Culture
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Leeda – a unique Czech fashion label going strong for seven years
Not far from the National Theatre, tucked away on Bartolomějská street, the small flagship store of the label Leeda boasts some of the most original, colorful and hip…
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Theme of work universal, says One World director Kulhánková
The 2014 One World festival of human rights documentaries, which gets underway in Prague on Monday, will showcase over 100 films from more than 50 states around the world…
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Ivan Shvedoff: Prague-based actor is “Mr. Eastern Bloc” in Western movies
Actor Ivan Shvedoff moved to Prague at the end of the 1990s from his native St. Petersburg. Since arriving here he has extended his filmography greatly, with roles in a…
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Yellow Sisters: a capella with an African twist
In this week’s Sunday Music Show we listen to music by the soulful a capella group Yellow Sisters and speak with one of its four members Bára Vaculíková (and her young…
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Fortepiano builder Paul McNulty & pianist Viviana Sofronitsky discuss historic keyboard production…
Most dedicated listeners but also more casual fans of classical music have at some point wondered about the sound of early musical instruments once played by the great…
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Ana Maria Janků: promoting Czech music is a link to my past
Ana Maria Janků was born in Argentina, but her link to her roots and in particular to Czech classical music is strong, thanks to the influence of her Czech parents. Today…
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Fulmaya, the Girl with Skinny Legs: a documentary for the big screen about an actress’s unusual…
In this week’s In Focus, we look at the success of a new Czech documentary called Fulmaya, the Girl with Skinny Legs. The film is a portrait of Slovak actress and musician…
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Prague lost something after ’89, says creator of historical photoblog Piotrek Gawlinski
Piotrek Gawlinski unearths and scans rare and frequently stunning pictures of the Czech capital for his excellent historical photoblog Lost and Found in Prague. A Polish…
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The Orff Brothers’ album Šero, named best Czech recording of 2013
The album Šero by the band Orff Brothers has won the won the Apollo Award by Czech music critics for the best recording of 2013. The Orff Brothers, whose sound has been…
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Less can mean more for flagship tv news
I used to attend a lot of conferences in Prague. As one Czech minister gloomily remarked at the time, the only thing that has increased in his, and my, sector were…
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Ex-Charlie Straight frontman Albert Černý moves to Lake Malawi
Singer-songwriter Albert Černý is well-known to local guitar pop fans thanks to his former group, Charlie Straight. Indeed, their 2009 UK-inspired debut She’s A Good…
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Czech designers’ premiere at the International Fashion Showcase in London
Six emerging designer talents from the Czech Republic are presenting their work at International Fashion Showcase 2014, which opens in London on Thursday. The two-week…
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