1st conspires to take your breath away. and christopher dean alias mr plant and graces the natural world in his arms like in this latest installation true in and in france. back when it was published in 1985 margaret atwood's novel the handmaid's tale was critically acclaimed but considered by many to be a bit farfetched the main character offered is one of a cast of scarlet clad handmaids forced to be breeding machines in the patriarchal dystopia of gilliatt will fast forward to 2017 and the novel had a veritable 2nd coming as a t.v. series but also as a symbol of resistance to my sergeant's trompe and politics and that's one reason the long awaited sequel has finally arrived. my swearing the

iconic red cloaks and white head piece is familiar from the t.v. series and subsequent political protests appeared in the streets of london ahead of margaret and puts knight his book branch and say the book is more relevant than ever in some ways it's becoming a was like them particularly in the night sky. and so this is very current and very relevant very necessary it wasn't just the enemy it was a forward but it's that 8 minutes to read this x. and then type feel where every time every word that she writes can change and you genuinely changed my life. thanks to stressed as hand by evoked good fictional state of giving out handing out oranges and repeating well known catchphrases from the novel. through this by the canadian only attended the launch and gave a midnight reading from the long awaited sequel press conference she had this to sign about the world of gilliatt. is the.

world let's hope so. although it's never uniform the people that are running things in those societies think that it's just a bit over what they were doing before because. there. was your problem. after 1st 4 years the waiting is. and the reading can't begin. relevant has ever yes the reading can begin here it is the testaments a novel that super hyped kennedy from our culture desk has joined me to talk about it now adrian this is the literary event of the year very much on a scale with almost a harry potter book launch yes it's very exciting and unprecedented for mystery books no. and in many midnight book launches like the one we saw in the report

cross the u.k. similar events in the u.s. and in canada and margaret atwood will appear at an event at the national theatre in london which will be life streamed to $1000.00 movie theaters across the globe amazing at would very much the rock star of canadian literature and almost 80 years old at 34 years is a long time to wait for a sequel can you tell us why this is coming yes yes it's a bit of a long story but the original book of course was a literary success nominated for the booker prize but it remained a literary classic and didn't really break fruit into the mainstream until just 2 years ago. but then of course it came on with a vengeance it's literally become a cultural phenomenon that's why the hulu t.v. series that one might state starring. mos as off red was a worldwide success that hits screens just after don't trump can you see the president and was in tears interpreted by many by millennial inspired new young

fans as a warning that a liberal society could quite easily start to slip back into totalitarianism now the 1st series was based on the original book the 2nd series though that would allow a team of writers to develop the story so one reason that which is written sequel is to reclaim the story now she also says she's watching it too because of the curve tailing of women's rights in trump's america of course the iconic look of the hand made has been used by women's rights protesters across the globe which margaret atwood spoke about at her press conference let's see what she had to say. because you. know.

we can. write my. book there is not typically humorous not to the political side but she also says that she wrote this book to answer many of the questions that were asked of her over the years by fans of the ad what answers do we get and does this follow the t.v. series at all well we don't want to give too much weight i can tell you that the action of the new book takes place 15 years after the final ambiguous scene in the hand might style when it wasn't certain whether she was being liberated or imprisoned that's right and i can also tell you that the new book is told from a perspective of 3 right says none of which is offered that might disappoint some people one of them is the notoriously sadistic. trains that and my stew terrifying the role of terrifying figure the other 2 a young women agnus who has grown up in the totalitarian system and daisy who lives

in neighboring canada and to protests against human rights abuses in gilliatt now according to the initial reviews and the book of price story it's already been nominated only for a short list of the book a prize they say that it's a real page turner it has many breath taking turns and twists so it's and different each time to get a story and i can attest a lot of a lot of the typical at woody and humor and the take home message of this of course adrian is read the books 1st across our fingers for that book uprising thank you very much for coming in to tell us about the testaments russia. well to a dance company that dates back to 1609 when it was actually the court ballet of the dukes of. the modern company was formed in the early 1960 s. and from its infancy it was praised for its boundary pushing style well now it has teamed up with 3 renowned choreographers for an evening that has earned its title

breathtaking. and even enough benet and 3 pods israeli choreography its economy has created a unique dance. choreographer swedish $100.00 places the dance dance around the wall. and akram khan a british choreographer with bangladeshi roots takes us into the world of traditional indian dance. and is it the drum music like we heard in the last piece puts you into a trance the song. the triple bill opens with it's a gully who moves his dances around like a chess pieces on a board of beams of light this choreography is called he. sounds japanese

in a visit like 25 years ago in tokyo i saw the electric city. and it was up to. become a satellite which is a crowd of light. dances followed by a chamber of play. 6 dancers 3 duets playfully dance around a wall in the center off the stage to name a few 100 in this piece out of breath. when it actually came from the birth of my daughter that was very sort of problem. they collect most births are found but i was sort of really touched me was how killers life and death was at this very moment so i maybe a month after had to make a battle. to. advance

a crowd life death and the thin line in between to the end of. this show finishes with a whole new dance style a fusion of contemporary dance and traditional indian dance to the district a ballet dancer attended a cow type workshop in order to perfect their moves each movement carrying a precise meaning. like but like so there's one that's really like a flower opening and closing and enveloping and it's very much oriented towards the heavens. breathtaking show that lives up to its name. finally as forest fires have raged from the arctic to the amazon this summer his art couldn't be more timely because of the name calls himself mr plant and as an artist from france he's actively participating in the debate about environmental

awareness his latest installation emphasizes the symbiotic relationship between humans and trees. it's a way of showing love for nature tree huggers the title of his stuff to me is current work and i'm seeing friends on. the sculpture stand for hugging or caring about nature and the trees to do they stand for a philosophy called silver therapy. so that's a kind of therapy that lets you draw strength from nature. in the city. he does the plastering and rapping at his residence for months now mr planned as he calls himself has been at work on his project local people not a make plastic kath's off their arms. they don't push it as an

excuse so i think the project is quite interesting because it calls on viewers to join in and it allowed me to create art in collaboration with the residents of and see. as soon as the plaster arms are dry and the stuff he made gets them ready to attach the months. of what was supposed to put a vision for this project i only use moss for other artwork so use different plans is. it always depends on the project. the study ball for sure you push. every arm get some angel with the name of the donor on it a total of $52.00 arms were made this way. to stuff he may have for the public pocket where he'll touch the mast of the sculptures to trace. the illusion of

a hog is impeccable. this art brings humanity together with nature in its own playful way. message to get out there and hug some tree on not know our time is up so until we meet again thanks for watching all the best from us here in berlin just he doesn't. believe in.

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