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this spectacular show on skate is back on tour holiday and we accompanied one of the performers behind the scenes. we'll find out more about this glamorous world later on in the show. and with that, a warm welcome to another edition of your max with me, your host townhome. well, here's what else we've got coming up with. a swedish artist creates the real sculptures. i said. gingerbread. and these 2 german brothers are child prodigy in the world class. but 1st, let's talk about how to beat those pesky winter blues. for those of you living in parts of the world where it's cold and dark right now, it can be a tough time. i like to get through the winter by making plans to do nice things. like going to see a show and holiday on ice is the perfect indulgence. we met with an italian figure

skater to find out what it is like to perform with the oldest ice review in the world. ah, things are a bit hectic behind the scenes in just a few minutes. the big figure skating show holiday on ice is about to begin. and everything has to be perfect. the choreography and costumes, italian figure skater, marianna taurus on e, as in this year's edition for the 1st time. i was it, right? said it did. you renew a new accepted thing that's gone. and off she goes on to the ice. in the 1st scene, she and her trooper tre characters living in another world. with holiday on i says putting on their show a new day, 180 times at 22 venues in germany alone. marianna torres,

annie appears in 8 different scenes away from the limelight. the cast members rehearse every day. i am i am. if it is annie and we're here, you know the denies. i'm so blessed to be here. it's like a big getting that came to marianna, torn as annie was 5 when she discovered figure skating in 2013. she was a national champion and took part in the european championships, and she's been in many international competitions. but a show like this is different. the big difference for sure is that i'm not individual anymore. like we are all together. even like before, i was competing against each other and now we have to work together to we have to collaborate to create a unless are vis. jose. and that's just what makes the show so challenging. everyone has to perform live and with perfect accuracy, while making sure not to get in each other's way. the cast is made up of 40 figure skaters from across the globe. they put on up to 3 shows

a day during their 6 months to her, and it really pushes the group to their limits. ah, besides ice skating, marianna torres on. he also keeps in shape lifting weights and doing yoga. a lot of practice goes into the challenging jumps. this time she doesn't manage the double axle them. most difficult part of this is jump is the takeoff. if you goes wrong, you can control it e. f to wait, buddy is not to much. is really add deli kate part the 1st holiday on ice show was held in 1943 in the united states in 79 years. the troop has taken their act to over 80 countries and featured more than 6500 figure skaters including norwegian figure skating legend, sonya hen, you 2 time olympic champion,

cutting of it from former east germany. and this year the current olympic figure skating champions french do o gabriela, pepper dockets and yom sees a home what sets holiday on ice apart or it's elaborate costumes for a new day. over 300 different ones were created. marianna, torn as annie wears, one of the most extravagant ones, a 2 meter long peacock costume. the only thing i can do is really moving my arms, my upper body and then be really careful to done it anyway. when my tails been my that's it. but yes, it's really the meant like minutes, how to move it and the and be pre to it in the middle of the show. the 23 year old performer takes center stage in her peacock outfit.

ah, in the finale, marianna torres annie is one of beautiful fantasy creatures. a new day runs for 2 hours and is a real hurt with the audience. it was exciting. it was really a put a lot of energy and right, you saw me and giving energy to the ideas. i hope they like it. and we had some problem with the rivers on diet. but i think we, we have it. are you have you know? yes. tyra have really, really happy with i don't know about you, but for me christmas isn't complete without attempting. and often failing to bells . one of these a house made entirely of gingerbread, but for once we dish artist gingerbread creations are far from festive. caroline

ericsson uses the pastry as modeling clay to create erie creepy sculptures. they are a far cry from the classic hansel and gretel house covered in sweets. and it's a lot more complicated than anything i could attempt to create. monsters from horror, films and science fiction series fill up the living room of artist caroline erickson. but don't worry, they're only made of gingerbread for the thing i'm most concerned about. is this the structure being able to hold the weights of the gingerbread? and if it doesn't, it's gonna break and fall to the floor. and all of my work is going to be lost. so i really hope that doesn't happen. for over 2 weeks, the oslo based swedish artist has been working on demo gorgon, the monster from the american supernatural series stranger things. the gingerbread figure is one me to 20 tall and weighs about 15 kilos. darth vader from star wars was in

a more from alien route from guardians of the galaxy and venom from spider man. our other gingerbread creations. i'm a big movie nerd and the sci fi fan and everything that's got to do with pop culture. so i think that this why shoes to do these kind of characters. and there's also something special about making something scary and mysterious. i really like that. each project begins with a sketch i have learned and what i should always pay attention to in the beginning of the process. and because if you, if you do something and if you do mistakes in the beginning and something is always going to go wrong later on. and so i always try to to imagine what

problems i'm gonna run into and tried to solve them before they happen to stabilize the figures. she builds a skeleton out of wire and wraps it in aluminum foil hawk who the dragon in the japanese enemy, films spirited away is one of her current projects. the physics julia is always made of pure gingerbread. is this article, or an elaborate cookie that has never really occurred to me to, to eat these sculptures. since i'm creating them? my arts and not cookies. i think it for the kind of hurts me actually to, to eat this sculptures. me. she took us enough building gingerbread houses, which then gave her the idea to make christians using the same material. dove, this is ordinary gingerbread, the recipe, and i'll make it myself from, from scratch. so it's, it's edible. that's actually really, really good. the caroline erickson's latest method is

a funny gingerbread mixed with water, which gets to the clay like consistency in the mold. she gradually glue to ginger brideau onto the framework and let it dry multiple times. the construction home. finally, she applied to edible paint to make this figure even more visit, but it's not permanent art. the figures of course doesn't last forever. they are gonna break down at some point points because it's a food. and so i guess it will last for a couple of months or so before it starts breaking down. and of course, that's going to see and really sad, but there's also a certain child to art that's often left basically because i think you appreciate it more scary on the outside and suite on the inside. and that's the reason why

caroline erickson's works of art classmates from the real sculptures to a more classical kind of bart or next piece down into the lives of 2 exceptionally gifted brothers to play piano and the violin. given classical concerts around the world. and the most impressive part is said that only 7 and 9 years old, we take a look at what life is like for these child prodigies and what their talent means for the german families everyday life. ah, 9 year old maddox marsala is considered a child prodigy with ease. he plays pieces like these variations on a theme by violin virtual. so paganini, the works are not normally interpreted by children. his age. ah, if he to cap been playing the pianos since i was 3 and a half years old, but i never feel that i'm perfect enough finesse. perfect. ah, what does it mean to be a prodigy?

ah maddox is at home and pages hog in near berlin, where he practices 3 to 4 hours daily. oh, he discovered his passion for the piano at the age of 3. his skills developed rapidly. already at the age of 4, he gave his 1st concerts. oh, at the age of 7, maddox played at the mozart t. m in salzburg, austria a highly renowned international music academy. to date he is one around 100 prizes . his parents noticed his exceptional talents early on science when he was just 2 years old. he started reading awful, the house numbers during walks 3 to 6 months later it was 4 digit numbers. then he could say the alphabet forwards and backwards, and by the 23, he could with the coffee machine, the washing machine until time. so visual had one visa, maddox, his younger brother,

7 year old miles is also considered highly talented. ah. 6 2 for the now single mother's the mona mar solich, having 2 highly gifted children is not always a blessing. ah, manhattan dead. i had a very busy day with many appointments for taking one to piano lessons. then taking the other to his violin lessons and then to rehearsals or to repair the violin. geico, when i get up, it's a very tight schedule. to me. come in. do you have any time for yourself? no. oh, maddox and miles is lives are filled with their music and their performances. they've been on countless concert and competition tours, whether in israel or at a competition at london's royal albert hall. but in spring of 2021, they suffered a family tragedy. their father died unexpectedly since her husband's death z,

mona marsala has been a single parent. in addition, she home schools, the children, maddox and miles, are exempt from school due to their giftedness. because now have of man, it's grasps things faster. he doesn't need to spend 6 hours at school when he can learn everything and one or 2 hours with that. and then with that he said he and that's why we decided that instead of going to school, he could learn it in its own passes in his free time. and it saves time to him of giving him enough time to prepare for concepts into competition. that im, vinegar site off, and hopefully should have both as he manas daily life is dictated by her children's schedules. today, they are going to berlin for piano lessons. the running costs for the lessons and the travels of both children are in the $4.00 digit range. every month, maddox is godfather, pays part of it. the mother of 2 can no longer work full time. and she has to put

up with a lot of prejudice. motherhood. you're criticized as being a stage mom and keeping the poor children away from life. forced to practice piano and violin. i've also read comments on facebook saying things like, yeah, the best way to make money is with little kids. as nobody realizes that it costs money, time and nerves. that people will think what they want to know, what's going had maddox has weekly ear and voice training and composition lessons plus piano lessons 3 times a week. i. 5 note, ah, concert pianist, elysa better lumina, has been teaching maddox for about 4 years. she's rehearsing with both children for an upcoming concert. oh, yard. oh, i often advise children who are not so fond of music to choose another profession, and keep it as a hobby. then, but when music is everything for them,

like in this case, then i have to give medics, for example, the best foundation that i can. so he can decide later to i want this lesbian, the toilet or maybe not. after all, it really doesn't really tough pick of to collect nifty and miles and maddox want to go on stage. today they're playing a concert in our glance back a town east of berlin. such performances are just the start of their big dream that after that will play a big concert stage is being clump my whole, my big goal is to play at carnegie hall usually. 8 it may not be new york yet, only a church 7 kilometers from home. but maddox and miles are already stunning audiences . ah, ah, ah,

ah impressive. for our next report, we're heading south of the german border on our way to the famous austrian village of hedge that dw reporter to prove that he visited the charming little time. which is located by a beautiful lake, surrounded by an alpine mountain panorama. hash that might be tiny, yet it boasts an unbelievable amount of visitors each year and has a replica which has been built in china. let's see what all the fuss is about. the small village behind me is home to only 800 people. get every year more than $1000000.00 with it's one of the most popular attractions in austria. this is caused. mm. how stunted is nestled in the upper austrian alps in the until it consults chemical to region. this tiny village is considered one of the top most instagram level places since 1997. it's also been listed as the unesco world heritage site,

as part of the house that doug stein landscape. austria has an excellent railroad network with high speed trends and seen it. so if you want to travel to house front but 3 and he can do so from any of the austrian city, pretty effortlessly. you'll arrive at holostar, bonham, where freddy is all be ready to pick you up and take you across the lid. the ferry ride is barely 10 minutes, but it's like an attraction in itself as it is unique perspectives to take postcard worthy pitches. of course house that is also accessible by car. if you're coming by car here, do remember that there are no regular cars allowed inside the house study area. you should park your car right outside the village, but don't worry, it's not a problem because the whole area here is quite small. it will take you only 20 minutes to walk from one end to the other in the pause stuff. because house,

so small, you don't have to worry about getting lost. part of the villages charge a beautiful traditional wooden houses and narrow alleys with hidden stairways. so you should definitely take the time to explore and discover all the different corners and unique viewpoints. ah. but keep in mind that the beautiful town is not just a tourist attraction, but a place where people live. as you enjoy strolling through the narrow streets and along the lake side, you'll eventually reach the heart of the village, which is almost impossible to miss the market square. they start at times this used to be the main trading center. today you will find many fields, vestment, bars, and hotels right here. the house is known for more than just the stunning natural landscape and pretty views. it's also famous to something completely different,

something that sometimes called white gold soap video can change here very quickly. one day it's sunny and the other day, it's like this, raining the holiday. but today would be a good day to go inside the salt mine actually dissolves milton salt. mine is one of the most important attractions. the mine is used to take slides like things to get into the mine. it's very the history of 7000 years. it's the oldest salt mine in the world. a guided to a tells us how full deposit is formed, how people 1st started mining them, and how felt is being extracted to day. so we learned a lot about solid back there. there is also an interesting viewpoint here called the voice hated skywalk behind its 360 meters above the rooftop house that was made in the sky will get the name from the 12 me to platform that extends from the mountains and appears to be floating in the sky,

it provides an amazing boards. i view of the world had it did say, no wonder the village of house that was enthusiastic visitors from across the globe . now, is there anything cool bigger than huddling around to potter fun. do with a group of friends in the winter. it works with meat and hot, fat seaford and broth. or if you're sweet to like me fruit and melted chocolate. but the original classic combo is melted cheese and bread. i can feel my mouth watering already in switzerland funder is both a canary and a cultural treasure. we travel to the source to find out how it's made. and thankfully the recipe is pretty simple. ah, it's especially popular during the cold season. and it has its main ingredient proud, the swiss cheese fondue. my name is lucas bus. can share my name is lucas fall head chef at the romantic hotel,

motors morale pardon. and today i'm going to prepare a classic swiss cheese fondue the motors moran mountain at a height of almost 2500 meters is a popular destination near the winter sports resort of saint mary. ah, they'll definitely learn the enemy didn't takes you up to the balloon platter, which is also the site of the hotel with several restaurants. for classic swiss cheese fondue, you will need the following ingredients. bad cases, vice versa, cheese white wine, corn starch, lemon law garlic. if trisha and pepper 1st, 1st lucas path grates, the cheese is 4 different types for this recipe. ionize them to the jazz. one of them, of course, is from manga d, as in all the cheese as a rule, milk cheeses. so barry keith from cows milk, it's the mixture that makes the right on duty funding. because fat grams the pot

with garlic, the extra flavor. next, corn starch, white wine and lemon juice, and mix together and fold under the grated chains. ah, i'm dumb on phone to begin with, you give it all a good mix. i can get them. we can slowly hated him and keep stirring guns like a slides of the trib loose with say only stick to the left eye, so counterclockwise. good men. okay. it was like we had some black pepper on the left and the last ingredient, slides to cl occurs by mit law. he had stir the cheese fondue over medium. heat is not too hot because otherwise the cheese can easily curdle, smell it can take between 5 and 10 minutes. ah, infants in autumn under sun dawn. this is shane. it's nice and shiny now. the

cheese has melted properly or that lum plaza glue. the consistency i'd say is beautiful under sir evelyn. it was the swiss cheese fondue. ah eric cook, but boasts what is probably the oldest cheese fondue recipe station back to 1699. at that time, however, it was too cold. cheese with wine. in the 1950s cheese fondue really became popular and was 1st embraced by swiss kitchens. today it's found our menus, nation and world wide. despite this said, i can't afford se fontose. switzerland is very well known for its fantastic cheeses, liberty to love, they put into their bag taser and alkaline cheeses. so the grass, the herbs that grow here, the animals that produced the milk in the whole chain and the hard work, it all goes into making such a super cheese, so to speak. how, but it's an ancient tradition. well,

i did it and it stands to reason that this is the swiss national dishes strides are not in, i'll get it is in the see, resorts, cheese fondue is one of the most popular dishes. it's sent in a curriculum a pot. it's usually ceramic and kept more on the so called racial. a type of rye bread is speed with long fondue forks, and then it into the melted cheese. cheese fondue stands for coziness and is usually shared. i agree. in the winter when it's very cold, you come to cabin like this, i think is just wonderful. and just when you open the door you feel the smell from this tougher cheese. i think that is really, really, really nice. sprint as found is i think funding is a must win skiing body, and this cheesy taste is really nice and very good, sir. good. as we all know, the simplest dishes are often the best. and this is certainly true for the world

famous swiss cheese fondue. ah, and that's all we've got time for today. don't forget to head over to our website to participate in our viewers draw from me and the whole your max team here in berlin. thanks for watching and happy holiday. ah ah ah, ah, ah

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