Culture
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Tereza Boučková’s “Year of the Rooster”: more than just a literary debate
Few books written in the Czech Republic since the fall of communism have aroused as much debate as Tereza Boučková’s 2008 novel, Rok kohouta. The title translates as Year…
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Mini retrospective of Czech Pavel Dias alongside new work by US photographer Bill Jacobson at…
This week’s Arts focuses on two photographers from rather different backgrounds who both have exhibitions right now at Prague’s Langhans Gallery. Pavel Dias, a Czech…
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Ester Krumbachová – costume designer who left her mark on Czech New Wave
In this edition of Czechs in History, we look back at the life and work of Ester Krumbachová, an artist, costume designer, screenwriter, and one of the most important…
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Prague Playhouse returns to action
On January 29, the Prague Playhouse – a Prague-based theatre company that specializes in English-language productions is set to debut a brief run of the David Mamet play…
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Czech jazz legend Eva Olmerová
This edition of Music Profile is dedicated to Eva Olmerová, whom many consider to be the greatest Czech jazz singer of all time. Some critics have labelled her “our own…
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Yvonne Sanchez: Polish-Cuban jazz singer who fell in love with Prague
This edition of the Arts is devoted to Yvonne Sanchez, a jazz singer of Polish and Cuban origin, whose grandfather even performed with the famous Buena Vista band. Yvonne…
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Author of Entropa to return government money
David Černý, the author of the controversial artwork Entropa unveiled by the Czech EU presidency last week in Brussels, has agreed to give the government back the money he…
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Remembering Jan Kaplický
The world of Czech culture is in mourning following the death of the renowned architect Jan Kaplický, who passed away on the evening of Wednesday 14th January. The loss is…
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Lisa Peschel: rediscovering the forgotten theatre of Terezín
During the Second World War, over 140,000 people were imprisoned in the Terezín ghetto north of Prague. Their only crime was to be Jewish. One in four died in the ghetto…
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Václav Havelka – Selfbrush and Please the Trees man does it his way
Václav Havelka is a man of many talents. He promotes rock concerts, presents a radio programme and runs a small music label. But first and foremost he is a musician; solo…
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Photos of events following death of Jan Palach feature in new exhibition
The horrible death of Jan Palach shook the Czechoslovak nation. In the ten days between Palach’s self-immolation and his massive funeral, the country saw a number of…
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Czechs mourn architect Jan Kaplický
The world of Czech culture is in mourning following the death of the renowned architect Jan Kaplický, who passed away on Wednesday evening. The loss is not just a major…
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