Culture
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The best of Czech classical music, part six: Josef Suk’s Towards a New Life
In the latest edition of our series about some of the greatest works of Czech classical music we explore the most famous of Czech marches – Towards a New Life – composed…
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Radio Prague International celebrates World Radio Day with partner international broadcasters
In 2011, UNESCO proclaimed February 13 as World Radio Day. It is a celebration of radio as a powerful medium and its role in serving diverse communities of listeners…
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Film about tragic fate of great Czech actress highlights communist atrocities in the 1950s
A new film called The Trap, which is due to premiere on Czech Television this Sunday, tells the tragic fate of the great Czech film and theatre actress Jiřina Štepničková…
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Unique Celtic head sculpture goes on display in Olomouc
One of the most precious items from the archives of the National Museum, a sculpted Celtic head dating back to the Iron Age, is currently on display at the Regional Museum…
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Ron Perlman: Cinema is a much bigger art-form than superhero movies represent
No fewer than 23,000 fans of sci-fi, fantasy and horror attended the first ever Prague Comic-Con at the weekend. And the biggest guest at the inaugural edition was…
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The best of Czech classical music, part five: Poem by Zdeněk Fibich
In the latest edition of our series about some of the greatest works of Czech classical music the focus is on Poem, a short but stirring symphonic work by composer Zdeněk…
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Kladruby Abbey: a Czech architectural gem’s long and winding road to European (if not world…
The eastern Bohemian town of Kladruby nad Labem is famous worldwide for its horse stud farm, founded by the Habsburg emperor Rudolf II. The western Bohemian town of…
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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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