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later on in the show. and with that, a warm welcome to another edition of your max with me, your host had. hm. oh, here's what else we've got coming up with. a swedish artist creates the real sculpture sites of gingerbread, and these 2 german brothers are child prodigies 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's like to perform with the oldest ice review in the world. i. 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 constitute, was italian figure skater. marianna torres annie is in this year's edition for the 1st time a separate sided dan, you venue and you're excited, they go on and off, she goes on to the ice. in the 1st scene, she and her true portray characters living in another world with holiday on ice as putting on their show a new day, 180 times at 22 venues in germany alone. marianna torres annie appears an 8 different scenes away from the limelight, the cast members rehearse every day. i am diana said his annie and we are here in

the night. i'm so blessed to be here. it's like a big jeanette 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 service 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 month tour, 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 does jump is the takeoff. if you goes wrong, you can control it e f to wait, but it is not too much. is really add delicate 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, to 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 do you see the 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 anywhere as 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 manage 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 and her peacock outfit. 2 ah, in the finale, marianna torres ami is one of beautiful fantasy creature. a new day runs for 2

hours and is a real hurt with the audience. he was excited, he was really a put a lot of manager than what you saw me. and giving energy to the ideas. i hope they like it. and we had some problem with the rivers and ideas. but i think we have it. i have, you know, yes. tiring for her. really happy with her. 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. eric then uses the pastry as modeling clay to create eerie, 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. but 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 is in a more from alien root 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 i choose to do these kind of characters and there's also something special about making something scary and mysterious. now i really like them. 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 aluminium foil hawk who the dragon in the

japanese enemy, films spirited away is one of her current projects to seek his exterior is always made of pure gingerbread does. is this art or an elaborate cookie that has so never really occurred to me to, to eat these sculptures and since san, i'm creating them f, my arts and not cookies. now i think it would, the kind of hurts me actually to, to eat this sculptures. she started off building gingerbread houses, which then gave her the idea to make creatures using the same material. dove, this is san ordinary gingerbread, the recipe, and i'll make it myself from, from scratch. so it sounds, it's edible. it's actually really, really good. caroline erickson's latest method is a funny like ginger breakdown mixed with water which keeps that clay like consistency,

easy to mould. she gradually glue the gingerbread dough on to the framework and little dry multiple times the construction homes. finally, she applies edible paint to make the figure even more vivid. but it's not permanent art. these sir figures of course and doesn't last forever, that they are gonna break down at, at some point points because it's so it's food. and so i guess it would last for a couple of months or so before it starts breaking down than the of course it, that's gonna feel really sad. but there's also a certain charm to art that doesn't last and basically because i think you appreciate it more scary on the outside and suite on the inside. another reason why caroline erickson's works of art fascinate from surreal sculptures to a more classical kind bart,

our 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 mar, solich 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 defeated cap been playing the piano since i was 3 and a half years old, but i never feel that i'm perfect enough. been as perfect and. oh, what does it mean to be a prodigy? ah maddox is at home and paid his hog 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 has won around 100 prizes . his parents noticed his exceptional talents early on science when he was just 2 years old. he started reading actual the house numbers during walks 6 months later it was 4 digit numbers. then he could say the alphabet forwards and backwards . by the 8 you 3, he could was a coffee machine, the washing machine until ton of the shirt wound visa. maddox, his younger brother, 7 year old miles, is also considered highly talented. ah. 6 2

for the now single mothers, the mona mar, solich having 2 highly gifted children is not always a blessing. ah, man, i've been dead. i have a very busy day with many appointments. i'm taking one to piano lessons, then taking the other to his violin lessons, and then to rehearsals, or to repair the violin geiger when they get up. it's a very tight schedule to me. helena, 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. vocational maddox grasps things foster. 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 its own passes in his free time and it saves high to him of giving him enough time to prepare for concepts into competition. i am feeling a site oh, fun petri dish would have. oh, is he mona's daily life is dictated by her children's schedules. today they're 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. level that 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 thank you was going ahead . maddox has weekly ear and voice training and composition lessons plus piano lessons 3 times a week. ah. 5 ah, concert pianist, elysa, vento lumina, has been teaching maddox for about 4 years. she's rehearsing with both children for an upcoming concert. oh, shouted 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, latin, deleted village, hospital 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 clunk. my whole, my big goal is to play at carnegie hall skiing. it may not be new york yet. only a church 7 kilometers from home, but maddox and miles are all ready, stunning audiences. 3 ah, ah ah, ah impressive for our next report, we're heading south of the german border on her 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 and mountain panorama. hedge 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 see what all the fuss is arrived. the small village behind me is home to only 800 people get every year more than 1000000 tourists with it. it's one of the most popular attraction in austria. mrs. howes. ah. how started nestled in the austrian out. in the south chemical region. tiny village is considered one of the top most instagram level places. it's 1997. it's also been listed as the unesco will tentative. as part of the house that duck stein landscape . ah,

austria has an excellent railroad network with high speed trains and seen it. so if you want to travel to how much you can do so from any of the austrian city, pretty effortlessly, you'll even start bundle where a fairy is already waiting to pick you up and take you across the lake. the ferry ride is barely 10 minutes, but it's like an attraction in itself. as it is unique perspective to take postcard would be 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 and stuff. because house, so small, you don't have to worry about getting lost part of the village of char, 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 scrolling through the narrow seeds and along the lake side, you'll eventually reach the heart of the village, which is almost impossible to met the markets where they start at times. this used to be the main trading center. today you will find many phases, restaurant bars and hotels right here. but house that is known for moves and just the stunning natural landscape and pretty views. it's also famous to something completely different, something that sometimes called white gold. salt villa can change here very quickly. one. busy 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 slide light and 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 it 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, but there is also an interesting viewpoint here called the voice hated skywalk. behind it $360.00 maces above the roof, tops of house that was made in the sky, will get its name from the 12 metre platform that extends from the mountains and appears to be floating in the sky. it provides an amazing boards. i view of the world headed to say, no wonder the deal like village of house that was enthusiastic visitors from across

the globe. now, is there anything cozier than huddling around to potter fondue with a group of friends in the winter? it works with meat and hot, fat seaford and broth, or if your sweetness 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 fondue is both a culinary 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 doesn't main ingredient proud. the swiss cheese fondue. my mom is lucas. fuss can check. my name is lucas fall head chef at the romantic hotel, motos moran. and today i'm going to prepare a classic swiss cheese fondue the motiv moran mountain at

a height of almost 2500 meters is a popular destination near the winter sports resort of saint mary. ah, the oldest finish sheila in the in i didn't takes you up to the view pattern which is also the site of the hotel with several restaurants for classic swiss cheese formed. you will need the following ingredients. bad cases, vice versa, cheese white, wine, corn starch, lemon. law garlic, if trisha and pepper 1st, lucas fast 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 bear keith from cows. milk, it's the mixture that makes the right fonder funding. because fat grams the pot with garlic, the extra flavor. next, corn starch,

white wine, and lemon juice, and mix together and pulled 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 hate it and keep stirring guns like a slides of the trib loose with se only sto to the left eye. so counterclockwise. it's good middle head was right now. we had some black pepper and he lets it's and the last ingredient, slide c to c l of kish. by mit law, he, i'd stir the cheese fondue of a medium heaped is not too hot because otherwise the cheese can easily curdle, smell it can take between 5 and 10 minutes. ah, infant say, and minucci under sun dawn just yet shown. it's nice and shiny. now the cheese has melted properly. car that lombardo glue. the consistency i'd say is beautiful.

under a roller, it was like swiss cheese fondue. ah eric cook pot boasts what is probably the oldest cheese fondue recipe station back to 1699. at that time, however, it was still 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 affility fantastic switzerland is very well known for it's fantastic cheeses, really, but the love they put into their bag kayser and alkaline cheeses, the grass, the herbs that grow here, the animals that produce 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 audit and it stands to reason that this is the swiss national dishes, schweitzer not in how good it is. in the ski resorts,

cheese fondue is one of the most popular dishes. it said 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 shed mercury in the winter when it's very cold. you come into a cabin like this. i think it's just wonderful. it and just when you open the door, you feel the smell from this type of cheese. i think that is really, really, really nice. fin does fondest, i think fun too is a must win skiing. and these cheesy taste is really nice and very good sir. good, as we all known, the simplest dishes are often the best. and this is certainly true for the world famous swiss cheese. ah, and that's all we've got time for today. don't forget to head over. it's our website to participate in our viewers draw from me and the whole,

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