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SUMMARY:BCSA "Get to Know You" Social Evening
DESCRIPTION:This is an opportunity for anyone interested in the British Czech and Slovak Association (members\, supporters and friends) to meet\, eat\, drink\, chat (maybe practise your Czech or Slovak) and get to know each other in a relaxed and informal setting. Anybody with Czech or Slovak connections or interests is welcome \nJoin us and have a fun evening meeting friendly people. Food and drinks are available from the newly opened Bohemia House. \nWe will be in one of the rooms at the Czech and Slovak National House; there will be a BCSA sign on the door.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-get-to-know-you-social-evening/
LOCATION:Czech and Slovak National House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200207T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200207T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
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SUMMARY:Rendezvous in Bratislava UK tour 2020
DESCRIPTION:Rendezvous in Bratislava combines new music\, a four-piece British Slovak band\, comedy\, cabaret and original 1940s photographs and recordings to share the life story of writer Miriam Sherwood’s grandfather – Jan ‘Laco’ Kalina. \nLaco Kalina was a dramaturg\, satirist\, collector of jokes and writer of cabarets\, born in Czechoslovakia in 1913. A Slovak Jew\, he survived the fascists only to be imprisoned by the communists\, who believed him a threat to the regime. \nUsing his autobiographies and cabaret material\, we present this generationally challenged duo: a contemporary cabaret featuring original music and real-life Slovaks. \nFebruary 7 Oxford The North Wall Arts Centre \nMarch 11 Reading South Street Arts Centre \nMarch 14 Manchester The Lowry \nApril 23 & 24 London Stratford Circus Arts Centre \nMay 17 Leeds Slung Low at The Holbeck \n  \nDeveloped at Battersea Arts Centre and JW3 and supported by Arts Council England.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/rendezvous-in-bratislava-uk-tour-2020/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200204T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200204T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
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SUMMARY:From the village to the city: urbanisation in Slovakia\, 1896-1972
DESCRIPTION:In his talk\, Dr Lorman will explore how Slovak culture was initially characterised by its rural quality and alienation from the beginnings of mass industrialisation and urbanisation in Hungary (exemplified by the 1896 millennial celebrations in Budapest). He will examine how Slovak national identity was then substantially (but not entirely) transformed by similar processes of induustrialisation and urbanisation in Czechoslovakia\, symbolised by the post-war rebuilding of Bratislava and the opening of the new SNP Bridge in 1972. \nDr Thomas Lorman is a teaching fellow in Central European History at UCL’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He has published widely on various aspects of nineteenth and twentieth century Central European history. His most recent book is The Making of the Slovak People’s Party: Religion\, Nationalism and the Culture War in Early 20th-Century European History\, Bloomsbury Academic Press\, 2019 \nPrice £15 including a glass of wine. Online booking see link below. \nTo pay at the door please notify: events@czechfriends.net
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-the-village-to-the-city-urbanisation-in-slovakia-1896-1972/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200129T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200129T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191220T140134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191220T140134Z
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SUMMARY:Personal security in the age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Michal Pěchouček\, professor  in computer science at the Czech Technical University (CTU) discusses the role of AI enabled cybersecurity problems and how we can increase our privacy and security online. \nArtificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way we live. We spend more time online\, with more devices connected than ever before. How do we keep our personal data online private and secure from AI algorithms\, both online and in the physical world? \nPěchouček has run several research contracts funded by the FAA and has collaborated on two additional research grants funded by NASA. He is the co-founder and investor of several successful start-ups in the field of artificial intelligence.  In 2015 he was listed in ‘New Europe 100’ of outstanding challengers who are leading world-class innovation in Central and Eastern Europe. In September 2019  Pěchouček was apppointed chief technology officer of Avast Software. \nTickets £7- £16 via Eventbrite link below \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/personal-security-in-the-age-of-ai/
LOCATION:The Royal Institution of Great Britain\, 21 Albemarle Street\, London\, W1S 4BS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200123T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200123T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191201T180016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200116T111111Z
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SUMMARY:A discussion about the life and aspirations of Slovak students in Britain
DESCRIPTION:Martin Hochel won second prize in the 2019 BCSA competition with his rather original essay on a little-covered aspect of 1989. \nHe will be interviewed about his life and aspirations as a Slovak student studying in London. Brexit or no Brexit\, he is aiming high. Martin is a student of  contemporary Central European history and politics\, Slovak politics being his special interest.  \nMartin’s tutor\, Dr Thomas Lorman\, a teaching fellow in Modern Central European History at UCL SSEES\, will conclude with his thoughts. \nMartin was born in Bratislava in 1997 and as a child spent seven years in Brussels\, where his father worked. After returning to Bratislava he attended a bilingual secondary school. Then he came to London to study at Birbeck College\, University of London\, and hopes to take his Masters in Cambridge.  \nDr Thomas Lorman obtained his PhD from SSEES in 2001. After a nine-year spell at the University of Cincinnati he returned in 2010 to teach at the SSEES where he pays particular attention to Slovakia\, Hungary and Poland. \nRegistration is essential via Eventbrite link below or by email to bcsa@bcsa.co.uk. BCSA subscription members free\, non-members £7.50\, full-time students £3.00.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-discussion-about-the-life-and-aspirations-of-slovak-students-in-britain/
LOCATION:Slovak Embassy\, 25 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200121T134500
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SUMMARY:Free Lunchtime Concert by Slovak musicians
DESCRIPTION:Representing the Embassy of Slovakia \nPerformers \nEva Bodorová Soprano\nMatthew Tomko Bass\nJozef Janík Piano \nProgramme \nTraditional Slovak Christmas Carols:\nCanite Jesu Infanti –  Poďme spolu do Betlema (Let’s go to Bethlehem\, brothers)\nDnešný deň sa radujme (Let´s be jolly today)\nPovedzte nám pastuškovia (Tell us\, shepherds)\nDo hory \, do lesa\, valasi (To the mountains\, to the forest)\nDobrá novina\, šťastná hodina (Good news)\nNarodil sa Kristus Pan (Jesus Christ is born)\nO chýr preeblahý (Rejoice at the news)\nKyrie Pana Krista (Kyrie)\nPastieri\, pastieri (Shepherds\, shepherds) \nPascha – Aria from Christmas Mass in F\n Franck – Panis Angelicus\n Gounod – Ave Maria\n Schubert – Ave Maria\n Caccini – Ave Maria   \n Habera – Svet lasku Ma\n Gruber – Silent Night \nThe young soprano Eva Bodorová comes from Slovakia and is a graduate of the State Conservatory in Bratislava. She has won 1st prize in many competitions\, including the Slovak Conservatory Competition. \nMatthew Tomko began his singing career as a student at the Church Conservatoire in Bratislava. In 2014 he completed his vocal studies at the Royal College of Music in London. \nJozef Janík moved to London in 2000 with a BA in Music from Žilina Conservatoire in Slovakia. He then studied for a post graduate diploma and a masters\, as a pianist\, at the Royal Academy of Music. \n  \nPart of the Embassy and Cultural Institute Series \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/free-lunchtime-concert-by-slovak-musicians/
LOCATION:St Martins in the Fields\, Trafalgar Square\, London\, WC2N 4JH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200120T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200120T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
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SUMMARY:A remembrance of Jan Palach and concert by Smetana Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jitka Čechová – piano\, Jan Talich – violin\, Jan Páleníček – cello. \nProgramme: \nSergej Rachmaninov – Trio elegico No. 1 in G minor\nBohuslav Martinů – Piano Trio in D minor č. 2\, H 327\nLudwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major\, Op. 70 No. 1 \n \nTickets for the concert £10  paid at the door (include a glass of wine and light refreshments). \n\nPlease register your attendance by 17 January\nby email to ludmilastane@gmail.com or text to 07468 570551
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-remembrance-of-jan-palach-and-concert-by-smetana-trio/
LOCATION:Velehrad London\, 39 Lonsdale Road\, London\, SW13 9JP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191211T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191211T223000
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SUMMARY:BCSA "Get to Know You" Social Evening
DESCRIPTION:Join us and have a fun evening chatting to friendly people. Czech and Slovak food and drinks are available from the restaurant and bar. \nAnybody with Czech or Slovak connections or interests is welcome to our monthly socials to meet\, chat and get to know each other a little better in a relaxed and informal gathering. \nWe usually have about a dozen people there at various times during the evening but\, whatever the number\, there will be good conversations for you to have. \nWe will be in one of the rooms at the Czech and Slovak National House\, normally the first room on the left. There will be a BCSA sign on the door. \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-get-to-know-you-social-evening-2/
LOCATION:Czech and Slovak National House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191210T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191210T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
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SUMMARY:Thomas Messer - my life with Guggenheim
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of the 5th anniversary of the launch of the Czech National Trust (CNT) with a screening of the film “Thomas Messer – My life with Guggenheim” and an introduction of the project “Ticket to the New World”. \nThomas Messer\, a Czechoslovak emigré\, was director and curator of the Guggenheim Museum in New York for almost 30 years and built it up to and built it up to the famous institution it is today. The film forms part of the CNT successful project “Ticket to the New World”\, which documents extraordinary lives of 16 Czechoslovaks who left their country before WWII for the USA where they had a significant impact on the American cultural scene. \nProgramme:\n> Welcome and CNT update – Dr Irena Edwards\, Chairman\n> Introduction to the project ‘Ticket to the New World” – Eva Heyd\, curator and head of projects\n> Screening of the film “Thomas Messer – My life with Guggenheim” (2007\, 52 min\, English subtitles) by the famous Czech film maker Jana Chytilova\n> Wine and mince pies \nTickets: £15 (includes wine and mince pies) book in advance via Eventbrite link below or register in advance to ebonfield@cnta.co.uk to pay cash on door \nBook to purchase: “Ticket to the New World” £15 \nAll proceeds will go towards Czech National Trust projects.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/thomas-messer-my-life-with-guggenheim/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191130T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191130T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191024T165445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191024T165445Z
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SUMMARY:Concert of  Czech music performed by the Richmond Duo
DESCRIPTION:Moshe Friedman\, cello\nMargaret Bruce\, piano\nwith David Lewis\, baritone \nPROGRAMME: \nTUCAPSKY: Cello Sonata (written for Moshe Friedman and Margaret Bruce)\nJANACEK: “In the Mist” for solo piano\nJANACEK: “Fairy Tale” for cello and piano  \nINTERVAL  \nTUCAPSKY: Meditation on an old folksong (written for Moshe Friedman)\nTUCAPSKY: Piano prelude no 19 (from the 24 Preludes written for Margaret Bruce)\nMARTINU: Sonata no 1 for cello and piano\nDVORAK: Gypsy Songs \nMARGARET BRUCE is Canadian. She grew up in Vancouver and was educated in Toronto at the Bishop Strachan School and the Toronto Conservatory of Music before leaving Canada for London when she was 18. After studying at the Royal College of Music she won a scholarship for further study in Vienna. There are any number of pianists who have had the occasional work composed for them but Margaret Bruce\, on the other hand\, has had what amounts to an entire repertoire of new music written especially for her by composers as famous as Herbert Howells and Lennox Berkeley. Of all the composers who have written works for her the distinguished Czech composer Antonin Tucapsky has pride of place. In the early 1980’s Margaret premiered his Fantasia quasi una Sonata at the Purcell Room and more recently he dedicated 24 Piano Preludes to her. He has also written for her a Concertino for piano and orchestra\, a Piano Trio and a miniature Trio for her triplet sons when they were five years old. \nMOSHE FRIEDMAN is Hungarian. He grew up in Romania and was educated in Jerusalem and Paris where he was awarded the Diploma d’Excellence at the Ecole Normale de Musique. From 1971-1984 he played in the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. He now lives in England where he pursues a busy career as performer and teacher. He has given recitals throughout the UK\, France and Sweden. \nDAVID LEWIS is Welsh. For 30 years\, until his retirement recently\, he worked as a professional opera singer with Opera North in Leeds. He has taken part in many Czech operas including The Bartered Bride\, Rusalka\, Jenufa and The Cunning Little Vixen. He has learnt Czech specially to sing The Gypsy songs today. \nTickets £10 paid at the door.\nPlease reserve tickets at ludmilastane@gmail.com or text +44 7468 570 551
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/concert-of-czech-music-performed-by-the-richmond-duo/
LOCATION:Velehrad London\, 39 Lonsdale Road\, London\, SW13 9JP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191129T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191129T223000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
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SUMMARY:BCSA 28th annual dinner
DESCRIPTION:Our twenty eighth annual dinner will be held on Friday 29 November in the heart of Bloomsbury. This highlight in the BCSA calendar is a wonderful opportunity for Slovaks\, Czechs and Britons to mingle in a convivial atmosphere\, to meet old friends and make new ones. Members and non-members alike will be made welcome at a drinks reception\, enjoy a three-course dinner with wine and hear the results of our annual writing competition. \nNick Archer\, British Ambassador to the Czech Republic\, will be the guest speaker; he took up his position in Prague in January 2018\, just in time for Brexit. Nick has been a diplomat nearly all his working life; he was Private Secretary to Douglas Hogg\, now Lord Hailsham\, at the Foreign Office\, visiting with him both Prague and Bratislava in late 1992 as Czechoslovakia split. In 1997 Nick was seconded to St James’ Palace as Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales responsible for both overseas and cultural matters\, the former including Royal tours. More recently he served on the Executive Board of UK Trade and Investment before leaving London for Prague. Nick has a Czech mongrel; his particular interests are classical music and architecture\, both of which Prague offers in profusion. See also an interview published in the BCS Review \nThe raffle features a number of desirable prizes including a minirelax weekend  for two at the Nove Lazne in Marianske Lazne (donated by Ensana Health Spa Hotels) or a stay in AquaCity Poprad close to the Tatra mountains in Slovakia (donated by Jan Telensky). Closer to home take advantage of a one-hour consultation and exercise session to improve your posture using a method developed by a Czech doctor (donated by Jana Mitackova) or cook with a Remoska\, which originated in 1950s Czechoslovakia (donated by Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines). There will also be an opportunity to bid in an auction of Banksy street art donated by John Brandler. \nIf you are a newcomer to the BCSA or to London\, we would like to extend a special invitation and welcome you into our friendly community. Kindly note that you may request seating at a table with your friends or book a table for ten at a substantial discount. \n18.30-19.30 drinks reception\, dinner 19.30-22.30\, dress code lounge suit \nRadisson Blu Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel\, 9-13 Bloomsbury Street\, London WC1B 3QD \nTickets: BCSA members £50\, non-members £60\, full-time students £20\, tables for 10 £500. \nPlease book via Eventbrite link below or contact dinner@bcsa.co.uk for a booking form
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-28th-annual-dinner/
LOCATION:Radisson Blu Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel\, 9-13 Bloomsbury Street\, London\, WC1B 3QD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191128T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191128T193000
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SUMMARY:The Cunning Little Vixen
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a newspaper comic strip\, the Welsh National Opera’s colourful production is charming\, funny and profound in equal measure. It reunites director\, David Pountney with WNO music director\, Tomas Hanus who conducts Janacek’s blend of folk-like music and sophisticated orchestrations\, gloriously evoking the vibrancy of nature.   \nOne afternoon deep in the forest\, the forester stumbles across a young vixen\, and takes her home as a pet for his family. But this playful creature has bigger plans and escapes to take on the world on her own terms. As her adventure unfolds\, all the creatures of the forest come to life\, in a tale that celebrates the circle of life. \nSung in Czech\, with English surtitles (and Welsh in Llandudno) \nAll performances includes a free pre-performance talk.Book in advance alongside your tickets. \nPlymouth Theatre Royal\, Thursday 17 Oct 7.30pm book  \nLlandudno  Venue Cymru\, Thursday 31 Oct 7.30pm book \nBirmingham Hippodrome\, Thursday 7 Nov 7.30pm book \nOxford New Theatre\, Thursday 21 Nov 7.30pm book \nSouthampton Mayflower Theatre\, Thursday 28 Nov 7.30pm book
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-cunning-little-vixen/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191128T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191128T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20190816T160651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190816T160651Z
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SUMMARY:Everywhen - Sona Feriencikova
DESCRIPTION:Everywhen orbits around two sides of life – the personal and the political. \nAn often caring\, gentle and well-meaning personal life is contrasted here with the reality of the social individual\, who can often be sinister\, vengeful and hateful. But how can we be critical to our own worldviews when they are created by those closest to us? This international collective whirls together new music\, movement and imagery in an intermedial performance on history’s endless rotation. \nPerformer\, concept: Sona Feriencikova\nVisuals\, concept: Maria Judova\nMusic\, concept: Alexandra Timpau  \nTickets £12\, concessions £10 plus booking fee £1.50 (see link below) \nIn partnership with the Slovak Arts Council and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovakia in London
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/everywhen-sona-feriencikova/
LOCATION:Rich Mix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd\, London\, E1 6LA
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191127T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191127T220000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20190808T211036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190808T211036Z
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SUMMARY:Europe and the Velvet Revolution - 30 Years On
DESCRIPTION:In November the Dash Café will explore the impact of the 1989 revolution that caused the collapse of the Soviet Union\, 30 years on. \nThrough the prism of artists\, filmmakers and writers from across Czech Republic and Slovakia\, we explore whether that extraordinary spirit of activism still exists today. \nSpeakers including actress and director Tereza Nvotova and writers Zuzana Kepplova and Marek Sindelka will discuss the impact of this legacy on their work and whether it continues to have an impact today. \nExpect live music\, short films and performance alongside insightful conversation. \nTickets £5.00 plus booking fee £1.50 (see link below) \nIn partnership with the Czech Centre and the Slovak Embassy\, London
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/europe-and-the-velvet-revolution-30-years-on/
LOCATION:Dash Cafe\, Unit 22\, Toynbee Studios\, 28 Commercial Street\, London\, E1 6AB\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191126T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191126T183000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20190928T104520Z
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SUMMARY:The Last Train to Tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:a talk by Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines MBE \nLady Milena was born in Czechoslovakia in 1929. Her father was recommended to leave Czechoslovakia the day before the Nazis invaded because he was both Jewish and a supporter of an anti-Nazi author. He was able to escape but left his wife and children behind. When she was nine years old\, Lady Milena and her younger sister Eva were able to leave Prague on a special train\, arranged by Nicholas Winton who saved 669 children in this way. Lady Milena and her sister were cared for by a local family until their mother was able to arrive one year later\, having escaped via Norway. The family were thus all reunited. \nTickets £5 available from organiser website link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-last-train-to-tomorrow/
LOCATION:Sir William Perkins’s School\, Guildford Road\, Chertsey\, Surrey\, KT16 9BN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191122T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191122T173000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191030T151928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T151928Z
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SUMMARY:Generation ’89. Witness Testimony from Czechoslovakia’s 1989 Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Bringing together those who made the 1989 revolution in Czechoslovakia. Expert testimony\, analysis and discussion in front of a live audience. \nHeld in the historic Temple of Peace\, Cardiff  \nMarking 30 years\, one generation\, since the end of Communist Party rule in Czechoslovakia. Leading figures from Czechoslovakia’s 1989 revolution reunite and remember how it was. Recording of the witness testimony to be deposited afterwards in the Czechoslovak Special Collection held at Cardiff University. \nFree registration to this unique event via Eventbrite (see link below)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/generation-89-witness-testimony-from-czechoslovakias-1989-revolution/
LOCATION:Temple of Peace\, King Edward VII Avenue\, Cardiff\, CF10 3AP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191121T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191121T211500
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20190828T205152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T205152Z
UID:3083-1574366400-1574370900@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Theatre on the Balustrade: Velvet Havel
DESCRIPTION:Václav Havel – the dramatic genius\, the persecuted dissident\, the man of truth and ideals but also a lover of good beer and pretty women. A portrait of the first post-1989 Czech president presented as a modern-day musical\, Velvet Havel is a multi-award-winning production from the cult Prague Theatre on the Balustrade.\nThe title refers to the memorable Velvet Revolution that took place in Autumn 1989 in then Czechoslovakia\, and this unique cabaret-style musical\, in repertoire since 2014\, presents the life\, work\, and multifaceted personality of Václav Havel – and  is as much a light-hearted comedy as a serious 90-minute drama. Philosophical contemplations are balanced by playful songs from the acclaimed Czech composer Milos Orson Stedron\, performed by a live band. It is through these tunes that the play´s characters are given a voice\, a chance to have their say concerning the thoughts and actions of Václav Havel\, already a legend during his lifetime.\nThe play´s storyline follows his public\, as well as his private life\, focusing on political activities and their outcomes – such as imprisonment following his decision to become a spokesman for the famed Charter 77. From the beginning to the very height of his political career as president\, the storyline features Havel´s life-long friends\, family relations and love interests. The inspiration behind his writings is personified by the occasional ´femmes fatales´; his first wife Olga\, an extraordinary motherly figure who played a vital role in his life and his uncle Miloš Havel\, a charming showman and a skilful entrepreneur\, who owned and ran the famous Lucernafilm Production Company.\nAs the characters´ glittering musical performances intermingle with quotes from Havel´s timeless literary legacy\, the play reveals the deeply humane nature behind the celebrated facade of one of the greatest men in modern Czech history.\nDuration: 75 minutes without interval\nIn Czech with English surtitles \nTickets: £20\, sold via Rich Mix (see link below) from 5 September \nPart of Czech Velvet 1989 – 2019; Festival of Arts\, Film\, Theatre and Music.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/theatre-on-the-balustrade-velvet-havel/
LOCATION:Rich Mix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd\, London\, E1 6LA
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191117T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191117T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191002T161453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191002T161453Z
UID:3194-1574015400-1574020800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Forman vs Forman
DESCRIPTION:UK premiere of a portrait of Milos Forman (1932–2018)\, Oscar-winning director of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Amadeus (1984). \nForman began his career as a New Wave filmmaker in the Czech Republic before emigrating to the US\, where he lived an impoverished existence in the Chelsea Hotel. The director eventually found Hollywood success\, with One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest becoming the first film in 41 years to win the major categories of best picture\, director\, actor\, actress and screenplay in the 1976 Academy Awards. \nThrough a collage of rare interviews and footage from Forman’s private and official archives\, directors Helena Trestikova and Jakub Hejna explore the life’s work of a courageous artist. \nCzech Republic / France\, 2019\, 78 min.\, Czech with English subtitles
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/forman-vs-forman/
LOCATION:ICA\, The Mall\, St. James's\, London\, SW1Y 5AH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191116T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191116T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20190810T164536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191116T114653Z
UID:3014-1573932600-1573932600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Greek Passion
DESCRIPTION:The Greek Passion is a passion play within a passion play. At the beginning of the opera\, members of a remote community are assigned roles in an Easter performance – including Manolios\, who will play Christ\, Katerina (Mary Magdalene) and her lover Panait (Judas). \nHowever\, the sudden arrival of a group of refugees from a nearby conflict divides the community in two: should they be helped or turned away? As events unfold\, the boundaries between life and art become blurred and the cast of the play begin to take on the characteristics of their roles. The elders\, led by the priest Grigoris\, are disturbed by the loss of their own powers over the community\, and determine that Manolios must be stopped… \nWith its spectacular soundscape influenced by ancient song and involving large orchestral and choral forces\, the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu’s rarely-performed\, deeply moving plea for tolerance has never been more relevant. In a timely new production by Opera North\, opening at Leeds Grand Theatre on 14 September\, Christopher Alden directs a superb ensemble headed by leading tenor Nicky Spence\, with Garry Walker conducting. \nMartinu’s own biography was inextricably linked with the turbulent history of Czechoslovakia in the last century\, and he had first-hand experience of being displaced himself. Having written a work in praise of Czech volunteers fighting in the French army at the start of World War II\, he was blacklisted by the Nazis and lived undercover in occupied France before escaping to the US in 1941. As the Soviet grip on Czechoslovakia tightened in the late 1940s\, Martinů again found himself persona non grata\, branded a formalist and émigré traitor. He would never work in his homeland again\, and he died in Switzerland in 1959. \nIn spite of his chaotic life – and a serious head injury sustained in a 1946 accident – Martinu’s output was prolific and brilliant. His early experiments incorporating expressionism and jazz evolved into a forward-looking neo-classicism\, inflected with the influence of Bohemian and Moravian folk music. \nBased on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis and with an English libretto by Martinu himself\, The Greek Passion was written between 1954 to 1957\, and would be its composer’s final opera. Its convoluted journey to the stage began in 1957\, when it was turned down by the Royal Opera House in its original version. \nA second version received its premiere in Zürich in 1961\, two years after Martinu’s death. Opera North’s production returns to Martinu’s original 1957 version\, which was not actually heard until 1999.\n\nSung in English \nVenues\nLeeds Grand Theatre        19 October  book here\nTheatre Royal Newcastle     2 November  book here\nTheatre Royal\, Nottingham   9 November book here\nThe Lowry\, Salford Quays    16 November book here \nGreek Passion effigies (Tom Arber)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-greek-passion/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191113T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191113T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20190514T100851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190531T173218Z
UID:2819-1573673400-1573680600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Wihan Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Currently in residence at Trinity Laban Conservatoire\, London\, the Czech ensemble took its name from that of a compatriot cellist who himself founded the historic Czech String Quartet. Here it champions works from its country\, including one by Gideon Klein\, who died in a Nazi labour camp. \nGideon Klein (1919-1945) String Trio  \nJosef Suk (1874-1935) String Quartet No. 1 in B flat Op. 11  \nLeos Janacek (1854-1928) String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/wihan-quartet-2/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191110T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191013T100952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191013T100952Z
UID:3304-1573408800-1573416000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Karel\, Me and You
DESCRIPTION:Humorous\, spontaneous dialogues\, acutely observed situations and natural performances fuel fresh film energy into this conversation based film revolving around Sasa\, Karel and Dusan. Sasa moves in with her friend Dusan when taking a break on her marriage to Karel which seemed to have fizzled out. While providing a support\, and a sound board to their hopes and concerns\, Dusan fumbles through his own love life.  \nSuccessfully evoking long debates with a best friend while providing a testimony to threatening uncertainties and similarly threatening assurances related to all relationships\, this surprising indie debut authentically portrays the world of thirty-somethings\, who seek\, find and sometime also lose their friends and life partners.  \nBohdan Karasek\, Czech Republic 2018\, English subtitles\nCast: Jenovefa Bokova\, Miroslav Faderholz\, Miloslav Konig \nTickets £12/11 see link below to book \nPart of 23rd Made in Prague Film Festival
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/karel-me-and-you/
LOCATION:Regent Street Cinema\, 307 Regent Street\, London\, W1B 2HW
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191110T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191110T173000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191013T101820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191013T101820Z
UID:3309-1573401600-1573407000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Best of Czech Animation 2015 - 2019
DESCRIPTION:Cherry-picked from the Venice\, Berlin and Annecy International Film Festivals\, including the winner of the 2019 Student Academy Awards\, this selection showcases the best Czech animations from FAMU\, one of the top international film schools. \nThe animated black comedy Happy End offers an overview of stereotypical Czech characters while The Kite is a touching tale of a boy and his grandfather and Hide N Seek pulls the viewer into the surreal world of the human subconscious. The puppet drama Daughter about a strained father/daughter relationship and the limits of mutual understanding contrasts with the animated documentary Apart dealing with life after the loss of loved ones and the contemplation of womanhood in Woman’s Day while Bloody Fairytales transforms classic tales into an homage to the movies of both Lotte Reiniger and Quentin Tarantino. \nVarious\, CZ — FAMU 2015 — 2019 \nTickets £12/11 see link below to book \nPart of 23rd Made in Prague Film Festival
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-best-of-czech-animation-2015-2019/
LOCATION:Regent Street Cinema\, 307 Regent Street\, London\, W1B 2HW
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191110T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191110T151500
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191013T102545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191013T102845Z
UID:3312-1573394400-1573398900@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Great Adventure of the Lucky Four
DESCRIPTION:The Lucky Four – Fifinka\, Pinda\, Bobík and Myspulin – live in a small house in the picturesque village of Treskoprsky. One cosy night\, sitting around a camp fire in their garden\, they share stories of the best adventures they had last year: a successful climbing trip to the Devil’s Thumb\, tracking a mysterious werewolf\, a trip to outer space full of rubbish and pirates\, and delivering presents to the devil’s children on St Nicholas’s Day.  \nWhile faithful to the original style\, mystical creatures\, pirates and local villain Kamil Zadrhel together with Myspulin’s wonderful inventions refresh these four short stories with new thrills and frights suitable even for preschool children. Inspired by the most famous of Czech comics for children\, this is a 50th anniversary present for the Lucky Four’s many generations of fans.  \nMichal Zabka\, Czech Republic 2019 \nCast:  Tereza Bebarova\, Jan Maxian\, Bohdan Tuma\, Jiri Ployhar ml.\, Miroslav Taborsky\, Jiri Lábus \nTickets £12/11\, children £6 see link below to book \nFollowed by a children’s art workshop
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/great-adventure-of-the-lucky-four/
LOCATION:Regent Street Cinema\, 307 Regent Street\, London\, W1B 2HW
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T201000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T213500
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191014T180624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191014T180624Z
UID:3316-1573330200-1573335300@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Old-Timers + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:with actor Jiri Schmitzer and directors Martin Dusek and Ondrej Provaznik. \nVlasta and Tonda\, WWII veterans and ex political prisoners\, now elderly and infirm\, have one last mission – to find and kill the communist prosecutor who once jailed them and escaped justice. Gearing up for the job with an old pistol and a rusty camper-van\, the would-be assassins set off on a cross-country vengeance trip accompanied by Tonda´s beloved dogs. \nDeploying a grumpy old man act\, their age and Vlasta´s wheelchair to manipulate the authorities and their caring families\, they try to right old wrongs. As Vlasta says: “You can’t piss all over the truth”. Full of oddball humour and empathy for the unlikely heroes fighting for justice\, this bitter comedy with excellent performances successfully combines a road movie with a revenge thriller. \nMartin Dusek\, Ondrej Provaznik\, Czech Republic/Slovakia 2019\,  English subtitles\nCast: Jiri Schmitzer\, Ladislav Mrkvicka\, Dusan Kapralik\, Milena Steinmasslova\, Michal Suchanek \nTickets £12/11 see link below to book \nPart of 23rd Made in Prague Film Festival
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/old-timers-qa/
LOCATION:Regent Street Cinema\, 307 Regent Street\, London\, W1B 2HW
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T182000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T195000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191014T181424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191014T182454Z
UID:3320-1573323600-1573329000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Let There be Light
DESCRIPTION:A winner of the best actor award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Slovakia’s entry for the Oscars. \nIt is Christmas\, and Milan\, who’s been working in Germany to provide a better life for his family\, returns home to discover that his prolonged absence has taken its toil. His eldest son is now a member of a paramilitary youth group\, and is involved in the death of a class-mate. As he starts to investigate\, pressuring his son\, he calls into question the deep-rooted traditions of his faith and village realising that he must overcome his own failings before he can protect his son from being led astray.  \nThis excellent compelling drama about the strength and fragility of family ties addresses the far-right extremism through the prism of a family raising its children in the prevailing culture of xenophobic hate.  \nMarko Skop\, SK / CZ 2019\,  English subtitles\nCast: Milan Ondrik\, Frantisek Beles\, Zuzana Konecna\, Lubomir Paulovic \nTickets £12/11 see link below to book \nPart of 23rd Made in Prague Film Festival
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/let-there-be-light/
LOCATION:Regent Street Cinema\, 307 Regent Street\, London\, W1B 2HW
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T174500
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191014T182334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191014T182334Z
UID:3323-1573315200-1573321500@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Jiri Suchy - Tackling Life with Ease
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of the life and work of Jiri Suchy\, performer\, singer-songwriter\, writer\, composer and poet whose songs and plays span generations and who has become a Czech national icon.  \nDirector Olga Sommerova looks back at the more than 60 years of Suchy’s creative life associated with his legendary Prague Semafor theatre and inspired by Laurel & Hardy\, Czech theatre gurus Voskovec & Werich and British comedian George Formby. Playing the accordion\, reading his funny stories and poetic texts full of surprising rhymes\, Suchy is an engaging\, gossipy presence\, enjoying the good times with gusto\, not concentrating on the bad ones for long.  \nThis is a portrait of a man full of humility who has dedicated his life to the theatre and music and who\, despite his struggles with the Communist regime and personal tragedies\, has never lost his optimism and humour.  \nOlga Sommerova\, Czech Republic 2019 \nTickets £12/11 see link below to book \nPart of 23rd Made in Prague Film Festival
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/jiri-suchy-tackling-life-with-ease/
LOCATION:Regent Street Cinema\, 307 Regent Street\, London\, W1B 2HW
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T170000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191010T081318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T081531Z
UID:3279-1573311600-1573318800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Underground Universities in  Czechoslovakia after Charter 77
DESCRIPTION:On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution\, Dr. Barbara Day MBE  will be speaking about Czechoslovak underground universities in the 1970s and 80s and their relationship  with institutions in Britain. \nBarbara is the author of The Velvet Philosophers which presents a detailed account of the conditions in which the underground universities operated and explains the role of Jan Hus Educational Foundation and British universities who provided lecturers for seminars organised by Charter 77 signatories\, as well as books and materials for samizdat in Prague\, Brno and Bratislava . \nShe first visited Prague in the mid 1960s on study leave. After returning to Britain and completing her studies\, she worked for the Jan Hus Educational Foundation through which she was directly involved in preparations and briefings for visiting academics to Czechoslovakia. Barbara now lives in Prague where she writes extensively on Czech theatre\, translates and teaches foreign students on the Czech culture programme at Charles University. She was a founding member of The English College in Prague. \nHer latest book Trial by Theatre examines the history of the  theatre in the Czech lands. \nFor her contribution to Czech and British cultural relations\, Barbara was awarded the Commemorative Medal by Vaclav Havel in 1998 and received an MBE in 2002.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-underground-universities-in-czechoslovakia-after-charter-77/
LOCATION:Velehrad London\, 39 Lonsdale Road\, London\, SW13 9JP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T163000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20190928T102134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190928T102134Z
UID:3162-1573293600-1573317000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Music of the Czechs
DESCRIPTION:London region of U3As music day \nProgramme: \n10.45-10.55 Music of the Czechs: Geographical and historical context introduction by the chair of the London Region\, Catherine Ware\n11.00–12.00 Evocations of Prague a London region music visit to Prague remembered through a sequence of images\, poetry\, prose and music Hugh Noble\, Redbridge U3A\n12.05–13.05 Bedrich Smetana – a Czech icon a joint presentation with recorded musical excerpts Andrew Mills & Michael Sodring\, Barnet U3A\nBREAK FOR LUNCH\n14.00-14.15 Czech folk songs introductions in English\, sung in Czech by guest soloist\, Sarka Elias\,  Ralph Samel and his Ukelele Group\, Barnet U3A\n14.20-15.20 Another kind of nationalism: the development of the Czech string quartet talk with recorded musical excerpts Robert Hugill\, U3A in London\n15.25-16.25 Dvorak in England talk with recorded musical excerpts\, Terry Heard\, membership secretary\,  The Dvorak Society  \nCost:  £25 per person including refreshments on arrival (lunch is not included) \nBook via organiser website link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/music-of-the-czechs/
LOCATION:Kings Place\, 90 York Way\, London\, N1 9AG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191108T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191108T173000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191002T165926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191002T170633Z
UID:3199-1573203600-1573234200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Jan Patocka and the grounds for political action
DESCRIPTION:Academic conference and evening arts event.\nThis conference will explore the contributions of Czech philosopher Jan Patocka to our understanding of whether and how meaningful political action is possible—taking cues from his phenomenology\, his essays on arts and culture\, his writings on Europe\, and his conception of sacrifice. The day will feature Patocka scholars and academics who worked underground in the former Czechoslovakia. A topical introduction to the ideas of this fascinating philosopher\, offering novel ways of reflecting on our contemporary political crises.\nConference programme (draft subject to change)  \n9:00 Arrival and Coffee\n9:30 Welcome from Graham Henderson (Rimbaud and Verlaine Foundation) and Erin Plunkett (University of Hertfordshire) \nPanel 1 – Philosophical grounds\n9:45 Francesco Tava (University of the West of England\, (UWE)\, Bristol\n10:15 Michaela Belejkanicova (UCL) on sacrifice in Patocka\n10:45 Erin Plunkett leads a panel discussion\n11:15 Coffee \nPanel 2 – Patocka and Czech literature\n11:30 Tim Beasley-Murray (UCL) on Czech philosophical and literary influences on Jan Patocka\n12:00 Rajendra Chitnis (University College Oxford) on Patocka in the context of Czech arts and literature\n12:30 Graham Henderson leads a panel discussion\n13:00 Lunch\n\nPanel 3 – Resistance\n14:00 Ivan Chvatik (director of the Patocka Archive in Prague) on Jan Patocka’s influence on intellectual and political resistance to Communism\n14:30 Jan Frei (deputy director of the Patocka Archive in Prague) on Jan Patocka’s cultural and political impact\n15:00 Graham Henderson leads panel discussion\n15:30 Tea \nPanel 4 – Arts and Culture\n15:45 Erin Plunkett (University of Hertfordshire)\n16:15 Barbara Day (author of The Velvet Philosophers) on her participation in the underground philosophy lecture programme(the ‘Patocka universities’) in the former Czechoslovakia\n16:45 Erin Plunkett leads a panel discussion  \nTickets to attend the one day conference from 9:00-17:30 are £20 plus booking fee see Eventbrite link below \nThe conference will be followed by an evening arts event ‘Care for the Soul – Jan Patocka and the arts’. With live music and performances\, this event will take place from 18:30-20:30 and requires separate registration. Tickets to attend the evening event from 18:30-20:30 are £10 plus booking fee. For full details and to book click here
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/jan-patocka-and-the-grounds-for-political-action/
LOCATION:Senate House\, University of London\, Malet Street\, London\, WC1E 7HU
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T070930
CREATED:20191010T090447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T090447Z
UID:3288-1573066800-1573074000@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Other Europe: The Power of the Powerless
DESCRIPTION:30 years after the fall of Communism\, leading historian and political scientist Jacques Rupnik and a multi-award winning documentary film director Tom Roberts re-visit their Channel 4 revolutionary documentary series (1988) which revealed the impact of 40 years of Communist rule on the nations of the ‘Other Europe’.  \nWritten and narrated by Jacques Rupnik\, this programme examines power\, ideology\, resistance\, art and the traumas of the totalitarian experiment using interviews with leading oppositionists and extracts of their work. Reminiscing what was it like for a Western crew to film in Communist countries on the brink of collapse\, meeting filmmakers Andrzej Wajda\, Jiri Menzel\, writers Vaclav Havel\, Josef Skvorecky\, and young Viktor Orban\, the panelists will discuss the notion of the ‘Other Europe’ now after the changes of 1989 and in the current political climate. \nAdmission £7 + booking fee (see Eventbrite link below)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-other-europe-the-power-of-the-powerless/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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