Italian born, much of Battifora's inspiration comes from baroque and renaissance painters. He is fascinated by the exaggerated motion, drama and tension in the old masters' works. He is also influenced by the artistic style of Gustav Klimt.

A Path Appears, from the creative team that brought you the groundbreaking series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, premieres January 2015 on PBS. The three-part documentary series follows Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn alon...

Enjoy a performance by Cirque Du Soliel: The Circle of Death

Grappling with the confusing news that his father is gay is 38-year-old Oliver (McGregor), who also must absorb the devastating report that his father has terminal cancer. That's a lot to take in and Oliver has his own problems, particularly in establishing lasting relationships.

Community of Lights captured this amazing cloud at the end of July in the late afternoon in Fire Island Pines, a beautiful barrier island off the coast of New York. The cloud was about 500 feet wide and sever miles long covering the entire island as it went by, and then vanished in the Atlantic Oce...

Tony Award winners Cynthia Erivo and Ben Platt fill the stage with joy as they perform the classic Soul hit “You’re All I Need to Get By”. The song tells a story of an unbreakable bond between soul mates, told through the voices of two friends with unwavering support for one another. NEXT at the Ken

One year old mixed beagle/hounds Buster, Indie and Romeo are performing their twice daily cancer detection training which is how they are fed. They have successfully trained dogs to identify urine containing e.coli, the bacteria that causes a certain type of urinary tract infection, and to distingu...

The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black (Album Aftermath 1966)
Paint it Black - Live Concert from Beacon Theatre, New York City 2006, USA. Mick Jagger - Vocals Keith Richards - Guitar Charlie Watts - Drums Ron Wood - Guitar "Shine Light" Film of Martin Scorsese 2008

I Dreamed A Dream from my favourite musical of all time Les Miserables I wanted to bring something new to this incredible song. I have been hugely inspired by the wonderful version by sSusan Boyle and her story with this song. If you have enjoyed my version please feel free to leave a comment and gi...

A Russian research ship has spotted an extremely rare white adult orca, or killer whale, off the coast of Kamchatka for the first time in history. No one knows the reason for the whale's unusual pigmentation. ­The scientists identified the whale by his pure white fin, swimming together with his pod,