Culture
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“My Country”: Prague Spring kicks off with performance by German orchestra founded by WWII expellees
In keeping with tradition, the annual Prague Spring classical music festival kicked off on Sunday with a rendition of Bedřich Smetana’s epic cycle Má vlast, or My Country…
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As the Eurovision Song Contest kicks-off Lake Malawi is ready to play at its biggest gig yet
The 64th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest is set to start on May 14th in Israel. Forty-one countries are sending bands to Tel-Aviv. Representing the Czechs is…
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From underground bunkers to “Fire Mountain”: how Prague’s poorest have lived over the centuries
How did the working poor live in Prague during the Austro-Hungarian Empire? In the days of the democratic First Czechoslovak Republic? Under Communism? And what about the…
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Cannes to honour Forman with Loves of a Blonde and new documentary
The Cannes film festival, which begins next week, is set to pay tribute to the late Miloš Forman, screening a restored version of the late director’s 1965 classic Loves of…
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Michael Havas: Peter Gabriel called about doing a video with Jan Švankmajer
Michael Havas grew up in New Zealand but came to communist Czechoslovakia – the country his parents had escaped from – to study film. He has made over 50 documentaries in…
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Czech singer-songwriter Ivan Hlas celebrates 65th birthday
The well-known Czech musician Ivan Hlas is celebrating his 65th birthday. The singer, songwriter and guitarist has been a fixture on the domestic music scene for over five…
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Prague’s sirens become part of new concert series
The Prague based Berg orchestra, known for its unique approach to contemporary music, has come up with a new project, called ‘Hudba k siréně’ or ‘Music for the Siren.’ The…
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Pavla Horáková on her award-winning novel: I wrote the kind of book I myself would like to read
The winner of the prestigious 2018 Magnesia Litera Award for Prose went to journalist, translator and writer Pavla Horáková for her novel A Theory of Strangeness. Pavla…
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Shooting begins on new film about legendary Czech runner Emil Zátopek
The legendary runner Emil Zátopek and his wife Dana, a javelin thrower, made history at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, when they won altogether four gold medals for…
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Metronome’s David Gaydečka: Prague only became ready for a big music festival in recent years
Metronome, Prague’s biggest music festival, will bring the likes of Liam Gallagher and Kraftwerk to the Výstaviště exhibition grounds for its fourth edition on June 21 and…
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Leading Czech orchestras perform charity concert for Notre Dame
The country’s leading orchestras came together on Tuesday this week to perform a charity concert in aid of the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The concert…
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Czech Republic’s cultural heritage to go online
The Czech Republic’s cultural heritage is set to become more accessible than ever after the Ministry of Culture announced it will create a freely accessible central…
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