Culture
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Busy schedule of events in Prague and beyond on Velvet Revolution anniversary
Countless events across the Czech Republic – and indeed across the globe – are taking place over the next four days to mark the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution…
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Singer Ida Kelarová: Getting my Romany children’s choir on stage in the Rudolfinum is a dream come…
Singer Ida Kelarová gets her Romany children’s choir to the most prestigious concert venue in the country –Prague’s famous Rudolfinum where they will perform with the…
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Czech e-book publishers still see bright prospects in spite of local market difficulties
E-books have been slow to take off in the Czech Republic with taxes, a local penchant for piracy, and caution from some of the traditional print publishers some of the…
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English “stands in” for Czech in first translation of Cimrman classic
For the first time ever, non-Czech audiences have the chance to get acquainted with Jára Cimrman, a unique phenomenon of Czech culture. The fictional character has enjoyed…
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Never Sol – A Quiet storm
Never Sol is essentially the solo project of Sára Vondrášková, a songwriter and keyboardist whose rich, smoky voice belies her tender years. Her Jan P. Muchow-produced…
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The Czech guerilla restorationist battling to "save Star Wars"
A couple of generations ago, certain young Czechs opposed to the communist regime’s re-writing of history engaged in the smuggling of books and other materials, determined…
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Stephen Morris: Author of Prague-based urban fantasy “Come Hell or High Water”
Fans of urban fantasy may be interested to learn more about “Come Hell or High Water” a trilogy written by New York-based author Stephen Morris – a former Eastern Orthodox…
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Velvet Carnival blends activism with satire on 25th anniversary of revolution
They call themselves a carnival. Hundreds of performer-activists seeking to mark the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution with a twist: less wreath-laying and somber…
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Mezipatra film festival to highlight films about gay marriage, as well as plight of gays in Russia
The annual Mezipatra Film Festival gets underway this Thursday in Prague. The event, which is now in its 15th year, will present over seventy films with gay, lesbian and…
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Making doc about pedophile forced me to face my own prejudices, says director Veronika Lišková
The most discussed documentary at this year’s Jihlava festival was Daniel’s World, a portrait of a pedophile and other members of his community. Protagonist Daniel, who is…
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Scary Monsters
Halloween, Czechs always say, is an import, a holiday that has taken root only recently. But the kids love it (at least in schools and nursery schools) and, more broadly…
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“This Place” exhibit looks at Israel through the eyes of 12 international photographers
An exhibition at Prague’s DOX gallery features wide-ranging depictions of Israel and the West Bank by 12 renowned photographers from around the world, including one of the…
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