Culture
-
Overdue: Libraries open a new chapter in public relations
Exhibitions, author readings and book signings, free Internet and a general amnesty on late fees for patrons with overdue books - yes, it's Libraries Week once again in…
-
Renowned US psychologist Philip Zimbardo honoured by Havel foundation
Every year the Vize (Vision) 97 Foundation of former Czech president Vaclav Havel and his wife Dagmar presents an award for outstanding work in the world of science. This…
-
Borrowing the Devil's Bible
The Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek was in Sweden this week, and he made a most unusual request. He surprised his host, Prime Minister Goran Persson, by asking to…
-
Annual festival bringing design closer to public
The focus is on design this week in Prague, as the annual Designblok festival showcases both Czech and international furniture, accessories and fashion at a host of venues…
-
John Connolly - on crime writing and his latest novel The Black Angel - partly set in the Czech Rep
John Connolly is the bestselling author of Nocturnes - a collection of macabre short stories, and the Charlie Parker novels that have successfully blended mystery with the…
-
Encore: Finding an answer to Dvorak's "Question"
A new CD brings Dvorak's piano compositions to a broader audience; the Smetana Trio revives Novak's Trio in D minor, and a historic Prague Spring recording is available at…
-
Two leftfield classical music festivals get underway in Prague
In this week's Arts, we look at two slightly offbeat classical music festivals: the wonderfully eclectic Strings of Autumn event, which is celebrating its tenth aniversary…
-
Joyce Pritchard: visit to ancestral Czech villages in Romania "the trip of a lifetime"
In today's special programme we meet Joyce Pritchard, an American woman who recently went back to her roots, when she visited the isolated Czech villages in Romania from…
-
Roman Polanski's "Oliver Twist" premieres in Prague
One of the world's most famous film directors, Roman Polanski, was in Prague this weekend to attend the premiere of his latest movie Oliver Twist, an adaptation of Charles…
-
Something Like Happiness clinches Best Film award at San Sebastian
"Something Like Happiness", a new film by Czech director Bohdan Slama, won its first major success on the international stage at the weekend, clinching the Best Film award…
-
Daria In and Out - the life of a Czech prima ballerina presented both on and off-stage
Prima ballerina Daria Klimentova is undoubtedly one of the most popular Czech dancers ever, with an impressive career in the Prague National Theatre Ballet, the Cape…
-
No Eurovision for the Czech Republic?!
Many of you are probably familiar with the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual contest in which European countries compete for the best pop song. It has been taking place…
Pages
- « první
- ‹ předchozí
- …
- 276
- 277
- 278
- 279
- 280
- 281
- 282
- 283
- 284
- následující ›
- poslední »