Alvin Ailey's Dancers in Paris

The dance company that was part of a civil rights movement - the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - opens its summer season in Paris to standing ovations. Also on the programme, the Soweto string orchestra wows audiences and the baroque composer Handel takes over the corridors and gardens of Versailles.

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Slideshow: Behind the scenes

28/05/2009 - CULTURE

Reading Irish literature with Augustin Trapenard

in this edition of the culture magazine: Irish literature, with two books, winner of Booker Prize , covered by Augustin Trapenard. The Twitter phenomenon and the development of the Ugandan cinema.

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27/05/2009 - CULTURE

Violonist Mark O' Connor on France 24

In this edition of the culture magazine: violonist Mark O'Connor, Grammy Award winning, in town for a special duo concert with the French fiddler Didier Lockwood. And Japanese designers inspired by vegetables in their creations.

27/05/2009 - CULTURE

A new Magritte museum opens in Brussels

In this edition: the new Magritte museum in Brussels, a new generation of young up and coming painters in Vietnam, a new exhibition in New York called "Model as Muse".

26/05/2009 - CULTURE

Renée Kaplan, an American in Paris

In this edition of the culture magazine: the French way of life by journalist Renée Kaplan and Haneke finally takes Palme d'Or for "The White Ribbon".