Culture
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Art education in Czechia: envy of the world
The Czech Republic has a unique system of education in art. Tens of thousands of talented children attend hundreds of schools that specialize in music, performing arts…
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Ron Perlman among stars for inaugural Prague Comic-Con this weekend
Comic-Cons, conventions for fans of comic book culture, have been an international phenomenon for many years. This weekend the first ever Czech Comic-Con will take place…
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Karel Čapek: Novelist, playwright – and travel writer
Karel Čapek was a leading Czech interwar novelist, playwright and journalist and is perhaps most remembered for works of science fiction such as The War with the Newts and…
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The Defectors: Czech-American essayist René Georg Vasicek’s debut novel an exploration of…
Essayist, educator and debut novelist René Georg Vasicek was conceived in communist-era Czechoslovakia, born in Austria a year after the Soviet-led invasion of his parents…
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Czech Eurovision entrant Benny Cristo: “It’s a challenge I am looking forward to”
Singer, dancer and former Czech pop idol finalist Benny Cristo will represent the Czech Republic at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with the Afro pop song Kemama. The…
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In memoriam: Ivan Král – Czech musician who worked with Patti Smith, Iggy Pop
Ivan Král, a celebrated Prague-born musician, composer and producer who immigrated to the United States in the mid-1960s, died on Sunday at the age of 71. Early in his…
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The Grandmother: the book that every Czech knows
The Grandmother by Božena Němcová is an iconic work in Czech literature. The novel about an idealized rural community in the early 19th century, written in the days of the…
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THE BEST OF CZECH CLASSICAL MUSIC, PART 4: Largo, from Antonín Dvořák’s New World Symphony
Czech classical music is not only a part of national culture and history, but also of the nation’s soul. This year we have prepared a series on the renowned hits of Czech…
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The Czech Books You Must Read
Kafka, Čapek, Kundera and Havel, these are all world renowned names, but what about all the others? How well are Czech authors actually known abroad? Can you find a…
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Holocaust Memorial Day: teaching a new generation, through the children’s opera Brundibár
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the most infamous of Nazi death camps. Throughout the Czech Republic, memorial…
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The best of Czech classical music, part 3: Julius Fučík’s Entrance of the Gladiators
Czech classical music is not only a part of the national culture and history, but also of its very soul. This year, we have prepared a series on renowned works of Czech…
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The best of Czech classical music, part 2: Bedřich Smetana’s The Bartered Bride
Czech classical music is not only a part of national culture and history, but also of the nation’s soul. This year we have prepared a series on the renowned hits of Czech…
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