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The foundations of the Philharmonie de Paris better be stable as they take the full impact of a concert by Behemoth, Poland's most famous metal band. As much a visual shock as an aural one, in the purest metal tradition.

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Behemoth

JInjer are Ukraine’s official ambassadors of metal. Led by the voice and charisma of singer Tatiana Shmayluk, they are bringing their special blend of progressive groove metal to the world.

Hellfest 2022

Jinjer

These Polish metal giants storm the Philharmonie de Paris.

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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)

Hellfest takes over the Philharmonie de Paris for an evening of extreme music. Death metal band Benighted will be on hand to shake us to our very foundations.

Hellfest invites Benighted to turn the Philharmonie de Paris inside out with their hair-raising death metal.

Benighted

Regarde les hommes tomber bring their thunderous black metal to the Philharmonie de Paris. An exceptional setting for an exceptional band.

Regarde les hommes tomber shrouds the Philharmonie de Paris with their somber, narrative universe.

Regarde les Hommes Tomber

Founded in 2002, Delain are a leading symphonic metal band. With their albums April Rain and Moonbathers, the Dutch group established their sound as melodic as it is powerful, combining orchestral motifs, aggressive riffs and impressive vocal parts. A thrilling proposition for audiences at Summer Breeze 2024.

Summer Breeze 2024

Symphonic metal band Delain graces Summer Breeze 2024.

Delain

Nils Frahm unleashes the full genius of his neoclassical universe for an ecstatic audience at the Philharmonie de Paris. A concert built around tracks from Day, his fifteenth album released in 2024.

A concert filled with fervour from the neoclassical piano maestro.

Nils Frahm

Blixa Bargeld, singer of the German rock band Einstürzenden Neubauten is an underground icon. For Square Artist, he shot a portrait of Dror Feiler, musician, composer and Israeli activist who lives in Stockholm.

Carte Blanche to Blixa Bargeld

Blixa Bargeld, singer of the German rock band Einstürzenden Neubauten is an underground icon

Square Artiste: Bargeld

The wait is over. After six years of deafening silence, The Kills are back with a sixth album: God Games. And what better way to discover this new work than onstage at the ARTE Concert Festival?

ARTE Concert Festival 2023

After a six year absence, this legendary duo chose the ARTE Concert Festival to make their comeback!

The Kills

With her heart on her sleeve and a steely glint in her eye, Jehnny Beth is here to urge you to live and love with the customary intensity she brings to all her live performances, whether it's part of her former band Savages or solo. Expect firebrand renditions of tracks from her debut album TO LOVE IS TO LIVE.

The incandescent Jehnny Beth brings her ravenous love of life to Paris' Gaîté Lyrique.

Jehnny Beth

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The breakout success of Chinese DeepSeek has shaken the US’s position as a global leader in artificial intelligence. But although it might seem like a two-horse race between the US and China, the EU was the first region in the world to have created a legal framework for AI and is starting to massively invest in supercomputing and innovation. As the European Commission said, “The race for AI is far from over.”

Is Europe still in the AI race?

Europe may be lagging behind in AI technology, but DeepSeek’s rise is a sign it could catch up.

ARTE Europe Weekly

The small town of Boston in the east English county of Lincolnshire earned the nickname ‘Brexitland’ in 2016: 75% of residents here voted in favour of leaving the EU. Seven years on, they are struggling with the consequences of their decision. The euphoria was followed by disillusionment: ‘Bregret’ - regret over Brexit - is spreading.

Brits Who Regret Their Vote

8 years after the EU referendum, there seems to be a sea change in the UK. But does Britain really regret Brexit?

Re: Post-Brexit Blues

Every year for 45 days, Uruguay lives to the rhythm of Carnival. In Montevideo, the capital, carnival traditions are taken very seriously: Candombe, the special carnival music and dance developed by Afro-Uruguayans, is a highly prized art form and is inscribed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Montevideo: Dancing to the Rhythm of Carnival

Every year for 45 days, Uruguay lives to the rhythm of Carnival and the country's traditional art form: Candombe.

360° Reportage

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to find out the cause of this unusual event. A musical short film that plunges into the world of conspiracy theories.

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to understand why it happened.

I Am the Architect of My Life

Dancers from the Compagnie Hervé Koubi take over the Château d'Ormesson for Sur Mesure. This performance, a blend of dance and acrobatics, is brought to life by Quatuor Voce and Jasser Haj Youssef.

Sur Mesure

An encounter between dance and classical music led by the Compagnie Hervé Koubi.

Compagnie Hervé Koubi

Diwa is only 11 years old. She is one of the thousands of victims of a crime that is hardly reported on in Europe but which is causing havoc in the Philippines. She was raped by her parents, live on the internet, to satisfy the desires of foreign paedophiles who paid for the spectacle of her rape, giving instructions from a distance.

Philippines: Child Rape Online

Thousands of children in the Philippines have been abused, live on the internet. Report on a shocking crime.

ARTE Reportage

 It's hard to beat Cappadocia as a photo backdrop. This region of Turkey is known for its rock formations and ancient dwellings built into the rock, which attract four million tourists every year, many in search of selfies to post on Instagram. The tourism boom has brought prosperity to the region, but the unique heritage of the area is a fragile gift.

Instagram tourism is threatening the heritage of this stunning region of Eastern Turkey..

Re: Turkey - Heritage and Selfies in Cappadocia

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is allowed. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

All Nipples are Not Equal

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is not. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

Gymnastics

More voters chose Trump in 2024 than ever before as the republican candidate won all seven of key swing states. Who are these new Trump voters and why did they vote for him? ARTE Reportage goes to Florida, Michigan and Arizona to find out.

USA: Trump's New Voters

More voters chose Trump in 2024 than ever before. Who are these new republican voters?

"The big problem of science is that science is not a very good storyteller" says the Israeli philosopher and bestselling writer Yuval Noah Harari. Jagoda Marinić interviews one of the major thinkers of our time and finds out what books have inspired him throughout his life.

With Yuval Noah Harari

Jagoda Marinić interviews one of the major thinkers of our time and finds out what books have inspired him throughout his life.

The Book of My Life

“Ugliness is a virtue, beauty is slavery” This is the motto of the Ugly Club in the Italian village of Piobbico. Every year a festival of ugliness is held here where local residents reject the Italian cult of beauty.

A festival of ugliness is held every year in the Italian village of Piobbico: a rejection of the cult of beauty.

Re: The Village of the Ugly

For its 2025 edition, La Folle Journée celebrates the cities of music. Ricercar Consort and Floriane Hasler have chosen Venice as the destination for their concert, with Vivaldi guiding them through the Serenissima.

La Folle Journée de Nantes 2025

The Ricercar Consort and mezzo-soprano Floriane Hasler set sail for Venice.

Vivaldi in Venice

The latest adaptation of The Little Mermaid, with Halle Bailey in the title role, definitively buried the cliché of the blonde, blue-eyed siren. Now there are mermaids of every race, gender and body type. The Afro-American mermaids are having their fourth gathering in Miami, organised by Melanee Schneider.

Florida Mermaids: A Passion for the Waves

Mermaids in Florida are from all backgrounds, gender, and body type.

Every day, Janne Aikio travels long distances to look after the elderly, most of whom are Sami. A population whose daily life is punctuated by ancestral activities. To ensure that, even in old age, the Sámi can remain in their familiar surroundings, the Finnish government is doing its utmost to ensure that they remain at home for as long as possible.

Social Care in Lapland

Every day, Janne Aikio travels long distances to look after the elderly, most of whom are Sami. A population whose daily life is punctuated by ancestral activities.

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?

The Hamas attack on 7 October 2023 shocked the world and was the largest massacre of Jews since the Nazi holocaust. But what is the organisation that carried out these acts of terrorism? What are the aims of Hamas? Who finances the group? And how do they keep recruiting?

What is the terrorist organisation? Who finances them? And what are their ultimate aims?

The Hamas System

According to UNICEF, a child is killed or injured every ten minutes in Gaza. Nearly 15,000 of them have died since the war began in October 2023. And tens of thousands have been injured, often seriously, leaving them without an arm or a leg for life. Many have been orphaned and are forced to work or beg.

Gaza: Children Under Attack

Orphaned, missing limbs, deprived of school or forced to work: this is the plight of children in Gaza.

In 2019, when a pianist was filmed on a jetty in the beautiful lakeside village of Iseltwald for a South Korean Netflix series, locals had no idea what awaited them. Now the hugely successful series has led to fans visiting the location in the Swiss Alps from around the world. Locals are not entirely happy that their peace and quiet has been disturbed by a mass influx of tourists.

Since a romantic piano scene on Netflix became world-famous, a picturesque village has been overrun by visitors.

Re: Netflix Overtourism in Switzerland

Poppy growing has a long tradition in the Czech Republic. With 80% of its production destined for export, the country is one of the world leaders. But climate change is taking its toll on harvests, and yields have been falling steadily in recent years. What does the future hold for Czech poppies?

In the Czech Republic, climate change is threatening poppy growing, with yields steadily falling.

Re: Czech Poppy Farming Under Threat

The theme of the 2025 edition of La Folle Journée de Nantes is the great cities of music. The Sinfonia Varsovia and pianist Paul Lay have chosen New York as the venue for this concert, a transatlantic voyage punctuated by the music of Gershwin.

Pianist Paul Lay and the Sinfonia Varsovia on a musical voyage to New York.

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