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Cannes curtain goes up with whimsy, glamour

Kooky comedy and buffoonery were on the agenda Wednesday as the 65th Cannes Film Festival, with its trademark mix of high cinematic art and Hollywood glitz, kicks off on a light note.

Have a park picnic at Villa Vauban

The Villa Vauban in Luxembourg City is tempting hungry visitors with a brand-new offer, dishing-up picnic baskets and outdoor games.

Clint Eastwood's son at the Dudelange jazz festival

Jazz fans will be in heaven this weekend when the inaugural Dudelange Jazz festival kicks off with no less than 20 acts from around the world.

The "future of comedy" comes to Luxembourg

Luxembourg's Konrad Comedy Club welcomes a new comedian to its billing this week when bright new comic talent David Morgan takes to the stage.

Embassy Residence doubles up as gallery

The British Embassy residence in Luxembourg is to house more than just diplomats after it opened its rooms to create a new gallery space.

Azerbaijan police thwart pre-Eurovision protest

Police in Azerbaijan on Monday detained 18 people as they broke up an attempt to hold an opposition protest in Baku the week before the city hosts the Eurovision song contest.

Delhi jailhouse rocks to live music therapy

Strutting across the stage wearing red stilettos, red lipstick and a flower in her hat, Samara Chopra was always going to be a hit with the inmates of Tihar high-security jail in New Delhi.

Plugged-In: Interview with the guys from LUMI

Lumi is a word that means many things: “Snow” in Finnish, “Lights” in Italian, “World” in Romanian and even “Lemon” in Maltese! However it also refers to an upcoming indie-band from Luxembourg, LUMI.

Luxembourg's 10-minute-play festival review

For the second Luxembourg ten-minute-play festival this week at the Kinneksbond cultural centre in Mamer, the requirement that plays be written by local playwrights was dropped and entries invited from various parts of the world.

Luxembourg filmmaker wins cyber art prize

A remix of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window by Luxembourg filmmaker Jeff Desom has won the Golden Nica at the Ars Electronica awards.

Luxembourg Rear Window remix making internet waves

New spot for wort.lu now showing at a cinema near you!

If you’ve been to the cinema recently, you may have spotted our spot! Wort.lu is currently aiming to increase awareness of it's tri-lingual portal by advertising on the big screen.

'Avengers' smashes US box office record

Earth's mightiest comic book heroes smashed North American box office records as "The Avengers" pummeled the competition to haul in $207.4 million on its opening weekend, final figures showed Monday.

Luxembourg City's theatres unveil new season

Continuing to build on their programme of international and local productions the Grand Théâtre and the Théâtre des Capucins will see over 70 theatre, dance and opera productions as part of their 2012/13 season.

Military Tattoo show cancelled because of low take-up

This year's Military Tattoo show has been cancelled at the last minute because of poor ticket sales.

Ten-minute play festival in Luxembourg

While there are a lot of things you can do in ten minutes, watching a play may not be the first activity which springs to mind.

“Our purpose is to give people the idea to be creative”

The Carré Rotondes in Hollerich is on a mission to encourage the creative side of Luxembourg's youngsters while also drawing an older audience to experience urban entertainment, with director Robert Garcia overseeing the venue's diverse programme.

Munch's 'Scream' beats auction record at $119.9 million

The only privately owned version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" -- one of the most recognizable paintings in history -- set a world record Wednesday when it sold for $119.9 million at Sotheby's in New York.

Line-up complete for "Screaming Fields" school band contest

Round one of the school band competition “Screaming Fields” is over and 11 music groups from 10 different schools and a youth centre have made it through the online voting contest!

More RAF camping tickets available

Due to an overwhelming demand for tickets, Rock A Field has made more camping tickets available for the festival on June 23 and 24.

Flamenco Festival brings Spanish rhythm to Esch

The seventh Flamenco Festival at the Kulturfabrik in Esch kicks off on May 3, with a 10-day programme featuring performances by award-winning artists, as well as workshops to get a taste of the traditional dance.

Bookworms meet The Expats author Chris Pavone

Book lovers got the chance to get up close with author Chris Pavone whose Luxembourg-set thriller The Expats is currently making waves on the international bestseller lists.

'Scream' set to make noise at New York art auction

The only privately owned version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is estimated to sell for at least $80 million at Sotheby's next week as the star of the New York spring art auctions.

Dreamboats and Petticoats or The Music Strikes Back

Graham Cleverley gets nostalgic for 1960s pure rock 'n' roll as he reviews Dreamboats and Petticoats at the Grand Théâtre.

Theatre Review- Life Death and Onions

Have you noticed more onions than usual around lately? Tripped over any rolling around the supermarket floor? Thought how particularly toothsome frying onions smell? Been surprised at seeing young people passing over the apples and pears and choosing ecstatically on an especially large Spanish one?

More Luxembourg talent at Cannes festival

With Samsa co-production “À perdre la raison” in the running for a new talent award at Cannes two further Luxembourg films have been announced in the festival line-up.

Luxembourg co-production in race for Cannes award

Ambroise Vollard: The man who discovered Picasso

The intense relationship between Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and Ambroise Vollard, one of the great art dealers of the 20th century, is at the heart of an exhibition on Venice's Grand Canal.

"Introspection" for Anthem Of The Sun - win tickets & EP

They're are about to release their second EP at the Melusina Club in Clausen & are already teasing the public with the release of a single off it entitled “Beautiful”.

One foot in the past - Evan Dando talks to Wort.lu/en

The Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando talks to wort.lu/en about nostalgia, growing up and his dream of becoming a writer. Plus, read on to find out how to win tickets to The Lemonheads at the Rockhal on April 27.

First round of Night of the Proms artists confirmed

Classic meets pop at this year's Night of the Proms at the Coque in Kirchberg, with Mick Hucknall, former voice of Simply Red, and pop star Anastacia headlining alongside acapella group Naturally 7 and the classical orchestra Il Novecento.

Plugged-In: "Changes and Steadiness" for Sonic Season

They’ve performed at the Montreux Festival, played as an opening act for Toto and for well-known German band “Wir sind Helden”, and were sent to Romania as an official representative to Sibiuin 2007.

“Theatre should never stand still”

Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the Théâtre National du Luxembourg started as an idea to internationalise the Luxembourg theatre scene. Co-founder and director Frank Hoffmann sat down with wort.lu/en to talk about what happened since.

Design to improve life made in Denmark

The INDEX: Award Exhibition currently on display on the Place d'Armes shows how form and function can come together to address the urgent needs of our society, turning abstract design concepts into concrete and tangible design solutions.

Ninjas at the Philharmonie & the season highlights!

Check out the highlights of what's coming up at the Philharmonie

Luxembourg co-production in race for Cannes award

Luxembourg film production company Samsa Film's "A perdre la raison", directed by Joachim Lafosse has been selected for the Cannes festival new talent section, Un Certain Regard.

New arts centre offers activities for all

A new arts and cultural centre is to offer activities and classes for the public when it opens in Howald this weekend.

Experience the capital through sound and images

A new art project is helping people to experience Luxembourg without ever stepping foot in the country.

LGL's "Life Death and Onions" - Free English theatre this Saturday

How would you like some free English theatre Friday or Saturday? That's what the school LGL, or Lycée de Garçons Luxembourg, English Theatre Group is offering to the public with a set of short plays.

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