BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//British Czech and Slovak Association - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:British Czech and Slovak Association X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for British Czech and Slovak Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220527T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220527T210000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220504T093011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T093011Z UID:6411-1653676200-1653685200@www.bcsa.co.uk 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220524T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220524T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220515T111159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220515T111159Z UID:6472-1653415200-1653420600@www.bcsa.co.uk 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220519T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220519T203000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220504T092045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T092045Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220517T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220517T203000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220422T143753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220422T143753Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220517T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220517T203000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220222T130217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T130217Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220512T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220512T203000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220428T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220428T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220422T110315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220422T110423Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220426T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220426T203000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220421T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220421T203000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220331T173221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T173221Z 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220331T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220331T200000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220304T102238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220304T102238Z UID:6199-1648753200-1648756800@www.bcsa.co.uk 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220329T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220329T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 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/ CATEGORIES:BCSA Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220317T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220828T170000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220316T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220316T220000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220315T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220315T213000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220315T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220315T203000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20211105T160353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211105T160353Z UID:5742-1647369000-1647376200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Legends of Czech Glass DESCRIPTION:The 1950s-70s saw a renaissance in Czech glass design that re-established the Bohemian region’s global reputation in this area. From behind the Iron Curtain\, skilled designers pushed the boundaries of 20th century glass design and produced unique art glass masterpieces that went on to inspire visually stunning\, highly innovative and commercial ranges. Despite this\, the designers responsible were rarely named. Until today\, the designs they produced have been typically forgotten or misattributed. This lecture reveals the work of seven influential designers across cut\, blown and pressed glass\, and considers the economic and political context that affected it. \n\nMark Hill is an antiques and modern design specialist\, an expert on the BBC Antiques Roadshow\, and a researcher\, collector\, dealer and published author in postwar Czech Glass. He will be bringing his books Sklo: Postwar Czech Glass Design and Skrdlovice & Beranek: Legends of Czech Glass to the lecture. \nImages © Mark Hill \nTickets £15 including a glass of wine see link below URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/legends-of-czech-glass/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Czech Heritage":MAILTO:info@czechfriends.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220309T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220309T140000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220215T135415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220215T135559Z UID:6118-1646830800-1646834400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Dvořák\, Janáček & Kaprálová DESCRIPTION:British cellist Laura van der Heijden has captivated audiences and critics alike with her deeply perceptive interpretations and engaging stage presence. Joined by pianist Jâms Coleman who enjoys a rich and varied musical life as a soloist\, chamber musician and vocal accompanist\, here they explore stories and songs from the likes of Kodaly\, Dvořák and Janáček. The programme opens with Janáček’s Pohádka\, a piece the duo first played together in 2018\, also serving as the title of Laura’s first release for Chandos Records this spring. \nPROGRAMME \nLeoš Janáček      Pohádka \nAntonín Dvořák  Gypsy Songs Op. 55\, Songs my mother taught me \nVítězslava Kaprálová  Navždy Op. 12 \nAndrás Mihály   Movement for cello and piano \nZoltán Kodály   3 Songs to Poems by Bela Balazs Op. posth. \nWhy are you saying that you do not love me\, Énekszó Op. 1\, Slender is a silk thread \nSonatina for cello and piano \nLeoš Janáček   Violin Sonata \nThis concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration\, without an interval \ntickets £16\, £14 (concessions) see booking link below URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/dvorak-janacek-kapralova/ LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220305T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220305T170000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220125T184310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220205T125338Z UID:6040-1646470800-1646499600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Fifth Central European Conference DESCRIPTION:The Annual Central European Conference\, organized by the University of London Czech & Slovak Societies along with LSE Hungarian and KCL Polish societies. With the support of LSE Annual Fund\, aims to bring together Czech\, Slovak\, Polish\, and Hungarian students and professionals in London\, as well as any students interested in the region\, and provide a platform for discussion about key topics\, challenges and opportunities that will transform Central Europe in near future. \nKeynote speakers: \nVěra Jourová  European Commission‘s Vice-President for Values and Transparency since 2019. In 2019\, Forbes Magazine named her as one of their Top 100 most influential people of the year. \nJacques Rupnik born in Czechoslovakia\, he has worked as an advisor to the former Czech president\, Václav Havel\, and currently serves as a research professor at the Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI). \nPanel discussions on media accountability & EU and the Visegrad Four \nRoundtables on sustainable fashion\, genetic engineering\, liberalism R&D \nWorkshops on the free market\, soft power and brain drain \nFollowed by an evening reception at the Czech Embassy \n  \nTickets available from website link below \nstudents £13.50 with reception £20.00 \nprofessionals £24.00 with reception £35.00 \nonline £5.00 \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/fifth-central-european-conference/ LOCATION:Royal Geographical Society\, 1 Kensington Gore\, London\, SW7 2AR\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220304T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220305T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220121T122238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220121T122238Z UID:6010-1646422200-1646508600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Jenůfa DESCRIPTION:Set in a rural Czech village\, it tells the story of a woman’s efforts to protect her stepdaughter who has borne a child out of wedlock. Leoš Jánaček’s rich music propels the plot forward to its dramatic conclusion. Aylesbury Opera has assembled a fine cast to perform this most watchable of operas.\n\nThe opera will be sung in English. \nTickets £22\, £20 (unreserved seating) see booking link below URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/jenufa-2/ LOCATION:David Evans Court Theatre\, Station Road\, Tring\, Hertfordshire\, HP23 5QY\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220225T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220225T213000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220120T234102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220120T234102Z UID:5995-1645817400-1645824600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Czech Music with the Pražák String Quartet DESCRIPTION:Programme\n\nJosef Suk                  Meditation\nLeoš Janáček           Quartet No 1 ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’\nKarel Janovický        Quartet No 4 (UK première)\nAntonín Dvořák         Quartet in G Op 106\n\nPražák String Quartet of Prague \n\nJana Vonášková and Marie Magdalena Fuxová violins\nJosef Klusoň viola\nPavel Jonáš Krejčí cello \n\nTickets £25 reserved central\, £15 unreserved side see booking link below URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czech-music-with-the-prazak-string-quartet/ LOCATION:Royal Pump Rooms\, The Parade\, Leamington Spa\, CV32 4AA\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220224T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220224T203000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220128T114608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220215T134338Z UID:6059-1645729200-1645734600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Black Peter DESCRIPTION:To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of the Oscar-winning Czech filmmaker Milos Forman (Amadeus\, One Flew Over the Cuckoo´s Nest\, A Blonde in Love)\, the Czech Centre presents a new 4K restoration of his stunning debut feature film Black Peter which helped launch the famous Czechoslovak New Wave\, and was premiered at the Venice Classics in the 2017 Venice International Film Festival. Admission: £5 see booking link below \nSet during a summer in early sixties Czechoslovakia\, Black Peter is a bittersweet comedy that revolves around shy Peter as he encounters the hypocrisy of the adult world in his first job at a small supermarket. Tasked with catching potential shoplifters Peter fails to work up the courage to intercept suspects to the exasperation of his boss. Being under constant pressure from his well-meaning but insensitive father\, Peter is similarly tongue-tied around the lovely Pavla\, focus of his erotic fantasies. Acute\, humorous observations\, Jiri Slitr’s rock’n’roll soundtrack and the use of non-professional actors helped Forman to capture not only the authenticity of everyday life under totalitarianism\, but also the feelings of eastern bloc teenagers in nascent rebellion on the cusp of the Prague Spring\, and to create an astute study of the generation gap. \nWinner at the 1964 Locarno International Film Festival \nMiloš Forman\, Czechoslovakia 1963\, 89 mins\, English subtitles\nCast Ladislav Jakim\, Pavla Martínková\, Jan Vostrčil\, Vladimír Pucholt URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/black-peter/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220222T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220301T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220220T191002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220220T191002Z UID:6147-1645558200-1646163000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The Cunning Little Vixen DESCRIPTION:The Cunning Little Vixen tells the tale of a clever vixen named Sharp Ears. Captured by a local Forester when she is young\, she later manages to escape his clutches\, but he is forever haunted by her memory. \nExploring man’s relationship with nature\, Janáček’s opera moves through the contrasting worlds of the Vixen and the Forester\, showing how one chance meeting can forever change the lives of both. \nThis new production is directed by up-and-coming director Jamie Manton\, following his acclaimed stagings of Paul Bunyan and The Day After for ENO’s talent development programme Studio Live. \nIncorporating elements of Moravian folk music\, Janáček’s dramatic score is conducted by ENO Music Director Martyn Brabbins. An outstanding cast includes soprano Sally Matthews as the Vixen\, soprano Pumeza Matshikiza as the Fox\, baritone Lester Lynch as the Forester\, bass Clive Bayley as the Priest\, with ENO Harewood Artists Claire Barnett-Jones (Dog)\, John Findon (Innkeeper)\, and Alexandra Oomens (Pepik and Woodpecker). \nTo book tickets see link below \nEvening performance 22\, 24\, 26 February and 1 March \nA Relaxed Performance of The Cunning Little Vixen will take place on 26 February 2022 at 14.30. This performance is ideal for anyone who benefits from a more relaxed environment\, from being able to make noise\, leave and enter the auditorium as you please. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-cunning-little-vixen-3/ LOCATION:English National Opera\, St Martin’s Lane\, London\, WC2N 4ES\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220217T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220217T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220122T161530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220124T194935Z UID:6022-1645120800-1645126200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:A youthful view of Czech elections and populism DESCRIPTION:A talk on Zoom by Nina Fořtíková\, a sixteen-year old Prague schoolgirl\, about the attitude of her generation towards Czech political life. \nShe is not an average Czech teenager; when she was thirteen Nina joined a debating club which required wide reading on political matters. \nNina submitted an essay Why people prioritise optimism over their freedom to the BCSA writing competition in which she analyses why right-wing nationalist politicians are becoming ever more popular. \nShe attends one of Prague‘s international schools that teaches in English. Since autumn 2021 Nina has participated in an 18-month Microsoft programme\, Council for Digital Good Europe. This is a 15-member team of students aged 14-16 years from the EU\, UK and Switzerland. \nTo participate please email bcsa@bcsa.co.uk by Tuesday 15th February 2022. Login details will be sent to you in due course. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-youthful-view-of-czech-elections-and-populism/ CATEGORIES:BCSA Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220209T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220209T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20211226T192220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211226T192220Z UID:5908-1644429600-1644435000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:A Castle in Bohemia\, an Austro-Japanese Count\, and the Future of Europe DESCRIPTION:ZOOM lecture: Martyn Bond\, a former foreign correspondent specialising in European affairs\, will speak about Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi\, better known on the Continent than in Britain. Few anywhere know that the man whom Hitler damned in Mein Kampf as a ‘cosmopolitan bastard’ travelled on a Czechoslovak diplomatic passport for twenty years between the two world wars.\nAs a young intellectual politicised by the Great War\, the Count sent President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk one of his early political articles arguing for better understanding between Czech and German speakers in the new republic. In September he went to see him in Prague and explained to the President his bigger plan for a peaceful union of all the nations of Europe in Pan-Europa\, a forerunner of today’s European Union.\nThe Count was an early pioneer of European unity and played an important role in the history of Central Europe but\, given his and his family’s German-Bohemian background\, is still underrated in the Czech Republic. His work in the movement for a united Europe deserves to be re-evaluated.\n\nBooking via Eventbrite link below\n\nThe event is free but please consider making a donation at:\nwww.czechfriends.net/payments URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-castle-in-bohemia-an-austro-japanese-count-and-the-future-of-europe/ ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Czech Heritage":MAILTO:info@czechfriends.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220208T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220208T183000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20220126T131219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T131219Z UID:6049-1644339600-1644345000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:A new history of Theresienstadt DESCRIPTION:What was society like in the Nazi ghettos?  \nA SSEES Study of Central Europe Seminar with Dr Anna Hájková\, University of Warwick\, a free event see booking link below \n\nTerezín\, as it was known in Czech\, or Theresienstadt\, as it was known in German\, was operated by the Nazis between November 1941 and May 1945 as a transit ghetto for Central and Western European Jews before their deportation for murder in the East. Today\, Theresienstadt is best known for the Nazi propaganda of the International Red Cross visit\, cultural life\, and children. But these aspects explain little what defined the lives of its 140\,000 inmates. The Last Ghetto offers both a modern history of this Central European ghetto and the first in-depth analytical history of a prison society during the Holocaust. In conversation with Professor Eric Gordy (SSEES UCL)\, the author will discuss how can we write a history of enforced society in the Holocaust. The discussion will also address the question of Jewish Councils and the place of Jewish and Holocaust history in wider Central European history.\n\nNote: This event will be delivered in person on UCL campus. Should circumstances change\, ticket holders will be notified in advance.\n\nAbout the speaker:\nDr Anna Hájková is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. Her first book\, The Last Ghetto: An Everyday History of Theresienstadt\, came out in 2020 with Oxford University Press to popular and academic acclaim. Her article “Sexual Barter in Times of Genocide“ was awarded the Catharine Stimpson Prize for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship in 2013. She is currently working on two projects: a study of transgressive sexuality in the Holocaust\, for which she is writing a trade book on the Neuengamme guard Anneliese Kohlmann\, and queer Holocaust history. Her work on queer history of the Holocaust has been published in Czech\, German\, British\, US American\, and Israeli newspapers\, and was recognized with the Orfeo Iris Award in 2020. She recently guest edited a special issue of German History on “Holocaust\, Sexuality\, Stigma”. Additionally\, she is working on a generational history of Communists in Central Europe. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-new-history-of-theresienstadt-2/ ORGANIZER;CN="UCL SSEES":MAILTO:ssees-events@ucl.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220126T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220126T200000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20211128T120601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T120601Z UID:5809-1643223600-1643227200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Holocaust survivor parents DESCRIPTION:Barnet Libraries presents: An online evening with Francis Morton discussing the story of his Holocaust survivor parents George and Renée. \nFrancis’s parents lived in Czechoslovakia before World War 2 but came to England as Jewish refugees. His mother came to England in 1938 on a domestic service visa to undertake housework and childcare for a family in Cambridge\, while his father escaped from Czechoslovakia in 1940\, illegally entering Palestine and then being interned on Mauritius by the British\, before coming to the UK in 1942 as an RAF volunteer. \nFrancis uncovered their stories after finding some 500 letters written by family and friends during this period\, and his talk also covers the fate of those family members unable to escape from occupied Europe. \nto register use the Eventbrite link below URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/holocaust-survivor-parents/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211226T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211226T150000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20211219T103455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211219T103455Z UID:5884-1640527200-1640530800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Christmas in Bohemia DESCRIPTION:Using the words of the favourite 19th-century English carol “Good King Wenceslas”\, Hannah French explores Czech music\, food and traditions with Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines and Jarmila Karas. \nThe carol tells the story of the Bohemian king\, Saint Wenceslaus I going on a journey and braving harsh winter weather to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Saint Stephen. During the journey\, his page is about to give up the struggle against the cold weather\, but is enabled to continue by following his master’s footprints\, step for step through the deep snow.\nSaint Stephen’s Day – 26th December – celebrates the saint who is credited with being the first Christian martyr.\n\n“Bring me flesh and bring me wine”\n\nWhat is the traditional Bohemian Christmas fare? Hannah is joined by food-writer and philanthropist Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines MBE to unpack some of the yuletide traditions still practiced in the Czech Republic today.\n\n“Ye\, who now will bless the poor\nShall yourselves find blessing.”\n\nAs a child\, Lady Milena\, with the help of Sir Nicholas Winton\, escaped Nazi-occupied Prague in 1939 on the last train to leave the city. That concept of deep selflessness and kindness is surely one Saint Wenceslas might have approved of!\n\nHannah’s other guest is singer and language coach Jarmila Karas\, and together they will also explore some of the traditional Czech music associated with Christmas and pieces related to Saint Stephen by Bach and Zelenka.\n\nThe programme will be available online shortly after broadcast\nhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012q8n\n\nIllustration from a biscuit tin\, 1913\, V&A Museum URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/christmas-in-bohemia/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211220T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220131T233000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20211215T130511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211215T130511Z UID:5869-1639987200-1643671800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Reading Havel DESCRIPTION:The aim of this project is to bring closer the key texts of Czechoslovakia’s and the first president of the Czech Republic Václav Havel. \nWe approached prominent public figures who met Václav Havel and/or who are his supporters (whether in the Czech Republic or abroad) to read selected excerpts from his texts. \nThe invitation was accepted by Martha Issová\, Pavel Fischer\, Radka Denemarková\, Tomáš Halík\, Aneta Langerová\, Patrik Hábl and Taťána Gregor Brzobohatá. \nThe videos will be made available every Monday starting on 20 December 2021 until 31 January 2022 on the link below. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/reading-havel/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211217T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211217T213000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20210920T144418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T144418Z UID:5499-1639769400-1639776600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Magdalena Kožená DESCRIPTION:The Czech mezzo-soprano brings a characteristically varied programme\, with songs from her homeland as well as the German\, Russian and Hungarian traditions. Having previously championed the music of her compatriot Bohuslav Martinů\, she includes a song collection (1942) written during his American exile that was also a favourite of exiled foreign minister and fine amateur pianist Jan Masaryk. \nTickets £50 £40 £30 £25 £16 \nTicket bookings are subject to a £4 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket. \nProgramme \nJohannes Brahms (1833-1897) \nMeine Liebe ist grün Op. 63 No. 5 \nNachtigall Op. 97 No. 1 \nVerzagen Op. 72 No. 4 \nAnklänge Op. 7 No. 3 \nDas Mädchen spricht Op. 107 No. 3 \nUnbewegte laue Luft Op. 57 No. 8 \nAch\, wende diesen Blick Op. 57 No. 4 \nVergebliches Ständchen Op. 84 No. 4 \nAntonín Dvořák (1841-1904) \nEvening Songs Op. 3 \nWhen I was gazing \nWhen God was in a happy mood \nThe soughing of the trees \nI am that knight of fairy tale \nI dreamt that you were dead \nINTERVAL \nBohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) \nNew Chap-Book H288 \nModest Musorgsky (1839-1881) \nThe Nursery \nBéla Bartók (1881-1945) \nFalun (Village Scenes) BB87a URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/magdalena-kozena/ LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T220000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20210808T222110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T151735Z UID:5320-1638990000-1639000800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:BCSA Christmas social evening DESCRIPTION:As the festive season approaches\, we thought our last regular “get to know you” meeting this year should be special.\nJoin us to exchange your stories and experiences of Christmas\, past and present\, sample some traditional Christmas cookies and sing a few songs and carols.\nEverybody with Czech or Slovak connections or interests is welcome\nFood and drinks are available for purchase. It would help if we could all have our meal together at the same time.\nWe shall aim to eat at around 8pm so please try to arrive by 7.30pm.\nIf you are planning to attend\, please send an email to bcsa@bcsa.co.uk so we can reserve the right room.\nWest Hampstead has three stations served by the Jubilee line\, Overground and Thameslink.  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/get-to-know-you-social-evening/ LOCATION:Bohemia House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BCSA Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211130T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211130T190000 DTSTAMP:20260506T092110 CREATED:20211110T140827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211111T184415Z UID:5753-1638291600-1638298800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The life and legacy of Alexander Dubček DESCRIPTION:A roundtable discussion to commemorate the birth of Alexander Dubček (1921-1992) online via Zoom. \n27 November 2021 marks one hundred years since the birth of Alexander Dubček\, icon of Czechoslovakia’s political reform movements in 1968 and 1989 and one of the most important figures in twentieth-century Slovak politics.  \nSPEAKERS: \nMUDr. Pavol Dubček is the son of Alexander Dubček – the most prominent figure in modern Slovak history and icon of the Prague Spring (1968). Pavol Dubček studied medicine at the Comenius University in Bratislava. During communism he was not allowed to practice as a doctor. Today he works as a traumatologist in Bratislava. He is the president of the Alexander Dubček Association and still cherishes the message and ideals of his father. \nDr Wojciech Janik is UCL SSEES Library’s Area Liaison Coordinator and Area Liaison Librarian for Russia\, Ukraine\, Belarus and Eurasia. He is responsible for overseeing academic liaison and coordinates the work of the team of Area Liaison Librarians\, providing support for teaching and research at the School. \nDr Celia Donert is a historian of Central Europe in the twentieth century at Cambridge University. Her research seeks to explore the history of socialism\, nationalism\, gender\, and human rights in contemporary Europe from a transnational and global perspective. \nDr Thomas Lorman is a historian of Central Europe. Since 2010 he has taught at UCL’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He has published widely on Hungarian and Slovak history and also serves as editor of the journal Central Europe. His last two books are The Making of the Slovak People’s Party. Religion\, Nationalism and the Culture War in Early 20th-Century Europe and A History of the Hungarian Constitution: Law\, Government and Political Culture in Central Europe\, which he co-edited with Ferenc Hörcher. \nThe event will be chaired by Dr Peter Zusi (UCL SSEES). \nTo register use Eventbrite link below. \nThe occasion is co-organised by the Study of Central Europe seminar series at UCL SSEES\, the Slovak Embassy and the British Czech and Slovak Association. \nImage credit: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic. Photographer: Vladimir Benko \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-life-and-legacy-of-alexander-dubcek/ CATEGORIES:BCSA Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dubcek.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR