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SUMMARY:Robert Bruce Lockhart “Best Friend the Czechs Ever Had”
DESCRIPTION:Robert Bruce Lockhart had an extraordinary career. In 1918\, he served as the British Government’s “Agent” in Bolshevik Russia and orchestrated a brazen plot to topple Vladimir Lenin’s regime. The plot’s failure resulted in Lockhart’s imprisonment in the Kremlin before returning to Britain in disgrace. He was subsequently posted to the Prague Legation – the hub of ‘Eastern’ Europe’s post-war reconstruction. \nLockhart was not to know that his arrival in the newly created Czechoslovakia would lead to his enduring affection for the Czech people\, a lifelong friendship with Jan and Tomáš Masaryk and a willingness to defend their country from Nazi and Communist aggression for years to come. \nThis talk explores Lockhart’s service as Britain’s representative to the Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile during World War Two\, his work with the Special Operations Executive and the Czech resistance and his attempts\, following the Communist coup of 1948\, to use his gifts as a propagandist and practitioner of psychological warfare to rally the Czechs in the face of Soviet expansionism. \nJames Crossland is a Professor of International History at Liverpool John Moores University\, with a specialism in the history of intelligence\, propaganda and terrorism. His latest book – the product of a decade of research – is Rogue Agent: From Secret Plots to Psychological Warfare\, the Untold Story of Robert Bruce Lockhart (Elliot & Thompson\, 2024). \nThis event will take place in person and will also be livestreamed \nLight refreshments will be served \nBCSA members enjoy free entry but registration is essential. \nNon-members £10\, full-time students £5. \nEventbrite fees will be added to the cost of your tickets at checkout\, see booking link below \nAll proceeds from this event will go to the BCSA School Support Fund established in 2004 to provide support for English language skills in Czech and Slovak schools and other educational institutions. For more information about our fund see www.bcsa.co.uk/school-support-fund/
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/robert-bruce-lockhart/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241219T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
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SUMMARY:Let's bake Czech Christmas cookies
DESCRIPTION:Join our expert baker\, chef and nutritional therapist Linda North for festive fun as we explore the enchanting world of Czech Christmas cookies with easy-to-follow\, flavourful recipes that are sure to become holiday favourites. These traditional treats are not only delicious but also fun to create and share with loved ones. So\, let’s roll up our sleeves and start baking some festive magic! \n\n\nLinda North is a plant-based chef and nutritional therapist at the Green Gut. She is passionate about crafting vibrant\, plant-based recipes that make healthy eating easy and enjoyable. With a background in nutritional therapy\, she’s focused on showing how the right food choices can positively impact mood and well-being. \n\n\nThis event takes place on Zoom. All registered participants will receive a Zoom link and a list of ingredients that they will need to get before the event. \n\n\nPLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS FREE TO ALL WHO REGISTER AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM THE BCSA. \nsee registration link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/lets-bake-czech-christmas-cookies/
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241122T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241122T230000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
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SUMMARY:BCSA/CBCC annual dinner
DESCRIPTION:Our traditional annual dinner will once again be held jointly with the Czech British Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) at the May Fair Hotel\, Stratton Street\, London (nearest underground Green Park). \nThis highlight in the BCSA calendar is a wonderful opportunity for Slovaks\, Czechs and Britons to mingle in a convivial atmosphere\, to meet old friends and make new ones. \nIf you are a newcomer to the BCSA or to London\, we would like to extend a special invitation and welcome you into our friendly community. Kindly note that you may request seating at a table with your friends. \nGuest speakers \nDaniela Jurisova Slovak camerawoman working for Czech TV in the UK \nAs a professional camera operator\, editor\, video and photojournalist Daniela has experience of documentary\, corporate videos and international TV news organisations. She is also a visual anthropologist and is active in academic settings. \nMichaela Kozak  Director\, LASVIT UK \nMichaela will share the success story of LASVIT\, a Czech company that strives to take glassmaking craftsmanship into the future. The brand was founded in 2007 and delivers bespoke lighting sculptures and art installations made from hand-blown glass.  \n\nDr. Nigel Brown  Headmaster\, The English College in Prague – Anglické gymnázium\, o.p.s.\n\n\nNigel will speak about the college and its mission to provide an English-medium academic education for young people in Prague but also develop every individual’s potential to the full preparing them for the practical\, social\, intellectual and moral challenges that they will face in today’s globalised society.\n\n  \nThe winners of our 2023 writing competition will be announced and there will also be an opportunity to win attractive raffle prizes. \n  \nTicket prices include a glass of sparkling wine upon arrival\, a three-course set dinner (see menus below) with a half a bottle of wine\, still/sparkling water\, coffee/tea. \n  \n  \nBCSA and CBCC Members: £89 per person \nNon-Members: £99 per person \nNon-Members group (5 or more) £89 per person \nStudents £75 per person \n  \nProgramme: \n6:30-7:30pm drinks reception in the Atrium \n7:30-10.30pm  dinner in the Danziger Suite \ncash bar until 11pm \n  \nMenu: \nMenu 1 (non-vegetarian) \nSun-dried-tomato-crusted cod\, fine herb salad and olive oil dressing \nFree range chicken supreme\, wild rice\, sprouting broccoli\, carrot pressing and pan juices \nProfiterole filled with vanilla ice cream and hot chocolate sauce V \nMenu 2 (vegetarian)\n \nHeirloom tomatoes\, mozzarella\, pesto\, basil cress\, balsamic and Nocellara olives V \nWarm asparagus and feta cheese tart\, crushed new potatoes\, heritage tomatoes and split vinaigrette V \nProfiterole filled with vanilla ice cream and hot chocolate sauce V \n  \nDress Code: Lounge Suit \nFor more information contact us via bcsa@bcsa.co.uk 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-cbcc-annual-dinner-3/
LOCATION:The May Fair Hotel\, Stratton Street\, London\, W1J 8LT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241031T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241031T203000
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SUMMARY:The Rise and Fall and Rise of Sokol\, 1862-2024
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember Sokol\, or is it totally new to you? In the month when Czech National Day is observed\, it is appropriate to (re)discover and re-evaluate Sokol\, a highly patriotic movement. \nMark Dimond will give an illustrated talk on the history of Sokol since its origins in 1862. He will look at the initial development of the gymnastics movement until the First World War\, highlighting the peak of its activities in the interwar period\,  describe its dismantling at the hands of both the Nazis and Communists and its re-emergence after 1989. \nMark has completed a DPhil thesis on the history of the Sokol movement. He worked in Prague in the early 1990s and was Baileys Brand Manager for the Czech and Slovak Republics. Mark is currently the Rector at King’s Lynn Minster. \nThis event will take place in person and will also be livestreamed. \nBCSA members enjoy free entry but registration via the Eventbrite link below is essential. \nNon-members £10\, full-time students £5. \nEventbrite fees will be added to the cost of your tickets at checkout. \nAll proceeds from this event will go to the BCSA School Support Fund established in 2004 to provide support for English language skills in Czech and Slovak schools and other educational institutions. For more information about our fund\, see https://www.bcsa.co.uk/school-support-fund/ \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-sokol-1862-2024/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240615T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240615T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T101527Z
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SUMMARY:Manchester drinks reception
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for an informal get together of Czechs\, Slovaks and Brits who are interested in British-Czech-Slovak relations and cooperation.\n\nYou can meet interesting people and share your ideas about what you would like to see happening in your area.\n\nOur reception is free but due to limited spaces\, registration is necessary at events@bcsa.co.uk.\n\nWe look forward to seeing you in Manchester.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/manchester-drinks-reception/
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240608T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240608T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T181348Z
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SUMMARY:BCSA/CBCC Garden Party - sold out!
DESCRIPTION:Our summer social will once again be held in the gardens of the Slovak and Czech Embassies\, with their kind permission.\nAll are welcome – not just BCSA members. Bring your friends\, bring your family!\n\nEnjoy an afternoon relaxing among Slovak\, Czech and British people.\n\n\nThe ticket price includes traditional chlebíčky (open-faced sandwiches)\, chicken řízek (schnitzel) both with a vegetarian option\, and Czech style potato salad followed by apple strudel. Non-alcoholic drinks are included in the price and one Martina Czech-style lager brewed by Bohem Brewery in London\, kindly donated by Zdeněk Kudr.\n\n\nA cash bar will offer Moravian wine supplied by Wines of Bohemia and more Martina lager.\n\n\nLive entertainment will be provided by folklore ensemble Květ and Kvítek from the Czech and Slovak school Okénko. \n\nThere will also be a raffle and a children’s art and literary competition. \n\n\nTop raffle prizes include a two-night stay for two in the High Tatras  (Hotel Hills or Horizont Resort) or Ensana Spa Hotels in Piešt’any (Thermia Palace) or Mariánské Lázně (Nové Lázně)\n\n\nAdmission by pre-paid tickets only (including children)Closing date: 5 June 2023£24.00 BCSA members£26.00 non-members£20.00 full-time students£12.00 children aged 5-15 yearsfree for children under 5 years(booking required)There is limited capacity\, so book early to avoid disappointment see Eventbrite link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-cbcc-garden-party-save-the-date/
LOCATION:Slovak Embassy\, 25 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240514T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240514T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20240225T161827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T103348Z
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SUMMARY:The lives & works of four Czech/Slovak émigré artists in Britain
DESCRIPTION:Sarah MacDougall explores the contrasting lives\, careers and legacy of four artists of Czech-Jewish heritage – Fred Feigl\, Hella Guth\, Ernst Neuschul and Freda Salvendy. The majority are represented in the Ben Uri Collection. This event will also be livestreamed. \nOn the eve of the Second World War\, fearing Nazi persecution\, they fled from Prague to Britain. Fred Feigl and Hella Guth\, settled in London; Ernest Neuschul initially found refuge in Wales and Freda Salvendy made her home in Cornwall \nDespite their geographical divergence\, all benefitted from wartime refugee cultural support in London from bodies including the Czechoslovak Institute\, the Czech Refugee Trust Fund\, and the Free German League of Culture\, under whose auspices the First Group Exhibition of German\, Austrian\, Czechoslovakian Painters and Sculptors was held at the Wertheim Gallery in 1939. \n  \nSarah MacDougall is Director of Scholarship at Ben Uri Gallery and Museum. She heads the collection and exhibitions programme focusing on the Jewish\, refugee and wider immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900 and has lectured and published widely on this subject. She is a committee member of the German and Austrian Research Centre for Exile Studies at the University of London. \n\nBooking is essential via Eventbrite to attend in person or receive the online link (see below) \nBCSA subscription members enjoy free entry. Non-members £10\, full-time students £5. \n\nLight refreshments will be served following the talk. \nAll proceeds from this event will go to the BCSA School Support Fund established in 2004 to provide support for English language skills in Czech and Slovak schools and other educational institutions. For more information\, see https://www.bcsa.co.uk/school-support-fund/ \n  \nPrague\, c. 1938\, watercolour by Freda Salvendy. Image: Ben Uri Collection © The Estate of Freda Salvendy. \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-lives-works-of-four-czech-slovak-emigre-artists-in-britain/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240504T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240528T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20240504T160109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T160235Z
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SUMMARY:BCSA children's art & literary competition
DESCRIPTION:Calling all young artists and writers. The BCSA competition is back! \n \nThis year you can express yourself in LITERARY or ART form. Literary entries should be in English.\n \nWhat does it mean for you to be for the first time in a new country? What strikes you\, what do you want to explore? How does it feel to hear a foreign language? Are their culture and habits very different from yours?
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-childrens-art-literary-competition/
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240423T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240423T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20231221T181734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T111128Z
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SUMMARY:The Ride of the Kings (Jízda Králů): a folkore festival
DESCRIPTION:This annual tradition held in Vlčnov\, Moravia dates back over 200 years. Its origins are associated with a legend that when King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary fled from King Jiří z Poděbrad of Bohemia\, he wore a girl’s dress\, covered his face with a ribbon\, and held a rose in his mouth so as not to be recognised. The king is played by a young boy\, also with a rose in his mouth and a ribbon around his head\, who enters the village on a white horse. In 2011 it was added to the UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage. \nBen Meyer is an Australian/American documentary photographer who has lived in the Czech Republic for the past seven years. During the festival he stayed with members of the king’s entourage and was ‘exposed to an incredibly rich and proud Czech folklore culture’.  \nThis event will take place in person and will also be livestreamed. \nBCSA members enjoy free entry but registration is essential. Non-members £10\, full-time students £5. \nLight refreshments will be provided. \nAll proceeds from this event will go to the BCSA School Support Fund established in 2004 to provide support for English language skills in Czech and Slovak schools and other educational institutions. More information about our fund\, see https://www.bcsa.co.uk/school-support-fund/
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-ride-of-the-kings-jizda-kralu-a-folkore-festival/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240320T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240320T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
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SUMMARY:Jakub Hrůša in conversation with Nigel Simeone
DESCRIPTION:The Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša and musicologist Nigel Simeone will discuss their musical careers & Czech music. They will go back to their musical beginnings\, their life experiences in various countries and the role that classical music and Czech music play in contemporary society. Their common loves\, such as Leoš Janáček or Leonard Bernstein\, will be at the forefront of the discussion. They may also share their opinion about the new critically acclaimed movie “Maestro“. Their discussion will also be livestreamed. \nThis event marks the Year of Czech Music 2024 and also the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Dvořák Society for Czech and Slovak Music in the UK. \nYears ending in a four have special significance in Czech music\, often coinciding with the anniversaries of the birth\, death of the most prominent Czech composers\, or else the creation of their key works. 2024 marks the 120th anniversary of the passing of Antonín Dvořák and 130 years since composition of his piano pieces Humoresky. It is also 200 years since the birth of Bedřich Smetana\, 140 years since his death and 150 years since the composition of his famous symphonic poems Má vlast. It is also 170 years since the birth of Leoš Janáček and 120 years since his composition of Jenůfa.  \nMore information about the Year of Czech Music can be found at: Year of Czech Music | Rok české hudby 2024 (rokceskehudby.cz) \nJakub Hrůša is Chief Conductor of the Bamberg Symphony\, Music Director Designate of the Royal Opera House\, Covent Garden (from September 2025)\, Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic\, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He was previously Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra and of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. He is the 2023 Opus Klassik Conductor of the Year. \nHrůša is a frequent guest with many of the world’s greatest orchestras\, enjoying close relationships and performing regularly with the Vienna Philharmonic\, Berlin Philharmonic\, Bavarian Radio Symphony\, Munich Philharmonic\, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra\, Staatskapelle Dresden\, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich\, Lucerne Festival Orchestra\, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra\, Orchestre de Paris\, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France\, NHK Symphony and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra – and in the USA with the Cleveland Orchestra\, New York Philharmonic\, Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, and Boston Symphony Orchestra. \nJakub is one of the ambassadors of the Year of Czech Music 2024\, a patron of the Smetana 200 project and is due to perform Smetana’s opera Libuše with the Czech Philharmonic at the Prague Spring and Smetana Litomyšl festivals. \nNigel Simeone was born in London in 1956. He is a writer and broadcaster with a lifelong interest in Czech music – an enthusiasm ignited by seeing a production of The Cunning Little Vixen during a school trip to Germany in 1970. He is the author of three books on Janáček including Janáček’s Works (1997) and The Janáček Compendium (2019). His other books include three with a focus on the relationship between composers and conductors: The Leonard Bernstein Letters (2013)\, Charles Mackerras (2015) and Ralph Vaughan Williams and Adrian Boult (2022). He appears regularly on BBC Radio 3 (Record Review and Opera on 3) and contributes articles to Opera and Gramophone (most recently a feature on Smetana in the March 2024 issue). He also writes programme notes for the Salzburg Festival\, Wexford Festival\, Royal Opera House\, London Symphony Orchestra and the Wigmore Hall. \nLight refreshments will be served following the talk. \nBooking is essential via Eventbrite to attend in person or receive the online link (see below) \nBCSA and Dvořák Society members enjoy free entry. Non-members £10\, full-time students £5. \nAll proceeds from this event will go to the BCSA School Support Fund established in 2004 to provide support for English language skills in Czech and Slovak schools and other educational institutions. For more information\, see https://www.bcsa.co.uk/school-support-fund/
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/jakub-hrusa-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240320T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240320T184500
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20240122T123124Z
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SUMMARY:BCSA Annual General Meeting 2024
DESCRIPTION:The BCSA AGM is open to all subscription members. The agenda includes the presentation of the chairman’s and financial reports for 2023 plus the election of honorary officers of the executive committee. Copies of the independently examined accounts for 2023 and the minutes of the AGM held on 21 March 2023 will be available at the meeting together with the treasurer’s report. \nThe four honorary officer posts – chairman\, vice-chairman\, secretary and  treasurer –  are held for one year and are subject to election at every AGM. The current vice-chairman\, Ruzena Holub\, secretary\, Blanka Shrimpton  and treasurer\, Ivona Klemensova\, are willing to stand for re-election. \nLadislav Hornan is standing down as chairman. The executive committee is nominating Jana Nahodilova for this post. \nNo other committee members are eligible for re-election this year. \nAny subscription member of the BCSA can be nominated as an honorary officer or committee member. Nomination forms can be obtained from  Blanka Shrimpton by e-mail: secretary@bcsa.co.uk and returned to her by 13 March 2024. \nPlease register your attendance\, or apologies for absence\, to secretary@bcsa.co.uk. \nThe AGM will also be livestreamed via Zoom; the  link will be made available following registration. \nJakub Hrůša in conversation  will follow the formal part of the evening. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-annual-general-meeting-2024/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240313T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240313T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
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SUMMARY:“Get to know you” social evening
DESCRIPTION:This is an opportunity for anyone interested in the British Czech and Slovak Association (members\, supporters and friends) to meet\, eat\, drink\, chat (maybe practise your Czech or Slovak) and get to know each other in a relaxed and informal setting. \nEveryone interested in Czech and/or Slovak matters is most welcome to join us. \nWe will be in one of the rooms at Bohemia House\, normally the first room on the left. \nFood and drinks are available for purchase. \nWest Hampstead has three stations served by the Jubilee line\, Overground and Thameslink.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/get-to-know-you-social-evening-4/
LOCATION:Bohemia House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240222T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240222T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20240116T144444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T105917Z
UID:9281-1708626600-1708633800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:A Tale of Three Grandmothers: Božena Němcová in her time and ours
DESCRIPTION:Božena Němcová’s  ‘Babička’ is one of the best-loved works of Czech literature. She herself was a prominent figure in 19th-century literary circles and the National Revival despite the disadvantages which she faced as a woman writer and in a troubled personal life. Susan Reynolds will consider the two existing translations into English (1891 and 1962)\, the challenges of preparing a new one\, and changing perceptions of Němcová’s life and work in the 21st century. Susan has recently completed a new translation of Božena Němcová’s ‘Babička’ for Jantar Publishing.\n\nSusan Reynolds was appointed as curator of Czech and Slovak at the British Library in 2004 and now works in its department of Research Services. She has lectured and published on Czech cultural links with France and Germany\, and her publications include translations of Karel Jaromír Erben’s ‘Kytice’ (2013)\, the Adorno-Kracauer correspondence (2020) and a chapter in ‘Racine’s Roman Tragedies’ (2022).\n\n\nThis event will take place in person and will also be livestreamed. \nBCSA members enjoy free entry but registration is essential via Eventbrite. Non-members £10\, full-time students £5. \nAll proceeds from this event will go to the BCSA School Support Fund established in 2004 to provide support for English language skills in Czech and Slovak schools and other educational institutions. For more information about our fund\, see https://www.bcsa.co.uk/school-support-fund/ \nLight refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-tale-of-three-grandmothers-bozena-nemcova-in-her-time-and-ours/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240214T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240214T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20231221T183218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T163656Z
UID:9158-1707937200-1707948000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:“Get to know you” social evening
DESCRIPTION:This is an opportunity for anyone interested in the British Czech and Slovak Association (members\, supporters and friends) to meet\, eat\, drink\, chat (maybe practise your Czech or Slovak) and get to know each other in a relaxed and informal setting. \nEveryone interested in Czech and/or Slovak matters is most welcome to join us. \nWe will be in one of the rooms at Bohemia House\, normally the first room on the left. \nFood and drinks are available for purchase. \nWest Hampstead has three stations served by the Jubilee line\, Overground and Thameslink.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/get-to-know-you-social-evening-3/
LOCATION:Bohemia House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240130T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240130T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20231221T180433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T224516Z
UID:9145-1706639400-1706646600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Spiral stabilization exercise method
DESCRIPTION:An exercise method invented by a Czech medical doctor that can be used by anyone who wishes to improve their posture\, treat back pain\, prevent injuries\, maintain good health and sports conditioning. It is suitable for adults of all ages as well as athletes and children. The exercises can be done comfortably at home or under the supervision of a therapist. \nTherapist Jana Mitačková of Spiral Stabilization UK will demonstrate some of the exercises and answer your questions afterwards. \nThis event will take place in person and will also be livestreamed. \nLight refreshments will be provided. \nBCSA members enjoy free entry but registration via Eventbrite is essential. Non-members £10\, full-time students £5. See booking link below. \nAll proceeds from this event will go to the BCSA School Support Fund established in 2004 to provide support for English language skills in Czech and Slovak schools and other educational institutions. For more information about our fund see https://www.bcsa.co.uk/school-support-fund/
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/spiral-stabilization-exercise-method/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240110T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240110T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20211215T123531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T163809Z
UID:5862-1704913200-1704924000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:"Get to know you" social evening
DESCRIPTION:This is an opportunity for anyone interested in the British Czech and Slovak Association (members\, supporters and friends) to meet\, eat\, drink\, chat (maybe practise your Czech or Slovak) and get to know each other in a relaxed and informal setting. \nEveryone interested in Czech and/or Slovak matters is most welcome to join us. \nWe will be in one of the rooms at Bohemia House\, normally the first room on the left. \nFood and drinks are available for purchase. \nWest Hampstead has three stations served by the Jubilee line\, Overground and Thameslink.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/get-to-know-you-social-evening-2/
LOCATION:Bohemia House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231219T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20231216T143553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231216T151012Z
UID:9116-1703010600-1703016000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:National Theatre Prague: its origins & development
DESCRIPTION:An online Zoom event\, free for everyone. \nJana Marková explores the establishment of a Czech National Theatre in Prague\, its interior and the importance of its work today. \nJana is an official guide of the National Theatre\, the Estates Theatre and the State Opera. She is the founder and owner of  the Absolutely Prague Travel Agency. \n Registration is essential via the Eventbrite link below. 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/national-theatre-prague-its-origins-development/
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231124T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231124T230000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20230922T160202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T102437Z
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SUMMARY:BCSA/CBCC annual dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our second annual dinner held with the Czech British Chamber of Commerce at the May Fair Hotel\, Stratton Street\, London (nearest underground Green Park). \nThis highlight in the BCSA calendar is a wonderful opportunity for Slovaks\, Czechs and Britons to mingle in a convivial atmosphere\, to meet old friends and make new ones. \nIf you are a newcomer to the BCSA or to London\, we would like to extend a special invitation and welcome you into our friendly community. Kindly note that you may request seating at a table with your friends. \nKeynote speakers: \nSir Michael Burton\, former British Ambassador in Prague \nPetr Kovařík\, CVO Prague Chocolatier\, Steiner & Kovarik \nThe winner of the BCSA’s annual writing competition will be announced and you might win an exciting prize in the raffle including: \nBuxton Crescent Hotel two nights bed & breakfast (donated by CP Holdings Hotel Division) \nHotel Hills or Horizont Resort two nights half board in Stará Lesná\, High Tatra Mountains\, Slovakia (donated by Dr Jan Telensky) \nNové Lázně two nights bed & breakfast in Mariánské Lázně\, Czechia (donated by CP Holdings Hotel Division) \nThermia Palace two nights bed & breakfast in Piešt’any\, Slovakia (donated by CP Holdings Hotel Division) \n  \nTicket prices include a glass of sparkling wine upon arrival\, a three-course set dinner with a half a bottle of wine\, still/sparkling water\, coffee/tea. \n· Members £ 77.50 \n· Non members £ 90.00 \n· Students £ 65.00 \n· Non members group (5 or more) £77.50 \n  \nSee booking link below –  final date 21 November \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-cbcc-annual-dinner-2/
LOCATION:The May Fair Hotel\, Stratton Street\, London\, W1J 8LT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231115T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20231103T170731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T223708Z
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SUMMARY:International Students' Day: why is 17 November important?
DESCRIPTION:Do you know why and how it was decided that International Students’ Day would fall on 17 November? Come and find out about the role Czech students played in establishing International Students’ Day\, the importance of 17 November for Czechs and the world in the past and today. \nThe debate will start with a short history video created by Dr George Scott entitled “Not Forgotten” about the student protest in Prague on 28th October 1939\, Czechoslovak Independence Day\, following the Nazi occupation of Bohemia and Moravia. Students were rounded up\, over 1\,000 were sent to concentration camps and all Czech universities and colleges were closed. \nFour speakers who will each bring their perspective to the discussion. Dr George Scott will discuss events in 1939 that inspired the establishment of  International Students’ Day. The chair of the Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovaks Gerry Manolas will introduce the work of Central Union of Czechoslovak students in London that was instrumental in establishing this day. Both Dr. Scott and Gerry Manolas are relatives of the founding members of Central Union of Czechoslovak students. Professor Jan Marek will talk about events on 17 November 1989 where he was personally present and Maxim Višnovský will discuss what 17 November means to him and his fellow students\, placing it within the broader historical context. \nDr George Scott is related to General Václav Paleček\, co-founder and president of International Students’ Day. His video is viewed through the involvement of Charles University student\, Max Martischnig\, who subsequently avoided capture and certain death.  \nGerry Manolas is the grand-daughter of Bohuslav (Slava) Šulc\, Secretary General of the Central Union of Czechoslovak Students. Slava was one of the founding members who helped with the declaration of International Students’ Day on November 17th 1940. \nProfessor Jan Marek\, a consultant cardiologist\, has worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) since 2005. He was one of the students who peacefully demonstrated on 17 November 1989 in Prague and suffered a broken arm from the police.   \nMaxim Višnovský is a Czech student of war studies at King’s College London now in his third year. He spent the last year at Keio University in Tokyo as part of his bachelor’s degree. Maxim currently specialises in Russian foreign policy and international security \nThis event is free\, but registration is essential via the Eventbrite link below. It will take place in person and will also be livestreamed. \n We are fundraising for the BCSA School Support Fund so please donate if you can.  \n  \nOur thanks to the Czech Embassy and Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovak Veterans for their support and cooperation.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/international-students-day-why-is-17-november-important/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231024T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231024T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20231006T142140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T123221Z
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SUMMARY:‘Son of an enemy of the state’ (Syn nepřitele státu)
DESCRIPTION:This film\, made in 2022\, marked the 70th anniversary of one of the most extensive\, infamous trials in post-war Czechoslovakia. Fourteen accused communist functionaries stood before the Supreme Court in Prague. The court sentenced eleven to death plus forfeiture of their property and loss of civil rights. All defendants waived their right to appeal. After President Klement Gottwald refused their pleas for clemency\, they were executed on 3 December 1952.  \nAmong them was Otto Šling. His son\, Karel Šling\, is one of the last direct descendants of any of the eleven executed men. Even at the age of seventy-five\, he does not give the impression of being a happy and equable man.  To this day\, Karel (and his children) are coming to terms with the traumas over which he had no influence. \nKarel will be in discussion with Eva Tomanová following a screening of her documentary film in Czech with English subtitles. \nEva Tomanova is a Czech author and director with a background in journalism. For the past 12 years\, she has worked for Czech TV\, Febio\, TV Barrandov and as a director of documentary films and TV programmes.  \n\nThis event will take place in person and also livestreamed. Refreshments will be provided. \nBCSA members enjoy free entry but registration is essential. See Eventbrite link below. \nNon-members £10\, full-time students £5.  \nAll proceeds from this event will go to the BCSA School Support Fund established in 2004 to provide English language and other materials for Czech and Slovak schools and other educational institutions.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/son-of-an-enemy-of-the-state-syn-nepritele-statu/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231004T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231004T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20230918T162608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T110241Z
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SUMMARY:A change of direction? Slovakia’s parliamentary elections
DESCRIPTION:A  roundtable discussion co-organised by the UCL SSEES Study of Central Europe seminar series and the British Czech and Slovak Association. \nLeading academic specialists assess the election results and consider their likely implications for Slovakia’s democracy\, foreign policy and position in Europe. \nThis free event will take place in person and will also be livestreamed online via Zoom. Please register for either via the Eventbrite link below. \nPanel: \nProf Tim Haughton (University of Birmingham) \nTim Haughton is Professor of Comparative and European Politics at the University of Birmingham. Tim’s research interests encompass electoral and party politics\, electoral campaigning\, and the domestic politics of several countries in Central and Eastern Europe. He is the co-author with Kevin Deegan-Krause of The New Party Challenge: Changing Cycles of Party Birth and Death in Central Europe and Beyond (Oxford University Press\, 2020). He has a particular interest in the politics of Slovakia and has written on every parliamentary election since 2002. Tim has good links with the policymaking community having briefed inter alia five British ambassadors to Slovakia before they took up their posts in Bratislava. \nDr Karen Henderson (University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava) \nKaren Henderson first travelled to Slovakia in the 1980s and was a British Council scholar in Bratislava and Prague in 1987-88. She now lectures in Politics and European Studies at the Faculty of Social Science of the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava. She was previously Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Leicester\, and moved to Bratislava in 2013\, working initially at Comenius University. She has written widely on both the domestic politics of the Slovak Republic and EU eastern enlargement\, focusing on Euroscepticism and the influence of domestic politics on EU decision making and is the author of Slovakia: The Escape from Invisibility (Routledge\, 2002). She also a frequent commentator on UK politics for the Slovak media. \nDr Michal Ovádek (UCL Department of Political Science) \nMichal Ovádek is Assistant Professor in European Institutions\, Politics and Policy at UCL Department of Political Science. Prior to joining UCL\, he was postdoctoral researcher at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden having previously worked between 2019 and 2021a political advisor in the European Parliament. He obtained his PhD at KU Leuven in Belgium and his research is focused on the interaction of law and politics in the European Union\, both in the judicial and the legislative arena. He maintains an interest in judicial politics more generally and in the regional and domestic politics of Central and Eastern Europe. \nAdriana Svitkova \nAdriana Svítková is a double alumna of the London School of Economics specializing in the politics of Central and Eastern Europe. She is currently working as a social media researcher focusing on misinformation and disinformation relating to the 2023 Slovak elections. Fluent in several regional languages\, Adriana specializes in researching foreign influence as well as the attitudes of immigrants in Central and Eastern Europe. She received the LSE Department of Government prize for her dissertation called The ‘Othering’ of ‘Eastern’ Europe in Brexit Britain: Surveying and Examining Immigrant Attitudes. Adriana had previously worked in the European Commission and led the largest academic conference on Czech Republic and Slovakia outside the se countries – the LSESU Central European Conference. \nChair: \nDr Sean Hanley (UCL SSEES) \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-change-of-direction-slovakias-parliamentary-elections/
LOCATION:UCL SSEES\, 16 Taviton St\, London\, WC1H 0BW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230921T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230921T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20230723T110216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230822T163635Z
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SUMMARY:Yes we can!
DESCRIPTION:Petr Torák’s account of advancing the cause of the Roma people\, his community work and the Obama Leadership Programme. \nIn 1999 Petr arrived in the UK as an asylum seeker from the Czech Republic. He volunteered in a law firm before obtaining a work permit then he worked in fast food\, agriculture and the security industry. From 2006-17  Petr was a police community officer and then a police officer in the Cambridgeshire Constabulary. \nIn 2015 he was awarded an MBE for his community work. He is chief executive officer of COMPAS\, a community charity that he co-founded in 2010. It provides education and leisure activities for Czechs and Slovaks living in Peterborough. \nIn 2021 Petr became Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Peterborough. \nIn 2023 he was selected for the Obama Leadership Programme which identifies emerging leaders working in government\, civil society and the private sector who have demonstrated a a commitment to advancing the common good. In June he met with president Obama and discussed the issues the Roma community are facing and possible solutions. \n  \nBCSA events will now be hybrid\, so can be attended in person or online! \nSubscription members enjoy free access to our events programme but need to book on Eventbrite. \nFor non-members there is a payment of £10 or £5 for full -time students. \nIf you wish to use the livestream option on Zoom contact events@bcas.co.uk for the link. \n  \nSee booking link below \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/petr-torak-roma-obama/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20230513T145643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230527T123211Z
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SUMMARY:BCSA/CBCC summer party
DESCRIPTION:An informal social event in the same venue as last year\, held jointly with the Czech British Chamber of Commerce. Come and join us at Bohemia House and enjoy an afternoon relaxing with Czech\, Slovak and British people. Bring your friends and family\, all are welcome. \nThe ticket price includes traditional chlebíčky\, chicken řízek (schnitzel) with Czech potato salad (both with a vegetarian option) followed by apple strudel. \nA cash bar offers a selection of draught Czech/Slovak beers (including Czech-style beer brewed in north London by Bohem Brewery)\, Kofola and wine by the glass. \nYou will be able to purchase books and also DVDs from Second Run which releases remastered copies of classic Czech and Slovak films. \nRastislav Mihalo from Duo Band will provide live entertainment indoors including an optional singalong to traditional Czech and Slovak folk songs. \nAdmission by pre-paid ticket only (including children). Closing date 13 June. \n£21.50 BCSA & CBCC members \n£24.00 non-members \n£18.00 full-time students \n£10.00 children aged 5-15 years \nfree for children under 5 years \nBook online via Eventbrite link below \nReservations by email to secretary@bcsa.co.uk \nThere is limited capacity\, so book early to avoid disappointment. \nWest Hampstead has three station served by the Jubilee line\, Overground and Thameslink \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-cbcc-summer-party/
LOCATION:Bohemia House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230510T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20230413T140601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230413T140601Z
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SUMMARY:Two on a motorbike – Lidice remembered
DESCRIPTION:Follow an English husband and Czech wife on their route from Cholmondeley Castle to Stoke-on-Trent\, then on to Lidice and Prague.  \nHear about their encounters on the way and retrace some of the steps by Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík in Operation Anthropoid which resulted in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich but also the tragedy of Lidice and beyond. \nThey will also recount how John Peers’ father’s visit to Lidice in 1946 brought John and Jiřina together\, nearly 80 years later\, when they had to overcome the 1\,000 mile gap between them. \nNow they split their time between the two countries and believe that they have the best of both worlds. \nBCSA members enjoy free entry but registration is essential see Eventbrite link below. \nNon-members £10\, full-time students £5. \nRefreshments will be provided.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/two-on-a-motorbike-lidice-remembered/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230417T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230417T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20230304T125902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230311T173952Z
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SUMMARY:Edita Gruberová\, Slovak opera singer
DESCRIPTION:Edita Gruberová (1946-2021) was born and subsequently trained in Bratislava\, Slovakia\, then part of the former Czechoslovakia. \nThis illustrated talk by Ross Alley will trace her development as a singer from her Bratislava operatic debut as Rosina in The Barber of Seville and discuss the roles she undertook\, ranging from the humorous to the dramatic and tragic\, which were enhanced by her commanding stage presence and acting ability. \nDavid Patrick Stearnes wrote in his obituary for Gramophone magazine “no modern lyric-coloratura soprano had so much high-quality vocal mileage as Edita Gruberová”. \nRoss Alley was for many years a music lecturer at Birkbeck College\, University of London. He has also given numerous guest lectures at the Royal Opera House\, English National Opera\, Wigmore Hall\, Symphony Hall Birmingham and various music societies. \nFree for BCSA and Dvořák Society members\, non-members £10\, full-time students £5. To register see Eventbrite link below. \nThis event is organised jointly with The Dvořák Society. Light refreshments will be served.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/edita-gruberova-slovak-opera-singer/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20230211T153425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230318T161642Z
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SUMMARY:Folklore in the postmodern world
DESCRIPTION:Tereza Bušková in discussion with Dr Nicola Baird followed by a video screening of Clipping the Church (2016)\, Hidden Mothers (2021) and Little Queens (2022). \nTereza Bušková is a Czech artist who lives in Birmingham. She celebrates and reinterprets long established customs\, particularly ritual\, tradition and craft\, as carriers of identity and belonging. Tereza works in print\, video\, performance and public art projects\, including staging large-scale participatory events with local communities. \nSlavic rituals are often the starting point for her work but Tereza also researches and explores other European customs which she reinvents with her collaborators. ‘Clipping the Church’ (as in photo) sought to revive an ancient and almost forgotten English tradition. In times past families would flock to encircle local churches\, holding hands with each other to literally surround the church with open arms. In June 2016\, 200 people were present for its re-enactment at St Barnabas Church in Erdington\, Birmingham. \nTereza completed her Fine Art Printmaking MA at the Royal College of Art in 2007. In 2019 she was awarded Arts Council individual artist funding to develop a public art project ‘Hidden Mothers’ and also in 2022 to develop a community art project ‘Little Queens’.  \nFor more information see https://www.terezabuskova.com/ \nFree for BCSA subscription members\, non-members £10\, full-time students £5. To register see Eventbrite link below.  \nThe talk follows the BCSA AGM which is open to BCSA subscription members only.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/folklore-in-the-postmodern-world/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230321T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T031308
CREATED:20230204T143209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230204T143209Z
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SUMMARY:BCSA 2023 Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The formal AGM is open to all BCSA subscription members. Entertainment\, open to everyone\, will be provided following its conclusion.\n\n\nThe AGM will elect the three Honorary Officers of the Association – the Chairman\, Vice-Chairman and Honorary Secretary. These posts are held for one year and are subject to election at every AGM. The current Chairman\, Ladislav Hornan\, as well as the remaining Honorary Officers\, namely Ruzena Holub and Blanka Shrimpton respectively\, are willing to stand for re-election. Douglas Gibb\, serving as the BCSA Treasurer\, is standing down from his post on the committee.\n\n\nThe committee members due to retire by rotation and eligible for re-election this year\, namely Edward Peacock and Angela Spindler-Brown\, are ready to stand for re-election for a further term of three years. Jana Buresova\, Jana Nahodilova and Jozef Polom are ready to be elected as new committee members for a term of two years.\n\n\nAny subscription member of the BCSA can be nominated for the post of an Honorary Officer and/or a committee member. Nomination forms can be obtained from the Hon. Secretary\, Blanka Shrimpton\, e-mail: bcsa@bcsa.co.uk and returned to her by 14th March 2023.\n\n\nPlease register your attendance at the AGM\, or apologies for absence\, to bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-2023-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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SUMMARY:Special visit to the Maria Bartuszová exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The British Czech and Slovak Association in cooperation with Tate Modern is offering a unique out of hours tour of this exhibition. \nBringing together many works rarely exhibited before in the UK\, this survey exhibition highlights the abstract sculptures of Slovak artist Maria Bartuszová. \nBartuszová worked in relative isolation over three decades in Košice\, the second-largest city in Slovakia. Her artistic life was constrained by the limitations of socialist Czechoslovakia\, as well as financial concerns and the demands of family life. Even so\, she made some 500 sculptures\, from small tactile organic forms and reliefs\, to commissions for public spaces and ephemeral works in the landscape. Her signature material was white plaster\, which lends the perfectly formed sculptures a tentative and fragile quality. \nThe exhibition starts in the 1960s\, when Bartuszová created her own experimental method of casting plaster by hand. Inspired by playing with her young daughter\, she found she could create pure abstract forms by pouring plaster into rubber balloons. She would shape the sculpture by pushing or pulling\, or submerging it into water\, creating uniquely compelling organic shapes. Some are reminiscent of rain-drops\, seeds or eggs. Some suggest the human body\, with maternal or erotic associations. In later works she allowed the balloons to burst\, creating fragile\, ephemeral works akin to cocoons or nests. \nIn the 1980s\, Bartuszová frequently photographed her works outdoors to underline their close affinity to nature. The exhibition also includes a selection of these evocative images alongside her drawings\, many of which will be exhibited for the first time. \nFree for BCSA members\, non-members £10\, full-time students £5. (Tickets for the exhibition are normally £16) \nTo register use the Eventbrite link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/special-tour-of-the-maria-bartuszova-exhibition/
LOCATION:Tate Modern\, Bankside\, London\, SE1 9TG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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SUMMARY:The race for Prague Castle: who will be the next Czech president?
DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion co-organised by the British Czech and Slovak Association and UCL SSEES Centre for the Study of Central Europe. \n\nOn Friday 13 and Saturday 14 January 2023 voters go to the polls to elect the Czech Republic’s second directly elected president. Key contenders include the billionaire populist Andrej Babiš\, retired general Petr Pavel and economist Danuše Nerudová\, who may have the realistic prospect of becoming Czechia’s first ever female head of state. \nThis event\, co-organised by the British Czech and Slovak Association (BCSA) and UCL-SSEES Centre for the Study of Central Europe brings together academic specialists on the Czech Republic for a roundtable discussion of the presidential candidates and the presidential election campaign; what they tell us about the political direction of the Czech Republic; and how the role of the head of state may change when a new president takes office in increasingly turbulent economic and politics times. \n This free event will also be livestreamed online. Registration (see Eventbrite link below) is necessary either to attend in person or to receive the joining link. \nSPEAKERS \nTim Haughton  is Professor of Comparative and European Politics at the University of Birmingham. He a political scientist with a particular interest in electoral and party politics\, electoral campaigning\, and the politics of Central and Eastern Europe\, especially Slovakia\, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. He is the co-author of The New Party Challenge (Oxford University Press\, 2021) and was the joint editor of the Journal of Common Market Studies’ Annual Review of the European Union for nine years (2008-16). \nBarbara Havelková is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law and a Tutorial Fellow at St Hilda’s College\, University of Oxford. Her research and teaching interests include gender legal studies and feminist jurisprudence\, equality and anti-discrimination law\, constitutional law\, EU law and law in post-socialist transitions. Her book\, Gender Equality in Law: Uncovering the Legacies of Czech State Socialism’ (Hart/Bloomsbury\, 2017) and received an honourable mention from the judges of the BASEES Women’s Forum Prize for 2019. Between 2014 and 2017\, she acted as an Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on issues of gender and law. \nJiří Přibáň is Professor of Law at Cardiff University. He has published extensively on social theory and the sociology of law\, legal philosophy\, constitutional and European comparative law\, and theory of human rights. His monograph Sovereignty in Post-Sovereign Society (Routledge\, 2015) was awarded the SLSA Socio-Legal Theory and History Book Prize. He is the founding director of the Centre of Law and Society and an editor of the Journal of Law and Society. He regularly contributes to the Czech and international media. \nChaired by Dr Seán Hanley (UCL SSEES) \n\nImage credit: Radek Kozák on Unsplash
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czech-presidential-elections/
LOCATION:UCL SSEES\, 16 Taviton St\, London\, WC1H 0BW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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SUMMARY:BCSA & CBCC annual dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our traditional annual dinner held with the Czech British Chamber of Commerce at the May Fair Hotel\, Stratton Street\, London (nearest underground Green Park). \nThis highlight in the BCSA calendar is a wonderful opportunity for Slovaks\, Czechs and Britons to mingle in a convivial atmosphere\, to meet old friends and make new ones. \n Members and non-members alike will be made welcome at a drinks reception\, enjoy a three-course dinner with wine and hear the results of our annual writing competition. There will also be a raffle with a chance to win a long weekend for two (including flights) in the High Tatras\, Slovakia at either the Hotel Hills or the Horizont Resort donated by Jan Telensky. Or perhaps three nights half board at Nové Lázně in Mariánské Lázně\, CR and closer to home two nights bed & breakfast in the Buxton Crescent Hotel both kindly donated by Ensana. \nIf you are a newcomer to the BCSA or to London\, we would like to extend a special invitation and welcome you into our friendly community. Kindly note that you may request seating at a table with your friends. \nKeynote speaker: Lord Dubs \nIn 1939 Alfred Dubs\, aged six\, left his native Czechoslovakia for England by train arranged by Sir Nicholas Winton. In 2021 with the restoration of his Czech citizenship\, he became the first Czech-British member of the House of Lords. \nOver the years he has lobbied tirelessly on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers. In 2020 he proposed an amendment to the Immigration Bill which would give safe passage and sanctuary to 3\,000 unaccompanied children in Europe to come to the UK to join a family member already seeking refugee status. It was supported by the House of Lords but defeated in the House of Commons. \nGuest of honour: H.E. Robert Ondrejcsák\, Ambassador of Slovakia to the United Kingdom. \nTickets: BCSA members £ 75.00\, non-members £87.50\, full-time students £55.00 via Eventbrite link below. \ndress code lounge suit \nFor more information contact us via bcsa@bcsa.co.uk \n  \n  \n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-cbcc-annual-dinner/
LOCATION:The May Fair Hotel\, Stratton Street\, London\, W1J 8LT\, United Kingdom
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