Culture
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Semafor Theatre – 53 years and inventive as ever
The Semafor theatre, one of the oldest continuous traditions of modern Czech entertainment, is still putting out new performances after 53 years of existence. The latest…
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Joan DeVee Dixon on her love of music, her special affinity for this country and her plans for the…
Joan DeVee Dixon, pianist, organist, composer and Professor of Music at Frostburg State University in Maryland was one of the star performers at this year’ American Spring…
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Jablkoň - music that defies categorisation
In 1977, a mailman, a math analyst and an actor got together to make some rather strange and wonderful music. Jablkoň, as they called the band, started off playing gigs in…
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Photographer Saudek wins back rights to his work
A high-profile court case between well-known Czech photographer Jan Saudek (77) and saudek.com – a company represented by his son Samuel and former girlfriend Sára…
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Broadway musical Once, featuring score by Hansard/Irglová, wins eight Tony Awards
The Broadway production of Once, a musical based on the successful 2006 film of the same name starring Irish and Czech musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, walked…
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Eva Eislerová – Czech designer who reached top of jewellery world in NYC
The Czech artist and designer Eva Eislerová originally wanted to be an architect. Instead, she became one of the most highly regarded makers of art jewellery in the world…
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Sunday Music Show - the beer edition
In this edition of the Sunday Music show, with beergarden season in full swing, we bring you the best Czech songs about beer.
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The literary legacy of Lidice
This weekend is the 70th anniversary of the Nazi destruction of the village of Lidice. Shortly after the massacre, the British novelist Kathleen Hewitt wrote: “The tragedy…
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Exhibition shows diverse work and fortunes of Josef Čapek
If artist Josef Čapek is less known to non-Czechs than his younger brother Karel, the writer, that’s all the more reason to visit the new exhibition dedicated to his life…
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Songs about Prague from around the world
In this edition of our Sunday Music Show, we’ll hear songs inspired by the Czech capital, its beauty, its people and some of the events that took place there. Throughout…
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New glass works go on view in Nové město na Moravě gallery
This Friday sees the opening of a new exhibition of new work in glass by Czech, Slovak and Austrian artists. The work is going on view at the Horácká Gallery in Nové Město…
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World Roma festival begins in Prague
They call it the biggest Roma culture festival in the world, and it’s back in Prague for the 14th year. The Khamoro, or World Roma Festival, means nine days of some of the…
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