Culture
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Czech Jewish community experiences rebirth after fall of communism
The Czech Republic marks Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday, January 27th, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in 1945. Some 80,000 Bohemian and…
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The 'Clever Stupid' Rom's fairytale ending - and deeper meaning
Theatre director Pavla Dombrovska has long been fascinated by Romany culture; inspired by the vigorous, joyful and often tragic tone of Gypsy music, and enthralled by this…
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Concerts, exhibitions, films mark "Year of Jewish Culture"
2006 is the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Prague's Jewish Museum, and to mark the event, exhibitions, concerts, films and theatre performances will be held across…
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Marriage Stories: Czech history with a human face
Helena Trestikova's early documentary Manzelske etudy or Marriage Stories is one of the few Czech television programmes from the communist era which still stands up well…
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Filmmaker Radim Spacek - from FAMU to 'Dreamless Nights'
In this edition of Czechs Today Jan Velinger talks to Czech film director Radim Spacek, whose projects have combined documentary and fiction elements in new ways, twisting…
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Will Czech viewers be drawn to new ultra-violent film?
The new ultra-violent film "Hostel", presented by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Eli Roth, may have made headlines and shocked some in the US by beating King Kong on…
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Czech Republic gets new logo
Selling a country's image abroad is by no means an easy task - and when a survey six months ago indicated that many of the Czech Republic's neighbours thought the majority…
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Czech Republic - an attractive location for foreign filmmakers
The 2005 film adaptation of C.S. Lewis's literary classic, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is out now in the Czech Republic. Czech viewers…
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Petr Sourek - artistic director of theatre for the homeless
The Jezek and Cisek theatre here in Prague is most unusual in that all of its members either are homeless or have spent time on the streets in the past. Its dramaturg, or…
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Year of Jewish Culture to mark 100 anniversary of Prague Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum in Prague is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, with a year-long programme of concerts, theatre performances and exhibitions. The events will…
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Swetja - multi-instrumentalist creating a "world of air vibrations"
In this week's edition of the Arts, Rob Cameron pays a visit to the Prague studio of Slovak-born multi-instrumentalist Swetja. Born in the Slovak town of Banska Bystrice…
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Prague kicks off landmark "season" celebrating Mozart's life and work
2006 is "The Year of Mozart". The composer was born 250 years ago, and numerous concerts, festivals, exhibitions and celebrations are due to kick-off around Europe, most…
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