Culture
-
Mariusz Surosz: Czechs and Poles – “Nobody Knows Anything”
One of the curious things about Central Europe is how little people from the various countries of the region know about each other. A recent sociological study suggested…
-
First woman rabbi Regina Jonas honoured in Terezín
Almost eighty years after her ordination, the world’s first woman rabbi, Regina Jonas, has been honoured at the former Nazi concentration camp in Terezín. Several of her…
-
Close brush with death gave me chance to become known writer, says humourist Steve Fisher
Steve Fisher has a humorous column in the weekly Reflex that regularly provides a highly amusing take on Czech life from a foreigner’s perspective. The US-born author has…
-
Michal Hrůza - From Ready Kirken to Kapela Hrůzy
Michal Hrůza is one of the Czech Republic’s most notable singers and songwriters. The 43-year-old, who hails from Turnov, got his start in the mid-1990s with Ready Kirken…
-
Karel Zeman Museum offers special programmes in summer
It’s hard to say when the Karel Zeman Museum in Prague is busier: during the school year or the summer months. The museum, dedicated to the work of visionary Czech…
-
The film score genius Zdeněk Liška
Some of the best Czech films of the 1960s and 70s, such as Markéta Lazarová, Shop on Main Street, and The Cremator, have one thing in common, besides the country of origin…
-
Alex Went cataloguing both popular sights and hidden gems with architecture blog Prague Vitruvius
The Prague Vitruvius is an extremely useful website for anybody interested in perhaps the Czech capital’s greatest asset: its unparalleled wealth of architecture. The blog…
-
If a Thousand Clarinets: A charming ‘60s musical movie chock-full of singing stars
Kdyby tisíc klarinetů, or If a Thousand Clarinets, is a charming 1964 Czech musical film featuring a host of stars of the day, including singers Waldemar Matuška, Karel…
-
Karel Jaromír Erben: a not quite so grim fairytale
If you are drawn to the rich Czech tradition of legend and fairytale, Marcela Sulak’s new translation of one of the classics of 19th century Czech poetry is a must. Karel…
-
Street theatre takes over Prague’s Wenceslas Square
This Friday allows visitors a final opportunity to take part in Za dveřmi, a street theatre festival which this week transformed Prague’s Wenceslas Square. The festival…
-
Czech pop singer fights for life after Ostrava pub brawl
Czech pop singer Michal Hrůza was taken to hospital in critical condition early on Thursday after sustaining a serious brain injury in a pub fight in the eastern Czech…
-
Wolfe von Lenkiewicz: giving the works of the Old Masters a surprising new twist
Wolfe von Lenkiewicz is a recognized London-based artist known for his reconfigurations of well-known imageries from art history. He is currently exhibiting some of his…
Pages
- « první
- ‹ předchozí
- …
- 206
- 207
- 208
- 209
- 210
- 211
- 212
- 213
- 214
- …
- následující ›
- poslední »