Culture
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Biggest Czech cultural event in US goes from strength to strength
An annual showcase of contemporary Czech films called Czech That Film is currently underway across the United States. The festival is the largest Czech cultural event in…
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Prague boosts Venice connection for Baroque water festival
Prague’s flagship annual baroque river festivities are currently underway at Charles Bridge in Prague marking the feast of St John of Nepomuk, the patron of boatmen and…
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Noir is the new black in Prague
If you enjoy noir crime stories with their troubled, ambivalent heroes and creepy, underworld settings, you are in for a treat. Akashic Books in New York have just added…
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Prague book fair puts spotlight on comics, Israeli authors
The annual international book fair and literary festival Book World Prague got underway on Thursday at the city’s Výstaviště grounds, featuring over 400 exhibitors from 22…
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Czech glassmaker produces extraordinary glass case for Danish royal sarcophagus
The Czech Republic is known for its skilled glassmakers, getting commissions for lighting installations and glass artworks from palaces, luxury hotels and residences the…
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2018 Prague Spring promises “feast of stars” and celebration of Czechoslovakia centenary
Final preparations are underway for the Prague Spring music festival, which begins on Saturday evening with the traditional rendition of Smetana’s My Country at the…
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Czech singer, songwriter defies fate to reach Eurovision finals
The Czech Republic’s Mikolas Josef has advanced to the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest with his offering Lie to Me. The 22-year-old singer, who performed despite…
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Brno’s first Serial Killer festival showcases TV fiction from across Europe
Television professionals from across Europe as well as TV show enthusiasts and binge watchers from this country converged on the city of Brno last week for the first year…
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Historian Dean Vuletic on the Czechs, the Eurovision and Eastern Europe’s Intervision
How did Karel Gott become the only artist from a communist state to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest? What was Czechoslovakia’s role in the Eastern Bloc’s parallel…
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Iva Bittová – Czech avant-garde violinist, singer and composer
Iva Bittová is a phenomenal Czech avant-garde violinist, singer and composer who has developed a music style of her own. She moved to upstate New York over ten years ago…
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Czech theatre revolution, Laterna Magika, seeks innovation after 60 years
The legendary Czech experimental theatre revolution, Laterna Magika, is marking its 60th anniversary. Combining black light theatre, film and dance, the revolutionary…
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Czechs mark witch-burning night around country
Burning witches on April 30-May 1 is an ancient pagan tradition which developed in various European countries including the Czech Republic. People believed witches were…
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