Culture
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The Sound of the Sundial: Hana Andronikova’s classic at last in English translation
Any list of the top five Czech novels since the fall of communism should include The Sound of the Sundial by Hana Andronikova. This epic love story takes us from pre-war…
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NoFit State Circus' visually-stunning Bianco kicks off Letní Letná
Prague's Letná Park this Sunday saw the return of the Letní Letná festival of contemporary circus - now in its 12th year. Over more than two weeks, visitors will be…
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Sculpture Line summer festival livens up Prague’s public spaces
Foreign visitors arriving at Prague’s Václav Havel International Airport may be surprised to see an outsize Buddha statue on the premises. The sculpture is part of a…
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“Poet of the Piano” Ivan Moravec
This week Sunday Music Show profiles Ivan Moravec, a phenomenal Czech pianist who was at home on prominent world stages and who died last month at the age of 84. With his…
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Plzeň 2015 brings cultural revival, visitors influx
The project Plzeň – European City of Culture 2015, which kicked off in grand style in January this year, is now at the halfway point. What have been the most popular…
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Prague houses first exhibition of oligarch trial outside Russia
The DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague is currently hosting an exhibition called TRIAL, inspired by the second trial with the Russian businessman and oligarch…
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Digital radio switched on in Czech Republic
10:55 on Thursday morning was an important occasion in the history of radio in the Czech Republic as it was the exact moment that full digital broadcasting was launched in…
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2015 Prague Pride hoping for increased participation of broader community
The fifth Prague Pride festival of LGBT culture gets underway on Monday and will culminate in a colourful parade through the city on Saturday August 15. Organisers are…
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Student sees beauty in abandoned buildings
While most people regard decrepit buildings as something ugly, there are some who actually find them fascinating. One of the people enchanted by these modern-day ruins is…
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Vojtěch Dyk and the B-Side Band
In this week we hear tracks off a newer project by acclaimed singer and performer Vojtěch Dyk and B-Side Band.
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Message of student solidarity still powerful after more than seventy years
One of the early atrocities of World War Two was the violent suppression of protests by Czech university students on 28 October 1939. This was just over six months after…
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Wall inscriptions by Terezín prisoners had been forgotten for decades, says researcher
A team doing research at the former Terezín concentration camp in north Bohemia have just presented remarkable findings in the form of previously undocumented inscriptions…
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