Culture
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Adéla Gálová: Magyars are not from Mars
The Czech Republic and Hungary are countries of similar size with plenty of history in common, whether we look back to the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the…
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Public indignation causes Regional Exhibition to remove Hitler’s statues
The large-scale regional exhibition taking place in two South Bohemian and two Upper Austrian cities hit the first snag within days of the grand opening. Part of the…
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Violin virtuoso Josef Špaček
My guest in today’s Arts is violinist Josef Špaček, who has emerged as one of the Czech Republic’s most talented virtuosos. Špaček – a graduate from the Juilliard School…
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Marta Topferova's new album draws on Moravian music, landscape and folklore
In this special program we speak to the singer and songwriter Marta Topferova about her newest album Milokraj, her relationship to her home country and her love of…
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Lendl: Mucha is only artist that interests me
The exhibition Ivan Lendl: Alfons Mucha has been drawing big crowds since it opened its doors earlier this month. On Monday the Czech-born tennis legend himself visited…
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Czech-born author and publisher Marketa Goetz Stankiewicz
My guest today is Marketa Goetz Stankiewicz, a professor emerita at the University of British Columbia. Born in 1927 in the Czech town of Liberec, Marketa left…
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Rockers Schodiště mark 30 years on stage
The Prague-based rock band Schodiště, formerly known as Nahoru po schodišti dolů band, this year marks 30 years on stage. Founded at the height of the new wave, the band…
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Czech Photo Gallery launches Best of the Nude
The Czech Photo Gallery at Prague’s Újezd this week launched the first in a series of “Best of” exhibitions beginning with the Nude. Curators for the opening show chose…
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Regional Exhibition reaches across Czech-Austrian border
An exhibition spanning two south Bohemian and two Austrian towns is just about to get underway, with various religious and industrial venues hosting works that point to…
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Raketon - a myriad of sounds on two strings
A one-of-a-kind instrument called raketon made its first public appearance three years ago in a museum exhibit, but this week it had its debut in a contemporary classical…
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Dan Bárta – Vocalist whose solo work demonstrates jazz chops
Dan Bárta has performed with a host of Czech bands over the years, including the rock groups Alice and J.A.R., and Sexy Dancers, who were more in the funk field, while he…
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Young Czech Vietnamese artists open the doors to isolated community
Probably the first generation of Vietnamese who have grown up in the Czech Republic is now coming of age. Although students and immigrants from Vietnam have been coming to…
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