Culture
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The Glagolitic Mass, a celebration of Slavic culture
Our special broadcast for Saints Cyril and Methodius Day explores a famous musical homage to the two missionaries and their legacy, Leoš Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass.
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Sára Vondrášková, an invigorating new voice taking jazz in her own direction
The sultry voice of young Sara Vondrášková there in the song Lay Down, which has launched her from the cafes and clubs of Prague to the silver screen, as the title song…
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Vladimir 518 – the solo LPs
Vladimir 518, a founding member of the group Peneři strýčka Homeboye (PSH), is one of the most important figures in Czech hip hop. Five years after the release of his…
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Vary’s festival(s)
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is now in full swing. This year’s KVIFF is, I believe, my 11th. And one thing I’ve realised over the years is that there are…
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Kateřina Tučková and the latterday witch-hunts of Moravia
The White Carpathian Mountains, straddling the border of Moravia and Slovakia, are one of the most beautiful and rural parts of the Czech Republic. Towns are few and far…
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Stars and fans gather for the 48th Karlovy Vary Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival kicks off on Friday night in the West Bohemian spa town. This year’s festival, the 48th, will give audiences the chance to…
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Restored version of All My Good Countrymen set for Karlovy Vary premiere
Vojtech Jasný’s lyrical masterpiece All My Good Countrymen is the third classic Czech film to have been digitally restored in recent years, and, like its predecessors, the…
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Devil in the details
Welcome to the newest edition of SoundCzech. Today we will listen to a song by the Eben Brothers called Čert, or the Devil. We have already talked about the devil in…
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Berlin-based artist brings Hoop dance to Prague
In today’s Arts my guest is the Berlin-based Canadian artist Rebecca Halls who goes by the stage name of Beka Hoop. Next week, Rebecca launches the second ever Hoopurbia…
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Getting parents and children off to a strong start in reading
In recent years literacy experts have expressed concern that children are not reading enough for pleasure and that many youngsters are never read to by their parents. They…
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United Islands festival moves to Prague’s Ladronka on 10th birthday
The three-day United Islands music festival, which gets underway in Prague on Thursday night, is being held this year for the 10th time. Performers will include visiting…
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Portrait artist and painter Marie Gabánková
Marie Gabánková is a noted portrait artist, painter and teacher. She was born in Ostrava and left Czechoslovakia with her family shortly after the Soviet invasion of 1968…
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