conspires to take your breath away. and christopher dean namely as mr plants embrace of the natural world in his arms like in this latest installation. in i'm see you in france. well 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 headpieces familiar from the t.v. series and subsequent political protests appeared in the streets of london ahead of mockery and puts his book launch find 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 that and it was a horror but that i even managed to read an x. and then type feel or every time every word that she writes and she generally genuinely changed my life. thanks to stressed as hand by evoked words fictional state of giving out handing out oranges and repeating well known catchphrases from the novel. to this by the canadian only attended the launch and gave a midnight reading from the long awaited sequel at a 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 and societies think that it's just a group and over what they were doing before. there. was your problem. after 1st 4 years the waiting is over and the reading can begin. relevance has ever yes the reading can begin here it is the testaments a novel that superhighway 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. been many did not 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 live streamed to $1000.00 movie theaters across the globe amazing at would very much the rock star of canadian literature at almost 80 years old now 34 years is a long time to wait for a sequel can you tell us why this is coming 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 frew 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 right the hulu t.v. series state starring. mos as off red was worldwide success that hits screens just after don't trump can you see the president and was in tip 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 atwood allowed 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 writing it to because of the kurtz hailing 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 there. to be. reduced. because you're on.

the right will there be. 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 gilliatt what answers do we get and does this follow the t.v. series the tall 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 perspective of 3 new right says none of which is offered that might disappoint some people one of them is the notoriously sadistic aunt who trains that and my stew terrifying both terrifying figure the other 2 are young women acting us 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 a price jory it's already been nominated only for a short listed in the book a prize they say that it's a real page turner it has many breath taking turns and twists so it's sad definitely time to get a story and i can attest a lot of a lot of a typical at woody and humor in 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 now to a dance company that dates back to 1609 when it was actually the court ballet of the duke's a vote the stock got a 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

breath taking. and even ing of the ne and 3 pods is rarely choreography its economy has created and unique unlike dance. did it. fellow choreographer swedish $100.00 places the dances around a wall. and akram khan a british choreographer with bangladeshi roots takes us into the world of traditional indian qatada dance. when it hits the drum music like we had in the last piece puts you into a trance the salt of. the triple bill opens with its seagull really moves his dances around like 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 cause he comes up to. call this name he comes up to which is me the light. the light dances followed by a chamber of play. 6 dances 3 duets playfully dance around a wall in the center off the stage to name a few 100 in this piece out of breath. well it actually came from the birth of my daughter but that was very sort of problematic like most births are and but i was sort of really touched me was how close life and death was at this very moment so i maybe a month after had to make a bad. candidate. a dance about life death and the thin line in between

to end it. but this show finishes with a whole new dance style a fusion of contemporary dance and traditional indian dance but the fact of the strict a ballet dancer has attended a cottage workshop in order to perfect their moves each movement carrying a precise meaning i don't 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. it's a breathtaking show that lives up to its name. finally as forest fires have ranged from the arctic to the amazon this summer his art couldn't be more timely because of d.n.a. calls himself mr plant and as an artist from france he's actively participating in

the debate about environmentalism where this all his latest installation emphasizes the symbiotic relationship between humans and trees. as a way of showing love for nature tree huggers the title of the artist can stop these current work and i'm seeing friends. these sculptures stand for hugging or caring about nature and the trees and on that the less to do they stand for a philosophy called silver therapy. so that's a kind of therapy that let you draw strength from nature see you know. 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 that a make plaster casts off their arms. they don't push it wasn't that i saw

this piece 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. soon as the plaster i'm so dry stuff he may get some ready to attach the mom. was supposed to put a vision for this project i only use moss for other artwork so i use different plants is. it always depends on the project. society ball for sure you portray. every arm get some label with the name of the donor on it a total of $52.00 arms will make this way. to stuff you may have for the public park where he attached the last of the sculptures to tree. the illusion of

a hog is impeccable. this art brings humanity together with nature in its own playful way. the. message to get out there and hug some trees fell on not know our time is up someone telling me to gain thanks for watching all the best from us here and from then just on top he does in. the mood. mood.

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