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:20220329T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220329T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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:20260506T022121 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211129T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211129T223000 DTSTAMP:20260506T022121 CREATED:20211025T153430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T153430Z UID:5677-1638208800-1638225000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Caught in the net DESCRIPTION:Czech film screening at 21 Picturehouse Cinemas in Ashford\, Brighton\, Cambridge\, Edinburgh\, Exeter\, Liverpool\, Oxford\, Southampton\, York and in London – Brixton\, Bromley\, Clapham\, Crouch End\, East Dulwich\, Finsbury Park\, Greenwich\, Hackney\, Notting Hill Gate\, Piccadilly Circus\, West Norwood \nFor local times\, venues and booking see link below \nThree adult actresses posing as 12-year-old girls\, three fake girls’ bedrooms\, 10 days and 2\,458 sexual predators. Tasked with creating fake social network profiles\, the actresses chat or Skype with men of all ages who try to sweet-talk or browbeat them into taking off their clothes and sending them racy pictures. All conducted live on camera\, the documentary delivers the eye-opening\, gripping drama of the protagonists from casting and live chat accompanied by psychologists and others who monitor the interactions\, to face-to-face meetings with predators (watched by security and six hidden cameras). A radical social experiment highlighting the extent of the sexual abuse of young people on the internet in which the hunters become the hunted. Essential viewing\, not only for parents. \nBarbora Chalupová\, Vit Klusak\, Czech Republic 2020\, 100’   \nA Czech box-office phenomenon and the Grand Prize Winner at the One World International Human Rights Film Festival in Prague.\nPart of Czech Centre Made in Prague UK Tour URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/caught-in-the-net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211128T142000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T224500 DTSTAMP:20260506T022121 CREATED:20211119T171707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211119T171707Z UID:5785-1638109200-1639003500@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Shadow country DESCRIPTION:Czech film screening at 9 Picturehouse Cinemas in  Cambridge\, Edinburgh\, Exeter\, Liverpool\, Oxford\, York and in London – Crouch End\,  Finsbury Park\,  Hackney.  \nFor date\, time and booking link\, click on the location. \nA powerful and striking portrayal of a close-knit village community on the Czech-Austrian border between the 1930s and the 1950s where everyone must choose their allegiances when faced with shifting territories and conflicting ideologies. Marie\, a Czech\, is married to Karel\, an older German\, and lives with quiet dignity and kindness a happy family life. Persuaded by Karel she changes her nationality to German\, a decision they both regret when with the end of the war the village once again becomes Czech. Through the fates of individual villagers and their families Sláma\, inspired by a real case of the execution of Germans\, builds a tale of life-long neighbours who turn from allies to enemies. \nSeen by the director as a celebration of female sensibility and sanity\, this is an epic film based on an excellent script and filled with intimate intertwined stories\, stunning cinematography and nuanced acting. \nBohdan Sláma\, Czech Republic\, Slovakia 2020\, 135’\, English subtitles\nCast: Magdalena Borová\, Stanislav Majer\, Pavel Nový\, Barbora Poláková\, Csongor Kassai \nWinner of the main Czech Film Critics Award and of seven Czech National Film Awards.\nPart of Czech Centre Made in Prague UK Tour URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/shadow-country-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211127T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211216T224500 DTSTAMP:20260506T022121 CREATED:20211119T173047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211119T173047Z UID:5788-1638036000-1639694700@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Havel DESCRIPTION:Czech film screening at 10 Picturehouse Cinemas in  Cambridge\, Edinburgh\, Exeter\, Liverpool\, Oxford\,  York and in London – Crouch End\, Finsbury Park\, Hackney\, Notting Hill Gate  \nFor date\, time and booking link\, click on the location. \n\n\nHavel\, up close and personal: such is the new biopic by director Slávek Horák of the critically esteemed Home Care. Focusing on the period 1968 – 1989 and Havel´s personal life\, Horák explores Havel´s metamorphosis from internationally celebrated but persecuted playwright to banned and jailed human rights defender and finally to president of Czechoslovakia. But it is his relationship with his first wife Olga\, suffering from her husband’s infidelities\, that is at the centre of the story. \nSituations from his life such as the secret police witnessing his failed attempt to resolve a love tringle in a restaurant mirror his absurdist plays\, provide humour and emotion while Horák’s imaginative use of actual theatre settings to stage key moments from Havel’s confrontations with communist power document his public persona. \nAn excellent cast including Viktor Dvořák capturing Havel’s moments of uncertainty and weakness\, and Anna Geislerová as direct and decisive Olga\, complement a portrayal depicting not an icon but a flawed man who steps out of his comfort zone to become politically engaged. Watch out for news footage from Havel’s life under the end credits including the Rolling Stones in Prague castle. \nSlávek Horák\, Czech Republic 2020\, English subtitles\nCast: Viktor Dvořák\, Anna Geislerová\, Martin Hofmann\, Barbora Seidlová \nNominated for The Czech Lions 2020 Best Actress\, Best Actor\, Best Screenplay and the Czech Film Critics Awards\nPart of Czech Centre Made in Prague UK Tour\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/havel-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211126T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211126T213000 DTSTAMP:20260506T022121 CREATED:20210901T171702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211119T174342Z UID:5433-1637953200-1637962200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Emmy Destinn Young Singers Awards 2021 DESCRIPTION:The Emmy Destinn Young Singers Awards competition was established in 2000 in London and takes place every two years. \n\n\n\n12th Competition Final  –  talented young singers performing Czech arias and songs. \nLara Harvey (mezzo soprano) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCatherin Hooper (soprano) \nSamantha Quillish (soprano) \nCaroline Taylor (soprano) \nNikola Uramová (soprano) \nSam Utley (tenor) \n  \nTickets £5 on the day at the venue (includes a glass of wine) \n  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/emmy-destinn-young-singers-awards-2021/ LOCATION:Velehrad London\, 39 Lonsdale Road\, London\, SW13 9JP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211123T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211123T201500 DTSTAMP:20260506T022121 CREATED:20211022T132459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T132627Z UID:5617-1637694000-1637698500@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:A marriage DESCRIPTION:Love against all the odds. Can a meaningful relationship be forged online disregarding borders\, age and cultural differences? \nStrong willed\, charismatic Zdenka\, from the Czech Republic\, and Tabish\, IT engineer from Pakistan met playing online games on Facebook\, became friends\, fell in love and married. Five years later they still live their married life on screen\, Skyping every day except for their annual three week holidays in Sri Lanka. Tabish is younger than wheelchair user Zdenka and the Czech authorities won’t accept theirs is a genuine relationship repeatedly refusing Tabish an entry visa while his own family remains suspicious of the relationship. After years of trying to prove their ‘real love’ to the authorities\, a breakthrough in their case gives Tabish and Zdenka new hope that their dream of living together could finally come true. \nShot in traditional verité style\, the directors\, Czech Katerina Hager and Emmy award winning Pakistani director Asad Faruqi\, capture the couple’s spontaneity and love while exposing the social prejudices of the digitally connected but divided world we live in. \nsee booking link below \nKaterina Hager\, Asad Farugi\, CZ/USA 2021\, 74’\, English subtitles \nFor booking details see website link below \nPremiered at the 2021 HotDocs Festival in Toronto\nPart of the 25th Made in Prague Festival  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-marriage/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211121T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211121T191500 DTSTAMP:20260506T022121 CREATED:20211022T132226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T132226Z UID:5614-1637514000-1637522100@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Shadow country DESCRIPTION:A powerful and striking portrayal of a close-knit village community on the Czech-Austrian border between the 1930s and the 1950s where everyone must choose their allegiances when faced with shifting territories and conflicting ideologies. Marie\, a Czech\, is married to Karel\, an older German\, and lives with quiet dignity and kindness a happy family life. Persuaded by Karel she changes her nationality to German\, a decision they both regret when with the end of the war the village once again becomes Czech. Through the fates of individual villagers and their families Sláma\, inspired by a real case of the execution of Germans\, builds a tale of life-long neighbours who turn from allies to enemies. \nSeen by the director as a celebration of female sensibility and sanity\, this is an epic film based on an excellent script and filled with intimate intertwined stories\, stunning cinematography and nuanced acting. \nsee booking link below \nBohdan Sláma\, Czech Republic\, Slovakia 2020\, 135’\, English subtitles\nCast: Magdalena Borová\, Stanislav Majer\, Pavel Nový\, Barbora Poláková\, Csongor Kassai \nWinner of the main Czech Film Critics Award and of seven Czech National Film Awards.\nPart of the 25th Made in Prague Festival  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/shadow-country/ LOCATION:The Gate Picturehouse\, 87 Notting Hill Gate\, London\, W11 3JZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211120T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211120T203000 DTSTAMP:20260506T022121 CREATED:20211022T131749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T131749Z UID:5610-1637433900-1637440200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:My sunny Maad DESCRIPTION:When Herra\, a Czech woman\, falls in love with Nazir\, an Afghan man\, she has no idea about the life that awaits her in Afghanistan\, nor about the family she is about to join. \nWhile studying Economics in Prague\, blue-eyed\, blonde Helena falls in love with her schoolmate Nazir and a few months later moves with him to Kabul as his wife. Changing her name to Herra and swapping a single western-style of life for her husband’s large family in post-Taliban Afghanistan\, she quickly assimilates into the family dynamics. She adores the grandfather\, allies with her sister-in-law against her abusive husband\, and supports her teenage niece who is to be married against her will\, striking a balance between the sheltered life of a married woman in a burka with her work for the US Embassy. But it is Maad\, an abandoned child who she and Nazir adopt\, who brings love and sunshine to her family. \nLeaving politics in the background while focusing on the family relationships\, Pavlátová uses her skills as an award winning animator  (1993 Oscar Nominee\, winner at the Berlin and Annecy Film Festivals) to bring the touching story vividly to life letting Herra and Maad drive the narrative with their insightful matter-of-fact commentary. \nFollowed by Q&A with director Michaela Pavlátová \nsee booking link below \nMichaela Pavlátová\, Czech Republic\, France\, Slovakia 2021\, 81 mins\, English subtitles   \nFeature Films Annecy Film Festival 2021 Jury Award\nPart of the 25th Made in Prague Festival  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/my-sunny-maad/ LOCATION:The Gate Picturehouse\, 87 Notting Hill Gate\, London\, W11 3JZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211120T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211120T180000 DTSTAMP:20260506T022121 CREATED:20211022T131055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T131431Z UID:5607-1637424000-1637431200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Every single minute DESCRIPTION:Are we doing enough or too little for our children? In this absorbing documentary Erika Hníková raises questions about raising children following hyper-competitive parents who devote all their time to maximising their son’s physical and academic potential. \nSwimming\, running\, piano lessons\, hockey practice\, endurance training\, bilingual language games\, bike riding and tennis; every possible exercise and training over and over again. This is the everyday reality for Miško\, a three-year old boy whose loving and hyper-competitive parents devote all their time to making him a future top athlete and successful human being according to the principles of the Kamevéda childrearing method – a complex approach to developing a child’s motor abilities and intellect. In their attempts to maximise their son’s potential\, not one minute is wasted. A busy schedule doesn’t spare time for friendship and social interaction for either of them but Miško\, who is expected to excel in everything\, surpasses his peers in academic and physical performance. Keeping her distance and leaving the audience to form their own opinion\, Hníková provokes discussion on the meaning of parenting today while following the family dynamic throughout the year in this absorbing documentary\, unique in depth and focus. \nFollowed by Q&A with director Erica Hníková. \nsee booking link below \nErika Hnikova\, CZ  / SK 2021\, 80’\, English subtitles \nSpecial Jury Prize at the 2021 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival\nPart of the 25th Made in Prague Festival  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/every-single-minute/ LOCATION:The Gate Picturehouse\, 87 Notting Hill Gate\, London\, W11 3JZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211119T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211119T194500 DTSTAMP:20260506T022121 CREATED:20211022T130640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T130640Z UID:5603-1637346600-1637351100@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Diary of a modern dad DESCRIPTION:Buoyant romantic comedy about non-traditional parenting and love inspired by a popular blog by Dominik Landsman describing his experience as a new father who decides to stay at home and look after his child. \nWelcome to my world\, welcome to hell’. The world and words belong to Dominik\, anaspiring young writer and now stay at home father. A pragmatic decision taken by him and Nataša when their one night stand turns unexpectedly into conception. Postponing his departure for a creative writing course in England for 12 months to look after their baby\, Dominik hopes to write his book while Nataša returns to her high paid job. Čeněk\, his new-born son\, soon turns this plan on its head and Dominik has to apply all his ingenuity just to survive. Based on a successful blog by Dominik Landsman describing the joys and troubles of a new father\, the real life situations accompanied by the dry first person commentary are pitch perfect and bring a lot of humour supported by a great cast utilising Mádl´s comic talent and Tereza Ramba´s recent experience of motherhood as young parents whose relationship changes with a growing love for their child. Stylized\, playful and fun.  \nsee booking link below \nJan Haluza\, Czech Republic 2021\, 101 min\, English subtitles\nCast: Jiří Mádl\, Tereza Ramba\, Lukáš Hejlík\, Ondřej Malý\, Pavla Tomicová   \nPart of the 25th Made in Prague Festival  URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/diary-of-a-modern-dad/ LOCATION:The Gate Picturehouse\, 87 Notting Hill Gate\, London\, W11 3JZ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211112T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211112T213000 DTSTAMP:20260506T022121 CREATED:20210828T120435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210828T122623Z UID:5401-1636745400-1636752600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Vilém Tauský Coventry: a meditation DESCRIPTION:A programme by the Jubilee Quartet based on the moving work that Vilém Tauský wrote in November 1940 after going into Coventry with a Czech Free Army ambulance and seeing the smouldering ruins of the cathedral. Tauský was stationed in Leamington with the Czech Free Army [see his profile]. \n2021 Leamington Music Autumn Season \nTauský   Coventry: A Meditation\nMendelssohn  Quartet in A minor Op 13\nSchubert   Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’ \nTereza Privratska and Julia Loucks violins\nLorena Cantó Woltèche viola\, Toby White cello \nTickets: £25 centre | £15 sides (see link below) \nConcert generously supported by the Low-Beer Trust URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/vilem-tausky-coventry-a-meditation/ LOCATION:Royal Pump Rooms\, The Parade\, Leamington Spa\, CV32 4AA\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR