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SUMMARY:Rusalka
DESCRIPTION:A new production of Dvořák’s opera featuring Natalya Romaniw comes to the Edinburgh International Festival\, with the Philharmonia Orchestra\, Douglas Boyd and Garsington Opera. \nRusalka is the haunting fable of a water sprite who sacrifices everything when she falls in love with a human prince. She enlists the help of a witch\, entering the mortal world and giving up her voice to be with him – only to discover the true cost of love is greater still. Inspired by sources including Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid\, Dvořák’s sensual opera shimmers with glinting orchestral colours. Sound and silence reverberate against each other as soaring romantic melodies sweep through the eerie quiet. Reality and the supernatural collide in luscious evocations of the natural world. \nPerformed in Czech with English supertitles \nsee booking link below \n(photo copyright Clive Barda)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/rusalka/
LOCATION:Festival Theatre\, 13-29 Nicolson Street\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9FT\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Cirk La Putyka - Runners
DESCRIPTION:A contemporary Czech circus company returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with an extraordinary show looking at the hectic pace of today’s world.  \nIn a unique set design featuring a giant treadmill\, four performers and two musicians mix dance\, running\, cyr-wheel acrobatics and original live music\, while running almost a whole marathon.  \nThis UK debut for Runners marks the company’s fourth Edinburgh appearance following sell-out seasons in 2011\, 2015 and 2017. \nPerformances 5-9\, 11-15\, 17-21\, 23-28 August  2022 \nsee booking link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/cirk-la-putyka-runners/
LOCATION:ZOO Southside Main House\, 117 Nicolson Street\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9ER\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Semyon Bychkov and the Labèques
DESCRIPTION:Distance and enchantment: whenever Julian Anderson creates a new work\, we’re in for a musical experience that ruffles through memories as it ravishes the ears.  \nHis keenly awaited Second Symphony takes its cue from old photographs of Prague: a city dear to conductor Semyon Bychkov\, and to the exiled Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů\, whose exuberant double concerto falls into the hands of sisters Katia and Marielle Labèque.  \nProgramme \nJulian Anderson Symphony No. 2\, ‘Prague Panoramas’ (28 mins) BBC co-commission: world premiere of complete symphony \nBohuslav Martinů  Concerto for Two Pianos (23 mins) \nSergey Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances (35 mins) \n  \nKatia & Marielle Labèque pianos \nSemyon Bychkov conductor \nBBC Symphony Orchestra \n  \nImage: Katia and Marielle Labèque © Umberto Nicoletti
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/semyon-bychkov-labeque-sisters/
LOCATION:Royal Albert Hall\, Kensington Gore\, London\, SW7 2AP\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220805T183000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
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SUMMARY:Julian Anderson - Prague Panoramas
DESCRIPTION:British composer Julian Anderson  will discuss Czech cultural influences in his new Second  Symphony “Prague Panoramas” inspired by famous panoramic photos of Prague by legendary photographer Josef Sudek. \nThe piece commissioned by the BBC  will have its first full performance at the BBC Proms on the same evening at 7.30pm (see separate listing). \nThe BBC Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by the Czech Philharmonic Music Director Semyon Bychkov. \nAdmission to the event is free. Please register by email to events.london@embassy.mzv.cz or by telephone +44 (0) 20 7243 7900.  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/julian-anderson-prague-panoramas/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220714T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220714T210000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
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SUMMARY:Farewell Comrade: Theresienstadt music
DESCRIPTION:Music written in the shadow of death\, Theresienstadt 1941-1945. \nWe all know that where words fail music can speak yet it is still remarkable to think that during times of unimaginable horror the musicians held in Theresienstadt were able to garner any creativity at all\, let alone enough to compose works as meaningful and moving as these. However\, they did so to promote survival and signify hope for a better world one that so many of them did not get to see\, and as such\, more so perhaps than with any other music\, it is our duty and privilege to give these works a voice now and long into the future\, so that generations current and future can enjoy them and reflect upon them. \nThis concert features two young artists hand-picked by Julius Drake; BBC New Generation Artist and Kathleen Ferrier Prize winning mezzo soprano Ema Niklovska and multi-award winning baritone Konstantin Krimmel. \nEma Nikolovska mezzo-soprano\nKonstantin Krimmel baritone\nJulius Drake piano \nTHERESIENSTADT COMPOSERS \nIlse Weber Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt | Ade\, Kamerad! | Wiegenlied\nViktor Ullmann Berjoskele from Three Jewish Songs | Five Love Songs of Richarda Huch | Three songs on poems by Friedrich Hölderlin | Three songs on poems by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer | Little Cakewalk\nGideon Klein Wiegenlied\nPavel Haas Four Songs on Chinese Poetry\nAdolf Strauss Ich weiss bestimmt\, ich werd dich wiedersehen!\nCarlo Taube Un niño judío \nsee booking link below \nTerezín memorial photo Richard Mortel
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/theresienstadt-music/
LOCATION:Temple Church\, Church Court\, London\, EC4Y 7BB\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220630T203000
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SUMMARY:Julian Nicholas\, Emil Viklický\, Petr Dvorský: One\, Two\, Three
DESCRIPTION:The ‘sizzling tenor sax‘ (Jazzwise) of Julian Nicholas joins pillar of the Czech jazz scene pianist Emil Viklický and leading Czech bassist Petr Dvorský for a concert featuring a selection of jazz classics and individual favourites celebrating their 30 year long musical partnership. \nRevelling in the joy of making music together\, Nicholas\, Viklický and Dvorský who have just come together to record Viklický’s arrangements of Moravian songs for a new CD by UK jazz singer and lyricist Imogen Ryall\, will play a tribute to their friend\, drummer David Wickins\, recreating their concert from 2012\, released as One Two Three Four in 2020 by BeBoss Records. \nRegister for this free event via the link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/julian-nicholas-emil-viklicky-petr-dvorsky-one-two-three/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220625T180000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Across Borders
DESCRIPTION:Two Czech poets\, Kateřina Rudčenková and Milan Děžinský\, will be reading from his collection A Secret Life (recently published by Blue Diode Press) whilst Kateřina Rudčenková will be reading for the first time in the UK from her Dream of a Journey: Selected Poems (Parthian\, 2021). \nKateřina Rudčenková (1976) is a poet\, prose writer and playwright. She has written four poetry collections Ludwig (1999)\, Není nutné\, abyste mě navštěvoval (There Is No Need for You to Visit Me\, 2001)\, Popel a slast (Ashes and Bliss\, 2004)\, Chůze po dunách (Walking on Dunes\, 2013)\, a collection of interlinked short stories called Noci\, noci (Nights\, Nights\, 2004). Her short novel Amáliina nehybnost (Amalia´s Inertia\, 2021) was nominated for The Magnesia Litera Award 2022. In 2003\, she received the German Hubert Burda Award for young Eastern European poets. Her theatre play Niekur was awarded the Alfred Radok Award in 2006 and was staged in Prague in 2008. In 2007\, she won a residency for international playwrights at the Royal Court Theatre in London. In 2014\, her poetry collection Chůze po dunách was awarded the Magnesia Litera Award\, her short novel Amáliina nehybnost got the Literary Award of a weekly Reflex in 2021 and was nominated for The Magnesia Litera Award 2022. Her plays have been translated and staged in various countries. Selections of her poetry have been published in Austria\, Serbia\, Greece\, and the United Kingdom. \nMilan Děžinský (1974) is a Czech poet and translator\, the author of seven collections of poetry. In 2018\, he won the Magnesia Litera Award for poetry\, the most prestigious annual literary award in the Czech Republic.  His latest book\, A Secret Life was translated by Nathan Field and is\, according to Claire Pollard\, “full of surprises and traps\, mined with philosophy\, allusion\, and existential dread.” Milan translates poems from English and lives in Roudnice nad Labem\, where he is also engaged in politics. \nTickets £5 (see booking link below) in person or on Zoom \nPart of Kendal Poetry Festival and supported by the Czech Literary Centre.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/poetry-across-borders/
LOCATION:Brewery Arts Centre\, 122A Highgate\, Kendal\, LA9 4HE\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220629T233000
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SUMMARY:Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits
DESCRIPTION:A thrilling record of the legendary Czech rock climber’s career and his preparations for the debut of the climbing competition at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo. \nAdam Ondra is one of the world’s best climbers. He has scaled some of the world’s most challenging heights. A shy introvert who has become an icon of his sport\, Ondra’s passion for climbing is now matched by an obligation to win – for his country. As he prepares for sport climbing’s debut at the Tokyo Olympics\, Jan Simanek and Petr Záruba document the impact of commercial pressure\, mass media attention and a clamouring audience that long for a spectacle\, on Ondra’s psyche\, as well as the effect on his relationship with fellow climber Iva Vejmolova\, and the sport itself. \nSaturday 25 June 2022\, 10 am\nThe Light – Screen 9\, The Moor\, Sheffield City Centre\, Sheffield S1 4PF \nMonday 27 June 2022\, 8.45 pm\nShowroom Cinema (Associated Press Screen 4)\, Paternoster Row\, Sheffield City Centre\, Sheffield S1 2BX \nAvailable online between Sun 26 June 0:00 – Wed 29 June 0:00\n\nsee booking link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/adam-ondra-pushing-the-limits/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220624T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220628T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220618T152411Z
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SUMMARY:Pongo Calling
DESCRIPTION:From his truck\, rising online star Štefan Pongo streams his political rants and creates social media movements that go viral\, in support of Romani people across Europe.   \nWhen the president of the Czech Republic makes a remark that Romani people are ‘socially unadaptable’ and refuse job opportunities\, truck driver Štefan Pongo initiates a social media campaign for the Romani in the country to post selfies from their workplaces. His activism through online posts and live broadcasts brings him huge audiences across Europe and eventually results in the establishment of the Czechoslovak Romani Union. But as the campaign evolves\, the crisis affects Pongo’s family life. Tomáš Kratochvíl’s film captures the spirit of one determined campaigner and the challenges faced by grassroots activism.   \nFriday 24 June 2022\, 8.30 pm\nShowroom Cinema (Screen 1)\, Paternoster Row\, Sheffield City Centre\, Sheffield S1 2BX\n\nSaturday 25 June 2022\, 10.30 am\nShowroom Cinema (Bertha DocHouse Screen 3)\, Paternoster Row\, Sheffield City Centre\, Sheffield S1 2BX \nTuesday 28 June 2022\, 4 pm\nOdeon\, Screen 1\, Arundel Gate\, Sheffield City Centre\, Sheffield S1 1DL\nSocially Distanced Screening. We also ask audiences to wear face masks in this screening.  \nsee booking link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/pongo-calling/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220618T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220619T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220508T183834Z
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UID:6433-1655575200-1655668800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Extreme (the new norm)
DESCRIPTION:A satirical reflection on the pandemic by the Slovak Theatre in London. \n​One day you are enjoying your favourite ice cream on a family holiday\, the next day you find yourself in a national lockdown. Life is unpredictable and it shapes us to be flexible but over the past two years\, we lived through another level of extremes when we couldn’t rely on what would happen even in the next hour\, let alone a month. Pandemic rules brought contrasting experiences. Some of us were relieved to finally slow down\, the others became frustrated and bored. Some worked even more\, others lived in constant fear. Eventually\, we all became overwhelmed by it all. And with the most recent world events\, it seems that when one crisis passes\, another reveals in an endless circle of life.  \nWe find ourselves constantly living beyond norms and extremes become the new norm. \nSlovak Theatre in London reflects on the biggest event of the past decade\, which globally impacted the life of every individual.  In a colourful collage of scenes and characters\, the play depicts the contrasting situations born during the pandemic\, often based on true events. Through collaborative devising by using physical movements\, music and songs\, the artists explore the patterns of behaviour of the society and individuals in a time of crisis. Moreover\, the performance reaches out to the spectators by direct interaction with the actors\, with its desire to serve as a mirror challenging opinions and calling to new perspectives. Ultimately\, the show\, filled with both seriousness and humour\, offers a collective therapy through art. \nBoth shows are in the Slovak and Czech languages with English subtitles. \nTo book tickets use online link below or telephone box office \nBox Office: 020 7258 2925 \n(10.30am – 6pm\, Monday – Friday\,\n12 noon – 6pm\, Saturday)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/extreme-the-new-norm/
LOCATION:The Cockpit\, Gateforth Street\, London\, NW8 8EH\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220618T173000
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SUMMARY:The Robot at 100: Culture\, Society\, Politics\, and the Future
DESCRIPTION:The University of Chichester Centre for Fairy Tales\, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction hosts an international\, interdisciplinary conference marking the centenary of the first staging in English of Karel Čapek’s seminal play R.U.R. The play saw the first appearance of the term robot which comes from the Czech word robota meaning ‘forced labour’ that has its roots in the Slavic word for ‘slave’. \nThe conference will be opened by the University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Simeon Keates\, who is known widely for his research into artificial intelligence\, human-computer interaction\, and building robots\, which led to his competing in the hit BBC show Robot Wars. \nThe conference programme will also feature an innovate Czech project ‘AI: When a Robot Writes a Play’ created by a team of computer scientists and drama experts from THEaiTRE in collaboration with Prague’s Švanda Theatre. \nTickets are £30 on-campus\, £20 online see booking link below \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-robot-at-100-culture-society-politics-and-the-future/
LOCATION:University of Chichester\, Cloisters\, Bishop Otter Campus\, College Lane\, Chichester\, PO19 6PE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220617T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220617T210000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
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SUMMARY:Atentát
DESCRIPTION:Screening of the Czechoslovak film Atentát (The Assassination) offers a unique period view of the course of Operation Anthropoid\, filmed in 1964 just 22 years after its execution. \nThis will be followed by a talk about the paratrooper training within the Special Operations Executive (SOE)  by Gillian Halcrow daughter of British Lt. Col. Ernst van Maurik\, who personally trained Czechoslovak paratroopers\, including Jan Kubiš and Josef Bublík\, within the SOE. \nThis  event takes place on the day before the anniversary of the heroic death of seven Czechoslovak paratroopers\, including Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš\, in the Church of St. Cyril in Prague following the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. \nThe film will be screened in the original Czech version with English subtitles.  \nAdmission to the event is free\, registration at events.london@embassy.mzv.cz
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/atentat/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220609T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220609T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220518T091907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T091907Z
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SUMMARY:The Selected Writings of Jan Patočka
DESCRIPTION:An event celebrating the publication of The Selected Writings of Jan Patočka in English translated by Alex Zucker. \nIt will feature the co-editor of the book Erin Plunkett from The University of Hertfordshire and the originator of the translation project Graham Henderson\, CEO of the Rimbaud and Verlaine Foundation. \nThe COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine have made the philosophical arguments of Patočka about Europe\, civil society\, and renewed forms of solidarity more important than ever. \nOur speakers will offer their thoughts on Patočka and his contemporary relevance\, followed by a discussion and Q&A. \nCopies of the book will be available for purchase at a special reduced price; the colourful jacket\, features a painting by the artist Hervé Constant. \nRegistration is free but space is limited. Please register for tickets via the link below to avoid disappointment. \nIn the meantime\, you can read the foreword and introduction of the book for free at collection Point (codemantra.com) \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-selected-writings-of-jan-patocka/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220606T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220606T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220512T171422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220512T171422Z
UID:6451-1654542000-1654547400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Beginner’s Guide to Urbanism
DESCRIPTION:A crash course in urban planning discussing many pressing issues facing current cities from suburbanisation and neglect of public space. \n Increasing problems of space in urban environments have forced us to realise that solving small-scale building problems does little to improve the quality of life in a city. Czech / Japanese architect Osamu Okamura and Manijeh Verghese\, Co-curator of the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2021\, provide a crash course in urban planning discussing many pressing issues facing current cities from suburbanisation and neglect of public space to the shrinking cities phenomenon\, environmental degradation and the absence of political direction. \nInspired by Okamura’s book City for Everyone\, and using their respective experiences from Prague and London\, Okamura and Verghese share examples of good practice to help us understand what complicated\, tightly packed and fragile organisms cities are and how to make them equitable and liveable. \nOsamu Okamura is an architect\, a Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Architecture at the Technical University of Liberec\, and a member of the Prague City Council Committee for Art in Public Spaces. His book City for Everyone: A Manual of Urbanism for Beginners published by Labyrint was awarded the Bologna Ragazzi Award: New Horizons 2021 for the most innovative children’s illustrated book of the year.  \nManijeh Verghese is the Head of Public Engagement at the Architectural Association\, where she is also a Unit Master of Diploma 12\, a seminar leader for the AA Professional Practice for Fifth Year course\, and a member of the Senior Management Team. \nFREE EVENT BUT REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY (see link below) \nOrganised by the Czech Centre London in collaboration with the London Festival of Architecture. \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/beginners-guide-to-urbanism/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220601T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220610T170000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220331T175536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T101716Z
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SUMMARY:Míla Fürstová: All the Rivers That Flow Through Me
DESCRIPTION:Míla Fürstová’s mid-career retrospective exhibition at the Czech Centre’s Vitrínka Gallery charts the course from Míla’s graduation from the Royal Collage of Art\, to her becoming the youngest ever elected Academician at the Royal West of Academy in Bristol\, being collected by the V&A and Her Majesty the Queen\, to her commission by Coldplay and finally the creation of “All the Rivers That Flow Through Me”\, selected from ten thousand artworks to represent the Summer Exhibition online by the Royal Academy of Arts. \nMíla’s works are an intimate portrayal of the human soul explored through the medium of etching\, expressed in a distinctly female voice. The content is inspired by universal and personal mythologies; poetic and often narrative in its nature\, it reads as both contemporary and timeless. \nExhibition opening hours : Tuesday – Friday 10.00- 17.00 \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/mila-furstova-all-the-rivers-that-flow-through-me/
LOCATION:Czech Centre\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220527T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220527T210000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220520T100322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220520T100322Z
UID:6509-1653678000-1653685200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Anthropoid
DESCRIPTION:A screening of the film by Sean Ellis followed by a talk by George Bearfield\, author of Foursquare: the Last Parachutist to commemorate 80 years of Operation Anthropoid. \nBritish director Sean Ellis’ Anthropoid is the latest film adaptation of the operation’s story\, starring Irish film stars Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan. \nGeorge Bearfield is the son of the Czechoslovak parachutist Jaroslav Bublík and the nephew of Josef Bublík\, who\, together with Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík\, died in the Church of St. Cyril and Methodius in Prague after the assassination of  Reinhard Heydrich. \nThe film will be screened in English without subtitles.  \nAdmission to the event is free\, registration at events.london@embassy.mzv.cz
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/anthropoid/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220527T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220527T210000
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SUMMARY:Life is a dog/Život je pes (1933)
DESCRIPTION:A chance to see a rarely screened film  directed by Martin Fric and starring Hugo Haas and Adina Mandlova. \nA light hearted romp mainly set in and around a Prague music publishing shop. A young composer falls for the publisher’s daughter but the road to love is complicated when he gains employment at the shop disguised as his uncle. \nHugo Haas was a top star of both theatre and film in his native Czechoslovakia and would later find character roles in Hollywood before becoming a director himself. Adina Mandlova proves delightfully flirty as the love interest and the hi-jinks are kept bubbling along by the experienced Martin Fric who directed more than 100 films between 1929 and 1968. \nDoors open at 18.30\, for a 19.30 start. Refreshments will be available in the licensed café/bar. \nTickets £8 in advance (see link below) or on the door.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/life-is-a-dog-zivot-je-pes-1933/
LOCATION:The Cinema Museum\, 2 Dugard Way (off Renfrew Road)\, London\, SE11 4TH UK\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220524T193000
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SUMMARY:NHS versus Czech healthcare and why people emigrate
DESCRIPTION:An online Zoom event. If you wish to participate please register at bcsa@bcsa.co.uk. Login details will be shared only with those who confirm their attendance.\n\nCzech-born British GP\, Dr Eva Hnízdo will introduce her book Diagnosis London\, published in Czech in Prague in 2020\, and her novel Why didn’t they leave?\, which was published in London in English in 2021.\n\nDr Hnízdo was born in Prague in 1953. After studying medicine at Charles University she worked at a Czech hospital and then as a general practitioner in Prague before escaping to the West in 1986. In Britain she worked for 23 years in a Watford practice.\n\nShe wrote ‘Diagnóza Londýn aneb příběhy české doktorky’ (Diagnosis London or the stories of a Czech doctor) in collaboration with Lucie Weissová which compares the Czech and British healthcare systems. Her novel ‘Why didn’t they leave’ is only available in English. A family saga\, it focuses not only on historical circumstances but also on family dynamics\, in particular a mother-daughter relationship\, and the effect the Holocaust had on the next generation.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/nhs-versus-czech-healthcare-and-why-people-emigrate/
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220519T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220519T203000
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UID:6409-1652986800-1652992200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Lake
DESCRIPTION:Bianca Bellová in conversation with Glen James Brown to celebrate the launch of The Lake. Followed by a drink reception and book signing. \nWinner of the 2017 EU Prize for Literature\, writer Bianca Bellová discusses her highly topical book The Lake with Glen James Brown to celebrate the book’s English-language publication by Parthian Books. \nSet in a fictitious country with references to a past Soviet occupation and presenting a post-apocalyptic future of complete climate collapse\, The Lake is a powerful and touching story of a young boy who fights his way out of a harsh environment as he searches for his mother. In discussing her inspirations\, her experiences growing up in the Eastern Bloc states pre-1989\, her tendency to place her characters into extreme situations and the book’s terrifyingly real parallels with the possible aftermath of war in Ukraine\, Bellová explores her universal story\, which has been translated into twenty languages. \nFree event but registration via Eventbrite (see link below) is necessary
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-lake/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220517T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220517T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220422T143753Z
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UID:6363-1652815800-1652819400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Lost Lamentations
DESCRIPTION:Sacred baroque music for four solo voices and continuo by forgotten Czech-born masters\, Jan Dismas Zelenka and František Tůma. \nProgramme\nMiserere Mei Deus – Tůma\nSettings of 10 sub tuum praesidium\, ZWV 157 – Zelenka \nStabat Mater – Tůma \nApollo of the Arts\nLucinda Cox\, soprano\nTristram Cooke\, countertenor\nJames Robinson\, tenor\nEdmund Saddington\, bass\nWilliam Whitehead\, organ\nRosie Moon\, violone\nEligio Luis Quinteiro\, theorbo
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/lost-lamentations/
LOCATION:Winchester College Chapel\, College Street\, Winchester\, SO23 9NA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220517T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220517T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220222T130217Z
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UID:6164-1652812200-1652819400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Sir John Tusa - My Life with Bata
DESCRIPTION:The Bata Shoe company\, one of Czechoslovakia’s most successful companies\, founded a satellite factory and a garden city in East Tilbury beside the Thames. John Tusa’s father was the managing director from 1939 to 1969. This is the story of the company’s success\, Bata’s vision and ambition\, and the people who worked for him. \nSir John Tusa is a broadcaster\, journalist\, arts administrator and author of numerous books. His latest title is Making a Noise\, an autobiography. \nTickets £15 each including a glass of wine see booking link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/sir-john-tusa-my-life-with-bata/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220512T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220512T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220424T144002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220424T144002Z
UID:6371-1652380200-1652387400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Wings for Coldplay
DESCRIPTION:This film explores the two-year long collaboration between Czech UK based artist Míla Fürstová and the legendary band Coldplay for the visual concept of their Ghost Stories album. Against the background of this intense and mutually inspiring collaboration\, it reveals the creative development of an outstanding artist\, the vital role of a supporting family\, the richly inspiring childhood\, and how fateful a meeting with a wonderful teacher can be. \nMíla’s journey is a picture of the courage\, hard work and tenacity of a talented woman who pursued her dream with determination and purpose\, and how that dream ultimately came true in an unexpectedly beautiful way. A girl from a small village in the Czech Highlands gave the now iconic Wings to a world famous band which in turn gave wings to her.  \nScreening followed by Q&A with Míla Fürstová and director Peter Hirjak \nTickets £7 see booking link below \nMíla Fürstová’s exhibition All That River That Flows Through Me is open till 10 June at the Vitrínka Gallery\, Czech Centre London
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/wings-for-coldplay/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220428T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220428T193000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220422T110315Z
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UID:6355-1651168800-1651174200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Czech immunisation history & Covid contribution
DESCRIPTION:Literature suggests that communist dogmas and public health practices drove immunisation and science innovation. During the Covid pandemic Czechs created biosensors\, coronavirus-killing paper and researched the relationship between smoking and the virus. \nJoseph Black will join us on Zoom from Sydney\, Australia to share his views on topics covered in his essay that was awarded second prize in the 2021 BCSA writing competition. \nIf you wish to participate\, please register at bcsa@bcsa.co.uk  \nLogin details will only be shared with those who confirm their attendance.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czech-immunisation-history-covid-contribution/
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220426T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220426T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20211010T105349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T151023Z
UID:5574-1650997800-1651005000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Bourbons and Bohemia
DESCRIPTION:Louis XIV was a life-long enemy of the Holy Roman Emperors\, and Kings of Bohemia\, Leopold I and Charles VI. The armies of his successor Louis XV occupied Prague in 1741.\nThereafter\, however\, the Bourbons became allies of the House of Austria. During the revolution the resort of Teplitz/Teplice in Bohemia became the residence of many emigres including Charles Joseph Prince de Ligne and the Princes de Rohan. The Rohans later lived at Castle Sychrov\, east of Prague\, which still contains 250 Rohan and Bourbon portraits. The most famous French exile in Bohemia was the Bourbon King Charles X\, after the revolution of 1830. He lived at Prague Castle from 1832 to 1835\, when he had to leave as the castle was needed for the coronation of the Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria as Ferdinand V King of Bohemia. The best account of the coronation\, a moment of exceptional harmony between the Czechs and the Habsburgs\, is by the French ambassador the Comte de Sainte -Aulaire.\n\nDr. Philip Mansel\, a historian of France and the Middle East\, has lived in London\, Paris\, Beirut and Istanbul. His books include lives of Louis XVIII (1981) and the Prince de Ligne ( Prince of Europe\, 2003); Dressed to Rule \, a study of the politics of clothes (2005); a history of Paris as capital of nineteenth-century Europe\, Paris between Empires (2001); and most recently King of the World: the life of Louis XIV (2019). He writes for The Spectator\, The Art Newspaper and the Times Literary Supplement and is a founding committee member of the Society for Court Studies.\n\n\nTickets £15 including a glass of wine. Book here\n\n\nImage: French royal portraits adorn the walls of Castle Sychrov. Image used with the co-operation of Czech Tourism\, photographer © BinkStar
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-bourbons-and-bohemia/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220421T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220421T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220331T173221Z
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UID:6279-1650567600-1650573000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Dreams About Stray Cats
DESCRIPTION:A documentary film  mapping the life story of award winning artist\, illustrator and filmaker Peter Sís directed by his brother David. In charming animated sequences Sís’s books come to life retelling his Odyssey from Prague via London to the United States. \nA curious black cat\, which first appeared in Peter Sís’s book ‘The Three Golden Keys‘ edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis\, serves as the well-animated narrator of the life of award winning artist\, illustrator and filmaker\, Peter Sís.  \nIn charming animated sequences his books including The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain\, come to life retelling Sís´s Odyssey from Prague via his studies at London´s Royal College of Art to forced emigration to the United States.  \nCombining extensive family archives\, animation and testimonies by Milos Forman and Madeleine Allbright\, among others\, the film traces the highly successful career of a talented and multifaceted artist who has written over forty books for children\, illustrated a further sixty\, designed mosaics for the New York subway\, giant tapestries featuring Václav Havel and Martin Luther King\, and murals in Harlem.  \nThis is a multilayered biography in which director David Sís sensitively maps his older brother’s inner world\, and his struggle for the individual’s freedom of artistic expression and the right to their own fantasy. \nFollowed by Q&A with David Sís.  \nAdmission £7 book via link below \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/dreams-about-stray-cats/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220331T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220331T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220304T102238Z
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SUMMARY:Duo Brikcius cello recital
DESCRIPTION:Duo Brikcius is a Czech chamber music ensemble created by two promising young cellists (brother and sister)\, Anna Brikciusová and František Brikcius. \nProgramme \nJacques Offenbach  Duo pour 2 violoncelles\, op. 53 n°1 \nIrena Kosíková Pavane pour deux violoncelles  – London premiere \nLeoš Janáček  Presto (1910) (arranged for two cellos by František Brikcius) \nIrena Kosíková: Fantaisie IV. pour deux violoncelles – London premiere \nBohuslav Martinů  Composition for two cellos\, H. 377 (1959) \nAntonio Vivaldi  Concerto per 2 violoncelli g-moll\, RV 531 \n  \nTickets £10 see booking link below \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/duo-brikcius-cello-recital/
LOCATION:Bohemia House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220329T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220329T193000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220207T144154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T144154Z
UID:6092-1648576800-1648582200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Anne of Bohemia
DESCRIPTION:Anne of Bohemia\, the eldest daughter of Charles IV\, married King Richard II of England in 1382 at the age of 16 . \nThe speaker will be Dr Shubhankar Reddy\, who will be giving the talk from his home in India\, such is the wonder of Zoom. He is a doctor of medicine who has an interest in history\, and will tell us about this remarkable lady who until her early death joined together the English and Bohemian royal houses. Dr Reddy will also tell us how he has become interested in Anne and in Bohemia. \nAlthough initially unpopular in England (she brought no dowry with her) Anne won people over\, not least by interceding with her husband on several occasions for mercy for people in his disfavour. Unlike many arranged marriages of the period it appears that they came to love each other. \nThe BCSA’s AGM will follow Dr Reddy’s talk\, still on Zoom. The agenda will include the usual items of the Chairman’s annual report\, the Treasurer’s report and accounts for 2021\, and the election of the honorary officers. All members are welcome to attend. \nTo register e-mail bcsa@bcsa.co.uk.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/anne-of-bohemia/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220317T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220828T170000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20220330T144654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221130T214856Z
UID:6269-1647511200-1661706000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Printmaking in Prague: art from the court of Rudolf II
DESCRIPTION:Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II was an avid collector and knowledgeable patron of the arts. \n\nIn this free exhibition (room 90) learn more about printmaking in Rudolf’s court in Prague during the highpoint of innovative and ambitious prints made from around 1580 until the early years of the 17th century. \nAfter moving his court to the Bohemian capital of Prague\, Rudolf transformed the city into a vibrant centre of art and science. He acquired objects from all over Europe and beyond\, and amassed one of the largest and most diverse collections of his time. His collection of thousands of paintings\, prints\, drawings\, sculptures\, and other objects of curiosity and wonder led him to be described as the greatest art patron in the world by biographer Karel van Mander in 1604. \nRudolf also sought out leading artists for his court\, including painters and sculptors who specialised in creating elegant\, elongated forms. Aegidius II Sadeler was appointed as the imperial engraver to Rudolf’s court\, and together with Hendrick Goltzius and Jan Muller\, he reproduced these artworks as prints – a move that disseminated Rudolf’s courtly style to a much broader audience. \nThrough the Museum’s collection of Rudolfine art\, on display for the very first time\, discover more about one of the most varied\, expansive and technically dazzling periods of printmaking history.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/printmaking-in-prague-art-from-the-court-of-rudolf-ii/
LOCATION:British Museum\, Great Russell Street\, London\, WC1E 7JW\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220316T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220316T220000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20211102T160935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211102T161000Z
UID:5709-1647459000-1647468000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Czech Philharmonic at the Barbican 2
DESCRIPTION:Close your eyes and you could be in the Bohemian countryside\, with Dvořák’s joyful Eighth Symphony offering colour\, cheer\, and a vision into the pastoral lands of his homeland. In complete contrast\, his countryman Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass sets you off down a path that is mighty\, triumphant and magnificent. \nFor this second of the Czech Philharmonic’s two-concert residency\, the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus lend their vocal pipes to bring you a small but almighty slice of the Czech tradition. And under the guidance Semyon Bychkov\, who’s quietly emerged as a titan of the podium\, you’re in great hands for the return of international orchestras to our stage.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czech-philharmonic-at-the-barbican-2/
LOCATION:Barbican Centre\, Silk Street\, London\, EC2Y 8DS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220315T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220315T213000
DTSTAMP:20260413T104401
CREATED:20211102T162358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211102T162358Z
UID:5719-1647372600-1647379800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Czech Philharmonic at the Barbican 1
DESCRIPTION:Smetana’s national epic Má vlast is undisputedly one of music’s most compelling symphonic poems. Pictures may paint a thousand words\, but this is music that paints a thousand pictures; from the wild waters of the mighty Vltava coursing through the Czech landscape to a small village celebration on the outskirts of the Bohemian forests. \n‘I doubt if any other orchestra in the world could play this so naturally and so movingly’ wrote The Arts Desk\, following a deeply moving rendition streamed live from Prague during lockdown last year. And Czech Philharmonic Music Director Semyon Bychkov is ‘the ideal conductor for communicating the immensity of Smetana’s vision’ (Bachtrack). The fact you also get to hear from Yuja Wang in Stravinsky’s neoclassical concerto is just the icing on the cake. \nProgramme\n\nIvor Stravinsky          Concerto for piano and wind instruments    Yuja Wang piano\nBedřich Smetana      Má vlast
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czech-philharmonic-at-the-barbican-1/
LOCATION:Barbican Centre\, Silk Street\, London\, EC2Y 8DS\, United Kingdom
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