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Cinema

Sir Ian McKellen takes to a bus for "Shakespeare on Film"

Sir Ian McKellen is set for a new role. The British actor who has tackled Shakespeare’s works on stage and screen is to be a bus tour guide for the

27/01/2016

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Children celebrate Spanish Tamborrada festival

Thousands of people gathered for the annual Tamborrada drum festival in the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian. During the 24-hour event

22/01/2016

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Ethiopia celebrates baptism of Jesus

Thousands take part in Epiphany festival or Timket in Ethiopia to celebrate the baptism of Jesus according to the ancient Orthodox calendar.

21/01/2016

Culture news

French comics festival marred by sexist row

Just weeks before it’s due to get underway, France’s prestigious Angoulême comics festival is up in arms. The reason? Out of the 30 graphic

07/01/2016

France

France: international comic festival faces sexism claims and boycott

06/01/2016

World News

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Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams share a selection of local stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the

01/01/2016

Culture news

Morocco celebrates a new generation of filmmakers

The Colisée in Marrakech is one of just 31 cinemas catering to Morocco’s population of 33 million. But while the country suffers from severe screen

18/12/2015

Economy

Lyon cancels 'Fête des Lumières' lights festival over security fears

This year’s Lights Festival in the French city of Lyon has been cancelled for security reasons following the Paris attacks. Describing the decision

19/11/2015

Culture news

Russian documentary theatre troupe tours France

Russian theatre company KnAM is in Lyon to take part in the international performance festival “Sens Interdits” Founded in 2009, the biannual

26/10/2015

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Back to the past

23/10/2015

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Oktoberfest: Bavarian costumes, bands and beer

28/09/2015

France

Les Rencontres d'Arles: pictures from the edge

18/09/2015

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Riotous scenes of colour at Portugal festival

15/09/2015

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Cascais: Lumina Light Festival

13/09/2015

Culture news

Lyon Contemporary Art Biennial addresses modernity

The Lyon contemporary art biennial, now a must-see event on the contemporary art scene, is open. For this 13th edition under the theme “La vie

11/09/2015

Culture news

Crete celebrates traditional dance and music

This year, for the first time, Heraklion, the capital city of Crete, played host to the Pancretan Dance Festival and Cantata. Eleni Fasoula

09/09/2015

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“A Chiena” water festival

03/09/2015

USA

Burning Man 2015: what we are missing, and how we can catch up

No, we are not at Burning Man, and if you’re reading this then you probably aren’t either as there’s virtually no mobile network or Internet at Black

02/09/2015

Culture news

Culture by the Black Sea at Bulgaria's Apollonia festival

The Apollonia Festival of Arts in the city of Sozopol is hailed as the most important cultural event in Bulgaria. Every August artists from all

31/08/2015

India

Hindus launch Kumbh Festival with mass bathing

Millions of Hindus have plunged into the Godavari River in the west of India to celebrate the first bathing day of the Kumbh Mela festival in a

26/08/2015