Culture
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130th anniversary of birth of great interwar writer Karel Čapek
Thursday is the 130th anniversary of the birth of the Czech novelist, dramatic and journalist Karel Čapek. Seen as one of the greatest literary figures of Czechoslovakia’s…
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‘The fat lady sings’: Prague’s State Opera marks restoration to former glory with gala concert
The Prague State Opera reopened on Sunday evening in grand style following a major reconstruction that took nearly three years and cost over a billion crowns. The gala…
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Director Michal Hogenauer on A Certain Kind of Silence, a “cult” film with a difference
One of the most compelling and stylish Czech films of 2019 was A Certain Kind of Silence, the feature debut from Michal Hogenauer. The largely English-language work…
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B4 – Pair win plaudits with latest LP Plastová okna
B4 have been around in different forms for over two decades but now comprise the duo of David Freudl and Tomáš Procházka. The outfit are self-proclaimed adherents of…
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SEFO: Olomouc’s long-awaited post-war Central European art museum
Plans to build a futuristic museum in Olomouc showcasing some 200,000 post-war artworks from across Central Europe have been on hold for over a decade, plagued by land…
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Czech music highlights of 2019
As the new year arrives we look back at some of the biggest Czech hits of 2019 in Radio Prague International’s New Year’s Eve music show. The bands and artists include the…
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The Eben brothers: a folk-rock band with a difference
The sons of a respected classical music composer, the Eben brothers -Kryštof, Marek and David- grew up surrounded by music and musical instruments. They received an…
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Actress, politician and civic activist Táňa Fischerová dies at 72
The well-known Czech actress Táňa Fischerová has passed away at the age of 72. Fischerová, who was also an MP for some years and ran for the post of president, will be…
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A jazz take on traditional Christmas songs and carols
Czech Christmas wouldn’t be complete without traditional Christmas carols. To mark the occasion, we’ll be listening to an album entitled Christmas for Grown-Ups or Vánoce…
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Czech Puppetry Alive And Well
Puppet theater in Czechia and Slovakia is a way of conveying a vision of the world. That is one of the main reasons why UNESCO inscribed the art on its List of the…
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Czech-born video art pioneer Woody Vašulka dies at 82
Woody Vašulka, one of the pioneers of electronic and video art, has died at the age of 82. The Czech-born artist, who had lived in the United States since the 1960s…
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Mr. Folxlide – ‘the ultimate balfolk-blues crossover’
Mikuláš Bryan – alias Mr. Folxlide – is a Prague-born poet, award-winning translator of French literature, and musician steeped in blues and folk traditions. He plays on…
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