Culture
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An Irish classic at home in Prague
When John Millington Synge’s masterpiece The Playboy of the Western World was first performed in Dublin in 1907, there were riots in protest. The black comedy with its…
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The unusual denim paintings of František Matoušek on display at Dox gallery
František Matoušek’s paintings are instantly recognizable because of the material he uses, instead of painting on canvas, Matoušek stretches different varieties of denim…
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Number of titles down but Czechs still big readers
For the first time since 2005, there has been a fall in the number of books published in the Czech Republic. A regular survey by the Czech National library shows that the…
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Head of Czech Centre in The Hague: budget cuts encourage cooperation
The Czech Centre in the Dutch capital The Hague has been promoting all things Czech since 1994. Last year, more than 60,000 thousand people approached the centre or took…
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New sites, objects, named national treasures
The Czech government has added 38 historic buildings, areas and objects to the country’s list of cultural heritage sites, bringing it to a total of 274. For the first time…
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Stories for children by Plastic People’s Vratislav Brabenec appear in English
Vratislav Brabenec is a member of the band The Plastic People of the Universe, a thorn in the side of Czechoslovakia’s communist regime. But Mr Brabenec is also the author…
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Bohemian Carnevale – a splash of colour to liven up February's frozen grey
Say the word ‘carnival’ and people usually think of the colourful extravaganzas of Brazil or Venice, but the period leading up to the beginning of lent is celebrated…
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New Hřebejk film Kawasaki’s Rose casts an unusual look at totalitarian past
Kawasakiho Růže or Kawasaki’s Rose is the newest film by the successful Czech director-screenwriter duo Jan Hřebejk and Petr Jarchovský. In Kawasaki’s Rose, Hřebejk…
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Singer Eva Pilarová marks 50 years in music with tour of Czech Republic
Eva Pilarová, one of the country’s best known jazz singers, is currently celebrating a remarkable 50 years on the stage. Pilarová, whose career is closely linked to the…
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Native village of Jan Hus plans to build new visitor centre
The village of Husinec, in south Bohemia, wants to open a new centre commemorating its most famous son, the 15th century religious reformer Jan Hus. While the municipality…
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Rapper Vladimir 518 on graffiti, architecture and hip hop
The music of Vladimir 518 has been a staple of the Czech hip hop scene since it started in the 1990s. Now he has taken his music to a unique performance called Spam that…
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New electronic music/dance album by Jitka Charvátová (aka. Ji) earns rave reviews
Anyone familiar with the Czech electronic and dance music scene will have come across the work of Jitka Charvátová, also known as Ji, the charismatic and talented former…
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