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Around noon, the fog will rise and turn into a haze. The sky will be covered for a short time. The day will be mostly sunny and dry. 

Temperatures will reach 19-21°C during the day and 13-15°C at night

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A charity run organized by the childhood cancer foundation Kriibskrank Kanner has raised a record amount of money for pediatric oncology research. The money will be donated 

 projects that aim to improve treatment outcomes and develop less invasive and more effective cancer treatments for young patients.

600,000 euros raised for childhood cancer research

The Democratic Party (DP) suggested lowering the corporate tax rate, which is currently 

. Other parties pointed to the country's geographical location and short administrative procedures as attractive factors. Creating more jobs in trade, taxing the population fairly, inheritance tax, and increasing purchasing power by eliminating taxes on various goods were also discussed.

Politicians debate taxation and attractiveness to foreigners

400 of the 750 students at Ermesinde Lyceum put their phones in a special box at the beginning of the day. They can pick them up at the end of the day. So far, the policy applies only to 

junior high school students and their teachers

. Secondary and high school students are allowed to carry their phones, but they can't use them inside the school.

Students in Mersch were left without smartphones

A team of researchers from Israel, including Luxembourg scientist Emilie Wildschutz, has created a male embryo from human stem cells. The embryo was grown ex utero for 14 days and was 

no different from a naturally created embryo

. This study may provide insight into the first weeks of pregnancy, a critical period when many miscarriages occur, but it also raises ethical questions about the differences between artificial and natural embryos.

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Once you move to Luxembourg, you unwittingly wonder, what is there to see outside the cities? And the Grand Duchy has a lot to offer, despite its small size.

I will start with one of the main highlights of Luxembourg. As well as being a country of bankers and farmers, it is also a country of castles. Within such a small territory, there are 76 castles and fortresses to explore.

The best castles are at Vianden, Bourscheid, Beaufort, Clervaux and Larochette. My most recent visit was to Bourscheid a few years ago. A good friend of mine came to stay with me and we decided to tour the castle. Interestingly, many of the castles were not as impressively restored as they are today.

It is true that the state of the castles varies, but in the last few years, the government has been gradually buying up the most important sites and restoring them. It's a great initiative because it not only preserves the cultural heritage that everyone loves to talk about, but it's also helping to give these places a second life.

Of course, since we're talking about fortresses, it's worth mentioning what's left of them. Not all of them have survived to the present day, and some are partially or completely in ruins. However, these places still have a unique vibe and are at least worth a photo.

The best ruins in Luxembourg are located in Dudelange, Dalheim, Esch-sur-Sûre, and Esperance.

Over the past few years, there have been very few events taking place in the country due to the COVID-19 restrictions, and the people themselves have been cautious about taking any unnecessary risks. However, now that the limits have been lifted, you can regularly see in the news headlines such as «So-and-so festival is making a comeback!» or «This place is opening its doors again!». 

And yes, you often write about such events.

One of the events that really stand out in my memory is the 

. The theme is undoubtedly a matter of personal preference, and it's not my cup of tea, but I can't help but appreciate the excellent execution.

There is also a lot to buy here: delicacies, utensils stylized as medieval objects. Of course, gastronomic delights are not for everyone: there are also ordinary tents with barbecues and pastries for less demanding visitors. But it's cool to try something like ham on a spit.

 or Nëssmoort. As the name suggests: EVERYTHING here is about nuts. Nut dishes, drinks with nuts, nuts with honey, nuts without honey, nut cakes, and nuts without cakes.

It is indeed impossible to list all the interesting festivals and fairs. There are simply too many of them. Keeping an eye on the news for upcoming dates is the best way to stay informed. They are usually announced in advance.

Hiking is indeed a fantastic activity. It can easily turn an ordinary walk into an adventure, especially in Luxembourg, where the natural beauty is so captivating that you can't help but look around.

In the years that followed, the forests were restored. Now they are a little wild and look as if they have always grown here, but they have not. So when you go hiking, keep that in mind.

Obviously, such a distance is difficult for even the most experienced tourists to cover in one day, so you can split the trip into several stages. The route follows the Eisch River and there are plenty of fields, forests and villages along the way. This is a really rewarding way to spend a holiday.

Just bring sandwiches and a thermos with water, tea, fruit drinks, whatever you like. It is easy to organise a half-day mini-trip here.

When it comes to places to swim, the Haute-Sûre Lake, in particular, comes to mind. Located in the middle of the park of the same name, it is the largest and also the most man-made body of water in the country.

But there is one other river in Luxembourg that is no less popular with the locals — the Zauer, which translates from German as "sour". Although, of course, there is no acid in it.

However, there are also disadvantages: the water is quite cold because the river has its source in the Ardennes. But that doesn't stop people. It is always very busy in the summer.

If I'm not mistaken, you can even barbecue here. In any case, it's definitely worth a look around.

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The current stage project I'm working on is created with the help of performers from Luxembourg and the stars of the National Opera of Ukraine. It is a unique collaboration between Luxembourg Ballet, CUBE 521 Theatre Space, and Opderschmelz Dudelange. The project is being supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Luxembourg Choreographic Center TROIS C-L.

And I don't mean just ballet, the dance in general. Similar to literature, music, visual arts, architecture, and dancing — is a language, that helps us share things we can not say, or even are afraid to say, using emotions. This is the beauty and the power of the dance. So I believe this direction has a lot of potential, especially in uneasy and stressful times like this.

I can honestly tell you that no one in the local sphere of dance do anything faintly resembling what our troupe does. Usually, you see a few people on stage. We approach it differently: live musicians, forming an orchestra, and ten dancers. The synthesis of music, dance, and costume art is what our audience experiences.

The line of visual storytelling for the performance is created by the team: we come up with the character image ourselves and, once it's finished, we give it to the tailor.

After all, in order to tell the truth to one's face, you have to be a truly brave person. And Carmen in fact is: she owns her body and handles it as recklessly boldly as she wants. But there's also such a haze of romanticism, of course, and mysticism about her character.

The reason for its undying relevance is that the classics often expose us to universal archetypes. They are transcendental and, as far as ballet is concerned, they invite us to understand something that has always been important to human beings without words. Luxembourg is incredibly diverse, we have different audiences, locals or natives, and a lot of foreigners. And we all talk to them in a language that doesn't need a translation.

Right now I'm working with precisely these kinds of archetypes. 

. His opposition on the female side is Carmen. I was intrigued by two aspects:

the manifestation of beauty as an all-conquering force, and

the manifestation of feelings as an element that raises the human to the heavens and brings them down to the abyss. Perhaps the most interesting fact is that we may suffer, but when that emotion fades, we look for it again.

The modern individual is trying hard to avoid disappointment. And at the same time, there are so many dating sites today, all kinds of matchmaking, and projects on how to find a soulmate so that you won't be disappointed will fall in love, and will be happy. In other words, we are desperate for that feeling.

The story of strong feelings — both destructive and inspiring — has been with me for a long time. Five years ago, «

» was my everything. I have almost lived with Tolstoy for three years: read all of his diaries, analyzed the periods of his work, watched him write alongside, and studied the music of Tchaikovsky and how the composer was inspired by Tolstoy's work. And that's how the performance, which is still considered the best in my home country and is still being successfully staged to this day, was born.

», the ideology of a collectioner and certain boredom that emerged in new age humans, when religion became secondary and the desire to "copy" emerged. Yet, in contrast, love seemed like something very real, very rare, a miracle. In our era, when the miracle is multiplied at a click, this feeling vanishes. Don Juan gave up the real feeling, the real miracle, and only tried to repeat the moment all the time. That, I think, was his problem.

» is different. I'm more fascinated by the inner world of mankind, by how defenseless we are in front of feelings. These sentiments both encourage you and toss you into the deep end. But once you experience them, you try to feel them again.

In Carmen Mérimée was writing about himself in many ways, how much he thirsted for love. And how much he needed it.

To conclude the subject of strong feelings and classical characters, I would also like to stage «

» in the future. At the heart of the story are love and pointless hatred, the reasons for which no one even recalls anymore.

I would say a symbiosis of different ballet schools. There is certainly a difference between the way ballet is taught in Belarus and Russia and in Western Europe. Especially in terms of excellence — a very fanatic approach persists in Eastern countries. Dostoyevsky wrote that «a russian man is wide, I would narrow him down». Once it's the end of the world, it's going all the way down. Can't be done lightly.

But Europeans are more balanced, they are not "too much", I think. And you can see that in the profession, too. Of course, they work a lot too, but everything is on schedule, no obsessions. Europeans are very disciplined in their professional life. Sometimes they can be a little bit stiff, though. 

And as a choreographer, you have to keep an eye and a strong hand on eastern school dancers. Their fanatism, and emotions can create fascinating forms, but it is still complicated at the beginning. 

I think the troupe compliments each other perfectly, like yin and yang. You will see it on stage.

We're staging this play on a rather tight deadline. Usually, performance preparation takes six weeks, but we're putting it up in a month instead. That's why we're working in three shifts, but I am sure we'll make it. 

Hopefully, in the years to come, we'll move on to bigger and more wholesome spectacles. Right now we're using our bodies to draw the story, and it's memorable. Imagine if we add landscapes and scenery to what we already have, something really amazing will happen.

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Language that doesn't need translation: an interview with choreographer Volha Kastsel