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Czech Film Commissioner Pavlína Žipková on the friendly ‘subsidy war’ to lure in foreign film and…
Behind the scenes, a ‘subsidy war’ is raging in Central Europe among national film commissions, which have been steadily sweetening rebates and incentives to attract…
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Exhibition maps Bartered Bride’s foreign productions
An exhibition mapping the famous foreign productions of The Bartered Bride, perhaps the most popular Czech opera, gets underway at the Bedřich Smetana Museum in Prague…
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Karel Kryl – Singer who put poetry in protest died 25 years ago OTD
Karel Kryl, perhaps the greatest Czech protest singer ever, died on this day 25 years ago, at the age of only 49. Kryl’s spare and highly poetic songs such as Bratříčku…
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Inside the atelier of twin sister ‘Dames of Czech Culture’ Jitka and Květa Válová
Twin sisters Jitka and Květa Válová, named “Dames of Czech Culture” in memorandum this week, were once described by a Communist zealot as an “ulcer on the red face of…
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Czechia returns to Milan Triennial after fifty-year break
After a break of nearly 50 years, the Czech Republic will be participating in the Milan Triennial, a prestigious international showcase for contemporary artists and…
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Jazz organist Ondřej Pivec on making it in New York: Don’t ask questions – just learn it all and be…
Ondřej Pivec plays organ with one of the biggest stars in world jazz, singer Gregory Porter. This makes Pivec, who is in his mid-30s, perhaps the most successful non…
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Punk’s not dead
The roots of Czechoslovak punk stretch 40 years back, to a concert of an alternative band called Extempore. The gig took place on February 23, 1979 in a Prague pub U…
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Czechs go global with poetry social network
A free global network for poets and poetry lovers, developed in the Czech Republic, has recently been launched in the United States. Called Poetizer, it allows its users…
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Banned 1954 documentary on Tibet returns to cinemas
More than sixty years after its premiere, a unique Czech documentary from Tibet, made in the early 1950s, returns to Czech cinemas on Tuesday. Called Cesta vede do Tibetu…
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Violin virtuoso Václav Hudeček and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: the most successful classical recording…
Václav Hudeček got his first violin at the age of five and at 15 he performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The exceptionally talented young man studied at the Prague…
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Majda Kallab Whitaker: Dvořák’s recognition of African-American influence was “very controversial”
The Dvořák American Heritage Association is one of a number of organisations based at the Bohemian National Hall in New York. Its impressive Dvořák Room houses a rich…
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‘Golden Kid’ Václav Neckář still going strong at 75
Czech pop-singer Václav Neckář is perhaps best-known for his role of Jiří Hrma in the Oscar-winning film Closely Watched Trains by Jiří Menzel. He enjoyed his biggest…
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