Almost two centuries ago, at only 16 years old, the young Louis Braille invented a new type of writing for people affected, like him, by visual impairment. Until then, only sonography was taught in specialized institutes for the blind. But, as explained by Anne Renoud, president of the Federation of the blind and amblyopic people … Read more
In 1931, during a stay in Normandy, Simone Weil accompanied the Lecarpentiers, a family of fishermen, to learn their technique and learn more about the reality of manual work. A few years later, in a small town in Portugal, she experienced a remarkable encounter with the spirit of Christianity while listening to fishermen’s wives singing … Read more
S’il y a un groupe qui a su exploiter avec brio la dimension « symphonique » dans un contexte heavy metal, c’est bien Blind Guardian. Associée à des structures progressives complexes, elle leur a permis d’accoucher de certaines des pièces les plus épiques du genre (le monumental « And Then There Was Silence » déjà … Read more