1961: Rencontres à Cannes

This week, we are treating ourselves to a night at the ballet as we take in the very first visually recorded physical interval act debuting at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest! Get your bow-ties and ball gowns ready as we settle in for a performance by France’s top ballet dancer and a mysterious woman! Rencontres à Cannes is a story interpreted by Max Bozzoni, a star of the l’Opera de Paris and Tessa Beaumont, a woman whose story is shrouded with mystery! Join us as we strive to understand the art form that is Ballet, travelling through time as we witness its development from upper-class spectacle to cultural phenomenon!

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ESC101 is a podcast which highlights and discusses the history of the Eurovision Song Contest by looking at various elements of the contest throughout the years from hosts to postcards, interval acts to artists, and more! If you're looking to learn about the obscure history of the Eurovision Song Contest and improve your ESC Trivia skills, this is the podcast for you!