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World-renowned surrealist Jan Švankmajer turns 85
One of the world’s most acclaimed surrealist filmmakers Jan Švankmajer turned 85 on Wednesday. His signature surreal style, which relies on stop-motion animations and…
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Václav Havel exhibition opens in New York
A new exhibition dedicated to the late Czech president, playwright and dissident Václav Havel will open at the National Bohemian Hall in New York on Thursday, launching a…
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Serial Killer festival founder Kamila Zlatušková: original Czech humour travels, but ‘Nordic Noir’…
Serial Killer – billed as the first international festival of TV and web series in Central and Eastern Europe – is the brainchild of Kamila Zlatušková, a former vice-dean…
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Orbis Pictus – Comenius’s groundbreaking book for children
A new exhibition, marking the start of the school year, got underway at the National Museum in Prague on Monday. It is dedicated to the 17th century Czech philosopher and…
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My Brno – Tomino Kelar
Tomino Kelar runs Brno’s top independent music venue, Kabinet Múz, as well as drumming with the band Midi Lidi. Kelar is from the Moravian capital but actually lived for…
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Sundays on Clarendon Road make solid return with second LP
Sundays on Clarendon Road are a highly impressive Prague-based electronic pop duo comprising Jonáš Zbořil and Jan Tůma. After a hiatus they have returned with their second…
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Baritone Adam Plachetka launches new record – and sings to audience in bathtubs
The renowned Czech baritone Adam Plachetka launched his new CD on Wednesday. Called Winter Journey, the album contains his renditions of 24 poems set to music by Schubert…
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The Painted Bird: first Czech film to vie for a Golden Lion at Venice in a quarter century
For the first time in 25 years, a majority Czech feature is in the main competition at Venice, one the world’s most prestigious film festivals. Director Václav Marhoul is…
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Karel Plíhal – one of Moravia’s most beloved, and jazziest, folk singers
Moravian-born folk singer, songwriter and music producer Karel Plíhal first picked up a guitar when he was fifteen, and got into the underground music scene with country…
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Flašinet žije! Or why barrel organs are a grind (in a good way)
Barrel organ players and street artists from the Czech Republic and beyond gathered in Prague earlier this month for the annual festival Flašinet žije! (The barrel organ…
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Julius Fučík – Czech Republic’s forgotten composer
Whether it is through the Entry of the Gladiators or the Florentine March, the music of 19th century composer Julius Fučík is known across the world. Although a prolific…
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Richard Fidler: Prague and an uncanny sense of oddness
The Australian broadcaster and writer Richard Fidler is author of two bestsellers, Ghost Empire, a fascinating reconstruction of the history of ancient Byzantium, and Saga…
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