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Uma Thurman at KVIFF: Kill Bill hit a nerve of female empowerment
The 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival kicked off with a glitzy opening ceremony at the weekend. Speaking on the red carpet, Hollywood star Uma Thurman…
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A classic of childhood in 1970s Czechoslovakia now out in English
One of the most popular Czech writers of the last two decades has been Irena Dousková. Her short novel Hrdý Budžes has become a classic, with its touching and humorous…
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Stars Uma Thurman and Casey Affleck to help raise curtain on 52nd Karlovy Vary IFF
One of the Czech Republic’s most significant arts events, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, kicks off in the West Bohemian spa town on Friday evening. This…
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A Ghost Story set to be one of highlights of 2017 KVIFF, says programme chief Och
As artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karel Och has the ultimate say over the programming of the region’s biggest event of its kind. Just…
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Renowned Danish architects present new vision for Prague’s divisive central highway
As well as the historic monuments, visitors to Prague might be struck by the busy three and four lane highway in both directions that dissects the city centre and…
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Pop icon Helena Vondráčková celebrates 70th birthday
Helena Vondráčková, one of the Czech Republic’s biggest pop stars, is celebrating her 70th birthday. Vondráčková has been popular with Czech audiences since 1964, when she…
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Sting: My father and grandfather had to point rifles at Germans – thanks to the EU I’ve never had to
The biggest star at this weekend’s Metronome music festival in Prague will without question be the UK musician Sting, who led The Police before embarking on an enormously…
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Film music in the spotlight at Prague Proms festival
The Prague Proms international music festival gets underway in Prague on Wednesday with a concert at the city’s Municipal House. The concert will feature the US composer…
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Unique Czech children’s art schools showcase their offer
The Czech Republic boasts a unique network of art schools focused on music, ballet, drama and visual arts. The institutions, which are quite generously subsidized by the…
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Jaroslav Kalfař: Putting Czech literature back on the international radar with Spaceman of Bohemia
The young Prague-born writer Jaroslav Kalfař has received a great deal of attention in the international media for his debut novel Spaceman of Bohemia, which combines…
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Wild Tides – Prague band bid sbohem to English lyrics on entertaining new LP
On their recently released LP Sbohem a šáteček the three-piece Wild Tides draw on surf pop, punk, country and other genres to cook up a sound that is fresh, energetic and…
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A new Prague anthology celebrates the Vltava as a river of slain crocodiles, viziers and rotgut
If you enjoy poetry and will be in Prague on June 25, the (A)VOID Floating Gallery on the embankment at Náplavka will be hosting an event that you shouldn’t miss. 7 p.m…
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