Culture
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Acclaimed Czech sculptor Olbram Zoubek dies at 91
The celebrated Czech sculptor Olbram Zoubek died on Thursday at the age of 91. Zoubek, who studied at Prague’s UMPRUM (Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design), was the…
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Forman brothers go West with new show
After a pause of ten years, the Forman brothers have returned to Prague with a new show called Deadtown, inspired by the Wild West. The Belgian minister of culture hailed…
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Work by Turner prize winner highlighted at Sculpture Line festival
As of Wednesday, visitors to Prague have been able to admire a monumental statue by Turner Prize winner Tony Cragg. The bronze object is installed at Náměstí Republiky…
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Karel Gott retro exhibition charts success of Czech pop icon
An ambitious floating exhibition has opened in Prague with the target of at least equalling some of the new style of shows devoted to rock and pop greats such as the…
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Pianist Drew Petersen on performing in the Czech Republic and the American Spring
Drew Petersen is a prodigious pianist who is the winner of this year’s American Pianists Award. He is pursuing a Masters at the Juilliard School of Music and recently…
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J.A.R. – Czech funk and rap
In this week’s Sunday Music get down with the first name in funk and rap in the Czech Republic, J.A.R.
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Ambitious Karel Gott exhibition launches on the Vltava river
What is already being described as the Prague exhibition event of the year opened to the public on the banks of the River Vltava today. Gott My Life is a lavish tribute to…
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Dorothy Connell and the challenges of bringing Czech writing to the English-speaking world
For over thirty years, the US and UK based publishing house Readers International has been helping to draw attention to the work of writers from countries where they face…
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‘Maoriavian’ Frank Tomas Grapl Junior: It’s important to know where you come from and where you’re…
Haka is a traditional Māori dance, which became world-famous thanks to the New Zealand rugby team All Blacks, who perform the dance during their pre-match ritual. It was…
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Conductor Jiří Bělohlávek dies aged 71
The esteemed Czech conductor Jiří Bělohlávek died on Thursday at the age of 71, according to a statement posted by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. The gifted musical…
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Prague and Graham Greene focus for new comic book thriller
One of the greatest British novelists of the 20th century, Graham Greene, is the subject of a new comic book by a French scenarist and a US artist. Translated from the…
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Meeting Brno celebrates “unity in diversity”
For the second year now the city of Brno has hosted a week-long festival commemorating its rich multicultural past. The Moravian capital, once home to large German and…
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