Culture
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Iva Bittová: Music is Our "Bread and Water of Life"
At a time when concert halls have fallen silent, and society is struggling to deal with the coronavirus crisis, music is becoming even more important and many singers and…
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Khoiba: "on the edge" of multiple genres
Khoiba are known for melding electronics and melodic guitars in combination with downtempo rhythms. They released an eponymous LP last year and featured at the Colours of…
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“It’s a tough decision”: 2020 Karlovy Vary film festival cancelled
This year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will not take place, the organisers have just announced. But while the next edition of the country’s biggest cinema…
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Jan P. Muchow: Whoever remembers the 1990s in Prague wasn’t there
Born in the then East Germany, musician and producer Jan P. Muchow (48) moved to Prague with his family as a small child and in his teens was a promising football player…
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The Opening of the Wells - Bohuslav Martinů’s tribute to the Moravian Highlands
The Opening of the Wells (Otvírání studánek) is one of Bohuslav Martinů’s most famous compositions. The cantata was written some time between June and July 1955 in France…
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Israeli translator Ivan Joel Hajoš: I want to help bridge the Israeli and Czech/Slovak cultures
Ivan Joel Hajoš was born in Czechoslovakia in 1946 and has lived in Israel since 1969. He used to work as a mathematician and data analyst in a state research institution…
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Israeli film and theatre actress Dalia Shimko: It is my hope that the coronavirus crisis will bind…
Dalia Shimko is an Israeli film and theater actress as well as a theater director, and founder of Ensemble Aspamia. In the third part of a series of interviews with…
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DAMU/VŠE research project maps impact of coronavirus measures on Czech cultural sector
The first phase of a comprehensive survey measuring how the Czech cultural sector is faring during the coronavirus crisis wraps up at midnight on Wednesday. The research…
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Israeli violin virtuoso Hagai Shaham: I love performing in the Czech Republic
“I spend my time at home - practicing, teaching online and shopping for food for my family,” says Hagai Shaham, one of Israel’s most talented violinists. In the second…
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Veterans Mňága &Žďorp dive beneath surface(s) on latest release
Mňága &Žďorp have been on the go since 1987 but show no signs of flagging on their most recent LP, Třecí plochy (Friction Surfaces). As ever the work of the group, who…
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Michal Ajvaz’s The Other City: a dreamlike ode to Prague
The Other City by Michal Ajvaz is a fascinating ode to Prague, which explores the idea that somewhere in the city there is an entrance to another realm. This invisible…
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US-based screenwriter and teacher Milena Jelinek dies at 84
The Czech-born screenwriter Milena Jelinek, who spent most of her life in the United States, has died at the age of 84. Jelinek is perhaps best-known for the acclaimed…
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