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Rising star of German pop and queer icon Cloudy June arrives in Groningen ready to fly the flag for Crazy Woman, her debut album.

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Cloudy June

Belgian collective NAFT set the ESNS festival alight with their fearsome blend of brass and electro. A real siren call in honour of the glorious release of celebration that's almost impossible to resist.

NAFT

Colt have established themselves as one of the most promising up-and-coming Francophone bands. In 2025, this success propelled the duo on a tour of Belgium, France, Luxembourg... and all the way to the ESNS festival!

Colt

NAFT blurs the lines between electronic and acoustic at the ESNS festival.

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During a poetic stroll through the most symbolic moments in the life of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), the composer of ‘Boléro’ is slowly revealed through his music. Conducted by Klaus Mäkelä and performed by an all-star French cast.

The life of Maurice Ravel

A musical evocation of the life of Maurice Ravel, from his greatest works to his more secretive creations.

Ravel in a Thousand Sparkles

Prokofiev wrote Peter and the Wolf in 1936 as a symphonic tale for children, but all ages can enjoy this unique work where the narrated Russian folk story is illustrated marvellously by the orchestra, with each character performed by its own instrument.
Renaud Capuçon conducts the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and cult actor Jean Reno narrates.

With Jean Reno and Renaud Capuçon

Jean Reno narrates the story of Peter and the Wolf with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne.

Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

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

The Niger Delta in Nigeria is one of the world’s most oil-polluted regions. After decades of extraction by oil giants, the pollution from oil spills has been catastrophic for the environment and extremely serious for the health and livelihoods of people living there. But local people along with environmental activists and London lawyers have teamed up to find solutions to clean up the damage, restore the Niger Delta’s ecosystem, and make those responsible pay.

Nigeria: Seeds of Hope

Local people are fighting to restore the ecosystem of the Niger Delta, polluted by multinational oil companies.

ARTE Reportage

The results are in after Germany’s elections, but beyond the ballot, what’s at stake for the rest of Europe? In this ARTE Europe Weekly, we focus on the continent’s economic powerhouse asking how Germany’s next moves could reshape everything from trade to energy.

What Germany’s Election Result Means for Europe's Economy

The dust has settled after Germany’s election but the ripple effects are set to shake up Europe’s economy.

ARTE Europe Weekly

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.

Friedrich Merz, very likely to be the next German Chancellor; is calling for Europe to be more military independent from the US, a seismic shift. Could strengthened ties with France and Poland halp in building this?

Berlin-Warsaw-Paris: A New European Trio?

Could strengthened ties between France, Gemany and Poland be key for Europe's future defence?

Mapping the World Essentials

Ezra Collective has already shaken up the British jazz scene- Now the quintet has arrived on the continent, taking Paris' Ground Control by storm with the exuberance of their second album Where I'm Meant To Be.

Ground Control

The exuberant Ezra Collective perform their second album at Paris' Ground Control space.

Ezra Collective

Noetic, Faun and Boléro: Three elements, three visions, three journeys through dance. Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's show offers a profound reflection on our intimate connection with the world around us. From putting mathematics in movement to Ravel's Boléro as a dance of death, Cherkaoui transcends the boundaries of the stage to offer us a unique philosophical perception of the world.

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui with Damien Jalet and Marina Abramovic

Mathematics in motion, the "Bolero" as a dance of death: Plunge into Cherkaoui's philosophical vision of the world.

Elements

Museums, concert halls, and opera houses are beacons of the urban landscape. More and more cities are building iconic, magnificent constructions by star architects, the bigger and more spectacular the better. They are designed to attract tourists, boost the economy and awaken civic pride. But are these expensive signature buildings worth the money? Does the much-vaunted Bilbao effect really exist?

The Bilbao Effect

More and more cities are building iconic buildings by star architects to boost their international profile. But does it work?

Temples of Culture

A coming together of nations in peaceful competition, respect and harmony? Or a ruthless geopolitical tussle for the top spot where doping becomes the norm? A history of the Olympic games in 5 minutes.

The Olympic Games

A coming together of nations in peaceful competition, respect and harmony? Or a ruthless geopolitical tussle for the top spot where doping becomes the norm? 

Stories of Conflict

Forget about polar bears and their pristine icy wilderness. As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

An Arctic Cold War

As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

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

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

Conducted by French violinist Renaud Capuçon, the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne performs music from the inter-war period. This evening is dedicated, among others, to Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), whose 150th birthday is being celebrated on 7 March 2025. With ‘Le Tombeau de Couperin’, the composer glorified the Grand Siècle while honouring the memory of his comrades who had fallen at the front.

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

‘Le tombeau de Couperin’ and “Sonate pour violon et piano”, two memorable works by Maurice Ravel.

Renaud Capuçon conducts Maurice Ravel

From leaning in to quiet quitting, our attitudes towards work have changed a lot over the last 50 years. Spain’s government has approved a measure to cut weekly working hours from 40 to 37.5. More and more European countries are embracing shorter working hours, and some are even trialling the four-day week. 

Do Europeans want to “work less, live better”?

All work and no play makes for a dull Europe – and many countries are trying out a shorter working week.

Lebanon has experienced an economic crisis, political instability, the Beirut explosion and the war between Israel and Hezbollah. How can Lebanese people overcome these traumas? Three young artists from Beirut tell photographer and filmmaker Omar Gabriel their experiences.

Lebanon After the War: Is Healing Possible?

After numerous crises, how can Lebanese people overcome the trauma? Three young artists tell their experiences.

Tracks East

To celebrate 50 years of French radio station FIP, Sting gives a special performance in the monumental surroundings of the Pantheon in Paris.

50 Years of FIP Radio

Sting at the Pantheon in Paris

Szczecin, Dundee, Herford, Blaibach - they are certainly not among the most well-known metropolises in Europe. And yet they have made a name for themselves internationally in recent years - with outstanding new cultural buildings. Szczecin has built an innovative, bold philharmonic hall, Dundee was able to step out of the shadow of Edinburgh thanks to the V&A Museum by Kengo Kuma, Herford in German East Westphalia has its very own Frank Gehry and Blaibach – a small town of just 2,000 inhabitants- caused a worldwide sensation with its radical concert hall by Peter Haimerl.

Small Cities - Big Dreams

Smaller towns and cities have made bold architectural statements that have brought them international renown.

Entire generations have learned about sex through mainstream porn, blurring the lines between personal desires and platform-driven fantasies. But if our sexuality is shaped by algorithms, can’t we take back some control? The post-porn movement is doing exactly that. Aimed at creating pornography that reflects honest, consensual sex – its creators are making waves online.

Can Post-porn Awaken Our True Desires?

What if porn reflected our true desires? Post-porn aims to be more ethical, more honest and more revolutionary.

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