With the opera “Justice” Milo Rau takes up a tragedy that occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
An opera that does justice to the Congo: that is the goal of the Swiss director Milo Rau. Known for his dedicated research and documentary theater, the former journalist returns to a tragedy that occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2019: the accident of a truck owned by a Swiss multinational that was […]
“Prometheus” returns to Venice. Tragedy of Listening” by Luigi Nono
Listen to the audio version of the article Luigi Nono would have been 100 years old on January 29, 2024. Speaking of “Prometheus. In Venice as elsewhere, the “tragedy of listening” still triggers an extraordinary emotion, and not just among fans of contemporary music. From the moment La Biennale di Venezia, in collaboration with the […]
“When I changed my life, it was a tragedy and no one understood it,” laments comedian Caroline Vigneaux
Welcome Culture Glasses humor Published on January 16, 2024 5:11 p.m Video length: 13 min Culture: “When I changed my life, it was a tragedy and no one understood it,” laments comedian Caroline Vigneaux Comedian Caroline Vigneaux makes hundreds of thousands of viewers laugh when she takes to the stage. As a guest of 12/13 […]
An Andes Tragedy Survivor Tells the True Story Behind ‘The Snow Society’
The nightmare told by Juan Antonio Bayona in “The Snow Society”, the film to which the film director will return represents Spain at the Oscars, was unleashed on October 13, 1972, just half a century ago today. On that unfortunate day, the school rugby team of the “Old Christians Club” had chartered a plane from […]
the silent tragedy of children without parents
Landfill for children, refuge for bastards, the never-never land of no return, the kingdom of those who have no parents… History rarely focuses on the darkest threshold of society: the place where minors without surnames and names ends, no family, no childhood. In four centuries more than 650,000 boys and girlsthe calls “Children of Vice”, […]
“Our hunger became insatiable”
The nightmare that Juan Antonio Bayona recounted in “The Snow Society”, the film with which the film director will once again represent Spain at the Oscars, occurred on October 13, 1972, just half a century ago today. On that unfortunate day, the Old Christians Club school rugby team from Montevideo, Uruguay, had chartered a Uruguayan […]
the strange tragedy that the USSR and Russia never solved
Just two weeks ago we told you the surprising story of the “Kola Superdeep Well,” which the USSR began drilling on May 24, 1970 in Pechenga, a sparsely populated district of the Murmansk region in northwestern Russia. The work lasted until 1989 and the gigantic hole reached a depth of 12,262 meters until, due to […]
Before Bayonne, the cinema told the tragedy of the Andes (many) times
Because of its unique ability to surprise, move, inspire and frighten, it is known as “ “Tragedy of the Andes” – but also like the “Miracle of the Andes” – has acquired an almost mythical status: On October 13, 1972, Flight 571 of the Uruguayan Air Force crashed into a glacier in the longest mountain […]
“Andromaque” at the Théâtre de l’Odéon, a more than dark tragedy
We shouldn’t let a year, or even a month, or perhaps a week, go by without listening to Racine. Or, failing that, without reading it. His language is so beautiful, so noble in its grandiose simplicity that it fills the sensibility and captivates the mind. One of the great achievements of New production ofAndromache at […]
A Star Academy candidate experienced a tragedy in her childhood, she reveals during the assessments
The first evaluations of the Star Academy 2023 will be broadcast in the daily newspaper this Wednesday, November 8th. Helena told the teachers about this tragedy that shaped her life. After their ceremonial arrival at the castle of Dammarie-les-Lys, the Star Academy candidates undergo their first assessment of the season. Viewers will discover their performances […]