and in our continuing series 100 german must reads a novel called why we took the car. drones have become really popular in the last 10 years due to technological advances which meant they were easier to control and at the same time federal aviation authorities began to give out commercial licenses soon you could be getting your post insert your parcels delivered by drug however an exhibition zeppelin museum in frederick solving in southern germany shows that drones in some form or a been around for centuries. the 1st drone in history launched a frenchman into the sky in 1783 of the landing in paris. was attacked by angry fallenness. they had no information whatsoever about this experimental voyage they thought the balloon was some sort of something mysterious in any case

something so the frenchman and his heart. to be dangerous and the balloon was destroyed nearly half a century later the 1st air raid austrian forces besieged venice in 849. was triggered by the length of the fuse but also dependent on variables such as the wind pretty vanda but one bomb did reach its target so this was not only the 1st air raid in military history but also if you like the 1st combat mission of an unmanned drone. this short film highlights the difficult experience of today's combat drone pilots. feel i mean. i can tell you what shoes are worth. from a mall where. i can tell you what type of person to wear like that appear.

to work. with a terrible contrast. they go from their homes to an office somewhere sit down at the come puta operate a drone and if they received the other day and they shoot and then at the end of the day they go and all send in a lot of people look like how can the p.t.s.d. if you work actively in a war zone while i think you speaking every single day i was active in a war zone i mean i may not have been personally horrible those directly affected people's lives over there every single day. drones are only present today as a means of surveillance but also in political resistance for the saw many people fighting for their traditional nomadic way of life the drug just like a helpful spirit from the mythical world. documents the destruction of nature

by dams power lines and mining. drones help to frame the protest by providing compelling images. that. the media has fallen in love with the birds i spect of. the world can be so beautiful when seen from above. that drugs can also reveal the fragility of night shot for example here in bavaria where land is being eaten up by car production. they are also responding to the drug the 1st 20 drone collection the specially fitted metal can deceive thermal imaging cameras used is by drones an artistic protest against

total surveillance this silhouette of a us war drone sends a clear message beware of drones but the actual drones are kilometers up in the sky where they can be seen. in media. plays in her work with the male gaze on women through the lens of the classic always choice. it seems like a dance between man and woman but on the other hand it also looks a bit like bullfighting it's threatening moving in. space between attack and defense this is the area this functions and this i'll buy it. for the 1st time a museum gets to grips with the way drones are 3 changing many areas of life it's fascinating and scary. for now we still have the control.

now resident but one david leavitt says take us through german literary classics in our continuing series 100 german must reads today a novel published just 5 years ago in english called why we took the car by involved hand-off 2 teenagers from very different backgrounds who are just an disenchanted with life take a road trip and eventually find out the world is pretty cool after all. if you were really my friend would you help me still a car. want to know what real friendship is breed why we took the car by bus can hand off it's about an unlikely pair of 14 year olds mike as a rich coward who feels like a loser and chick is a drunk russian immigrant who's got nothing to do with us. it's

the story of their getaway in a stolen car i think mark twain in 21st century eastern germany they decide to drive to remain but they end up in the middle of nowhere on the way they meet a bunch of weirdos and they learn that life isn't as bad as everyone says it is ever since i was a little boy my father had told me that the world was a bad place and maybe it was true maybe 99 percent of people were bad but the strange thing was that on this trip chicken i had run into almost only people from the one percent who weren't bad. why we took the car is not a book for with sids but if you're up for the adventure it may restore your faith in humanity now if you were really my friend you'd read more books like this one. but she. tells the story of a rather cold princess in china looking for

a husband but potential suitors who don't make the grade alright cicutto is now in traditional chinese opera acrobatics of. the knoll and a new production to a. festival just south of munich combines western and eastern operatic stahl's and even recruited a martial arts expert to train the cost. italian opera meets try. nice martial arts unusual but fitting just come up with genius story of turin dot a princess living in china reimagined. was. discouraged thought the choreography to over a 100 singers. tong chan won several international coming few titles including the world championship born in hong kong she wanted to become stronger through martial art from an early

age. so few can feel has helped me a lot not just my health but also my concentration. and it has a culture of its own to. this being it's a good sport and has given me a lot of feel when called on the next worst and that's why i just want to share it with other people. and so i take joy in that this book as well as. this is our 1st time working on an opera modifying the confluence of sizes to match the music was hard work. the music is the most important part of the opera and i had to study it 1st in order to use suitable movements. singing is very important i need to plan in such a way that they can sing and also moved to italy and shown to be. the singers had one month for the training baritone marcos nieminen really enjoyed the rest

hershel's. it was. such a long choreographed scenes are quite rare and it's quite a challenge and this is what i think it will turn out to be very nice. to be at. the performance as part of the ilene faster ball and varia it's been taking. place every summer since 1997 this year singers from 30 different countries are taking part. in the you know the was. the artistic director for trick bauman came up with the idea of combining the opera tour and darts with conflict this piece is especially close to his heart.

because you have a great affinity towards china you know so i've traveled there many times and i've seen quite a lot come out and i'm sure now when i stated a beautiful shaolin monastery for 2 whole days it was unbelievable i was excited watching those people and what they do see their mom. than tong chan hopes that elements from other cultures like kung fu will be incorporated into classical opera more often. called. chinese opera kung fu is a very important element. in western up or it's still quite new and to me it's really interesting to be a part of all this and. over $20000.00 opera fans attend the festival every year. it's good brilliant i'm very impressed by it you know that one woman with the sword i really liked her i can't see that well any more help she

but what i could see was very impressive because you know really a great console. tour and darts with conflict are unique exchange between western and chinese culture. i. that said today we leave you with a clip from a boswell the new german film that's winning prizes that betters festivals. and is about a pinnace to seclude spy the talent of. it's directed by you have gaston his 1st movie a coffee in such a big success. i'm told they spent a long time. he finished with.

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