and joining me to speak about the voice of artists and intellectuals in dollars is my colleague adrian kennedy welcome adrian now we saw alex save it on her way there to her appointment with this investigative committee do you know what happened there was she didn't spend much time at the investigative committees headquarters she left quite quickly saying that she had invoked her rights not to testify against herself not to answer questions and reiterating that the council's only goal was to unite society now other members of this coordination council that's really seeking dialogue have also been targeted have they not that's right former culture minister. was questioned by investigators on choose day he was forced out of his job as director of the state young. fear after calling for new elections and complaining about the brutal suppression of the demonstrations he's one of the highest profile civil servants to come out publicly against the regime and many actors at the theatre he ran have resigned in solidarity it's striking and perhaps also encouraging that literary voices are actually bein

company in adrian kennedy here to speak to me we heard briefly in the report that this project is supporting women women's charities in mexico just tell us who will be benefiting from this production and not just women's charities project or raise money for save the children and for a foundation which helps women who are victims of male violence in mexico the situation of course for women and children has not been improved by the coronavirus knock down one direct beneficiary is the coax women philharmonic orchestra which supports the artistic development of indigenous women their main source of income performing live has been cut off by pandemic restrictions case so it's great to hear that they're getting some support from this now obviously with the plethora of covert videos that we've seen in the past couple of months many of them were very tricky to put together but this one of course really stands out it's visually striking what can you tell us about the making of power i wanted to get away from this. farai aesthetic that we know from lock down videos from artists she wanted to make it m

and adrian kennedy is here to discuss book with me mask off a bit of an unfortunate title now in corona times when of course we're expected to keep our masks on but toxic masculinity a very timely topic as ever yes this is a book about the crisis of masculinity as seen for example in grandstanding politics trumps twitter outbursts in the rise of women hating. media and perhaps most states really in gang violence but also in other less obvious places in interpersonal relationships in the workplace in competitive sport . this narrow view of masculinity affects all areas of society it's bad for men and for women and for those who don't fit comfortably into category it's become a bit of a. it's a toxic masculinity this is a book that dissects that old deep angst myths and is a call to change and how great that we're getting from male voices actually making that call for change they said a practical book we heard that jay-jay bola proposes some strategies to counteract this traditional kind of socialization what he's suggesting exactly. well as a social worker one thing he does is try to get

and joining me to speak about the voice of artists and intellectuals in belarus is my colleague adrian kennedy welcome adrian now we saw and i save it on her way there to her appointment with this investigative committee do you know what happened there was she didn't spend much time at the investigative committees headquarters she left quite quickly saying that she had invoked her rights not to testify against the self not to answer questions and reiterating that the council's only goal was to unite society now other members of this coordination council that's really seeking dialogue have also been targeted have they not that's right former culture minister. was questioned by investigators on choose day he was forced out of his job as director of the state young. fear after calling for new elections and complaining about the brutal suppression of the demonstrations he's one of the highest profile civil servants to come out publicly against the regime and many actors at the theatre he ran have resigned in solidarity that it's striking and perhaps also encouraging the literary voices are actuall

is fantastic musicians and of course that gorgeous mexican prima ballerina to your company and adrian kennedy here to speak to me we heard briefly in the report that this project is supporting women women's charities in mexico just tell us who will be benefiting from this production and not just women's charities project or raise money for save the children and for a foundation which helps women who are victims of male violence in mexico the situation of course for women and children has not been improved by the coronavirus knock down one direct beneficiary is the koch's women philharmonic orchestra which supports the artistic development of indigenous women the main source of income performing live has been cut off by pandemic restrictions case so it's great to hear that they're getting some support from this now obviously with the plethora of covert videos that we've seen in the past couple of months many of them were very tricky to put together but this one of course really stands out it's visually striking what can you tell us about the making of. wanted to get away from this. farai aesth

and let's hope that they can make that festival happen indeed in 2021 thanks for those insights adrian kennedy and we'll take you now what is the bill international film festival has announced that the will no longer be gender specific best. for best actor and best actress though would be prizes for best lead performance and best supporting performance this is a move that they say is a signal for more gender sensitive awareness interesting to do it that way and let's hope that they can make that festival happen indeed in 2021 thanks for those insights adrian kennedy. and we'll take you now to weimar which is a relatively small city but a real heavyweight in terms of its cultural legacy home for many years to good to and schiller 2 leading figures of the german lightman birthplace of the bow how and so we're taking you there to see how weimar still inspires today starting with an international magnate the famous bauhaus university. well how serious they. were a well known university in our town and. when i came here just i was looking for the university where is the university. that was 2 years

and joining me to speak about the voice of artists and intellectuals in dollars is my colleague adrian kennedy welcome adrian now we saw alex david on her way there to her appointment with this investigative committee do you know what happened there was she didn't spend much time at the investigative committees headquarters she left quite quickly saying that she had invoked her rights not to testify against herself not to answer questions and reiterating that the council's only goal was to unite society now other members of this coordination council that's really seeking dialogue have also been targeted have they not that's right former culture minister pavel left trish co was questioned by investigators on choose state he was forced out of his job as director of the state young polar fears after calling for new elections and complaining about the brutal suppression of the demonstrations he's one of the highest profile civil servants to come out publicly against the regime and many actors at the theatre he ran have resigned in solidarity that it's striking and perhaps also encouraging that lit

and joining me to speak about the voice of artists and intellectuals in dollars is my colleague adrian kennedy welcome adrian that we saw and i say it's on her way there to her appointment with this investigative committee do you know what happened there was she didn't spend much time at the investigative committees headquarters she left quite quickly saying that she had invoked her rights not to testify against the self not to answer questions and reiterating that the council's only goal was to unites society now other members of this coordination council that's really seeking dialogue have also been targeted have been out as white former culture minister. was questioned by investigators on choose day he was forced out of his job as director of the state. fear after calling for new elections and complaining about the brutal suppression of the demonstrations is one of the highest profile civil servants to come out publicly against the regime and many actors at the theatre he ran have resigned in solidarity that it's striking and perhaps also encouraging that literary voices are actually being

willetts indeed a lot riding on this film for certain and adrian kennedy is here to talk to me aboutit what's the verdict is this film going to bring people back into the cinema it could should really because christopher nolan is a master filmmaker with free blockbusters under his belt he 1st came to our attention in the year 2000 momentous i was his 1st slightly bigger budget film cost $9000000.00 almost force. $1000000.00 stablished his reputation and his trademark use of multiple timeline his most recent movie was a bit of a departure but it posted 3 timelines and became the most successful 2nd world war drama ever done kirk took a massive heart of a 1000000000 at the box office but nolan's mission to save save the cinema with his new film tenets is perhaps as daunting as its heroes attempt to save the world the film has got mixed reviews good for the cinematography and the action but slightly less good for the perfect plots which is also a running gag in the movie people who are asking urging us to keep up asking whether our heads and in the end finally urging don't try to unders

september edition of arts 21 where that will be featured so try to catch that thanks very much to adrian kennedy for bringing us that back story thank you so many consider him to be germany's shakespear johann fund good to great poet and writer best known for his masterpiece drama follows and every year on his birthday august 28th this friday good to institute awards it's good to medal which is given to luminaries whose work actively promotes international cultural exchange while the 1st of this year's 3 winners is a. ica of bolivia a weaver artist poet and musician whose indigenous roots are key to her creative drive. bethought ica a bolivian artist poet and sayest musician and weaver she fought hard to succeed in a world that traditionally sidelines women and indigenous cultures. the belief that every civilization is complete in its way has its own language its own forms of artistic expression be it textiles wood cutting ceramics. it's not always painting the pictures on a canvas. she was 6 when her mother taught our how to weave but she wanted more this determination led her to leave her fami

willetts indeed a lot riding on this film for certain adrian kennedy is here to talk to me about it andwhat's the verdict is this film going to bring people back into the cinema it could should really be because christopher nolan is a master filmmaker with free blockbusters under his belt he 1st came to our attention in the year 2000 the meant so was his 1st slightly bigger budget film cost $9000000.00 took in almost $40000000.00 it established his reputation and his trademark use of multiple timeline which his most recent movie was a bit of a departure but it boasted 3 timelines and became the most successful 2nd world war drama ever done kirk took a massive half a 1000000000 at the box office but nolan's mission to save save the cinema with this new film 10 minutes is perhaps as daunting as its heroes attempt to save the world the film has got mixed reviews good for the cinematography and the action but slightly less good for the plexi plots which is also a running gag in the movie people asking urging us to keep up asking whether our heads and in the end finally urging don't try to u

september edition of arts 21 where that will be featured so try to catch that thanks very much to adrian kennedy for bringing us that story thank you so many consider him to be germany's shakespear johann fund good to great poet and writer best known for his masterpiece drama forced and every year on his birthday august 28th this friday there are to institute awards it's good to medal which is given to luminaries whose work actively promotes international cultural exchange while the 1st of this year's 3 winners is. bolivia a weaver artist poet and musician whose indigenous roots are key to her creative drive. bethought ica a bolivian artist poet essayist musician and weaver she fought hard to succeed in a world that traditionally sidelines women and indigenous cultures. the belief that every civilization is complete in its way has its own language its own forms of artistic expression be it textiles wood cutting ceramics. it's not always painting the pictures on a canvas. she was 6 when her mother taught us how to weave but she wanted more this determination led her to leave her family and she fi