Culture
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A Couple of Poor Polish-Speaking Romanians opens at Na Zábradlí Theatre
Prague’s Divadlo na Zábradlí is known mainly for staging former President Havel’s plays but in the last couple of years, it has also focused on producing English-language…
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Photographer Antonín Kratochvíl captures decadence of young Russian elite in new Prague exhibition
The hedonism of today’s wealthy young Russians is the focus of an exhibition of photographs by Antonín Kratochvíl which has just opened at Prague’s Mánes gallery. In…
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A remarkable book tells a story of resilience and courage
Not many people have their first book published when they are over 80, but Jaroslava Skleničková is a remarkable exception. Her home village is Lidice, a few miles to the…
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Urban Interventions at DOX gallery in Prague
A flower market on a giant paddle boat, a floating cycling path along the Vltava River or a special high-heels lane running across the cobbled centre of Prague – these are…
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United Flavour: Prague's musical melting pot
United Flavour is a motley group of musicians formed in Prague in 2004. The band consists of seven members: lead singer Carmen, who is from Spain, founder and producer…
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New Jan Svěrák film Kooky opens in Czech cinemas
After three years of work, a new film by the Oscar-winning director Jan Svěrák called Kooky opened in Czech cinemas on Thursday. It is about a teddy bear lost in a forest…
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World renowned photographer Josef Koudelka picks up award and makes significant donation of works…
After his images of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia flashed around the world in 1968, Josef Koudelka went on to become one of the greatest photo-journalists of…
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Prague exhibition showcases Vietnamese culture and community
In this week’s Spotlight we focus on a small exhibition at the City of Prague museum which aims to cast some light on the centuries old links between Czechs and Vietnamese…
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Arts festival brightens up concrete jungle of Prague's Jižní Město
Scores of pre-fabricated apartment blocks know as "paneláky" make Jižní Město one of Prague’s greyest suburbs. Currently, however, a festival called Street for Art is…
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Heresy and Rebellion in Prague
The Prague Writers’ Festival which begins on June 6 is all about the encounter of ideas. Over the last twenty years this annual event has become a lively forum for writers…
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Director Adolf Toman on four decades of Toronto’s New Czech Theatre
The Nové divadlo (New Czech Theatre) was established in the Canadian city of Toronto in 1970. Since then it has enjoyed several high points: the great actor Jiří Voskovec…
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Court recognises descendant’s rights to film Golem
Visitors to the Czech capital will likely have come across the legend of the Prague Golem – the famous man-like creature - created by Rabbi Yehuda Loew in the 16th century…
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