Articles in Arts, Culture and Music
Yesterday, December 1, 2005, the election for the “Greatest Belgian” (“De Grootste Belg”) was won by Father Damien (Joseph De Veuster). Runners up were Dr. Paul Janssen, founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica, and Eddy Merkx, a cyclist.
30th December 2004 – Between 12th and 13th of February at the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin, a restored edition of the film Battleship Potemkin will be shown for the first time with a live …
With the patronage of the German Minister of State for Culture, Christina Weiss, the Foundation of Prussian Palaces and Gardens is showing it’s biggest exhibition this year at Schloss Glienicke from the 18th of July …
Damon Gough, also known as Badly Drawn Boy, is England’s lovable wolly hat singer and a prolific song writer. His previous albums have sold very well and now his latest collection is available
At Valencia, Spain an art restoration team with the help of some pigeons have re-discovered a 15th century fresco that had been covered up for more than 300 years.
The team had been working on the …
Pop star David Bowie decided to cut short a concert in Prague he was giving, after informing the audience that he had nerve problem in his shoulder.
He had started singing late and then after …
16th May 2004 – A new translation of the Koran in Russian (translated from Arabic) has been released in Moscow. The official presentation of the new edition took place today, reports RIA “Novosti”.
“The translation was …
15th May 2004 – The musical program of the Barcelona-2004 world culture forum opened with Benjamin Britten’s symphony War Requiem on Friday night. Famous Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich conducted the orchestra.
The War Requiem is one …
