have good grades i think lovely people as well. as a fantastic city and music is part of our city.

we meet up with the german candidate michele charlotta vision organizers are encouraging the artists from forty three different countries taking part to go out and get a feel for the city so in between rehearsals and interviews showalter and the german delegation are visiting some of lisbon sites such as the ballet tower. is not usual it's very multicultural simply because there are people from so many different countries here that's one of the nice things about the eurovision song contest that regardless of what country you're from who you are what gender you are everyone's welcome and has a great time but it's much. less been it's rolling up the carpet and european blue for your a vision on the banks of the targets in front of the mosque the new museum for art architecture and technology this is where the euro vision song contest will officially open.

country really like three yeah we are open to the world and we are not. close so we don't have. the bar there we don't have borders that's how we we would like to be in the world. the monument to the discoveries. the most say a compass rose in front of it portugal six centuries of seafaring history are reflected everywhere and lisbon so the graphic design for your a vision also plays with maritime motifs but you're a vision arena is right on the tigris river on the former grounds of expo nine hundred ninety eight this year is motto of all aboard was coined by gonzalo my die . oceans mean everything for as india seemed all the way of living with our different cultures beliefs and dollars and races so that's where we got to these all aboard should mean everything inclusive imperative i mean but if the i'm at the same time. and it means everything to us. this is the year of vision stage which

two hundred million television viewers will be admiring it was designed by the german florian vader who opted to use seafaring motifs. notes and i thought i meant it as i did basically three elements there is navigation reflected in these three arcs which are also found in the portuguese flag what he says they represent a spherical astrally but not a geisha instrument the second element is ship building that's reflected in these three waves a ribs which are familiar from traditional ship building and finally there's the sea or waves and water which is in the form of the construction in the background and out into. the year a fishing village has taken up residency for a week on the prosthetic to massey oh. some of the candidates are even performing your life such as portugal's claudio pasqual.

do you think the seaway to meet you up i mean it's amazing i am from the beautiful country of canada and i am here for the euro vision song called this year in lisbon . far from the euro vision search. yes in the neighborhood of barrio alto the strains of fado music can be heard. and that earns at least dues paul twelve points. little. now is going to round up of what's happening across the continent today's express is an english french affair starting off with a royal visit to nice.

prince charles was made an honorary citizen of nice in the south of france on monday the british crown prince and his wife camilla duchess of cornwall were welcomed by the city's mayor at their dinner mussina the royal couple also visited a memorial to the victims of the terrorist attack that took place almost two years ago prince charles laid flowers and sign the condolence book he also spoke with relatives of the victims nice is the first stop on a five day trip to france and greece far charles and camilla. start your engines this past weekend the seven english town of billings first hosted the opening event for the annual lawnmower racing season participants competed on various lawn or models to earn points towards the championships that take place in october the competition was created in one nine hundred seventy three supposedly in a pub in west sussex after organizers enjoyed several pints of beer today there's even an official body of the british lawnmower racing association it has decreed

that the cutting blades must be removed from all vehicles before the races for safety sake. con kick off on monday evening the jury for the film festival met for the first time in the city on the cultures or. this year's panel. under president cate blanchett features a female majority there are five women on the nine member jury including american actress kristen stewart the seventy first con film festival opens officially on tuesday evening with twenty one films competing for the main prize the problem door or golden palm the festival will run until may nineteenth. well with the cannes film festival just underway we've based this week's audience on the topic of film head to our website d.w. dot com slash lifestyle and tell us how you most like to enjoy movies i'm quite keen on going to the cinema but sometimes it's nice to just relax at home so what

do you think. now to another one of high fives and today it's all about parties and job graffiti let's find out where those two topics mates. five places that you may not know play a big role at parties for. the most famous brandy in the world comes from this medieval city in southwestern france cognac is our number five. this spirit is made from a dry and acidic white wine the region goes the perfect conditions for growing the right grapes the black crowes found on the walls of some buildings in cognac apparently comes from evaporation during the distilling process. the real in northern spain gives its name to our number for the real hot region you've surely tasted real wine before it's a dry red wine and goes extremely well with the local ham and cheese specialties.

people have been making wine in real time for almost a thousand years some three hundred million leaders are produced each year. another famous european wine region is county in italy it's located between the cities of florence and sienna and it's our number three it's vineyards have shaken off a bad reputation and enjoyed a renaissance the higher quality wines are marketed under the classical label easily recognized by a redesigned black rooster seal. who. sings and has more energy. we have fantastic wineries excellent wines were full of passion and we've invested a lot in quality today. is much more acknowledged on the market and used to be.

eighty percent of the why. is exported to. apple harvesting season in northern france is about making juice cider and also our number two this is not only the name of a spirit but also of an administrative department of normandy. or they caused the press the apples to make juice this is left to ferment and turn a decider this is then distilled in order to make the calvin dos. you need twenty kilos of apples to make one liter of calvados locals have been making it for about four hundred fifty years now. this sparkling wine also shares its name with a place prosecco is our number one it's the name of a village not far from tree esta in northeastern italy near the border with slovenia as well as the grape that's generally used to make the wine only wines

made in the beneteau and for you leaving next year julia regions can be sold as per second. plenty of interesting facts that you'll be able to chat about at your next. now we're heading to paris when old building has been completely modernized to house a new art center funded by the french department store chain lafayette it's called lafayette and to suppose the dutch architect koolhaas was hired to retrofit the creative space but it's not just his architectural design that makes it unique. it describes itself as france's first multidisciplinary cultural center and it's opened in paris is historic monterey district. it is not only displayed here it's also produced. the first work was

completed during the construction phase. a video by a french dancer and choreographer birger millipede sent to music by baroque composer. the remodelling work is complete the center is ready to serve a wide range of artists. our focus lies in accompanying the artistic process we want to be there for artists when they have doubts. to help them realize their ideas. to that end we have the means and spaces studios and a team of people who are specialists in their different areas of production. enough or you're done to suppose he is funded by the gun every law for your department store chain its cultural foundation wants to provide support and high tech spaces for artists as they conceive and create work.

this race was remodeled one dutch architect to us the result is sleek and functional exactly what the financial backers wanted. it of course it helps promote gallery that fiats image but i publish that a campaign would cost a lot less there isn't really any other institution that helps artists to produce their works and to develop production methods. artists have already moved into the studios. if you show no moves working with the stucco plaster on a sculpture. she's grateful for the opportunities provided by the foundation. it's just what i can offer abou the plasterer this kind of set up my studio isn't big enough and i don't have

a team that can lift a three hundred kilo table or one with the technical know how i also think it's great that we're both in a neutral space so we can both get to know the team and see how well we work with more school something like i'm on it. works can be performed or displayed in the areas above the studios of bespoke mobile flooring system offers more than eight hundred square metres of flexible exhibition space. with its interdisciplinary focus and its commitment to showing newark. and to suppose your own promises to foster a new found guard of artistic output. final report of the day makes me feel a little dizzy as part of this week's sporty series we're taking a closer look at slacklining which is similar to tightrope walking it may look pretty straight forward but i can say from personal experience that you'll probably

fall on your first few attempts pros like however make it look easy the german slack line it takes his wedding all over the world and shows off his balance in the most spectacular settings. total freedom at one with nature that afridi community traverse is breathtaking abyss is all over the world dancing between deserts and canyons rivers and seas all his senses are focused on the line between the constant through the amount of concentration you muster is unbelievable and at the same time you're so calm you just feel totally awake and alive and everything feels a bit more intense. freedia is arguably one of the world's best liners here in his hometown of rosenheim near munich he practices yoga to help block out disturbances concentrating on regular breathing

and body tension. that plays a huge role in the balance spaceports like this where you have to concentrate and constantly tennis and relax your body especially when you walk on long high lines and have to balance for an hour or two. the deeper the canyon the stronger the butterflies in his stomach since for he discovered slacklining nine years ago he has practiced almost every day he prefers to do it intended. for running a month old is also addicted to the sport in the great outdoors like here in the us some climb gorge south of munich meaning neither is afraid they're taking excessive risks they trust their equipment and each other. their i cannot from this i can make a crucial thing is communication you have to consult well beforehand how are the safety anchors who is setting what up who's responsible for what and of course you have to develop trust in each other. the preparations in the middle of the forest

are elaborate what's the best place to do this where a stable anchor points for the hooks and rope the slack line is two and a half centimeters wide in place is enormous strain on the trees. this is the this is to protect the trees bark from where i want the bark to remain as it is in general and slacklining you want to leave as few traces behind as possible when explaining the lesson today the line stretches forty metres from one end to the other and closed down the other secures me perfectly it all seems very hazardous and daring to if you are but for free it's no big deal almost routine heights and depths no longer terrify him. everyone has a primal fear of heights but the more you climb onto the high line the more your fear dwindles. now it feels like i'm floating just a meter over a meadow like it is when i practice in the park. but it always requires the utmost concentration.

the wind every step the slightest movement of his torso all are enough to make the thin line vibrate. is a master at the balancing game. but this. this sport originated in the united states. freddy and his american girlfriend katrina cisco came to select learning through mountaineering. they met at an international meeting of the slacklining seen in france. catrina is impressed with three d's talent and skills i think when he is walking on the sidewalk you constantly is bumping into me you're cutting you know there is something but when he is solo on a high line it really perfection and there is really no mistakes that are made and

i hope there is no mistakes that are ever made. a mistake could be fatal because free sometimes walks the line free solo that means with no securing lines. in the summer of two thousand and sixteen in canada he went boldly where no man had gone before crossing a four hundred meter abyss over a waterfall. can mine to face this vice i know my abilities that i have everything under control and i've walked this line a hundred times i can do it i'm not afraid of being afraid would mean that i think something could go wrong. but i'm more afraid of telling my mother about my free cell the highlighting and that i've set a world record in that are free soloing itself. he believes he's not reckless just mentally stronger and more confident than others. the secret of this sport is to control your innate fear trust yourself and tie yourself to

a select line. but mind you this is what i like the most. so why does he do it to him of the me of the other personal benefit to slacklining is that you can pose yourself challenges playfully and without rules you can be totally creative. and critique unit is always ready to take his dance on the line another step further and. that's all from us for today but of course we're back tomorrow with plenty more european culture and lifestyle so then you can follow us on facebook and instagram d.w. your remarks where you post new content every day but often out. on the next edition of your old max the wedding of prince harry could make an markers less than two weeks away on may nineteenth ever since their engagement was announced there's been speculation about the u.s.

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