Culture
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Newcomers to the list of Czech Cultural Monuments
The government recently extended the list of Czech Cultural Monuments by 19 churches and pilgrimage sites. This status affords them special protection. Currently there are…
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Programme chief Och shares tips for 53rd Karlovy Vary
The Czech Republic’s top film event, the Karlovy Vary festival, gets underway on Friday. As every year, it promises scores of movies from around the world and both…
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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra receives warm welcome in Japan
The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, one of the Czech Republic’s finest ensembles, is currently touring Japan on what is already their 12th visit to the country. Starting…
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David Short and Czechoslovakia: love begins with the verb
David Short first came to Prague as a student over fifty years ago. He remained for the best part of six years, experiencing at first hand the Prague Spring and then the…
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Metronome festival promises top international acts and local faves
The two-day Metronome music festival kicks off on Friday evening at the Výstaviště exhibition grounds in Prague. Among the most awaited acts this year will be Massive…
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Landscape Festival seeks to reignite neglected areas of Prague
After a two-year break, the annual Landscape Festival will return to Prague over the summer months after launching on Thursday on Vítkov hill. Featuring a wide range of…
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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra embarks on Japanese tour
The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, one of the leading ensembles in the country, has embarked on their 12th tour of Japan, where they are scheduled to play over a dozen…
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Surrounded by Light: Lake Malawi’s debut album
Lake Malawi are an indie-pop band formed in 2013 by the charismatic front man Albert Černý. The group further consists of bass player Jeroným Šubrt and drummer Antonín…
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Diamond Jubilee of eclectic "Smetana’s Litomyšl" international opera festival underway
An annual international opera festival celebrating the works of Bedřich Smetana – perhaps the most famous Czech composers of all time – kicks off on Thursday in the…
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Lou Reed, Havel, Půlnoc – and the first Velvet Underground reunion
The first reunion of the classic lineup of The Velvet Underground took place in Paris in 1990, at a show also featuring the Czech band Půlnoc. Believe it or not, the VU…
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J. R. Pick and a brilliant novel of the Holocaust: Part 2
In the last edition of Czech Books we featured an interview with Zuzana Justman, who with her older brother and mother survived the wartime Terezín ghetto. Her brother…
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Brno festival marks centenary of modern Czech statehood, women’s suffrage
For the third year now, the Moravian capital Brno is hosting an international event that brings together representatives of various nationalities, cultures and faiths. The…
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