fires to take your breath away. and chris are aliased mr plant and graces the natural world in his arms like in this latest installation. in 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 headpieces familiar from the t.v. series and subsequent political protests appeared in the streets of london ahead of margaret and puts knight his book launch fire and say the book is more relevant than ever in some ways it's becoming a worse place with them particularly in the night sky. and so this is very current and very relevant very necessary it wasn't just any it was a horror but instead of 8 minutes to read an x. an anti feel or every time every word that she writes and she generally genuinely changed my life. thanks to stressed as handmaids evoked good fictional state of giving out handing out oranges and repeating well known catchphrases from the novel . this guy 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 guilt he had.

is the. world let's hope so. although it's never a uniform the people that are running things in those societies think that it's just a group and over what they were doing before. there. was your problem. after the 1st 4 years the waiting is. and the reading can begin. relevant has every asked 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 is it is very exciting and unprecedented for mystery books no. and been 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 book a 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 literally become a cultural phenomenon that's why the hulu t.v. series. starring. moss has offered was worldwide success that hits screens just after don't trump can use president and was in tip interpreted by many

by many 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 there. we. know. because we're on. the right.

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 i found out what answers do we get and does this follow the t.v. series that's 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 the perspective of 3 right says none of which is offered that might disappoint some people one of them is the notoriously sadistic. 2 trains that and my stew terrifying both terrifying figure the other 2 are 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 a price jory it's already big nominates 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 has read the books 1st across i think it's 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 16009 when it was actually the court ballet of the duke's a vote the stock got ballet and 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 think of the way and 3 pods is rarely choreography its economy has created a unique like dance. did it. fellow choreographer swedish $100.00 places the dances around the wall. and akram khan a british choreographer with bangladeshi roots takes us into the world of traditional indian katahdin so. when this hits the drum music like we heard in the last piece puts you into a trance that. the triple bill opens with it's a gully who 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 calls the colors up to. call this name the case at all which is being called the light. the light dances followed by a chamber playing. 6 dance says 3 duets playfully dance around a wall in the center off the stage to name a few on in this piece out of breath. well it actually came from the birth of my daughter 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 battle. to. the dance of old life death and the thin line in between

it and it. this show finishes with a whole new dance style a fusion of contemporary dance and traditional indian dance at the back of the district and ballet dances attended a cow talk workshop in order to perfect their moves each movement carrying a precise meaning. 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 raged 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 environmentalists 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 his stuff his current work and i'm seeing friends. these sculptures stand for hugging or caring about nature in the trees and on the 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 not a make plastic kath's off their arms. they don't put it

this is 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. soon as the plaster arms are drying stuff he may get some ready to attach the money. was supposed to put a vision for this project i only use moss for other artwork so use different plans as. it always depends on the project. sure to use a study ball for sure you push. every arm gets i'm able with the name of the don't on it a total of $52.00 arms where make this way. to stuff you need heads for the public park where he'll attach the mast of the sculptures to train. the illusion of the hog is

impeccable. this art brings humanity together with nature in its own playful way. message to get out there and hug some trees fall on not know our time is up so until we meet again thanks for watching all the best from us here in berlin just a toughie does it. look . good in. the fog. how the wool

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