and british choreographer akram cowan takes audiences on an emotional journey in his modern retelling of an ancient epic. well it's the exhibition all of the year in the eternal city. known as raphael died in rome in 1520 at just 37 and he was one of the most celebrated and prolific artists not just of his age but of all time all the 3 months show is the biggest ever devoted to him but it begins under a shadow due to the corona virus outbreak currently sweeping italy. it's one of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the year this very day our crew in our low museum pre-sold around $70000.00 tickets before dawes even opened. 120 works by roughly 0 have been assembled from the collections of many major

museums around the world. florence is the museum is a major contributor its director put a positive spin on the risk that visitor numbers could be down due to the corona virus outbreak. would we really want to have all these crowds and this expression. of their will be manifest as because it's a unique opportunity but if you actually can get through to the paintings of us nothing wrong about. the pictures visitors may be able to get closer to include the famous for. allegedly depicting a baker's daughter who was rough rio's roman love our. st john the baptist as a boy together with preparatory drawings. and this presumed self portraits. raphael died on his 37th birthday

after 8 days of fever and was buried in rome's pantheon. and i'm joined by adrian kennedy from our culture desk to tell us a bit more about the show definitely the cultural highlight of the year kicking off there in rome a once in a lifetime so if i understand a very ambitious show a blockbuster. or 120 rafael's from all over the world that's more rafael's in one place than ever before wow and that probably includes the artists workshop during his all too brief life time. now the works on show if the insured for an incredible $4000000000.00 euros and the organizers say the show is unprecedented 1500 years opportunity which might not come around again for another 500 years so actually well worth

a visit and a little bit problematic sort of wishing i had a ticket with italy struggle struggling obviously to contain this corona virus outbreak it's pretty bad timing is very bad timing all schools and universities have been closed initially for 10 days from thursday across its silly restrictions apply to sporting events cultural events and museums now the organizers of this show are stressing that they will be controlling visits a fly and trying to ensure that the recommended one meets distance between visits can be maintained very. easy and as you can see it's not really happening there at the press preview maybe the old know each other i don't know but other museums have extended opening hours in order to spread the numbers of the day this show will be open to 8 pm on weekdays and 10 pm on saturday

but source numbers may be down anyway i tore down cos it's really so we'll just have to wait and see how many people actually turn up crown to actually get the military does look spectacular it's good to see that at least one major event is going ahead in light of all of the very high profile cancellations that we've seen in the recent days even including the lights book fair but the other big news today concerns the cancellation of possibly one of the most hotly anticipated films of the year tell us more about that so i own wednesday it was announced that james bond would have a little more time to. di spoiler might be a little more time to live. the film keep in mind featuring daniel craig's last outing as bond and a rapturously received theme from billy.

joel for an april release now we won't get to see it until november. clearly is corona virus related a statement from the filmmakers say the decision came off the full consideration and thorough evaluation of the global see actual coal market place so the blackouts in the blackout in china played a role the downturn in cinema visits in key markets as well they're keeping the suspense high obviously on multiple fronts the raw files so on in rome until the 2nd of june and let's hope that that plays out well for everybody who managed to get a ticket and go to see it thank you very much adrian for the background information and that story you. ghana stand now where just last week the u.s. signed a historic peace deal with taliban forces aimed at ending 19 years of war even though an afghan peace process does sound like it should be a good thing many women in the country like the filmmaker roy yes have that are

fearful a return to power of the taliban could endanger the very few gains they've managed to make. roy aside that with her team the filmmaker is considered one of the best in afghanistan she's busy planning a new project with her production company film. office is already full of international awards. that is worried by the political changes happening in her country how will the peace treaty agreed with the taliban affect her and other women. concerned when i remember how women in our country simply forgotten during the taliban's 5 year grew up to $911.00 to the international community views afghanistan as an open and shut case and abandons us again that would undoubtedly

be grave consequences. for years sundance has documented the empowerment of afghan women in films like a letter to the president. the drama follows soraya a government official who rescues a young girl from being stoned by villagers. actions incite the fury of local warlords and her husband. soraya is imprisoned and to to be executed only a letter to afghanistan's president can save her. where i met a man the film was afghanistan's entry for the best foreign language film oscar in 27 scene. i tend to feel when i had a lot of things to say for my sake we were emerging from

a very oppressive period so i strongly believe in cinema i think it's one of the most important art forms for transforming society. royer so that's what has always been risky in parts of her country film and cinema going are still taboo in $27.00 saying she was awarded the international woman of courage award she's not the only woman afraid of a potential taliban resurgence. within 2 or 3 months the future of afghanistan will be in the hands of the taliban the taliban who have suppressed women for years so how will they give women rights when they believe women should stay at home and shouldn't even be allowed to go out there another show yet. more show that we might not witness more suicide attacks or explosions in afghanistan. instead afghan women like

me could lose their freedom. but i'm a. lawyer so that fear is the return of fundamentalism but she's not giving up she says she'll continue making films and hopes to remain a mouthpiece for her fellow afghans both women and men. well now to the visual poetry of cuttack which is one of the major forms of indian classical dance it originated with the travelling bartz of ancient times who communicated their great epic stories through music song and dance of british choreographer akram can and his company both master. and challenge this form with contemporary forms and their latest production explores the ideas of rituals and remembering and of ancient knowledge lost. the energy in the rehearsal room is palpable akram khan

a dancer himself since childhood he uses every last moment to polish his choreography turns gestures grimaces all are perfectly synchronized to transpose an ancient story into the present age i like to work with myth for me they're not there to be taken literally they have to be taken metaphorically at teach us our past i mean the reason why i feel we know our past is through music dance and theatre because they've recorded it but in a way that is not just through words. outwitting the devil is a retelling of the mesopotamia epic of gilgamesh the tyrannical king becomes a hero after being told a hard lesson by the gods. there was this fragment recently discovered from the gilgamesh story which is kind of the oldest recorded story ever on clay tablets and the one that they've discovered recently

was a tablet that described the see the forest and how gilgamesh this king destroyed this entire forest and how the gods became upset and decided to punish him. the company is currently cheering the peace for cullen jones is the ideal medium to be epic the reason i choose to tell stories through dance is because there is this sense of ambiguity. because you can't you can't hold it you can't hold the narrative but you feel the narrative i'm interested in hearing your guts 1st and bypassing your intellect then you hear 1st and then it slowly slowly goes up in after the show you start to go. live now twisting the devil can pulls out all the stops to take audiences on an emotional journey movement sound night in jail the result world class storytelling. and very compelling images well i'm afraid it is

a sad time for us to sign off but do visit our website should you need to catch up on a report in between and you can also find us on twitter at culture now with that from myself and the crew here in berlin and all the best until next time stay well he does the number but.

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