Culture
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Moser: 'King of glass' celebrates 150 years of luxury glass production
The west Bohemian town of Karlovy Vary (also known as Carlsbad) is well-known as a seat of luxury and wealth. Foreign kings and aristocrats have for centuries been…
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Roman Zuzuk: Ukrainian-born artist whose wistful style began life in Prague
Roman Zuzuk is a Ukrainian born artist who runs a gallery with his brother Miroslav in Prague's Mala Strana. Roman studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kiev, and came to…
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Zelenka in post-production of anticipated Karamazov film
Petr Zelenka has long been recognised as one of the most talented filmmakers of his generation, whose quirky films including a mockumentary about a famous Czech folk…
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Vaclav Havel presents new play
Vaclav Havel was back in his original role as playwright on Wednesday, when, at a theatre in Prague, the former Czech president presented the book form of "Odchazeni", or…
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Czech dances and Kroje galore: The first annual 'Compatriot Folklore Festival'
If you were to enter the Salesianske theatre in Kobylisy this week, this is the kind of sound that would greet you. The event is the first annual 'Krajanske Folklorni…
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Jiri Trnka: an artist who turned puppets into film stars
It would be hard to meet a Czech whose childhood was not touched (perhaps unconsciously) by the art of Jiri Trnka, a painter, puppeteer, illustrator and above all, the…
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Touring festival bringing Czech films to 13 UK cities
The 11th Czech Film Festival begins in London on Thursday with a screening of Grandhotel by David Ondricek and a Q+A session with the director. But this year viewers…
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Czechs - Europe's biggest bookworms and poorest readers?
Reading has friends in some very high places here in the Czech Republic. Last week, former president Vaclav Havel and a group of other famous names besides got together to…
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Ma Vlast by Bedrich Smetana celebrates 125 years since its premiere
The familiar sound of harp opens the cycle of six symphonic poems entitled Ma Vlast or My Country, written by one of the most famous Czech composers Bedrich Smetana. This…
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First annual 'Festival of Czech Culture Abroad' opens at Senate Hall
Representatives of Czech communities from all over the world are gathering in Prague this week for a new festival celebrating Czech culture outside the Czech Republic. The…
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Encore: Music for the movies - from the Emperor of Abyssinia to the Count of Monte Cristo
For this edition of Encore we go to the movies, looking at two contemporary composers who have approached the art of composing for film from very different angles.
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Czech and Irish leads enjoying surprise success of film Once
The Irish independent film Once has been a surprise success in the United States this year. Shot in just two and a half weeks for USD 160,000, it has taken in over 10…
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