Culture
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Robots and Vigilante Vampires
Many people know the standard quiz question about who introduced the word "robot" into the language - the answer being the famous Czech author, Karel Čapek. Čapek wrote in…
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Nine Gates festival recreates lost world of Prague's pre-war culture
Throughout June, the Czech capital Prague is playing host to the ninth annual Nine Gates festival of Czech-German-Jewish culture. Nine Gates is a combination of music…
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Dora Diamant: Kafka's Last Love
In today’s edition of the Arts we meet American scholar Kathi Diamant, who has spent years researching and writing about her namesake – Dora Diamant. Dora was a Polish…
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Czech fairytale headlines Scottish National Theatre’s season
'Little Otik' is topping the bill at the National Theatre of Scotland this season. The play is an adaptation of Czech animator Jan Švankmajer’s film ‘Otesánek’, which is…
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New production of the Bartered Bride among highlights of 50th Smetana’s Litomyšl
Wednesday sees the opening of the 50th Smetana’s Litomyšl International Opera Festival. During the annual event, composer Bedřich Smetana’s home town in east Bohemia is…
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Jaromír Nohavica: Czech Republic’s most popular contemporary songwriter
Hello and welcome to this month’s edition of Music Profile. Today we are going to look at the work of Jaromír Nohavica, one of the country’s most respected singer…
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Zlínfest – the Czech Republic’s most audience-friendly film festival
The Zlín international film festival stands out among the Czech Republic’s many film showcases such as Karlovy Vary and Jihlava in that its main emphasis is on films aimed…
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Jan Palach’s statue to remain in France
When French President Nicolas Sarkozy packs his bags for a working visit to Prague next week he’ll be taking much less than anticipated. A giant bronze statue of Jan…
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Theatres celebrate victory after Bém, Richter back down over arts subsidies
Theatres and other state-subsidised arts institutions were celebrating victory over Prague’s City Council this week after councillors scrapped a controversial new system…
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Milena Jelinek – member of golden generation of Czech filmmakers now teaching screenwriting at…
Milena Jelinek teaches screenwriting at Columbia University. Half a century ago she herself studied at Prague’s FAMU film school, and was surrounded by many of the people…
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A brief encounter with a man who photographed history
You may not be familiar with the name Josef Koudelka, but there is a very good chance you will know his work. And we’re all sure to see a lot more of it as the August…
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Věra Chase: the frustrated astronaut who became a writer
Věra Chase has had six books published. They include poetry and prose - both short stories and a novel with the intriguing title, “Passion for Peaches”. Věra hails from a…
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