The Avant-gardist -- How Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is Reinventing Dance: Critics and audiences agree: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is an international superstar in the world of contemporary dance. Grand Tour- Pedaling through Poetry: Many of Germany's best-known poets and thinkers also liked to kick back with a glass of good wine. It's no wonder that one of the country's most beautiful literary bike paths leads right through the heart of wine country in the southern state of Baden-Württemberg. Oskar Sala -- How He Invented Electronic Music: Born in the German state of Thüringen, Oskar Sala was a pioneer of electronic music. His instrument of choice was a “Trautonium”--a massive collection of buttons and knobs. Too Hot for Culture?: ARTS.21 Checks it out Germany is in the middle of a long heat wave! Most people eat ice cream, sunbathe or find relief in a cold lake. But what types of arts can cool you down in hot weather?

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