Culture
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‘Siege of Brno’: Czech Jesuits to consecrate statue of Stredonius to mark ‘miraculous’ 1645 victory
Brno is to consecrate a new statue of Jesuit priest and “student chaplain” Stredonius (Martin Středa), who helped rally the faithful during the Thirty Years’ War.
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Belarusian artist in Prague embroiders anti-Lukashenko protests “to ward off bad spirits”
Rufina Bazlova is a Belarusian artist living in the Czech Republic who has decided to record the ongoing protests in her home country through a unique way: embroidery.
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Calling all Czechs! Jirkov seeks photos of famous Kludský circus caravan to help restore its glory
Karel Kludský's circus was once among Europe's biggest. Now, his hometown is asking Czechs to dig up photos to help in the effort to faithfully restore his luxury caravan.
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Geislerová: We’re boring next to Havel and other dissidents
Movie star Anna Geislerová has recently won plaudits for her role as Václav Havel’s wife Olga in the biopic Havel. Here she discusses playing Olga Havlová and far more.
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Charlotta Kotík: I am a firm believer in the duty of artists to voice their opinion
An exhibition of artists who have responded to political oppression in their work is underway at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids.
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Uherské Hradiště film festival goes ahead despite coronavirus
The 46th annual Summer Film School in Uherské Hradiště, one of the country’s most highly respected film festivals, kicked off in the south Moravian town on Friday.
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Musicians from around the world recreate famous Hussite choral
A new arrangement of the Hussite choral Ye Who Are Warriors of God is being put together by musicians from all around the world to mark the 600th anniversary of Tábor.
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Prague Pride highlights plight of LGBT communities elsewhere in V4
The 2020 Prague Pride festival is somewhat different than previous editions, with no parade and fewer foreign visitors. But it still boasts a packed programme.
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Big Apple recording with Pivec bears fruit for Vojtěch Dyk
For his latest LP Vojtěch Dyk travelled to New York to record with organist Ondřej Pivec and members of his group the Kennedy Administration.
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“It shows his deep roots” – Kundera gifts book collection to library in native Brno
The celebrated Czech-born author and essayist Milan Kundera has decided to donate his private library and archive to the Moravian Library in his native Brno.
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‘A soul full of clockworks’: Patrik Pařízek on the timeless appeal of mechanical, musical artistry
Patrik Pařízek is a specialist on historical clocks and mechancial music. So specialised, in fact, he struggled to find a university that would let him pursue a PhD in it.
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Czech musicians ask government to throw them a lifeline
Several hundred people gathered on Old Town Square on Monday to support the music industry which faces an uncertain future due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions.
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