Culture
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New podcast focuses on how culture can be used as an instrument of positive diplomacy
A new podcast expores the uses and value of cultural diplomacy.
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Eurovision contender Benny Cristo: ‘Ain’t no apocalypse as long as you’re here on my lips’
Czech pop idol finalist Benny Cristo is representing the Czech Republic at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with a playful new song about love in the age of Covid-19.
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EP8: Novelist Kateřina Tučková
Kateřina Tučková is a leading young Czech novelist. Her novel Gerta, focused on the post-war mistreatment of ethnic Germans, has just been published in English.
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Prague takes another step towards construction of new philharmonic concert hall
Prague has taken another step towards the construction of a planned philharmonic concert hall in Prague’s Holešovice district.
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Antonín Dvořák’s ‘New World Symphony’ – an ‘American’ anthem that delighted, divided a nation (pt.1)
As head of the National Conservatory in NYC, Dvořák came to believe “Negro melodies” should be the basis for a distinct American classical style, reigniting heated debate.
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35 years after their first show, rock band Lucie plans major tour
One of the most popular Czech bands of all time, Lucie, is planning to go on tour soon.
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Czech film Charlatan makes Oscar shortlist for Best International Film
The Czech film Charlatan directed by Agnieszka Holland, has made the shortlist of 15 films in the running for Best International Film in this year’s Academy Awards.
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Shadow Country chosen by critics as best Czech film of 2020
Director Bohdan Sláma’s Shadow Country (Krajina ve stínu) won the 2020 annual Czech Film Critics’ Awards on Saturday.
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Singer Ida Kellarová – an ambassador for Romany culture
Ida Kelarová is a singer, musician and choirmaster, who performs some of the best Romany music to come out of the Czech Republic.
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Brno Philharmonic rehearses Thomas Larcher’s symphony inspired by mountains
The Brno Philharmonic is recording the world premiere of a symphony written by Austrian composer Thomas Larcher, one of the world’s most renowned contemporary musicians.
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Hand-crafted perfume bottles from small Czech workshop draw on hundred-year old tradition
A local craftsman in the Jizera Mountains makes glass perfume bottles and paperweights that are admired far and wide.
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Anniversary of the Week
Jiří Menzel’s timeless comedy ‘Cutting it Short’ at 40
The lyrical nostalgic Czech comedy ‘Cutting it Short’ (Postřižiny), based on the story by Bohumil Hrabal, premiered in 1981. It has not lost its appeal over the decades.
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