In a momentum of renewal, the year 2021 brings its share of good news.
Among them: the fact of being able to travel again from the spring.
Long blocked, suspended or postponed by the health crisis, several expected cultural events should also make a comeback.
This is the opportunity to discover a good number of foreign, neighboring or more exotic cities, in light of the major cultural dates of 2021.
Turner in London
Admire William Turner's paintings in London, and what's more at the Tate Modern, what could be more
British?
Witness to the upheavals of the time, the traveling painter, master of light and colors, extensively dealt with the themes of the industrial revolution.
Unlike many of his contemporaries, the master detects an incredible artistic power in it.
In addition to his major works, the event exhibition deals with his commitment to the political causes of the time such as the country's reforms or the campaign against slavery.
Turner, witness and actor of his time.
Turner and the Industrial Revolution
exhibition
, at Tate Modern in London, from January 1 to March 7, 2021. Admission € 22.
tate.org.uk
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Kandinsky in Bilbao
Vassily Kandinsky,
Several Circles
, 1926, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Solomon R. Guggenheim, Bilbao
Master of movement, colors and lines, Vassily Kandinsky marked the beginning of the 20th century with his creative ardor.
Just like Mondrian, Malevich or Kupka, the Russian artist, born in 1866, is one of the pioneers of abstraction.
He will introduce into his works a very musical part magnified by his science of movement and colors.
The Guggenheim Museum brings together an important collection of his work, some of which are exhibited for the first time in Bilbao.
A great excuse to discover the Spanish Basque country and its opulent lifestyle.
Kandinsky exhibition at the Guggenheim in Bilbao, until May 23, 2021. Admission € 13 online, € 15 at the box office.
guggenheim-bilbao.eus
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White night in St. Petersburg
The traditional festival of Scarlet Sails (scarlet sails) offers musical and pyrotechnic shows on the Neva.
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Every year as the summer solstice approaches, the nights are brightened up in St. Petersburg.
By a natural phenomenon, the famous Nordic Polar Day, but also thanks to the White Nights Festival, which extends throughout the city.
In addition to various concerts and events in the center,
The Stars of the White Nights
offers a selection of ballets, operas and classical concerts at the prestigious Mariinsky Theater.
At the same time, the traditional festival of Scarlet Sails (scarlet sails) offers musical and pyrotechnic shows on the Neva.
Grandiose!
White Nights Festival, Saint Petersburg, from late May to mid-July (exact dates to come).
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Salzburg Festival
In 2020, Salzburg celebrated the centenary of its small committee festival.
Eva Schlegel / Fesitval from Salzburg
Between two confinements, the Salzburg festival celebrated its centenary in July 2020 in a small committee, with half as many concerts than planned.
But 2021 will mark the continuation of the festivities in Mozart's hometown.
Opera is on par with symphonic and vocal concerts, chamber music, recitals and spoken theater.
At the gates of the city, a getaway in the Salzkammergut will offer lovers of grandiose landscapes, spectacular reliefs and many exceptional lakes.
A nugget of green tourism.
Salzburg Festival, Austria, May 21-24, 2021 (Pentecost Festival), and July 21-August 31, 2021. Reserve your tickets on the
festival website
.
Art in Basel
Art Basel is undoubtedly the main fair of the international art market.
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Canceled last June when it was to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, the Swiss fair remains the most famous of the gatherings dedicated to contemporary art.
The place where careers are made, where we discover the nuggets of art, where artistic revelations are born.
But also where the richest collectors on the planet intersect.
The opportunity also to visit the Beyeler Foundation, or the forty or so museums that the city lists, which is a good starting point for a more traditional crossing of Switzerland (Bern, Zurich, Lucerne are an hour away).
Art Basel, in Basel, from June 17 to 20, 2021.
basel.com
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Rock nature on the Isle of Wight
The island has retained a delicious resort flavor like a technicolor postcard from the 1950s and 1960s. Adobe Stock
In full swing of the hippie movement, it was the European Woodstock: a historic meeting with monster attendance.
At the end of the 1960s, the Isle of Wight, off Portsmouth, attracted around 600,000 spectators who came to applaud The Doors, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan.
This 2021 edition, after a year of absence, should as usual attract the best of rock.
When crossing the French coast by ferry, lovers of sailing and nature will disembark a little earlier to enjoy the most beautiful beaches in England.
Isle of Wight Festival, June 17-20, 2021. Book your tickets on the
festival site
.
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The Faroes in music
Eysturoy is the second largest island in the Faroe archipelago.
It is located, separated by an arm of the sea, to the east of the main island of Streymoy.
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The island of Eysturoy, on the archipelago of 50,000 inhabitants, is the site of folklore festivities every summer.
About thirty Faroese and Scandinavian groups perform at G!
Festival, the first outdoor event of its kind to be organized in the Faroe Islands.
Known for the influential magazine
Wired
, it also attracts international musicians in the person of Fatboy Slim, Kris Kristofferson and The Bloody Beetroots.
A perfect opportunity to discover these islands in the north of the continent between Iceland and Scotland.
G! Festival, on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, from July 15 to 17, 2021. Book your tickets on the
festival site
.
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Japan in jubilation
The Fuji Rock Festival is the most important rock music festival in Japan, both because of the artists who perform there and the audiences who attend it each year.
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No, it will not only be the Olympics to attract many visitors to Japan in 2021!
In the Japanese reliefs, Fuji Rock has something to delight music lovers and hikers.
Organized at the Naeba ski resort, this music festival offers an idyllic setting for lovers of rock and walking.
By walking the steep paths that separate certain scenes, one can admire the incomparable view of the wild Honshu, its forests and streams.
It owes its name to the famous Japanese mountain, at the foot of which its first edition was organized in 1997. The opportunity to rediscover Tokyo, 3 hours away by transport.
Fuji Rock festival, in Naeba, Japan, August 20-22, 2021 (tickets available soon).
fujirockfestival.com
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France in Dubai
Entitled “Lumière, Lumières”, the theme of the French pavilion, like its architecture, reflects the country's desire to promote renewable energies.
Atelier du Prado Architects and Celnikier & Grabli
It was one of the cultural events of 2020: the 70th World Expo in Dubai.
Postponed until October, it revolves around the theme "Connecting minds, building the future".
To represent the French pavilion, Atelier du Prado, founded by architect Jean-Luc Perez, was chosen.
The building, made up of photovoltaic panels and a French-style garden on the forecourt, wishes to show France's attachment to respect for biodiversity.
From there, the disproportion of Dubai, its archaeological museum, the beach, or an escape in the desert are waiting for you.
Universal Exhibition, from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
expo2020dubai.com
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Broadway lights
Broadway theaters will remain closed at least until the end of May 2021, the Broadway League association announced last October.
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There are a thousand and one excuses to visit New York.
Take one of the oldest: Broadway.
Closed last March, the theaters of the legendary avenue will reopen their doors at the end of spring 2021. Two musicals are eagerly awaited:
MJ
, on Michael Jackson, shifted to September as well as a new version of
The Music Man
, worn by Hugh Jackman, in December.
Adored by Americans since its presentation in 1957 and its five Tony Awards gleaned against ...
West Side Story
, this great classic had not been produced for nearly 20 years.
MJ,
from September 2021 at the
Neil Simon Theater
and
The Music Man
, from December 2021 at the Winter Garden Theater (tickets available soon).
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