hi there and welcome to news from arts and culture i'm karen helm well in the midst of what feels like a never ending breck says a new photo book by toby benda brings us closer to the existential angst going on in northern ireland also coming up. another installment of our series baking bread . tells us all about a famous black bread. and a dancer who's been lauded for both classical and contemporary. dance about the project that's about to take berlin by storm. with the u.k. on the brink of the irish border question still has no clear answer this means lots of confusion over what the fate of northern ireland ireland will be where the return to a hard border with the republic of ireland could threaten the region's hard won peace. case breck said referendum german photographer toby bindra has focused his attention on belfast and the fragile balance that is daily bread for its use.

hi there and welcome to news from the world of arts and culture with me karen helms said in this edition one of berlin's most famous paintings by german romantic artist caspar. gets a virtual reality make over and here's what else is in store. punk rock band the talking hole isn't hard not only one of germany's best live acts they're also the subject of a new documentary film. the two director called a company called. and with ice cream season just around the corner this delightful novelty dessert a german invention just celebrated an anniversary. it was first shown in berlin in the fall of eighteen ten it seemed like the m.t.s. picture the art world had ever seen the monk by the sea by caused by is a masterpiece of german romantic painting with the natural landscape functioning as a mirror of the soul well now thanks to virtual reality there's others to the national gallery can immerse themselves in the painting and commune with the monk and more. a toy needs.

hi there and welcome to news from arts and culture i'm karen helms ted well in the midst of what feels like a never ending breck says a new photo book by toby benda brings us closer to the existential angst going on in northern ireland also coming up. another installment in our series baking bread and they are. all about the famous black bread. and a dancer who's been lauded for both his classical and contemporary performances with . a dance about the project that's about to take berlin by storm. with the u.k. on the brink of leaving the e.u. the irish border question still has no clear answer this means lots of confusion over what the fate of northern ireland ireland will be where the return to a hard border with the republic of ireland could threaten the region's hard won peace lever since the u.k.'s breck said referendum german photographer toby bindra has focused his attention on belfast and the fragile balance that is daily bread for its youth. teenagers in belfast after the good friday agreement they have not experienced the sectarian violence of the past still these images show.

hello and welcome to news from arts and culture i'm karen helms said and in this edition bananas as a symbol of freedom in poland we'll see why artists have staged an in in front of the national museum in warsaw and also coming up. the berlin philharmonic has just rolled out its plans for the season starting in august marking the beginning of a new era for the orchestra under chief conductor kiffin tanker. and celebrations and events abounds to commemorate the five hundredth anniversary of the death of leonardo da vinci we look into the legacy of the tuscan master. artists in poland have taken to the street and to social media to protest the decision to remove a video installation from the national museum in warsaw the video in question by prominent artist natalia l l dates from one nine hundred seventy three and depicts a young woman eating a banana in a suggestive way well although it's been on display for many years conservative authorities have now branded it obscene sparking concerns that artistic freedom is under threat. occasionally protesting can be a tasty affair hundreds of

hi there and welcome to news from the world of arts and culture with me karen helm said in this edition one of berlin's most famous paintings by german romantic artist. gets a virtual reality make over and here's what else is in store. contraband the talking horse meat heart not only one of germany's best live acts they're also the subject of a new documentary film. the two director cardillac copulate. with ice cream so you can just around the corner this delightful novelty deserves a german invention just celebrated an anniversary. it was first shown in berlin in the fall of eighteen ten it seemed like the emptiness picture of the art world had ever seen the monk by the sea by cars is a masterpiece of german romantic painting with the natural landscape functioning as a mirror of the soul well now thanks to virtual reality visitors to the national gallery can immerse themselves in the painting and commune with the monk and more. a tiny figure standing on the beach in front of a rough sea in the sky a heaped up mountains of clouds. that friedrichs the monk by the sea is a radical image.

welcome to news from the world of arts and culture i'm karen helm said and here's what's coming up in this edition. new film about a tragic family killing revisits a real life drama that took place on the streets of berlin fourteen years ago. we look at the explosive parts of norway's. who's making a name for himself with destructive performances done especially for social media. and in our series one hundred german must reads we plunge into. oppressive tale of seemingly random injustice and impenetrable authority the trial. in two thousand and five germany was shocked by the murder of twenty three year old how to shoot a young turkish kurdish woman who had dared to leave a forced marriage and defy her strict muslim family well she was shot point blank in on the street by her youngest brother a so-called on or killing german director sherry hormones new film a regular woman tells the story a new and gives the victim back her voice. and . and a regular woman is a true story.

hi there and a warm welcome to arts and culture i'm karen helms dead and here's a look at what's in store on today's show. berlin as a veritable treasure chest the museum island alone is home to five incredible institutions we'll talk about the german capital's impressive museum landscape in just a moment as our main topic. but first this year marks five decades since astronaut neil armstrong took his giant leap for mankind that is if he ever really set foot on the moon believe it or not there are still many conspiracy theorists who say the whole thing was a huge hoax and that the moon landing was actually acted out on a secret film set well far fetched as those theories might seen the film industry has taken them seriously enough we were in on the we are currently broke or far. well that's embarrassing to what this means next to the can't land man and come back. to cia agents were actually meant to uncover a russian spy of nasa but thanks to a wiretap they discover something much bigger you can make people do it but as they say if you can't make it fake it so the agent suggest faking the

hello and a warm welcome to news from the world of arts and culture i'm karen helm said and here's what'scoming up. bauhaus is everywhere and it may be one hundred years old but as one german furniture company shows its classic pieces are strikingly modern even today. as peaceful protest brings about change in algeria one of the country's leading intellectuals novelist and journalist. reflects on his latest novel and how it mirrors some of the social unrest in his country. and a brand new wooden high rise in norway has become the world's tallest timber tower we'll check it out. well it's hard to believe but the chair that you can see behind me here was created nearly one hundred years ago about how school of architecture and design may have only existed for fourteen years but its influence was far reaching as it sought to unite craftsmanship with art well for the bauhaus and teener e one german firm has in reinterpreted a line of classic furniture proof that its modernist philosophy has lost none of its punch today. this is vaulted gropius is director's chair from one thousand twenty two

hello and welcome to news from arts and culture i'm karen helms said and in this edition but nanna's as a symbol of freedom in poland we'll see why artists have staged an inn in front of the national museum in warsaw and also coming up. the berlin philharmonic has just rolled out its plans for the season starting in august marking the beginning of a new era for the orchestra under chief conductor kitty in. the celebrations and events abounds to commemorate the five hundredth anniversary of the death of leonardo da vinci we look into the legacy of the tuscan master. artists in poland have taken to the street and to social media to protest the decision to remove a video installation from the national museum in warsaw the video in question by a prominent artist natalia l l dates from one nine hundred seventy three and depicts a young woman eating a banana in a suggestive way well although it's been on display for many years conservative authorities have now branded it obscene sparking concerns that artistic freedom is under threat. occasionally protesting can be a tasty affair hundreds