A photo galleries. And high fives weve been looking at five one zero for musicians who didnt quite succeed as to. Why the fun is over for revel us in some places the people of basel in switzerland just started celebrating kind of all but if you want to join you have to get up early at four oclock in the morning in complete darkness the participants make their way through the streets of the city lighting the way with len tell us why dramas and pipe us play music this special a celebration is recognized by unesco. Carnivals starts in the wee hours of the morning with the Mortgage Strike morning sure now begins the revelers know their carnival the three most Beautiful Day even if it does come across as a bit more serious than fun at first glance. At three am on monday morning the fast not sleep says theyre cold meat in their respective cellars mark salter is chairman of the plea. In the wake of thinking when the alarm goes off i think why am i doing this to myself but only for one or two minutes until im really awake and then the butterflies set in the nervousness and the anticipation. And you can see this excitement gradually building up as the people start trickling in here. This goosebump feeling of. At around four am they march off to the staging area for carnival all the clique swear musks that hide their faces the first morning the costumes arent all the same the motto is cherry very which means anything goes. If you can get im some kind of a bell ring at the hunchback of notre dame but weve also got traditional figures. In the vagas but for the most as you can tell by the Group Everyone can put on whatever they want. Or they can come whenever they want they must be punctual. Have the stroke of four the lights all through boswells old town are turned off so the only light that song comes from the carnival cliques lanterns. Drums and piccolos are the only instruments allowed for the Mortgage Strike parade each clique emblazoned a different subject on their land most often their political satire. You know we have a commission that comes up with a subject for the cannibal. Sometime in autumn they presented to the rest of the clique and we start the preparations the big lanterns like ours here are painted by artists it takes them two or three months thats a few hundred hours of work to go into them in. Both the carnival revelers and spectators go down to the clique cellars to warm up and rest a bit the traditional snacks of flour soup and onion cakes. After a break lasting a few hours the clique beats up again now theyre in their themed costumes tells the full story that goes with it. There is a few here who are female is goodness we have a crisis the idea is that our club is in financial crisis and weve called in external consultants to show us where we can cut costs. It because its there at the expense of the team but weve got really cheap costumes this year recycled masks there are no wigs just caps really cheap feathers. And the consultant pigs are in the vanguard. The ones pocketing all the money weve saved. The basel carnival is still celebrated exactly the way it has been for the last one hundred fifty years there are strict rules for the cortege the afternoon parades. Spectators are requested not to wear costumes nor are they allowed to sing and sway alone. Think that although thats probably the main thing that sense it apart from other carnivals the separation between the actual participants and the spectators but were doing it for their benefit. From the floats the vagas throw treats into the crowds. The cortez also features flute players and drummers as as well. The good music. They play mainly gold novelties and evergreens but in their own special way. Basel carnival is now listed with unescos intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity something the cliques are deeply proud of. That in that it doesnt change anything for our specifically but its really a recognition of this local tradition one that centuries old. After exactly seventy two hours the carnival will be over but the traditions will be handed down for generations to come so. Why bother celebrating three days of carneval people at the International Film festival in berlin turn their attention to three days in cuba of all of the movie and other news from all over europe coming out now i know express. The film three days in cuba premiered at the International BerlinFilm Festival on monday shot in black and white its a portrait of a charismatic german french film star on the schneider who died in one thousand nine hundred two aged just forty three shes played by german actress marie point the film is directed by french iranian filmmaker emily our tenth i wanted to show a broken woman but also a woman who wanted to live at the end of the movie even if her just an afternoon or a week i wanted to create a glimpse of hope and peace for me. And a german austrian french coproduction its the second german film to screen in the competition section of the ballon allah which ends on february twenty fifth. Over in london on monday evening catherine duchess of cambridge and Sophie Countess of wessex were hosting the commonwealth fashion x. Janes reception of Buckingham Palace is part of London Fashion week the exchange aims to create partnerships between established and emerging talent from the fifty three member countries in a way that promotes a new understanding of the commonwealth the star studded event was attended by anna wintour editor of american vogue and supermodel naomi campbell. Monday the carnival season came to an end and got it see the grease with a traditional firefight that serves as a reminder of the greek war of independence. I come here from galaxy we have an ancient cultural tradition from really old times and although we are working elsewhere we return here every year to have found it was for two hundred years revelers have pelted each other with tons of diet flour to mark the end of carnival season and the beginning of Greek Orthodox led. Germany is low because it is one of the worlds best slacklining as you might call him an ak about on a bit in other words he better insists on just two and a half sending me to white strip and has already said a few World Records over the years new class has specialized in highlighting thats slacklining at an unbelievable height he has crossed the most spectacular scenery in the woods last summer here on the took his first project in the dawn of my its insult to roll where you notice that highlighting there is a greater challenge than he had thought of us recently released the stunning shots he made there. The dollar mites themself to roll a high line runs between two cliff faces balancing on it is extreme athlete. Is about three thousand meters above sea level the chance he set himself may be terrifying but he says it feels like flying and the fun is in facing the fear and doing it anyway. You feel like youre suspended in midair you look for a spot that works you set up the slack line yourself then you balance along it and have this incredible experience ob there in finland. And then you take it away again and leave everything the way it was just you take away a new experience and the memory. Of. Reaching the spot is often a challenge in itself because for athletic skills from mountaineering and ice climbing to jungle trekking. Scaling the dolemite is also demanding that has two other professional slack liners with them theyre heading for the sleigh on one of the most recognizable peaks in south to roll this room on this course for some serious mountaineering its a sheer drop in the rock face is quite loose. Theres nowhere where you can secure yourself. Im feeling pretty nervous. Once they get to the top look as the others are in for quite a disappointment they cant find any way to anchor their slack line drilling into the rock face is out of the question as the slam is a Nature Conservation zone there are just climb was in vain. This means we have to come up with a whole new project im back to square one i dont know if ill find a new spot here in the dolemite. Disappointments are part of the slack learning experience lucas is used to dealing with it he first tried slacklining in two thousand and six and was hooked immediately initially he studied chemistry in economics but eventually became a professional slack liner he organizes events and gives talks and travels across the world. I didnt start out thinking this sport was going to take your around the world but now ive already been to china of the u. S. South america africa. Has said a number of World Records a while ago he walked across the highest high line ever over the misty volcano in peru five thousand seven hundred twenty one meters above sea level. But look isnt says the World Records arent his First Priority hes more interested in finding in mastering personal challenges testing his limits in spectacular surroundings his personal highlight was in two thousand and fourteen when he walked the high line across the Victoria Falls in zimbabwe. Back in the dull my its the slag liners have more luck the second time and find a suitable spot in the line call full group. They stay the night in a man. In large and make an early start the next morning this time anchoring the slack line is straightforward. Your first time on an alpine highline is always interesting youre nervous and tense. But. Mostly. Its here in the arms that you set up the most or some slack lines with incredible views youre so exposed and its so harsh its also incredibly demanding psychologically to do lines like this thats what appeals to me. Look at the im not successfully walks the slack line here in the dolemite and hes already planning his next trip to and arctica he wants to become the first person to slack line in all seven continents. Oh my goodness i would never try that after this adrenaline rush its time to relax with a cup of tea and when you think of tea time if think of anyone right after all thats a tradition there a tradition that has spread its we find a place in italy the country of coffee drinkers that is where a british. Rice at the foot of the spanish steps in rome is a little slice of england babingtons to the room so its always tea time here complete with scones sandwiches buff inns and cupcakes the whole works with all the trimmings. Teatime teatime is all about the atmosphere the aromas and flavors and about the feeling of togetherness whats in it is that in san. Quiana bidini is a descendent of one of the t. V. Runs founders Isabel Cargill who with Anna Maria Babington in the late one nine hundred sentries set out to create an oasis of britishness in italy for that countryman a place where they could relax and have a good company at the time in italy could only be obtained at a pharmacy babingtons opened in eight hundred ninety three its victorian furnishings an atmosphere soon attracted high society journeying the time of fascist rule many English Enterprise has left rome but almost miraculously the t. V. Room survived it did activists for the fascist leaders would often meet right here in this room at these tables while at the same time the participants would come and go through the kitchen there were these two realities being played out simultaneously in r. T. Room. And put on a. Starting in the nine hundred fifty s. Intellectuals and celebrities began frequenting the t. V. Room audrey have Dustin HoffmanMonica Bellucci and singer. They enjoyed its discretion coziness and of course the tea. To push im not able to this is storable atmosphere the tradition and thats what i like. But this establishment embraces you it welcomes you and provides warmth this is the first time ive been back here in years but it still has the same atmosphere and quality of servers but going to a Little Corner of. Ever. And a Little Corner of the german capital is a real paradise of photography see all but then it is and has been known worldwide as the exhibition venue for photo art since its founding in one thousand nine hundred nine see oberlin has already moved twice within the city but one thing has never changed its those images by the most Famous International artists german photographer. For example bangs to this man step on our foot hes one of the three found this of the renowned gallery and remains the heart of it hes not only the man behind sea oberlin but also an excellent photographer in his own right. Dissolves high society at play in the 1980s. Revealing ironic not necessarily flattering photographer stephan effort is a keen and patient observer of human nature the cylon of an industrial dentist invoked a towel he was initially expected to take over the Family Business but he wasnt interested and went looking for his vocation. When i was younger i didnt know what i wanted to be i just knew what i didnt want to be i wanted to get out of that claustrophobic valley i couldnt imagine running a paper factory studying laura working at Deutsche Bank or being a teacher i wasnt interested in anything that my parents suggested the hardest part was figuring out what i wanted to do. After a brief sojourn in paris and studies in germany he made his way to new york a series of photographs called new york restaurants was his launch pad to a job as a magazine photographer. He made friends with american colleagues like john meyer of a legendary photographer famous for his street scenes. An effort to capture life in the big apple in the one nine hundred eighty s. I was especially attracted to its ad misfit before and after nightfall. For me in new york was an education in many ways it toughened me up you had to be tough to get by in nineteen eightyfour new york was a very different place from what it is now you had to be street wise i was usually taking my pictures at night and i became very aware when it was a good idea to cross the street. With a frankfurter allgemeine or took him around the world. His signature style is both gritty and sensitive. He doesnt meet people. To tell his story but after fifteen years as a photographer the solitariness of the job was getting to him and he didnt like the way the world of newspaper and magazine publishing was changing. I could see that the era of Editorial Photography was coming to an end and one magazine after another was giving up i knew it was time to reinvent myself and i felt i owed it to the Younger Generation of photographers. There are so many photography schools people have an urge to visually document lives you mentioned. In the year two thousand he founded sea opal learned together with two friends in the early days it was more like a Photography Lab bought it eventually expanded into an acclaimed gallery showcasing work by the likes of Karl Lagerfeld between a rock and Annie Leibovitz to the delight of the band public and largely thanks to stephanie efforts our own extensive contacts. The publication of a collection of his own work marks his sixtieth birthday it captures his passion curiosity and professionalism just do it and never give up his his philosophy its helped him establish c. O. Berlin as one of germanys major photography galleries. At the moment the International Film festival is taking place and a lot of actors have come to take part in the event quite a few of them are in line for awards but the big screen is not necessarily the right fit for everyone then musicians were about to meet try to end this site is another take a look at our high five series here are. Excellent european musicians who are no good at acting. Sting is a man of many talents the british musician singer and songwriter enjoyed Great Success as the front man for the police later as a solo artist his albums went platinum and he was showered with grammys but as far as acting is concerned he has made some poor choices. At number five in our ranking of musicians who dabbled in acting its a powerful performance if you like to watch crazy muscle man do it was a flop both critically and commercially. The only thing that shone was stings well oiled body. Salish ginsburg was one of frances top musicians in the one nine hundred sixty s. And seventys. She wrote hits for stars like position. And for his partner jane burke and. Unfortunately the couples film cannabis was just as in your face as the intimate noises in the song ten one of our number four games moved and broken unwittingly turn an action film into a comedy. Luciano pavarottis who died in two thousand and seven was one of the greatest tanners of all time he graced all of the worlds top opera stages. So the role of the latin lover who conquers womens hearts with his voluminous voice seemed tailor made for him the right thing but he looks more like a comedian on the Silver Screen must not. I know it. And that is our number three pavarotti was even nominated for a golden raspberry for his role. And now for another latin lover and leak a ecclesiastes the spanish singer has sold more than one hundred twenty million records worldwide. In his first film the action flick once upon a time in mexico the actors are cool enough to make hell freeze over Antonio Banderas and johnny depp. But theres one except. And we get it. He comes second in our ranking of musicians who are sadly no good at acting one critic wrote that mercifully he only signed once in the film and then remained largely out of the picture. They know is one of the few german artists to ever reach number two on the u. S. Pop charts. Today in her late fiftys she still looks young and hip. And much cooler than her very first film role for. So at number one its naina. To be. Honest. In hanging out the giggling teenagers acting is as atrocious as the rest of the film. Is down to. Shine. In real life that did leave school early but fortunately not to take a back to. Remaining true to the motto of a cobbler stick to your last like in the end there are a lot of also back to us who are making great films that brings us directly to our question of the week we want to know which Financial One do you like most taking part in our contest is quite easy just go to a web page and there you can find a large selection from the romans to the horror movie let us know which one is your favorite then you will automatically join in our draw for this exclusive you are a mix watch good luck i well dont miss the upcoming episode of your math then which show you a rather unusual house so see you tomorrow by. 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