Culture
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FAMU’s animated movie grabs student Oscar
Daughter, a Czech short animated film by Daria Kashcheeva, has won the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ student Oscar for best animated film from…
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Revolutionary year of 1989 focus of new Jan Šibík exhibition in Prague
Jan Šibík 1989, a photography exhibition now running in Prague, brings to life some of the most dramatic moments of that momentous period. Šibík, who was then in his mid…
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New album pays tribute to Czech country music legend Michal Tučný
The Czech rock-pop band Jelen has released a new album paying tribute to the Czech country music legend Michal Tučný. The LP, called Půlnoční vlak Michala Tučného…
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Strike alert! Czech opera singers demand ‘auditions’ for top National Theatre posts
National Theatre artists, mainly opera singers, are threatening to strike if the newly appointed culture minister rejects their demand to open selection processes to…
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Pianist Pogorelich among stars of this year’s Dvořák Prague
The annual Dvořák Prague festival, dedicated to one of the country’s greatest composers of all time, gets underway at the Rudofinum concert hall on Sunday. The event will…
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World-renowned surrealist Jan Švankmajer turns 85
One of the world’s most acclaimed surrealist filmmakers Jan Švankmajer turned 85 on Wednesday. His signature surreal style, which relies on stop-motion animations and…
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Václav Havel exhibition opens in New York
A new exhibition dedicated to the late Czech president, playwright and dissident Václav Havel will open at the National Bohemian Hall in New York on Thursday, launching a…
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Serial Killer festival founder Kamila Zlatušková: original Czech humour travels, but ‘Nordic Noir’…
Serial Killer – billed as the first international festival of TV and web series in Central and Eastern Europe – is the brainchild of Kamila Zlatušková, a former vice-dean…
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Orbis Pictus – Comenius’s groundbreaking book for children
A new exhibition, marking the start of the school year, got underway at the National Museum in Prague on Monday. It is dedicated to the 17th century Czech philosopher and…
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My Brno – Tomino Kelar
Tomino Kelar runs Brno’s top independent music venue, Kabinet Múz, as well as drumming with the band Midi Lidi. Kelar is from the Moravian capital but actually lived for…
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Sundays on Clarendon Road make solid return with second LP
Sundays on Clarendon Road are a highly impressive Prague-based electronic pop duo comprising Jonáš Zbořil and Jan Tůma. After a hiatus they have returned with their second…
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Baritone Adam Plachetka launches new record – and sings to audience in bathtubs
The renowned Czech baritone Adam Plachetka launched his new CD on Wednesday. Called Winter Journey, the album contains his renditions of 24 poems set to music by Schubert…
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