hit t.v. series game of thrones just days away check out how fans are flocking to its main locations in northern ireland. and berlin break dance troupes visual treatment of most famous piano composition is the latest in performance art here in the capital. well for years two of his paintings including this one breaker hung in office until the chancellor took them down for long to an explosive new exhibition german painter in a night it was happy to have the world believe that he was a victim of nazi persecution but close examination of his letters and writings shows that he himself was a firm it fervently anti semite and nazi supporter a reason to look at his work and its evolution through a completely different lens. or was known as a master of bold colors and

a star of germany's expressionist movement which was banned by all hitler's nazi regime ironically not to himself was a fervent anti-semite and nazi documents detailing his views are now part of an exhibition at berlin's hamburger bun hole. in a letter to his wife in may nine hundred forty three nada wrote handful of jews are sitting grinning safely behind governments banks and the world powers and financing and stoking this gruesome global war. the archives of nor does the state were sealed for decades it wasn't until six years ago that a state director christiana thing decided to open. even installed i'm astounded it's not the result i was expecting this belief in the nazi regime to the bitter end of the second world war this revolting anti semitism i really wish noted rejected these ideas earlier. in nineteen thirty seven the nazis declared

modern art to be culturally corrupt. a member of the nazi party was shocked to see many of his works confiscated and shown in an exhibition of so-called degenerate art he considered it a mistake as he counted many nazis among his admirers escaped. needn't be in fear and i know there was very aware of the hostility towards his work. but there are quite a few clues pointing to an impressive number of top level nazis who are fans of his work and the guns in the. hell are however despised nor does work so it's all the more remarkable that no the ranked among the top earning german painters in one thousand nine hundred eighty one in one hundred thirty eight and older wrote a letter to propaganda minister yosef good to his once a fan of his work knowledge of how it is art as being german strong last year and intimate he so wanted approval from the nazi regime that in one nine hundred thirty

eight he began painting pictures of vikings castles and fire nordic mythical motifs favored by the nazi ideology. but it didn't work because he was banned from selling his art anyway after the war no to successfully rewrote history painting himself as a band artist the fictive of the nazis his paintings even graced the walls of german government buildings. were wooden knowing what i do now after this exhibition i wouldn't hang any of mold as works in my apartment. nor it seems would chancellor angela merkel she's had two pieces by now to removed . well it's been nearly two years since the penultimate season of game of thrones came to an end and fans all over the globe are primed for the eighth and final season which gets under way on monday european time now h.b.o. spent nearly eighty million euros to give its blockbuster series

a fittingly spectacular finish with fantastic beasts galore and reportedly some of the most complex sequences ever filmed for television. of the series had many locations and tourism has boomed at all of them but particularly in northern ireland where geo t.v. may have a lasting effect on the economy. welcome to west arose the land of game of thrones or in reality northern ireland. large parts of the famous t.v. series were filmed here over the past ten years. one of the main reasons the game of thrones came to northern ireland was the well for scenery every one of our six countries has a slightly different look to it it has a different geology has a different landscape for two seasons richard hodgson played one of the wildlings

in game of thrones. now he gives tours of the locations. fans can visit the original settings for example the twelfth century inch abbey south of belfast and if they like they can even become knights of leicester as for a brief moment. and in every step they read through it we took pictures of it it's amazing it's amazing it's i felt like i'm actually in the foul is amazing. you know and scrapes gorgeous on its own that's quite impressive especially coming from australia you don't have anything like this. game of thrones is set in a fantasy. world where families battle for control of the continent of western us. they come to. our enemy doesn't. the various peoples also have to defend themselves against common enemies. the

number of northern ireland's many castles and ruins served as settings for the series such as the tower house of fifteenth century art lease castle. castle ward became a winterfell a castle one of the principal scenes of action in game of thrones the reality has little to do with the fiction in the eighteenth century estate was much too small for the series so it was digitally enlarged. but in the background you can see the between magic wards of the television industry which is the green screen on the green screen is where the magic happens so using the green screen the industry real to project on the background whatever whatever backdrop or they need so what they did was they took a toy or they change that little bit on the chairs the shot from the source we have it here we're going to the next slide through this.

and for the area surrounding winterfell castle the production used tali more forest unlike the computer enhanced castles many spots are easily recognizable. such as the out of the bridge over the river shimmed. this is where the dire wolf pups were found they played an important part in the later course of events. the little how these are now full grown northern you know it. dogs and ready for visits from game of thrones fans. the famous coastal route causeway leads north of belfast and past several interesting sites. game of thrones fans can have fun visiting places they recognize but the stunning shooting

locations along the coast offer something from non-fans to. the route includes the head land affair had. the magnificent shoreline of my last day. and talent or harbor. further in mind is the dark hedges avenue of beech trees they appear in only one scene in game of thrones but long enough to make them a favorite tourist destination. after eight seasons the television fantasy saga is finally drawing to a close but the memorable scenes of game of thrones and the locations will remain. a back now to the hamburger bonhoeffer here in berlin where worlds are colliding in a cross disciplinary performance namely the world of one nine hundred seventy s.

break dance and a nineteenth century piano suite by russian composer modest walls or skates well how can this work you ask well it's thanks to the berlin dance troupe flying steps who are making a name by combining classical music with the whole gamut of urban dance styles and according to audiences it works. the flying steps have a new show called flying pictures it's their interpretation of modeste my source these pictures at an exhibition a fusion of dance art and music as a spectacular and widely acclaimed stage production. i. marched on by seal spent five years giving the piano suite a visual form russian composer modeste most or ski wrote the ten pieces in eight hundred seventy four inspired by victor hartman's pictures many of the drawings and

watercolors are now lost the flying steps bring them back to life. bringing the individual subjects to life by staging and dunson for them following the music's pattern. or their interpretation shows how we experience them how we see this picture and sort of into a performance and bring it to life. and this was sit down sir spent four months rehearsing for the for lynn premiere to all of them breakdowns or b. boying as a lifestyle they bring together different styles of urban and classical dance in their work. the always jimmy as twins compliment the ten tablo with their street art they made their reputation with gargantuan moving sculptures some of their works big and small are integrated into the show at the humbucker bonhoeffer contemporary art museum. everybody. really together.

we find we find a way to be one. and squeeze it is difficult because the music dance and. to become one thing it's very hard. classical musicians have adapted most or skis pieces to urban dances particular sequences of movement they're backed up by a world class beat boxer danny amendola. ileus beat box. the balls a moment for these moments when the music pauses and i add something as a way of fusing the orchestra with my beat boxing skills. so i got a custom atlanta big books chords. the flying steps have been called one of the world's best urban dance troupes with their show flying pictures which succeeds in harmoniously blending different artistic styles and areas they more than live up to that reputation. as a wonderful exploration of how pictures can sound and how music can look and

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