French crooner Christophe dies from respiratory illness
The French singer and composer Christophe has died from a respiratory illness, aged 74, according to his family. Known for his distinctive voice and ballads "Aline" and "Les Mots bleus", Christophe...
View Article'Unorthodox': Escape from New York to a new life in Berlin
At a time when billions are confined to their homes because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Netflix has launched another story of seclusion – and escape. Based on the autobiography of Deborah Feldman,...
View ArticleMegastars join Lady Gaga for virtual concert to celebrate coronavirus workers
Some of the biggest names from the music, entertainment and sports worlds are joining Lady Gaga for a global TV broadcast on Saturday night to pay tribute to the workers on the frontline of the fight...
View Article‘Together at home’: Stones, Swift headline Lady Gaga’s Covid-19 mega-concert
A Who's Who of pop culture, from The Rolling Stones and Taylor Swift to Billie Eilish, have entertained fans across the world in an online mega-concert curated by Lady Gaga to celebrate workers on the...
View ArticleFrance's Bayonne festival falls victim to Covid-19
One of Europe’s biggest festival in the south-west town of Bayonne won’t take place this summer because of the health situation in France, town's mayor has said.
View ArticleAvignon Festival says financial support on track despite covid-19 cancellation
The directors of the international theatre festival in Avignon have announced a plan to bounce back from the cancellation of the 74th edition of the event due to covid-19.
View ArticleThrough the lockdown lens: the streets of Paris like never before
For street photographer Jean-Baptiste Pellerin, life under Covid-19 lockdown has provided an opportunity to capture the atmosphere of the French capital like never before. And Parisians, of course,...
View ArticleMet Opera pulls together world's biggest stars for lockdown gala
New York’s Metropolitan Opera hosted an online concert on Saturday featuring some of the biggest names in opera including Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko and Renée Fleming. The At-home-Gala was streamed...
View ArticleDeath of Irfan Khan, beloved Indian actor with wide reaching appeal
Irfan Khan, a veteran of nearly 80 films from Bollywood to Hollywood, has died at the age of 53. He went from character acting in Hindi cinema and soap operas, to international success stories such as...
View ArticleNigerian Afrobeat legend Tony Allen, 79, dies in Paris
Tony Allen, the co-founder of musical genre afrobeat along with former bandmate Fela Kuti, died in Paris on Thursday night of unknown causes, according to his manager. He was 79.
View ArticleAlgerian singer Idir, ambassador of Kabyle music, dies aged 70
The Algerian singer Idir, a leading cultural ambassador for his native Kabylie and its Berber language, died in Paris on Saturday of lung disease.
View ArticleCoronavirus could keep world theatres shut for another year
To open or not to reopen? That is the question facing global theatres, once Covid-19 lockdowns lift. In some countries, cinemas could reopen within months if social distancing restrictions are...
View ArticleMacron announces plan to save French culture from grip of Covid-19
French President Emmanuel Macron has put forward a plan to keep the cultural sector alive through the coronavirus crisis. After a two-hour video conference with diverse members of the artistic...
View ArticleMusic world bids farewell to Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider
Tributes are pouring in from the musical world for Florian Schneider, co-founder of the electro group Kraftwerk, who died from cancer on Wednesday. The experimental group marked a generation of...
View ArticleMadonna says she caught coronavirus on tour in Paris
Singer Madonna says she fell sick with the flu at the end of her Paris tour in February, as did other members of her team. She announced this week that she had tested positive for covid-19, just after...
View ArticleParis museums target mid-June return for visitors after Covid-19 lockdown
Culture chiefs in Paris have announced dates for re-opening several museums that were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleRésistance heroine Cécile Rol-Tanguy dies aged 101
Cécile Rol-Tanguy, a grande dame of the French Résistance, has died. She was 101. One of the last surviving members of the movement, she played a significant role in fighting the Nazi occupation...
View ArticleLittle Richard, rock and roll pioneer, dies aged 87
Little Richard, rock music's showman incarnate, has died aged 87, his family told Rolling Stone magazine.
View ArticleFenêtre(s): documentary captures the intimate side of life under lockdown in...
France is about to emerge from lockdown after eight long weeks. During that time French filmmaker Louis Villers turned the camera on himself, his girlfriend, friends and family, capturing daily life -...
View ArticleCancelled Cannes seeks to reinvent itself minus the razzle-dazzle
The Cannes Film Festival should have been getting underway this Tuesday, 12 May – but while the coronavirus has ensured there'll be no red carpet or paparazzi for the 2020 edition of the world's most...
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