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The best of global art and cinema

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Thessaloniki film festival discovers wealth of first films

The Thessaloniki film festival has again come up trumps with a rich seam of first films and strong offerings from new names and festival regulars.

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Mariachis mark the Feast of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians

Hundreds of Mexican mariachis celebrated on Tuesday the day of the patron saint of music, Saint Cecilia.

France

European Parliament politics cast aside for LUX Prize ceremony

German-Austrian-Romanian collaboration 'Toni Erdmann' wins the 2016 LUX Prize for film.

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: the tradition of Khiva puppets

As well as having stunning monuments, Khiva is rich in culture and traditions, including puppetry

France

The mathematics of dance: Beethoven's 'Great Fugue' comes to Lyon

The Great Fugue is one of Beethoven’s late works – full of despair but also enthusiasm.

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Ukrainian pensioner turns his multi-storey apartment block into an art gallery

Volodymyr Chayka has found a novel way to bring colour into his daily life.

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Alicia Keys is "right here, right now"

Since emerging with her 2001 Grammy Award-winning debut, ‘Songs in A Minor’, Alicia Keys has built her career on piano-laden ballads and intimate content.

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360° videos reveal secrets of Uzbek treasures

United Kingdom

'Post-truth' - international word of the year!

“Post-truth” has been named International Word of The Year – in the wake of Brexit and the US presidential election.

Cinema

Hungarian dramedy wins Best Feature in Thessaloniki

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival, one of the oldest in Europe, has come to a close.

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Jones' debut album 'New Skin' out now

East London soul artist Cherie Jones, known simply as Jones, is releasing her debut album ‘New Skin’.

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Van Gogh, Black Nights, Russian cinema and Vukovar City Museum in Rendez-vous

Van Gogh's art in Amsterdam

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: the Bibi-Khanym mosque

The Bibi-Khanym mosque was designed to be the largest of its type in the Muslim world

Italy

Renaissance masterpiece damaged in Florence flooding restored

Fifty years after being badly damaged in massive floods in Florence, a Renaissance masterpiece has been unveiled to the public

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The Shchukin Collection,Modigliani and film festivals in Seville and Minsk

Films and Art in RDV.

World News

Bob Dylan finally breaks Nobel Prize silence

US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, has finally broken his silence, saying he has accepted his Nobel Prize for Literature.

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The Mosaic Tile House in LA tells a love story in colour and ceramics

The house is a work of art

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Mamma Mia it's virtual Abba

A virtual reality time machine, which captures the essence of Abba.

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No escape from the genius of Harry Houdini

A key to enter 'The House of Houdini'