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With an Instagram following of 15 million, Catherine Elizabeth Middleton is perhaps the most popular member of the British Royal Family. A portrait of the Princess of Wales, a fascinating figure, style icon, and popular celebrity who is modernising the image of the monarchy.

 A portrait of the Princess of Wales, a style icon, and celebrity who is modernising the image of the British monarchy.

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First performed in Vienna in 1824, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 celebrates its bicentenary in 2024. With its famous chorale finale based on Schiller's poem "An die Freude"(Ode to Joy), this monumental work of art is today one of the symbols of European unity. How was this symphony created? And how has its message been interpreted and reinterpreted over the years?

200 Years of Beethoven's Ninth

From its creation in 1824 to the present day, the story of a monumental musical work.

The Power of Music

How do the new generation of conductors differ from their predecessors? What is needed to be a good conductor? And how do they learn the trade? Twist meets young conductors Alondra de la Parra, Marie Jacquot and Leslie Suganandarajah to find some answers.

How to Be a Conductor

 Twist meets young conductors Alondra de la Parra, Marie Jacquot and Leslie Suganandarajah to find out what it takes to be a conductor.

Twist

In 2022, Salman Rushdie narrowly survived an assassination attempt by an Islamic extremist. This year's winner of the German Publishers' Peace Prize at the Frankfurt Book Fair, we interview the acclaimed writer in New York. Also in the programme: Russian journalist Elena Kostyutchenko, Slovenian authors Pia Prezelj and Suzana Tratnik, and a focus on the graphic novel “Woman, Life, Freedom" by Marjane Satrapi.

Salmon Rushdie releases new book about his knife attack: An interview with the British writer

Interview in New York with the acclaimed British writer who publishes his memoir 'Knife' this week.

Freedom and diversity are important in Timisoara, the birthplace of the Romanian revolution in 1989. Twist visits the city which has been designated European Capital of Culture 2023 and looks at the wind of freedom blowing through the cultural scene.

Timisoara: City of Freedom?

A visit to the European Capital of Culture 2023 where a wind of freedom is blowing through the cultural scene.

Climate change, scarce resources, and increased sustainability - how do we want to build in the future? Everything is being examined, not just architecture. Politics and art must offer interdisciplinary models and designs for the future of construction and housing.

Venice Architecture Biennale 2023

Climate change, scarce resources, and increased sustainability - how do we want to build in the future?

The Codex Seraphinianus is the most mysterious book in the world, full of bizarre drawings and an indecipherable language. It won over prestigious fans such as Roland Barthes, Italo Calvino, Federico Fellini and Tim Burton. Published in 1981, the Codex has become an object of worship: some try to decipher its language and give it meaning; others appreciate it simply because it represents the greatest surrealist work ever made. ARTE asks its author, Luigi Serafini, what's behind his enigmatic work.

The Strangest Book in the World

The Codex Seraphinianus is full of bizarre drawings and an indecipherable language.

Gymnastics

Federico Fellini is renowned for his extravagant productions. On the sets, there was often a mixture of creativity and chaos. But why did the filmmaker make his actors recite numbers and pasta recipes rather than scripts?

Federico Fellini's creative process was chaotic but legendary

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What do The Strokes, Daft Punk and King Krule have in common? They've all contributed to making Mount Kimbie the group they are today. Tracks invited the British duo to a Parisian record shop to pick out ten vinyl records that have influenced their sound. 

Mount Kimbie

What do The Strokes, Daft Punk and King Krule have in common? They've all contributed to making Mount Kimbie the group they are today. 

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Many young women idolise influencers they follow on social media and want to emulate their lives. But is being and influencer really such a dream job? Twist looks into the good and bad sides of the profession.

Influencer: A Dream Job?

Many young women idolise influencers they follow on social media. But is being and influencer really such a dream job? 

Behind the dangerous and illegal urban rodeos lies a discipline that influences pop culture, from rap videos to movies. Tracks explores this subculture and sport, from Bike life and motorcycle acrobatics to intense clandestine carmeets.

Bike Life

Behind the dangerous and illegal urban rodeos lies a discipline that influences pop culture.

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Neoperreo is an alternative subgenre of reggaeton, a musical genre often criticised for its macho sexism. Created in Chile by women and the queer community, this movement hijacks reggaeton’s highly sexualised sound for queer liberation.

Reggaeton, Twerking and Sexual Liberation

Neoperreo is an alternative subgenre of reggaeton, a musical genre often criticised for its macho sexism. 

She was called the queen of Warsaw. A prominent figure in the drag scene in Poland, Kim Lee was a muse for photographers, painters, and writers. In a country with a conservative government, Kim Lee was an icon for the Polish queer community. An ode to a Queen taken during the pandemic.

Warsaw's Queen of Drag

In a country with a conservative government, Kim Lee was an icon for the Polish queer community.

Influencers and musicians in Germany are stepping into the Mixed Martial Arts ring to fight in front of sell-out crowds. What does this mean for professionals in the sport?

Influencers in MMA

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What do we need to live a happy life? Follow Ronja von Rönne, author and self-proclaimed sceptic, as she explores this age-old question by meeting people with fascinating or surprising answers. A unique insight into the different mindsets and strategies that people employ to find happiness.

What do we need to live a happy life? A unique insight into the quest for happiness with author Ronja von Rönne.

Unhappy

Who are we? And how do we want to live? Streetphilosophy looks for answers to life's big question on the streets of Berlin.

Streetphilosophy

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Daniel Richter is one of the best-known artists of our time. He speaks to Jagoda Marinić about the books that have inspired him and accompanied him throughout his life.

With Daniel Richter

Daniel Richter is one of the best-known artists of our time. He speaks to Jagoda Marinić about the books that are important to him.

The Book of My Life

"We are currently learning that we are not the rulers of this universe. We are not the masters of creation. We cannot subjugate the Earth," says Vienna-based philosopher Philipp Blom. And he immediately asks, "Then who are we?" In conversation with Yves Kugelmann, Philipp Blom engages in a deep, thought-provoking exploration.

In Conversation with Philipp Blom

Humans thought we were masters of the Earth, but we're now learning the hard way that we aren't.

Deep Thought

How can we live a happy life? And should we be pleased that our lives are short? Ronja von Rönne investigates the philosophy of happiness by meeting Jean-Remy von Matt, a major figure in German advertising and Sister Katharine, who left her job in finance to become a nun.

A guide to living a contented existence.

How can we live a happy life? And should we be pleased that our lives are short? Ronja von Rönne investigates the philosophy of happiness.

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić had the world at his feet. But it wasn't enough. He knew something was missing and turned to books to help him find meaning in his life. What he read changed his outlook, his way of thinking, and his future. 

In the Words of Ex-Footballer Neven Subotic

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić discusses the books that changed his life.

Deborah Feldman found worldwide fame with her autobiography Unorthodox, adapted into a highly successful Netflix series. In this extensive interview, she talks about the central and vital role books have played in her life, on post-war writing dealing with the holocaust, and also contemporary events, notably the Israel-Hamas war.

With Deborah Feldman

An extensive interview with writer Deborah Feldman, famous for her autobiography Unorthodox, adapted into a highly successful Netflix series.

The Book that Changed my Life

Could your perfect look alike be out there in the world somewhere? The idea that a stranger could be living a completely different life to us, but wear the same face, is a troubling, intriguing concept. New technologies might make finding our 'twin' even easier.

Do We All Have Dopplegangers?

Could your perfect look alike be out there in the world somewhere?

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Ancient Greek statues are white, pure and classical, just like the marble they are carved from. False. These statues were painted in fabulous bright colours. Archaeologists and art academics have known this for centuries so why does the white myth endure?

Ancient Greek Statues Were Not White

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

The Mona Lisa's Eyes Don't Follow You Around the Room

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

A simple hut on the Côte d‘Azur shows all of Le Corbusier’s architectural genius.

Le Corbusier and his Cabin

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

The Painting that Divides Humanity

Conductors can gesticulate wildly when they conduct an orchestra. But have you ever wondered what exactly they are doing with their hands? And why do they use a baton?

Why Do Conductors Use Batons?

Highly respected theatres are programming gory productions that have more in common with slash horror films than traditional theatre.

Gore at the Theatre

In 1973 choreographer and dancer Carolyn Carlson brought an breath of American fresh air into the Paris Opera. In true hippy style she brought barefoot dancing, improvisation and a relaxed attitude. Not everyone was ready for change.

Carolyn Carlson: The Day They Danced Barefoot at the Paris Opera

The humble accordion may not have a reputation as the coolest instrument on the block. But in the hands of Mario Batkovic it takes on another dimension. Since 2017 the Bosnian accordionist has been wowing audiences and recording film and game scores, notably for hit survival game, Red Dead Redemption 2.

Mario Batkovic: Superstar Accordionist

The humble accordion may not have a reputation as the coolest instrument on the block. But in the hands of Mario Batkovic it takes on another dimension.

When Mark Zuckerberg launched the metaverse it was going to revolutionise our lives. Except it didn’t. How Zuck made the embodied internet so uninspiring.

Nothing Else Metas

The metaverse was supposed to revolutionise our lives. Except it didn’t. And it was really uninspiring.

Super Fails

Yetundey is originally from Leipzig and mixes styles and influences. Layla Boe wants to make the German language smoother in her music.

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A symbol of luxury, Parisian haute couture is prized the world over. Through the works of twelve of the great creators (Giorgio Armani, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Donatella Versace, etc), Loïc Prigent unveils a fascinating universe unknown to the general public.

A fascinating, glittering universe unknown to the general public

What is Haute Couture?

Although "kinky" images are present in our collective imagination, enthusiasts of specific sexual practices have taken a long time to embrace their preferences. Through art and spaces where kink is celebrated, the community now normalises practices that were once considered perverse. Kink fans are experiencing their coming-out and openly embracing their preferences.

Free to Be Kinky

Kink fans are experiencing their coming-out and openly embracing their preferences.

Cruises: quiet jaunts around the world for the respected and respectably retired. Except these guys didn't get the memo. Come aboad a cruise ship with a difference: for four days, 3000 revellers - aged between one and 70 upwards - and 60 heavy metal bands will cruise the Caribbean ocean. First off though, a launch party at Miami Beach. Welcome to the heaviest, most head-banging cruise of all time.

Welcome to the Jungle

Cruises: quiet jaunts around the world for the respected and respectable retired. Except these guys didn't get the memo. Welcome to the heaviest, most head-banging cruise of all time.

The Vessel of Hell (1/9)

A major luxury brand equipping children with BDSM teddies in its new collection? Not a good idea.

Balenciaga

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa still faces many challenges. The generation born after Nelson Mandela came to power in 1994 struggles with poverty, unemployment, and a lack of prospects. But music, which plays a major role in South African society, is a cause for hope in the rainbow nation.

South Africa: 30 Years after Apartheid

The generation born after Nelson Mandela came to power in 1994 struggles with poverty, but musical creativity gives hope.

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It's 2021, you're sitting in front of your PS4, the download is almost complete. And it's finally here: Cyberpunk 2077. Only 10 years in development by a renowned studio, incredible promises and 8 million pre-orders. What could possibly go wrong...?

The Worst Release in Gaming History

Only 10 years in development by a renowned studio, incredible promises and 8 million pre-orders. What could possibly go wrong...?

Super Fails: Cyberpunk 2077

The Segway revolutionised our world, right?  After incredible hype around its launch in 2001, many quickly realised that an expensive, unreliable, and arguably dangerous mode of transport wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.

Death on Two Wheels

The segway was supposed to be the invention of the millennium, but it just wasn’t that great.

Super Fails: Anyway but Segway

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Rhythm is like life. It’s about keeping going, about moving on. The Heart is a Drum is the story of how German drummer Klaus Dinger inspired a generation of musicians with the seminal 1970s krautrock band Neu! founded with Michael Rother. Contributions from Iggy Pop, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream and Joy Division’s Stephen Morris.

Klaus Dinger

German drummer Klaus Dinger inspired a generation of musicians with the seminal 1970s krautrock band Neu! founded with Michael Rother. Contributions from Iggy Pop, Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream and Joy Division’s Stephen Morris.

The Heart is a Drum

It’s the sound from South Africa that went global during lockdown: Amapiano mixes deep house with traditional music to create a sound that is spiritual and celebratory, and for some its a way of life. Tracks went to find out more about it.

Amapiano: The Sound of South Africa

House music was born in Chicago but South Africa has given the genre its own spin: Amapiano.

German-Polish singer Alli Neumann travels to Warsaw, as the new Polish government is sworn in, to meet people from the city's arts scene. What are their hopes do they have for the new government? Neumann talks to burlesque dancer Betty Q and music agent Paulina Żaczek.

Turning Point in Poland

German-Polish singer Alli Neumann travels to Warsaw, as the new Polish government is sworn in, to meet people from the city's arts scene.

Born long before the internet age, these tech-savvy seniors are taking TikTok and other social media by storm. Tracks meets Granfluencers in Spain, France and the UK.

Granfluencers on Tiktok

Born long before the internet age, these tech-savvy seniors are taking TikTok and other social media by storm.

In 2021, something incredible happened: modest private investors took on the powerful Wall Street hedge fund giants. Their weapons: a financial YouTuber in a cat jumper, a toxic subreddit and an ever-growing following.

The GameStop Short Squeeze

They were going to take down the whole financial system, but it didn’t quite work out.

It’s 2013 and Barack Obama is visiting Berlin. And we’ve just learned that the American have been spying on Germany and other allies on an industrial scale. What will Merkel say?

Angela Merkel Discovers the Internet

When the USA wiretaps Germany and Angela Merkel discovers the Internet.

This is the story of two guys who find that the tampons in their flatmate's bathroom bin smell too bad. So they invent disposable pink gloves with built-in bin liners and call them Pinky Gloves.

If Mansplaining Were a Product

This is the story of two guys who find that the tampons in their flatmate's bathroom bin smell too bad.Great idea, right?

Super Fails: Pinkgloves

Sam Bankman-Fried was living the American Dream, becoming a billionaire from his cryptocurrency exchange company, FTX. But then he was charged for multibillion dollar fraud. Oh dear.

Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX

SBF got filthy rich through his cryptocurrency company, FTX. But then he was charged for multibillion dollar fraud. Oh dear.

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When Adidas made its partnership with Kanye West official in 2016, the brand hoped to redefine the future of sneakers and beat sworn enemy Nike. But at the time, who could have known that Kanye would go off the rails?

The Fall of Adidas and Kanye West

Adidas and Kanye West should have been a match made in heaven. Who could have known that Kanye would go off the rails?

Super Fails: Yeezy-gate

Germany: beer, sausages, and Volkswagen? When the German car maker wanted to build a clean diesel engine to conquer the US market, they didn’t.  Instead they cheated on the emissions tests.

The VW Scandal for Dummies

When the German car maker wanted to build a clean diesel engine to conquer the US market, they didn’t. Instead they cheated on the emissions tests.

Super Fails: Dieselgate

All good things come to an end – the heroes return home. On the high Caribbean seas over 3000 metal enthusiasts have experienced a myriad of powerful concerts, parties and guitar riffs. During the stopover in the tropical Caribbean paradise hard rock meets reggae.

Kingston Rock

Because all good things come to an end, the cruise finish its treap with a stopover in Jamaica: rock mixed with reggae on a fine white sand.

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Since Russia invaded its neighbour Ukraine, many are demanding cultural institutions not to programme Russian works. Is leaving out Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" or Chekhov's "Three Sisters" already a form of cancel culture? 

Cancel Russia?

Is deprogramming Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" or Chekhov's "Three Sisters" already a form of cancel culture? 

In many countries, the state wants to control your body: the clothes you wear, your facial hair and for women, even their pregnancies. Tracks East meets Polish journalist and mixed martial-arts fighter Maja Staśko to find out the situation in Poland and the world.

This is my body!

Polish journalist and MMA  fighter Maja Staśko find out how governments try to control their citizens bodies
 

The family should be a haven of peace, a model of cohesion. But what happens to this cocoon when it is shaken by political conflict and war? Some try to reinvent the bond while others cut ties.

When Politics Destroys Families

The family should be a haven of peace. But what happens when it is shaken by political conflict and war?

Who am I and where do I belong? Tracks East brings together artists who are asking themselves the fundamental question of their origins and identity.

Roots! Where Do You Come From?

Tracks East brings together artists who are asking themselves the fundamental question of their origins and identity.

AI is now capable of generating content of astonishing quality. What is its potential and could it post a threat to the creative sector? Culture magazine Twist visits the Dimensions digital art exhibition in Leipzig to find out and asks photographer Boris Eldagsen why he turned down the prize he won for his AI-generated image.

Can AI Create Art?

Culture magazine Twist visits the Dimensions digital art exhibition in Leipzig to find out how artificial intelligence could revolutionise art.

Psychedelic drugs as a miracle cure for mental health? In Europe and the USA, investors are pouring hug sums into research and psychedelic trips branded as wellness weekends are becoming more common. Tracks investigates the claims and the dangers.

Psychedelic drugs as a miracle cure for mental health? Tracks investigates the claims and the dangers.

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Viollet-le-Duc oversaw the renovation of Paris' Notre Dame cathedral in 1843. But that was barely scratching the surface of what he wanted to do: he was convinced he could restore Mont Blanc just as he would a building, and even published a book on his plans. Was he an ecologist ahead of his time or an artist detached from reality? 

The Man Who Wanted to Renovate Mont Blanc

Viollet-le-Duc oversaw the renovation of Paris' Notre Dame cathedral in 1843. But he had even bigger plans: next stop, Mont Blanc.

Summer in Europe is here, but with war raging in the east, is it even possible to go on holiday? In Ukraine some are trying to enjoy the beaches around Odessa and in the Russian resort of Sochi, the atmosphere is tense.

Summer, Sun...and War

Summer in Europe is here, but with war raging in the east, is relaxation possible? 