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Gag gongs at Edinburgh festival
EDINBURGH (AFP) - A surreal hedgehog joke was named best gag at the Edinburgh Fringe on Monday, while a Michael Jackson gag was judged the least funny at the annual arts festival.
People:Michael Jackson Source:(AFP)
2009-08-24
Strike averted at Bayreuth Festival
BAYREUTH, Germany (AFP) - The curtain can go up on the first night of the legendary Bayreuth Festival this week after negotiators reached a wage agreement for stage and technical staff, a union said Friday.
Activities:Bayreuth Festival Source:(AFP)
2009-07-24
British artist Mark Leckey wins Turner Prize
LONDON (AFP) - British artist Mark Leckey has been named the winner of this year's Turner Prize, contemporary art's most prestigious award, with a film that included cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson.
Nations:U.K. Bangladesh Activities:Turner Prize Source:(AFP)
2008-12-02
'Ring' director Tankred Dorst booed in Bayreuth
BAYREUTH, Germany (AFP) - Richard Wagner's "Goetterdaemmerung" or "Twilight of the Gods", the fourth and final part of his massive four-opera "Ring" is about the end of the world.
Nations:Germany Activities:Bayreuth Festival Source:(AFP)
2008-08-03
Singers shine in Bayreuth's 'Siegfried'
BAYREUTH, Germany (AFP) - "Forced drudgery, fruitless toil," complains the evil dwarf Mime at the start of "Siegfried", part three of Richard Wagner's "Ring" that was performed here at the Bayreuth Festival on Thursday.
Nations:Germany Activities:Bayreuth Festival Source:(AFP)
2008-08-01
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