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SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 3
DESCRIPTION:Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)        Pohádka\n\n\n\n\nJosef Suk        (1874-1935)       Selection from 4 pieces for violin and piano Op. 17\n\n\n\n\nJohannes Brahms (1833-97)     Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor Op. 101\n  \nJanáček’s magical Pohádka explores a world of princesses and monsters\, while Suk’s 4 Pieces are rich with untold stories. Even the scherzo of Brahms’s Trio was once described as hurrying ‘like a frightened child.’ \n\n\n\n\nNash Ensemble\nSimon Crawford-Phillips piano\nStephanie Gonley violin\nAdrian Brendel cello\n\n\n\n\nsee booking link below \nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák. \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert-3/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T171500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T200000
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SUMMARY:Il Boemo
DESCRIPTION:A biopic of Josef Mysliveček\, one of the most prolific opera composers in 18th century Italy\, who was admired by Mozart and forgotten by history. \nIt’s 1764 and a charismatic Czech musician arrives in Venice to fulfil his dream of becoming an opera composer. His fortune changes along with his unpronounceable name when he forms a liaison with a libertine marquise who introduces him to a hedonistic existence and high society.  \nAs Il Boemo he is commissioned to write an opera for the San Carlo\, Europe’s largest theatre and soon becomes one of the biggest stars of the Italian opera\, working closely with legendarily volatile opera diva La Gabrielli\, writing an opera for the King of Naples and inspiring and befriending Mozart. \nEmphasising personal relationships\, director Petr Václav\, who has meticulously researched the composer\, uses flashbacks to tell Mysliveček’s extraordinary story from his ascent to glory to his death in poverty ravaged by syphilis. \nThe screening will be followed by Q&A with actor Vojtěch Dyk and director Petr Václav. \nsee booking link below \nPart of the 27th Made in Prague Festival. For full programme details see 27th Made in Prague Festival / Czech Centre London (czechcentres.cz)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/il-boemo/
LOCATION:Prince Charles Cinema\, 7 Leicester Place\, London\, WC2H 7BY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
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SUMMARY:Emmy Destinn Young Singers Awards Final
DESCRIPTION:13th competition final – talented young singers perform Czech arias and songs \nArthur Bruce                baritone \nSian Dicker                  soprano \nFreya Holliman            soprano \nJohanna Harries          mezzo-soprano \nKirsty MacLean            soprano \nMartin Smaukstelis      tenor \nDuncan Stenhouse       bass \n  \ntickets on the day at the venue £5\, students free
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/emmy-destinn-young-singers-awards-2023/
LOCATION:Velehrad London\, 39 Lonsdale Road\, London\, SW13 9JP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
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SUMMARY:Trio Bohemo
DESCRIPTION:Two concerts from a tour in the UK by this prizewinning Czech ensemble. These include the International Johannes Brahms Competition\, the Parkhouse Award in London and the Haydn Competition in Vienna\, plus a special prize for the best interpretation of a work by Haydn.  \nMatouš Pěruška violin \nKristina Vocetková cello \nJan Vojtek piano \nThursday 16 November 19.30-20.30 Hemsted Park\, Benenden School\, Cranbrook\, TN17 4AA \nHaydn Piano Trio in C major\,  Dvořák Piano Trio Dumky\,  Paul Schoenfield Café Music \nTrio Bohemo at Hemsted Park – Centenary Hall event tickets from TicketSource \nFriday 17 November 19.30-20.30 St Leonard’s Church\, High Street\, Flamstead AL3 8BS \nMusic at St Leonard’s event tickets from TicketSource.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/trio-bohemo-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231116T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20231007T160419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231007T160419Z
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SUMMARY:The Book of Prague; A City in Short Fiction
DESCRIPTION: The launch of an anthology of short stories by the 10 of Prague´s  famous writers that present the city in a completely new light. Away from the Old Town Square\, these stories take us into less-visited corners of the city. From the steep streets of the Žižkov neighbourhood\, to the flood-ravished suburb of Karlín\, from the tensions experienced by the city’s Romani community to the dehumanising post-war redevelopment of areas like Libeň proving that there are always sides to a city’s character you would never have imagined. \nA discussion chaired by Ra Page with Marek Šindelka and co-editors Ivana Myšková and Jan Zikmund. \nThe Book of Prague – A City in Short Fiction | Comma Press  \nAdmission: £5 (+Eventbrite fee) see booking link below \nPart of the 27th Made in Prague Festival. For full programme details see 27th Made in Prague Festival / Czech Centre London (czechcentres.cz)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/book-of-prague/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231115T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231115T210000
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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:20231110T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231110T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
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SUMMARY:Building Hitler’s Empire
DESCRIPTION:Another chance to see Mirek Gosney’s documentary ‘Building Hitler’s Empire’. \nThe Nazis forced millions of Europeans to serve their war machine. Mirek’s great-grandfather was among them. This is the story of the forgotten. \nMirek draws upon family history and his maternal Czech roots\, starting with a musty box of old photographs from his grandmother’s cellar. Last summer he and his brother\, Miloš\, visited the German town where their great-grandfather was sent to work in a garage. Through a combination of photographs\, postcards\, Czech and German archives and interviews with former workers’ families\, Mirek created a three-part mini-series. \nTickets are available at: https://shorturl.at/opN45  
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/building-hitlers-empire-2/
LOCATION:Bohemia House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T131500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
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SUMMARY:Brookwood commemoration service
DESCRIPTION:The Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovak Veterans (MAFCSV) will be holding its 2023 commemoration service at the Czechoslovak monument.  \nIf you would like to attend please can you contact  chair@mafcsv.co.uk so they can send you an invitation.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/brookwood-commemoration-service/
LOCATION:Brookwood Military Cemetery\, Surrey\, GU24 0JB\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231027T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
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SUMMARY:Building Hitler's Empire
DESCRIPTION:Premiere of Mirek Gosney’s documentary ‘Building Hitler’s Empire’. \nThe Nazis forced millions of Europeans to serve their war machine. Mirek’s great-grandfather was among them. This is the story of the forgotten. \nMirek draws upon family history and his maternal Czech roots\, starting with a musty box of old photographs from his grandmother’s cellar. Last summer he and his brother\, Miloš\, visited the German town where their great-grandfather was sent to work in a garage. Through a combination of photographs\, postcards\, Czech and German archives and interviews with former workers’ families\, Mirek created a three-part mini-series. \nFollowing the screening\, Dr Jakub Beneš will chair a discussion with Mirek and any questions from the audience. \nDr Beneš is an Associate Professor in Central European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies\, University College London. He shares a personal family connection to Nazi forced labour. “My grandfather was one of those who ended up in Berlin\, part of a forced labour contingent cleaning up rubble after bombing raids. His health never recovered.” \nBook tickets via the Eventbrite link below. They include a voluntary donation to the Ukraine Crisis Appeal\, organised by the British Red Cross.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/building-hitlers-empire/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231024T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231024T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231014T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231014T213000
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SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 2
DESCRIPTION:Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)   Terzetto in C Op. 74   Gypsy Songs Op. 55 \nBedřich Smetana (1824-84)    Evening Songs \nJohannes Brahms (1833-97)   Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34 \nSmetana wrote very few songs\, but his majestic Evening Songs are a fitting foil in this concert for Dvořák’s fiery and popular Gypsy Songs. The elegant domesticity of Dvořák’s Bagatelles is likewise contrasted with Brahms’s formidable Piano Quintet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNash Ensemble\nAlasdair Beatson piano\nBenjamin Nabarro violin\nMichael Gurevich violin\nLars Anders Tomter viola\nAdrian Brendel cello\nLucy Crowe soprano\n\n\nsee booking link below \nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák. \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert-2/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231014T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231014T183000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
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SUMMARY:From My Homeland concert 1
DESCRIPTION:Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)   Miniatures Op. 75a for 2 violins and viola \nJosef Suk (1874-1935)            Elegie for piano trio Op. 23 \nJohannes Brahms (1833-97)   Clarinet Trio in A minor Op. 114 \nThese three highly personal works bring together Suk’s memorial to the famous Bohemian writer Julius Zeyer\, and one of Brahms’s pieces for the virtuoso clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld. Dvořák’s delightful Miniatures were written for performance with an old colleague and a next-door neighbour. \n\nNash Ensemble\nAlasdair Beatson piano\nRichard Hosford clarinet\nBenjamin Nabarro violin\nMichael Gurevich violin\nLars Anders Tomter viola\nAdrian Brendel cello\n\n\n\n\n\n\nsee booking link below \nThe regions of Bohemia and Moravia endured political\, military and linguistic control by multiple nations and governments in the 19th and 20th centuries. ‘From My Homeland’ showcases some of the most vibrant\, imaginative and unusual works written in the 1800s and 1900s\, as well as music by Johannes Brahms – friend and champion of Antonín Dvořák.  \nThe series (October 2023 to March 2024) also includes a day of concerts\, films and talks dedicated to the victims of the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp between 1941-45. \nillustration: Moravian Teachers’ Choir poster by Alphonse Mucha
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-my-homeland-concert/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231012T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231013T200000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
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SUMMARY:One Life - European premiere
DESCRIPTION:One Life will receive its European premiere at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall as part of the 67th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express. \nThe film tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton\, a young London broker (played by Sir Anthony Hopkins) who\, in the months leading up to the Second World War\, rescued 669 children from the Nazis.  \nThursday 12 October 2023 18:00\, Southbank Centre\, Royal Festival Hall\n\n\nFriday 13 October 2023 11:00\, Southbank Centre\, Royal Festival Hall\n\n\nSunday 15 October 2023 12:30\, Curzon Mayfair\, Screen 1\n\nTickets go on sale 12 September. \nGeneral release in UK cinemas from 5 January 2024. \nMore details here \nImage: One Life (2023) © See-Saw Films / Warner Bros. Pictures
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/one-life-european-premiere/
LOCATION:Royal Festival Hall\, Belvedere Road\, South Bank\, London\, Select a State or Province:\, SE1 8XT\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231004T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231004T200000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
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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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231105T190000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
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SUMMARY:Eternal Mucha exhibition in Paris
DESCRIPTION:This immersive and interactive exhibition uses the most advanced projection technologies within captivating scenography in order to offer visitors a unique experience of Mucha’s work and influences. \nIt tells the story of Alphonse Mucha and his humanist ambition in three acts: as a master of the poster in Paris; at a turning point in his career in 1900\, when he was heavily involved in the Universal Exhibition in Paris; and through the presentation of his monumental works\, namely the Slav Epic\, which develops a vision of Slav history as a pacifist model for the world that resonates today more than ever.  \nThe exhibition also focuses on his permanent influence\, from the pacifist “Flower Power” movement of the sixties to Japanese manga\, superheroes\, street artists and even tattoo art. \nOpening hours: \nMonday 12.00 -19.00 \nWednesday – Sunday 10.00- 19.00 (late night Wednesday to 21.00) \nclosed on Tuesday \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/eternal-mucha-exhibition-in-paris/
LOCATION:Grand Palais Immersif\, 110 rue de Lyon\, Paris\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230926T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230926T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230707T191847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T191847Z
UID:8431-1695754800-1695762000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Eva Jiřičná Czech Architect
DESCRIPTION:During the talk Ms Jiřičná\, who is best known for her shop interiors and residential projects\, will discuss her signature glass staircases and the limits of structural engineering as well as her most recent projects and the need for sustainable architecture. \nFurthermore\, the talk will touch on the topics such as the importance of public spaces\, green living and regeneration of city suburbs. Using her 50+ years experience in the field\, Ms Jiřičná will compare how various challenges are approached in different parts of the world and she will give a brief overview of the changing tasks architects have faced in the last 40-50 years. \nThe final part of the evening will allow enough time for questions from the audience to open a lively discussion on architecture\, urbanism\, and beyond. \nAdmission £5 see booking link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/eva-jiricna-czech-architect/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230921T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230921T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230723T110216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230822T163635Z
UID:8478-1695321000-1695328200@www.bcsa.co.uk
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:20230919T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230707T190737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T190737Z
UID:8426-1695150000-1695157200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Karel Schwarzenberg - my father
DESCRIPTION:An intimate portrait of the relationship between Karel Schwarzenberg\, Chancellor to Václav Havel\, a key figure of post-November 1989 Czech politics and the head of one of the oldest and richest noble families\, and his daughter Lila Schwarzenberg. The screening will be followed by Q&A with Lila. \nThe filmmaker\, who admits being afraid of her reticent and overpowering father when younger\, uses a camera to facilitate a difficult and a long overdue father-daughter conversation daringly probing into their shared past and complicated relationship. Her story of a girl\, who resists  convention and aristocratic protocols  while growing up in a family tradition dominated by men and hereditary princes\, is woven into the story of her famous\, charismatic father whose childhood was marked by dispossession and expulsion\, and who despite all odds became a statesman\, head of Schwarzenberg family and revolutionary.  \nFilmed over the course of five years in family residencies in Prague and Vienna\, and Orlik and Murau castles\, the originally envisaged  documentary about Karel Schwarzenberg becomes  a highly intimate portrait of two people who are both familiar and yet strangers trying to find a way to each other against the backdrop of a turbulent family history marked by turns of fate.  \nIn German with English subtitles \nAdmission £5 see booking link below \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/karel-schwarzenberg-my-father/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230916T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230916T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230707T184758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T184758Z
UID:8423-1694862000-1694883600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Emil Zátopek Run
DESCRIPTION:The Thames Valley Harriers (TVH) athletic club and the Czech Centre (CC) have the pleasure to invite you to the second London charity run\, organised in the name of the brilliant Czech runner Emil Zátopek\, to raise funds towards The Zátopek‘s Athletic Fellowship supporting young athletes in Western London. \nDistance: 5k\, 3k & 2k\nCategories:\n\nU11 (2k) (start at 11:00)\nU13 and U15 (3k)\nU17 and the Main run (5k) (start at 12:00)\n\nEntry fee: £10/£5 (under 17s) \n(All entry fees and donations will contribute towards the Zátopek Athletics Fellowship) \nOpen to all | Families welcome\nFood\, BBQ\, Czech beer and other refreshments after the run\n \nRegister online via Entry4Sports by 14 September 2023 (see instructions below) \nWalk-In registrations on the day are also welcome (please register 1 hr before the start of your race) \nHOW TO REGISTER\n\nClick on the following link: https://entry4sports.co.uk/zatopek\nClick on Enter\nIf you are new to Entry4Sports you need to Register as new user\nOnce in the entry portal\, click “add athlete” under the “athletes” tab. If the athlete is registered with England Athletics (EA)\, click “registered” and enter the associated EA URN (which you can find on your EA profile/account. If unregistered\, click “not registered” and complete First Name\, Surname\, Date of Birth\, and Club (if applicable) fields\, before clicking “save” in the bottom right corner. The athlete will then appear under the “athletes” tab in your entry portal.\nClick on the athlete\, then click on the tick box next to the event you wish to enter. You then must view your basket and checkout for your entry to be complete and accepted.\n\nDIRECTIONS: \nRace registration will be next to the Thames Valley Harriers clubhouse in Linford Christie Stadium\, 2 minutes walk from the race start line in Wormwood Scrubs park. The entrance for cars is Artillery Lane off Du Cane Rd\, between the hospitals and prison\, postcode for satnav W12 OAE. At the end of Artillery Lane approaching the Scrubs\, there is a 6’ 6” height barrier entrance to the main car park\, the stadium is located at the end of the car park. \nFor public transport East Acton on the Central Line is the closest station\, a few minutes walk from the stadium. Buses stop on Du Cane Rd near Artillery Lane\, please see details for buses stopping at Hammersmith Hospital on the Transport for London website. \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-emil-zatopek-run-2/
LOCATION:Linford Christie Athletic Stadium\, Linford Christie Road\, London\, W12 0DF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230914T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230915T193000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230803T142528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T142701Z
UID:8524-1694714400-1694806200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Libor Šmoldas & Nigel Price play jazz
DESCRIPTION:Two internationally respected jazz guitarists come together for two special nights of music. Libor and Nigel met in 2019 and got on like a house on fire on a short tour of the UK. It’s time for the reunion! \n14th September 2023\, 6pm\nRonnie Scott’s\, 47 Frith St\, London W1D 4HT\nDoors opens 6 pm\, show: 7 – 8.45 pm\nMore info and booking \n15th September 2023\nHampstead Jazz Club\, 23-25 New End\, London NW3 1JD\nDoors 7.30 pm\, show: 8 – 9.30 pm\nMore info and booking \nLIBOR ŠMOLDAS \nLibor Šmoldas is a Prague based jazz guitarist and composer who has worked and recorded with international stars such as George Mraz\, Jeff Ballard\, Sam Yahel\, Bobby Watson\, Adam Nussbaum\, Brian Charette\, Jay Anderson and James Morrison. He has recorded seven albums as a leader\, and has toured the world multiple times in esteemed company\, most recently with Australian trumpet star James Morrison. \nNIGEL PRICE \nNigel is one of the most highly regarded and in demand guitarists on the UK jazz scene today. He spent three years with UK funk legends – ‘The James Taylor Quartet’\, was voted No.1 in the 2016 British Jazz Awards for “best guitarist” and is also a regular performer at Ronnie Scott’s\, where he’s played around 600 times. His blend of flowing bebop lines and deep blues feeling has made him popular with jazz\, blues and funk audiences across the World.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/libor-smoldas-nigel-price-play-jazz/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230812T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231007T180000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230627T102857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230627T102857Z
UID:8389-1691838000-1696701600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Markéta Luskačová exhibition Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:The first exhibition in Scotland dedicated to the work of Prague-born\, UK-based photographer\, Markéta Luskačová. It will concentrate on Luskačová’s photographs of children. An interest in the life of children permeates almost all of Luskačová’s work and there were several years when this was the main subject of her photography as seen in the series\, ‘Citizen 2000’ (1986-2000) and in her work from the 1960s onwards documenting: Pilgrims; Juvenile Jazz Bands in the North of England; Durham Cathedral and Chorister School; London markets; Chiswick Women’s Aid; and carnivals in the Czech Republic. \nLuskačová was born in 1944 and became a freelance photographer in 1968 whilst undertaking postgraduate studies in Photography at the Academy of Film and Fine Arts\, Prague. She relocated to London in 1975 and was a Nominee Photographer with Magnum Photographic Agency\, Paris from 1976-80. Since 1971\, Luskačová’s work has featured in exhibitions around the world and notable solo exhibitions have been held at the V&A\, London (1983-84); Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood\, then a branch of the V&A\, London (1989) Whitechapel Gallery\, London (1991); Stills Gallery\, Sydney\, Australia (1998); Leica Gallery\, Prague (2014); Tate Britain\, London (2018-19); and The Martin Parr Foundation\, Bristol (2019). \nTuesday – Saturday\, 11am – 5pm (11am – 6pm during August) \nThis exhibition has been developed in partnership with the Centre for British Photography\, London where it will be presented from January – April 2024. \nphoto: Two boys with their jumpers over their heads\, Booker Avenue Primary School\, Liverpool (1988)\, courtesy Markéta Luskačová
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/marketa-luskacova-exhibition-edinburgh/
LOCATION:Stills: Centre for Photography\, 23 Cockburn Street\, Edinburgh\, Scotland EH1 1BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230804T172500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230827T193000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230624T133223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230624T133223Z
UID:8365-1691169900-1693164600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Extreme [The New Norm]
DESCRIPTION:Slovak Theatre in London will present their newest play at the Edinburgh Fringe as well as Camden Fringe festivals.  \nExtreme [The New Norm] explores the patterns of behaviour of society and individuals during the Covid19 pandemics. \nContrasting pandemic situations portrayed in a colourful collage of scenes and characters\, Extreme [The New Norm] is a one-of-a-kind experience to witness. Through collaborative devising\, the artists explore the patterns of behaviour of society and individuals in a time of catastrophe. While this stage of our lives might already seem distant\, their artistic treatment emphasizes the experience of crisis rather than the event itself\, as it desires to serve as a mirror to challenge opinions and call to new perspectives. Ultimately\, the show\, filled with both seriousness and humour\, offers a collective therapy through art. \n  \n Edinburgh Fringe\, Aug 4-12\, 14-19  @ 17:25\nGreenside @ Riddles Court\, 322 Lawnmarket\, Edinburgh EH1 2PG  \nbook tickets from\nExtreme (The New Norm) | Theatre | Edinburgh Festival Fringe (edfringe.com) \nCamden Fringe\, Aug 22\, 23 and 27 @ 19:30\nThe Water Rats\, 328 Gray’s Inn Rd.\, London WC1X 8BZ    \nbook tickets from \nExtreme [The New Norm] – Camden Fringe \n  \nSlovak Theatre in London (STL) is run by young Slovak and Czech theatre-makers living in London. It is a devised touring theatre with productions on up-to-date topics often reflecting on their experiences performed in Slovak and English language. Apart from various UK locations\, they regularly visit Prague\, Brussels and Slovakia. STL was established in 2009 thanks to the creative efforts of Slovaks living in London. Former amateur productions have become more professional over the years and the audience grew. They maintained the London expat theatre culture by putting new shows on annually until the pandemic hit in the Spring of 2020. “Extreme – the new norm”\, the fourth production under the STL banner\, brings the company back to life. 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/extreme-the-new-norm-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230717T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230717T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230621T145313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T145420Z
UID:8344-1689620400-1689627600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Reconstruction of Occupation
DESCRIPTION:A masterful cinematic adventure of a truly forensic nature that uses newly-discovered footage to provide a unique perspective on the 1968 military invasion of Czechoslovakia and its aftermath. With an extended introduction by Dr Thomas Lorman. \nThe discovery of 3 ½ hours of previously unseen\, professionally-shot footage of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia that had been sitting in a garage for more than 40 years triggered a project reconstructing events that took place 55 years ago. Director Jan Sikl\, known for his meticulous work with private family film archives\, used an open call broadcast on Czech Television to trace the identities of the people and locations depicted in the footage\, and acquire further authentic film material.  Memories of specific events spring to life\, and what starts out as an investigation gradually turns into a reflection of how an historical moment has imprinted itself on us all.  The resulting film combines found professional and amateur footage with 18 interviews with those both behind and in front of the camera during that time while documenting Sikl‘s investigative work. Using a lip-reading expert to decipher what is being said in the silent footage\, and travelling to visit people and locations across the whole country\, Sikl provides a new perspective on these historic events\, putting a human face on the invasion and its aftermath while creating a specific form of social memory. \n\nJan Šikl\, Czech Republic\, Slovakia 2021\, 95’  \nThomas Lorman is a lecturer (teaching) in Central European history at UCL’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) where he has been teaching and researching since 2010. His most recent publications are The Making of the Slovak People’s Party: Religion\, Nationalism and the Culture War in Early 20th-Century Europe (Bloomsbury\, 2020) and A History of the Hungarian Constitution: Law\, Government and Political Culture in Central Europe (Bloomsbury\, 2020) which he co-edited with Ferenc Hörcher. He also serves as editor of the journal Central Europe.  \nAdmission £5 see booking link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/reconstruction-of-occupation/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230708T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230723T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230707T183335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T183335Z
UID:8416-1688817600-1690128000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Tereza Bušková exhibition
DESCRIPTION:One who hears the cries of the world \nReferencing in its title a Buddhist deity whose name\, Guan Yin\, translates into English as the ‘one who hears the cries of the world’\, Birmingham-based artist Tereza Bušková’s magical and multidisciplinary exhibition encompasses protective patterns\, symbolic sand pouring\, willow-framed and free-form bread-based installations and a series of black and white monotype prints as well as collectively made insignia\, costumes and films. \nSpecial event: 21st July– Live drawing and performance involving Tereza Bušková\, her muse Zoe Simon and performance artist Mark Parsons taking inspiration from a Victorian custom practiced in Scotland and Wales known as sin eating. \nOpening times: 6pm – 9pm first Friday then 12pm – 4pm Wednesdays to Saturdays\, Sunday to Tuesday by appointment. \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/tereza-buskova-exhibition/
LOCATION:STRYX\, Unit 13\, Minerva Works\, Fazeley St\, Digbeth\, Birmingham\, B5 5RS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T180000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230513T145643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230527T123211Z
UID:8178-1687010400-1687024800@www.bcsa.co.uk
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:20230612T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230612T140000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230214T150106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T150106Z
UID:7686-1686574800-1686578400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Pavel Haas Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The medieval chorale on which the Meditation by Dvořák’s pupil and son-in-law Josef Suk is based is still well known in the Czech Republic. Martinů’s Second Quartet (1925) was the first of his works to garner him international attention. Brno-born Korngold’s Third Quartet dates from 1944-5. \nProgramme \nJosef Suk (1874-1935)                              Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale (St Wenceslas) Op. 35a \nBohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)                  String Quartet No. 2 \nErich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)      String Quartet No. 3 in D Op. 3 \n  \nVeronika Jarůšková violin \nMarek Zwiebel violin \nLuosha Fang viola \nPeter Jarůšek cello \n \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/pavel-haas-quartet-5/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230601T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T180000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20220512T172504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230604T103431Z
UID:6454-1685613600-1687716000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Maria Bartuszová (1936–1996)
DESCRIPTION:Bringing 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 are exhibited for the first time. \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/maria-bartuszova-1936-1996/
LOCATION:Tate Modern\, Bankside\, London\, SE1 9TG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230520T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230520T173000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230501T170250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T170947Z
UID:8122-1684591200-1684603800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:East Tilbury walking tour - Czech Shoes and Mucking Flats
DESCRIPTION:Ninth in a series of walks along the Thames organised by Footprints of London\, this walk looks at the Bauhaus inspired Bata shoe factory built in the 1930s with a surrounding village for workers including a school and a cinema. The factory was closed down in 2005 but is now a conservation area. \nThe walk starts at East Tilbury station and then heads to the river passing Coalhouse Fort.  You will then walk along the river wall to Mucking Flats – an area of marshland popular with wildfowl with views of passing ships and a view along the river to the sea.  \nThe walk finishes back at East Tilbury station and is 5 miles in total\, duration 3.5 hours.  \nAdmission £10-£15 see booking details on Eventbrite below. \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/east-tilbury-walking-tour-czech-shoes-and-mucking-flats/
LOCATION:East Tilbury station\, Princess Margaret Road\, East Tilbury\, SS17 0RQ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230516T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230516T193000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230501T172518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T172518Z
UID:8134-1684261800-1684265400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Milan Kundera documentary
DESCRIPTION:This rare documentary\, Odyssée des illusions trahies\,  examines the singular and enigmatic trajectory of one of the most widely read writers in the world. From his time in communist Czechoslovakia to his Parisian exile and writing in French\, from his quest for glory to his withdrawal from public life\, this moving homage conceived as an odyssey sheds light on the author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being. \nPreceded with an introduction by director Jarmila Buzková. \nIn French with English subtitles. \nFor ticket prices and booking details see below. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/milan-kundera-documentary/
LOCATION:Institut Francais\, 17 Queensberry Place\, London\, SW7 2DT\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230511T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230511T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T104138
CREATED:20230323T105535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T121650Z
UID:7955-1683831600-1683838800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Trial: Prague 1952
DESCRIPTION:Film screening followed by Q&A with director Ruth Zylberman (filmmaker and author) and Ivan Margolius (see below). \nIn 2018 workers in Prague find film reels that had been hidden in an abandoned warehouse since the fall of the Berlin wall. These are images from the Slánský trial which in 1952 was the peak of Stalinist terror and anti-semitism: a macabre production in which 14 top leaders of the communist regime\, most of them Jews\, were accused of imaginary crimes and forced\, through torture and threats\, to make a public confession of their guilt\, which was also imaginary. 11 of them were sentenced to death and hanged. \nWith the help of these recently restored exceptional archives and a dive into the archives of the secret police\, Ruth Zylberman went to meet these broken families in order to retrace the complex trajectory of three of these men\, Rudolf Slánský\, Artur London and Rudolf Margolius. Three communists\, three men destroyed by a world they had helped to build and where the lie that became the law managed to subvert\, beyond the political field\, the most elementary bonds of human society.  \nIvan Margolius\, son of Rudolf Margolius who was sentenced to death during the political trials in 1952. He is an author whose work includes memoirs and a number of books and articles on art\, architecture\, engineering\, design and automobile history. He was born in Prague and studied architecture both there and in London following his arrival in the UK in 1966.  \nAdmission £5 see booking link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-trial-prague-1952/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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