And artificial flowers for the queen top Fashion Houses and hollywood movies all made in a small German Village nightingales fascinate professor david ruffin bag a musician and philosopher who has concerned himself with the relationship between humanity in nature for most of his professional life hes here in berlin because he likes to jam with nightingales of which there are many in the city at this time of year it join me in a minute but 1st lets hear a short clip from his documentary. The biggest thing is to not. Just listen listen most of the time. The space to take is something youve never heard before. And this is the accompanying book to go with the Documentary Film that you saw just a short clip of and David Rothenberg is here with me in the studio so 1st of all i have to ask you david why didnt i think his flock to the city they meant to flock to the square if people know the song but they really do felt above it in recent years berlin is full of nightingales and its the 2nd biggest city in europe rather astonishing. And i think it has to do with the fact that theres a lot of greenery in this city and a lot of unkempt greenery in the parks the kind of shag kind of brush next to the ground and this is where they live rather like. Whereas in more elegantly trim manicured parks the nightingales would have nowhere to go but in berlin they fit in with the shadiness yeah i mean we must despise the myth that
they are melodious its not actually theyre not very melodic. But they sing in the dark you know nightingales now why is it that they sing in the night good question in a way Scientists Say theyre not really sure why except they get the opportunity to communicate without any conflicting bird sounds its all kinds of Human Partying sounds and trains noise but they have the natural acoustic spectrum all to themselves where they can fill the night the night air with these along credibly drawn out songs they can sing for hours and hours at a time why do they need to do that other birds make do with a song thats just you know its like do or says this is this is you but the nightingale is just beginning when it will be you know for sure now youre youre a musician youre clarinetist in a Jazz Musician so youre. Improvise and we did see
a little bit of improvise ation there but wed like to do a 1st On Television if we may we have gone some nights ago sams and if you would pick up your clarinet if you were ready you ready to im ready for this were going to have a bit of improvised. Not. Just. You wonderful wonderful stuff thank you so much while you get your breath lets just hear begin here a very short clip with again from the documentary just a few seconds of when there are more musicians playing with you with
a night again we could see. Do you think i mean it maybe is too big a question but is this where music originally comes from from nature did prehistoric man hear these sounds and sort of try and build an instrument to it imitate it is that the way you think it is of course i mean Humanity Evolved in the context of these musicians from other species whove been making music literally for millions of years longer. You know this is the oldest most Classical Music there must be something right about it the birds do it for millions of years and do you believe you are communicating with the knowledge to go well i believe that the nightingales are making music and im making music with them like trying
to reach beyond what our species can do alone and make a kind of music that takes 2 species to create now nightingales the only Music Partners you have now lets have an example with whales this is extra i find this extraordinary that i have a list your. Error message. 6 that was
a really nice chance they just think by the way theyve run out of god but thank you very much for being willing so its during this intense for Vikings Flooring at large still outside connection between the everyone should go out and hear these nightingales for themselves if theyre here in berlin otherwise just where everyone listened to whatever creatures are singing around your faces thanks for inviting. The. Some of the best preserved archaeological sites of the ancient world this is maybe because its largely been uninhabited for thousands of years except the occasional archaeologist and day trippers visiting the Sacred Places now graces contemporary Arts Organization known as commission the british sculptor Antony Gormley to have the 1st sculptures ever to sit aside the existing ancient. Greek mythology was the birthplace of the day and. Now scattered to meet its
ancient ruins and sculptures stand. By Antony Gormley this called site and its being developed across the island so we have 29 sculptures. Commissioned specially made to. Correspond with the history of specific sites and on the. First time since 5000 years ago an artist takes up a new narrative on the island. Who won the prestigious premium imperial 2013 is known for among other things hes an Outdoor Sculpture they encouraged us to focus on the surroundings rather than distracting from them the project has been a special one well its extraordinary privilege but also responsibility to be the 1st artist. Living. On this island for over 2000. But at the same time what an extraordinary place. To think about the Human Project in general. And in a way. For me this is a this isnt an exhibition this is a conversation a conversation about. Bad attitude towards the project is what convinced authorities at the local Department Of Antiquities that was the right person to entrust with the commission. As a World Famous Song where the visitors come to the island and its like time travel. Was through this artistic creation of Antony Gormley off the visitors a new way of reading the past. Is of an
exchange reaching across the millennia between the modern and the ancient visitors happen till the end of october to take part in the conversation. Now when the british queen appears a bubbler she always wears a hat and often brightly colored fly these artificial flowers come from a Small Company in a village in a dress in Eastern Germany the Company Also Provides top Fashion Houses in hollywood movies with. Hijack and get old style may not look like typical to your customers but the top Fashion Houses like to your depend on them. Mr and mrs style have produced artificial flowers at their factory in Eastern Germany flower was sought after by top designers. They regularly show the collection at trade fairs like this one in paris. All the
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