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THE BUZZ | CALENDAR<br />
4–27 DEC<br />
World Press Photo<br />
LJUBLJANA<br />
Encouraging high<br />
standards in photo<br />
journalism since<br />
1955, World Press<br />
Photo continues<br />
to promote the<br />
exchange of<br />
information across<br />
the globe with its<br />
annual exhibition.<br />
This month<br />
the touring show<br />
touches down in<br />
Ljubljana, Slovenia,<br />
at the capital’s<br />
SIGHTS<br />
14 | TRAVELLER | DECEMBER 09<br />
premier modern<br />
arts hub Cankarjev<br />
Dom. Featuring<br />
winning images<br />
from around<br />
the world, the<br />
exhibition opened<br />
in Amsterdam<br />
in May and will<br />
run until early<br />
next year, visiting<br />
venues around the<br />
globe and providing<br />
a showcase for<br />
creative photo<br />
journalism and<br />
a platform for<br />
development<br />
and funding for<br />
the profession.<br />
Because of the<br />
wide-ranging focus<br />
of the contest,<br />
the collection of<br />
pictures forms an<br />
eyewitness record<br />
of the past year’s<br />
world events and<br />
offers an intimate<br />
and emotive<br />
portrait of our<br />
recent history.<br />
worldpress<br />
photo.org<br />
UNTIL 17 JAN 2010<br />
La Clique<br />
LONDON<br />
After sellout<br />
seasons in Sydney<br />
and New York, La<br />
Clique’s heady<br />
cocktail of cabaret,<br />
burlesque and<br />
sideshow freakery<br />
arrives to wow the<br />
crowds at Camden<br />
Town’s legendary<br />
5–8 DEC<br />
Fête de<br />
Lumières<br />
LYON<br />
Celebrated across<br />
the French city<br />
since 1852, this<br />
spectacular festival<br />
of light returns<br />
with an even larger<br />
programme of<br />
events. As well as<br />
the extension of the<br />
popular installation<br />
along the banks of<br />
the River Rhône all<br />
the way to the Tête<br />
d’Or Park, the main<br />
façade of the iconic<br />
Fourvière Basilica<br />
will be the backdrop<br />
for a 15-minute<br />
light show. Rooted<br />
in an impromptu<br />
candlelit display to<br />
honour the Feast<br />
Roundhouse. With<br />
a juggling Freddie<br />
Mercury-alike<br />
(Mario), a swordswallowing<br />
diva<br />
(Miss Behave) and<br />
a backbreaking<br />
contortionist<br />
(Captain Frodo),<br />
you’ll laugh and<br />
wince in equal<br />
of the Immaculate<br />
Conception, the<br />
tradition has evolved<br />
with the times and<br />
now involves some<br />
of the most hightech<br />
light displays<br />
in the world. All that<br />
said, candles still<br />
play a huge part in<br />
celebrations, with so<br />
many dotted along<br />
people’s balconies<br />
that in excess of<br />
eight million candles<br />
are sold leading<br />
up to the event.<br />
Perhaps this is one<br />
reason why last<br />
year’s electricity bill<br />
didn’t go any higher<br />
than €3000.<br />
lumieres.lyon.fr<br />
measure. Though<br />
the Roundhouse<br />
has hosted eclectic<br />
programmes over<br />
the years, this army<br />
of dancing, bending<br />
and smouldering<br />
shock-and-awe<br />
specialists certainly<br />
takes some beating.<br />
lacliquelondon.com<br />
PHOTOS © JEROME BONNET, PEROU
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