. >> for mark that title is pulling from ecclesiastes it is a deeply meaningful book because it starts off with vanity and is a struggle to find where do we find the meaning of life? so when ecclesiastes chapter three verse two, there is a there ise a time to mourn and a timeno to die from the litany of different ideas there is a time to do different things so the volume is looking back on this experience of culture and all you see around you is carnage and it is in that that they are finding to come back and find the relationship of love so in this devastation at the same time you can find love. in this sense they draw on that biblical quote to revoke this sense of toil and struggle and carnage but yet the meaning of life. >>host: there is a fiction book and historical fiction, but you also have nonfiction so now is talk about a very well-known holocaust survivor. >> yes. y all rivers run to the sea with this memoir pulling on ecclesiastes verse one chapter one verse seven. it is like the cycle and even though the water runs to the sea it is never full you have a sense of trouble and

here in northern italy some five hundred years ago the two of us worked on this wonder of the ecclesiastical arts. the munty united the beauty of mathematics and the laws of nature in the aesthetic perfection of his architecture. i am. the dome cloisters and sacristy i'm not in a gigantic or overwhelming scale a fit sense of propulsion rules this is a true jewel in the crown of eternity. i am i any i am. i did not spend every day in the refectory where i'd been commissioned to paint the picture of pictures instead i would have milder monday's judges it was built unsure of which to admire the more the graceful movements and physical strength of the workman who were my models obama and his gift for transforming humble stone and simple shapes into a high unity. the clusters to the right is the sacristy show it to you in a moment and then say no more its ideal proportions require no comment. from his ceiling painter the universe i even lent a helping hand. opposite the cathedral itself is the sun. i. was. it. the. view. it as. you. you. are about her. if you look closely you will see that the ar

deliberated over the plans with my architect it was principally conceived as a marriage of christian ecclesiastical architecture and oriental splendor opposed byzantine byzantium but i had other things in mind as well the decorative features of oriental architecture struck me as cloying. what interested me more was symmetry the arcades of the vestibule correspond to the galleries in the cloisters for example. harmonic echoes give the whole a rhythmic unity. in this way the sacred and profane are brought together last remaining distinct. there's the. i myself feel the do stylistic synthesis works best on the court and the inscription above the entrance is a feature normally found in oriental temples here it has been combined with folk art features the sunflowers and the pumpkin flowers are usually seen in the rural architecture of the old valley. there are also features that recalled the delicate stucco of churches in northern italy. and then there is the pear wood door with its nod to an entirely different tradition that of the gothic which was introduced to the lock yeah by busy loop will. move th

that not that many of your ballets are based around ecclesiastical music how important is your faith to you the catholic faith. i think my faith is simply a part of me and you know. this is cloud. i think my faith is something that is just there is. oh and i can opt out which i do to work for me or but it was also natural for me that this dialogue with something that is invisible. with something above us or below us or around us it was not taboo words to order wants. needs to tumble. and in so fan the idea of creating a ballet. somehow connected to this dialogue or not. was not alien to me i think fun i never had the idea that it was something off limits. that was for us money unfasten don imus one of these ballets the same matthew passion was performed over two hundred times in hamburg alone it gained a cult following why do you think it was so popular with audiences. because. this is specify an innocence decade or more i think it's better if you don't try to rationalize it i can't explain it i could never explain it it was on. his posse one good i can only say that when i heard the

in around 1100, an irish king gave cashel to the church, and it grew to become the ecclesiastical capitaland. 800 years ago, this monastic community was just a chapel and a round tower standing high on this bluff. it looked out then, as it does today, over the plain of tipperary, called the golden vale because its rich soil makes it ireland's best farmland. on this historic rock, you stroll among these ruins in the footsteps of st. patrick, and wandering through my favorite celtic cross graveyard, i feel the soul of ireland. ♪ meggin: hello, and welcome to our highlights edition, with the best picks of the week. here's what we've got lined up for you today. burst of color -- italian design brand seletti at the current milan design week. capital city -- we spend a day in madrid, spain. and automotive icon -- the volkswagen beetle turns 80. the brand seletti is known for its creative, crazy and provocative designs, like its banana and monkey lamps, which we featured on the show a few weeks ago. well, now for the first time the company is displaying an array

larger communion, but also a way to reach a hand of friendship across the great pond,you will, the ecclesiastical pond for sure. laura: reverend, thank you so much for joining us. >> you're welcome. thank you. laura: before od go, we say e to writer tom wolfe, who died today at the age of 87. he was a groundbreaking novelist, describing high society, ambition, and class struggles in 1980's america. he began his career as a report, becoming one of the leading figures of new journalism must lie which allowed reporters tohearrate as ifwere writing fiction. he went on to publishno his firt l in the 1980's "the bonfire , of the vanities," satirizedt wall strg shots as masters of the universe. i am laura trevelyan. thank you so much for watching "bbc world news america." ne >> with the bb app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way to the news of the day and stay up-to-date with the latest headlines you can trust. download now from selected app stores. >> funng of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing

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