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:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191020T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191020T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190527T184715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190527T185301Z UID:2835-1571598000-1571607000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Janacek: Glagolitic Mass DESCRIPTION:Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the London Symphony Orchestra bring together three works that define the ‘Czech sound’\, by composers who drew their material from Czech history\, legends and landscapes – Dvoak and Janacek. \nJanacek’s Ballad of Blanik and Dvorak’s Golden Spinning Wheel are both symphonic poems that take Czech legends as their inspiration – the first using the tale of Wenceslas as a vehicle to celebrate the peaceful regeneration of Czechoslovakia as an independent nation after World War I; the second a rather gruesome tale of greed\, murder and magic. \nIn the words of the writer Milan Kundera\, Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass is ‘more an orgy than a mass’ – perhaps appropriately for its composer\, who despite being a well-known atheist\, wrote a work that largely followed the traditional Catholic Mass structure. Including a wildly energetic section for solo organ\, it takes the listener on an exhilarating journey. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/janacek-glagolitic-mass/ LOCATION:Barbican Centre\, Silk Street\, London\, EC2Y 8DS\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191020T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191020T170000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190527T183621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190527T183621Z UID:2829-1571565600-1571590800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:LSO Discovery Day: Janacek DESCRIPTION:Attend a morning rehearsal of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner at the Barbican followed by talks and chamber music in the afternoon at LSO St Luke’s. The full schedule will be posted two weeks before the event. \nPlease note that the conductor may choose to not use the full rehearsal time and there is no guarantee that equal rehearsal time will be given to each piece. You will be seated in the Circle. \nFull day tickets: £22 (£17 concessions) \nLSO St Luke’s is located at 161 Old St\, London\, EC1V 9NG. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/lso-discovery-day-janacek/ LOCATION:Barbican Centre\, Silk Street\, London\, EC2Y 8DS\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191016T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191016T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20191003T094836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191003T094836Z UID:3225-1571256000-1571261400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Makanna DESCRIPTION:London premiere of music documentary film MAKANNA\, together with a live cello performance and film introduction. \nBased on the novel of the Jewish writer Jiri Weil (1900 – 1959)\, from the concert performance of the ballet MAKANNA\, composed by composer Irena Kosikova for voice (Jan Zidlicky)\, solo cello (Frantisek Brikcius) and orchestra (Jan Talich – conductor\, Talich Chamber Orchestra). \nFree admission but booking is essential via Eventbrite see link below. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/makanna/ LOCATION:One Hoe Street\, 1 Hoe Street\, London\, E17 4SD\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191015T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191015T203000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190726T163011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190820T162615Z UID:2942-1571164200-1571171400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:David Vaughan on Munich\, his life story - and Boris Johnson DESCRIPTION:David Vaughan\, a much-loved voice of Radio Prague broadcasts in English\, is travelling specially to London to tell us what made him devote his work and life to all things Czech. This visit is rather timely\, as it will fall near the anniversary of the Munich agreement and David Vaughan is fascinated with that period: his documentary novel Hear my voice is set in Czechoslovakia in the months prior to the Munich crisis. He will introduce its recent translation into English and hopefully sign a few copies. And as a contemporary of Boris Johnson at Balliol College\, Vaughan will also mention a few memories he has of the new British Prime Minister from those days. \nAward-winning broadcaster\, David Vaughan was for eight years editor-in-chief of Radio Prague\, the international service of Czech Radio. Prior to that he was the Prague correspondent of the BBC. His Czech became so good that he first wrote and published Hear my voice in Czech (Slyste muj hlas\, 2014) before releasing it in English (2019). His earlier historic book Battle for the Airwaves (2008) deals with the role of the media – in particular radio – in the run-up to World War Two. He is also the author of several drama documentary serials for Czech Radio. \nVaughan was born in Britain and educated at Balliol College\, Oxford\, where he read French and German. He now lives in Prague with his family. \nFree admission for members of the BCSA\, £7.50 for non-members\, full-time students £3.00\nRegistration is necessary for all on Eventbrite (see link below) or by e-mail to bcsa@bcsa.co.uk URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/prague-radio-david-vaughan-on-munich-his-life-story-and-boris-johnson/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY CATEGORIES:BCSA Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191013T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191013T141500 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20191003T102121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191003T102121Z UID:3237-1570972500-1570976100@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Waltham Forest Cello Fest 2019 - the 7th Underground Lunchtime Recital DESCRIPTION:Czech cellist Frantisek Brikcius will present cello works by leading composers from Prague and Brno. \nYou will hear Fantasie and Rondo (1982) by composer Jiri Matys\, Metall Sonata (1983) by cellist\, artist and composer Petr Hejny\, Dilema (1987) by film composer Jan Jirasek\, Sonata (1987) by music and film composer Lubos Fiser\, Dances of King Lear (1995) by a composer from Brno\, Milos Stedron\, and Stopy (2004) by Czech composer and organist Irena Kosikova. \nAdmission £10 (+ £1.25 booking fee). Booking is essential via Eventbrite – see link below. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/waltham-forest-cello-fest-2019-the-7th-underground-lunchtime-recital/ LOCATION:Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum\, 10 South Access Road\, London\, E17 8AX\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191009T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191012T151000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190829T162430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T164109Z UID:3088-1570644000-1570893000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The Painted Bird DESCRIPTION:Film based on Jerzy Kosiński’s 1965 novel and a long time in the making\, Václav Marhoul’s extraordinary The Painted Bird finds a lone Jewish boy on a dark odyssey towards home during wartime. \nA boy (Petr Kotlár) is sent to his aunt to protect him from the Nazis; when she dies unexpectedly\, he’s propelled on a bleak journey across Central Europe – from one brutal encounter to the next. Shot in starkly beautiful 35mm black and white by Kolya cinematographer Vladimír Smutný\, The Painted Bird’s textures recall both the crispness of The Bicycle Thief and squalor of Aleksei German’s Hard to be a God. Featuring several standout cameos (Stellan Skarsga˚rd\, Udo Kier\, Harvey Keitel)\, Marhoul’s darkly magnificent Venice Film Festival competitor is sumptuously crafted\, though rarely an easy watch\, with scenes some will find distressing. A terrifying and highly relevant exploration of what humanity looks like when there is only vicious survival\, with little space for compassion. \nCzech Republic-Slovakia-Ukraine 2019\, 169min with English subtitles \nThe first Czech film to vie for a Golden Lion at Venice in a quarter century – further details from Prague Radio photo Czech Television \nBFI London Film Festival tickets on sale 10am 12 September (see link below) \nWednesday 9 October 6pm Vue West End Screen 5 \nThursday 10 October 2.50pm BFI Southbank NFT 3 \nSaturday 12 October 3.10pm Prince Charles Cinema Downstairs URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-painted-bird/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190924T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190925T131500 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190906T131824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190906T131824Z UID:3122-1569348900-1569417300@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:A certain kind of silence DESCRIPTION:Czech young au pair Mia starts work abroad for a well-off family in a lavish villa. Mia must look after their ten years old son and follows many strange rules of the household. She slowly begins to gradually abandon her morality and her relationships with child entrusted as a result of systematic manipulation. Will be Mia able to get out of the grip of a radical family community? \nCzech Republic\, Netherlands\, Latvia 2019\, 96 minutes \nRaindance Film Festival URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-certain-kind-of-silence/ LOCATION:Vue Cinema Piccadilly\, 19 Lower Regent Street\, London\, SW1Y 4LR\, United Arab Emirates END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190910T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190910T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190417T170440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190511T121832Z UID:2733-1568143800-1568151000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Czech Philharmonic at the Proms DESCRIPTION:Semyon Bychkov conducts the Czech Philharmonic in Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8 – the most personal of the composer’s many confrontations with the horror of war. Love dominates the first half\, in music from the operas Eugene Onegin and The Bartered Bride. \nProgramme \nBedrich Smetana\nThe Bartered Bride – overture\nThe Bartered Bride – Three Dances(19 mins) \nPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky\nEugene Onegin – Letter Scene(12 mins)\nHenry Wood Novelties: UK premiere\, 1892 \ninterval\nDmitry Shostakovich\nSymphony No 8 in C minor(65 mins)\nHenry Wood Novelties: UK premiere\, 1944 \nPerformers\nElena Stikhina\nsoprano \nCzech Philharmonic \nSemyon Bychkov\nconductor URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czech-philharmonic-at-the-proms/ LOCATION:Royal Albert Hall\, Kensington Gore\, London\, SW7 2AP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190905T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190905T203000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190531T173135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190831T144738Z UID:2845-1567708200-1567715400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The best of Slovak Theatre in London: the life of economic migrants DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT & SUBJECT TO A WAITING LIST ON EVENTBRITE IN CASE OF CANCELLATIONS \nHighlights of two plays based on everyday life of young Czechs and Slovaks working in Britain. Written by the theatre founder\, Juliana Sersenova\, with the help of the ensemble and based on their own experience.\nIn Slovak with English surtitles.\nInterview with Juliana and Simona Vrabcova\, the current artistic manager of the theatre. \nJuliana Sersenova studied theology and Slovak language at Ruzemberok University before moving to London in 2007. Here she took any job to earn her living while she wrote and directed her plays and studied applied theatre at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Now she lives in Slovakia\, where she continues to produce plays but comes regularly to London to work with the theatre. \nFree admission but registration is necessary for all on Eventbrite (see link below) or by e-mail to bcsa@bcsa.co.uk URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-best-of-slovak-theatre-in-london-the-life-of-economic-migrants/ LOCATION:Slovak Embassy\, 25 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BCSA Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190904T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190904T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190418T153637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190511T121858Z UID:2752-1567623600-1567632600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Dvorak and Korngold at the Proms DESCRIPTION:Dvorak’s ‘New World’ Symphony\, with its wistful slow movement\, is the centrepiece of the second concert from the Vienna Philharmonic – a programme of Central European works that showcases the orchestra’s distinctively rich sound. \nAndrés Orozco-Estrada pairs it with the composer’s colourful\, folk-infused tone-poem The Noonday Witch\, in which a mother’s threats inadvertently summon a witch into her home.\nCinematic drama is also a hallmark of Korngold’s richly orchestrated and unashamedly romantic Violin Concerto\, performed here by soloist Leonidas Kavakos. \nProgramme \nAntonin Dvorak The Noonday Witch (14 mins)\nHenry Wood Novelties: UK premiere\, 1896 \nErich Wolfgang Korngold Violin Concerto (26 mins) \ninterval \nAntonin Dvorak\nSymphony No 9 in E minor\, ‘From the New World’ (43 mins) \nPerformers \nLeonidas Kavakos\, violin \nVienna Philharmonic \nAndrés Orozco‐Estrada\, conductor URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/dvorak-and-korngold-at-the-proms/ LOCATION:Royal Albert Hall\, Kensington Gore\, London\, SW7 2AP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190904T174500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190904T183000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190418T152611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190418T152611Z UID:2748-1567619100-1567621800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Proms Plus Talk - Korngold and America DESCRIPTION:Musicologist Ben Winters discusses Korngold and America. \nEdited version broadcast on BBC Radio 3 during tonight’s interval. \nBooking is not required for this event. \nEntry is on a first-come-first-served basis (doors open from 30 minutes before the event begins; capacity is limited). URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/proms-plus-talk-korngold-and-america/ LOCATION:Imperial College Union\, Beit Quadrangle\, Prince Consort Rd\, London\, SW7 2BB\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190831T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190831T233000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190808T213945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190808T213945Z UID:3005-1567245600-1567294200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Simon Mawer in conversation DESCRIPTION:At the Hastings LitFest\, Simon discusses and compares the adaptations of his novel The Glass Room for the stage and screen. A fascinating look from the author’s perspective at two distinct interpretations of his work. \nIn 2009\, Mawer published The Glass Room\, a novel about a modernist villa built in a Czech city\, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize the same year. \nTickets: £7.50 see link below URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/simon-mawer-in-conversation/ LOCATION:Stade Hall\, 20 Rock a Nore Road\, Hastings\, TN34 3DW\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190822T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190822T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190803T104047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190803T104047Z UID:2970-1566498600-1566507600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The Czech Connection DESCRIPTION:The Secret History of the Czech Connection: The Czechoslovak Government in Exile in London and Buckinghamshire during the Second World War. \nDuring the First World War Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk lived in exile in London and used his influence to make the independence of Czechoslovakia a war aim of the British government. He was helped by Edvard Beneš who did a similar job in Paris\, who sometimes visited him in London. Later after the Munich Agreement President Benes came to London in exile\, and formed a Government in Exile with Jan Masaryk and others. Working with the British government they once again sought the independence of Czechoslovakia. Neil Rees will tell the social history or these people and how and where they lived and interacted with the English. The talk is illustrated with period photographs. Copies of his book “The Czech Connection” will be available for preview. \nNeil Rees is British and lives in Buckinghamshire with his family. In the early 1990s he worked in Plzen in Bohemia where he grew to love all things Czech. He has been researching the British Czechoslovak connections\, especially the stories of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and Edvard Beneš in Britain during both wars. In his spare time Neil researches local history stories. The result is a book called “The Czech Connection”. Neil has also written and contributed to a number of other local history books. \nTo reserve your free ticket use the Eventbrite link below. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-czech-connection/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190804T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190804T170000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190723T152747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190723T152747Z UID:2922-1564932600-1564938000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Tonka of the Gallows DESCRIPTION:“A rarely seen gem from the archives of the Czech Republic\, Tonka of the Gallows fuses German chiaroscuro aesthetics with the Soviet flare for surprising angles for this affective parable of the cruelty that comes from small-mindedness. \nAt the center of an international cast is the Slovenian ingénue with the haunting eyes\, Ita Rina\, who seems to channel Garbo’s Anna Christie in her portrayal of a prostitute whose selfless act of spending the night with a condemned man makes her a pariah throughout all Prague. \nMade as sound was taking over the industry\, Tonka of the Gallows is a tour-de-force of silent-era filmmaking from Czechoslovakian director Karel Anton\, who here has made his best work\, always tempering style to serve the larger story.” – San Francisco Silent Film Festival. \nMusical accompaniment by multi-instrumentalist Stephen Horne. \nThis film is subtitled. \nCzechoslovakia (1930) URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/tonka-of-the-gallows/ LOCATION:Phoenix Cinema\, 52 High Road\, East Finchley\, London\, N2 9PJ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190720T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190720T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190417T165244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190511T122108Z UID:2726-1563651000-1563658200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Bohemian Rhapsody DESCRIPTION:Soloist Joshua Bell performs Dvorak’s lively\, folk-infused Violin Concerto\, paired with another 19th-century Czech classic\, Smetana’s symphonic suite Má vlast – a colourful celebration of a nation’s landscape\, history and identity. \nProgramme \nAntonín Dvorak\nViolin Concerto in A minor(32 mins) \ninterval\nBedrich Smetana\nMá vlast(75 mins) \nPerformers \nJoshua Bell violin \nBamberg Symphony Orchestra \nJakub Hrusa conductor URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bohemian-rhapsody/ LOCATION:Royal Albert Hall\, Kensington Gore\, London\, SW7 2AP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190720T174500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190720T183000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190417T163546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190417T163733Z UID:2720-1563644700-1563647400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Proms Plus Talk - Sir John Tusa DESCRIPTION:An introduction to Smetana’s Má vlast with Czech-born former manager of the BBC World Service\, Sir John Tusa. \nEdited version broadcast on BBC Radio 3 during tonight’s interval\nBooking is not required for this event. Entry is on a first-come-first-served basis (doors open from 30 minutes before the event begins; capacity is limited) URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/proms-plus-talk-sir-john-tusa/ LOCATION:Imperial College Union\, Beit Quadrangle\, Prince Consort Rd\, London\, SW7 2BB\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190719T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190719T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190417T161500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190511T122131Z UID:2709-1563564600-1563571800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:First Night of the Proms - Glagolitic Mass DESCRIPTION:Janacek’s monumental Glagolitic Mass launches the BBC Proms with thunderous spiritual drama. Karina Canellakis conducts the massed forces of the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and BBC Singers in one of the 20th century’s great choral masterpieces. \nProgramme\nZosha Di Castri\nLong Is the Journey – Short Is the Memory(15 mins)\nBBC commission: world premiere \nAntonin Dvorak\nThe Golden Spinning Wheel(28 mins) \ninterval\nLeos Janacek\nGlagolitic Mass(43 mins)\nFinal version 1928 Henry Wood Novelties: UK premiere\, 1930 \nPerformers \nAsmik Grigorian soprano \nJennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano \nLadislav Elgr tenor \nEric Owens bass-baritone \nPeter Holder organ \nBBC Singers \nBBC Symphony Chorus \nBBC Symphony Orchestra URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/first-night-of-the-proms-glagolitic-mass/ LOCATION:Royal Albert Hall\, Kensington Gore\, London\, SW7 2AP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190707T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190707T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190215T203051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190215T203051Z UID:2522-1562527800-1562535000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Wihan Quartet DESCRIPTION:Josef Suk: Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale (St Wenceslas) Op. 35a \nAntonin Dvorak: String Quartet in E Op. 80 \nLudwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131 \nTickets £40\, £35\, £30\, £25 £18 to book see website link below. \n£5 tickets for under 35s available login to book URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/wihan-quartet/ LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190707T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190707T123000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190215T201338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190215T201338Z UID:2515-1562499000-1562502600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Smetana Trio DESCRIPTION:Beethoven: Piano trio in B flat Op.11 \nDvorak: Piano trio in F minor Op.65 \nTickets £16 concessions £14 including programme and coffee/sherry/juice \nTo book see website link below. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/smetana-trio/ LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190627T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190629T160000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190314T111902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190314T111902Z UID:2585-1561663800-1561824000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Forman Brothers' Theatre in Birmingham DESCRIPTION:For the first time in the UK\, the sons of Oscar-winning Miloš Forman\, bring a spectacular cast of 20 acrobats\, dancers\, singers and musicians to perform this spectacular Wild West tale. Using an extraordinary mixture of film\, live action and magic they move from illusion to reality presenting the Old West in a completely new way. \nFor twenty five years the Forman Brothers’ Theatre has been one of the most original artistic groups in Czech theatre. It creates its performances in specific locations touring not only the Czech Republic\, but the whole of Europe. \n27 June 7:30pm\n28 June 7:30pm\n29 June 4pm \nTickets from £10.00 URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/forman-brothers-theatre-in-birmingham/ LOCATION:Birmingham Repertory Theatre\, Centenary Square\, Broad Street\, Birmingham\, B1 2EP\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190618T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190618T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190531T174238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190531T174238Z UID:2858-1560884400-1560891600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Simon Mawer: Prague Spring DESCRIPTION:The British writer Simon Mawer will talk about his latest book Prague Spring\, a complex love story set amid the drama of 1968\, and his fascination with Czech history. Mawer’s novel Mendel´s Dwarf\, inspired by Gregor Mendel\, one of the fathers of genetics and the abbot of a Brno monastery\, was followed by another Brno story\, the Man Booker Prize shortlisted The Glass Room revolving around Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s famous Villa Tugendhat. With Prague Spring Mawer transfers his focus to Prague and the period of the Soviet-led invasion in August 1968\, once again poignantly capturing the lives of people who are caught up in the wheels of history. Chaired by David Vaughan. \nIt’s the summer of 1968\, the year of love and hate\, of Prague Spring and Cold War winter. Two English students\, Ellie and James\, have just hitchhiked their way to Prague\, where Alexander Dubcek’s ‘socialism with a human face’ is smiling on the world. Meanwhile Sam Wareham\, a first secretary at the British embassy in Prague\, is observing developments in the country with a mixture of diplomatic cynicism and a young man’s passion. Accompanied by his Czech girlfriend Lenka\, Sam finds a way into the world of Czechoslovak youth\, its hopes and its ideas. It seems that\, for the first time\, nothing is off limits behind the Iron Curtain. Yet the wheels of politics are grinding in the background. The Soviet leader\, Leonid Brezhnev is making demands of Dubcek and the Red Army is massed on the borders. How will the looming disaster affect those fragile lives caught up in the invasion? \nPrague Spring\, published in paperback by Abacus\, May 2019 \nSimon Mawer was born in 1948 in England\, and spent his childhood there\, in Cyprus and in Malta. He then moved to Italy\, where he and his family have lived for more than thirty years\, and where he taught at the British International School in Rome. Simon Mawer is the author of eleven novels and two non- fiction books\, including the Man Booker shortlisted The Glass Room\, The Girl Who Fell from the Sky and Tightrope. \nDavid Vaughan is a writer\, broadcaster\, journalist and university lecturer. His debut novel Slyšte můj hlas (2014) won the Czech Book Prize readers’ award in 2015. The book has just been published in English by Jantar Publishing as Hear My Voice. He is also author of Battle for the Airwaves (2008)\, a study of the role of the media in the run-up to WWII. For eight years he was editor-in-chief of Radio Prague and previously he was the BBC’s Prague correspondent. \nPrague Spring\n“Superbly written\, poignant and polished\, this story will haunt you” The Sunday Mirror\n“As good as anything Simon Mawer has written; which means it is very good indeed.” Allan Massie in the Scotsman \nThe Glass Room\n“…Mawer’s control of his themes of language\, desire\, memory and the power of place is extraordinary…” The Daily Telegraph.\n“…A thing of extraordinary beauty and symmetry.” The Guardian \nTickets £5 plus booking fee URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/simon-mawer-prague-spring/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190613T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190613T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190511T124558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190511T124658Z UID:2797-1560455100-1560459600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Karol Samuelcik: Music from Europe & South America DESCRIPTION:The classical guitarist spans the Atlantic with a programme of masterworks from Central Europe to Argentina\, including Joseph Kaspar Mertz and Astor Piazzolla. \nIn his Southbank Centre debut\, Karol Samuelcik performs works by contemporary Slovak composers\, Lukas Borzik and Jevgenij Irsai\, ending the first part of the concert with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. \nThe second part of the programme includes South American rhythms from Piazzolla\, creator of New Tango\, and Brazilian revelation Sergio Assad\, virtuoso performer and grand composer of vivid Brazilian music. \nTickets £9.00 URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/karol-samuelcik-music-from-europe-south-america/ LOCATION:Purcell Room\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, London\, SE1 8XX\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190608T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190608T180000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190215T210030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190526T163127Z UID:2527-1560002400-1560016800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:BCSA garden party DESCRIPTION:Our summer social will be held in the gardens of the Czech and Slovak Embassies\, with their kind permission.\nAll are welcome – not just BCSA members. Bring your friends\, bring your family! Enjoy an afternoon relaxing among Slovak\, Czech and British people.\nLive entertainment will come from the popular Morena Slovak Dance Group and Pieter Magusin playing his accordion.\nChildren will be able to take part in a fancy dress competition on a theme of your choice (further details below).\nAs always\, there will be barbecued spekacky (sausages)\, a continental buffet from the Czech and Slovak National House plus cakes and desserts and a cash bar serving Czech beer and wine (free soft drinks).\nAnd don’t forget our raffle with attractive prizes for children and adults; donations are welcome\, including homemade cakes. There will be a secondhand bookstall\, offering books in Czech\, Slovak and English. It’s always a great afternoon enjoyed by all and it helps the Association’s funds. Dress code is smart casual.\nEntrance from the Czech Embassy; the nearest tube station is Notting Hill Gate. No parking is available. \nAdmission is by pre-paid ticket only: BCSA members £12.50\, non-members £16\, family (2 adults+ 2 children) £30\, full-time students £10\, children (5-12 years) £5 (infants under 5 are free). \nTickets must be bought in advance online via Eventbrite (see link below) or by booking form to arrive no later than Tuesday 4 June to BCSA Garden Party\, 24 Ferndale\, Tunbridge Wells\, Kent\, TN2 3NS. For enquiries telephone 07710 289410 or e-mail secretary@bcsa.co.uk \nWear a home or ready made costume. Entry is free. Please request an entry form with your booking\, complete and return it to secretary@bcsa.co.uk or hand it in on the day before 2.45pm when judging will take place. There will be two categories (under six years old and six to 12 years old) with a prize for the winner of each. All children who take part will be given a treat. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-garden-party/ LOCATION:Czech & Slovak Embassy gardens\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY CATEGORIES:BCSA Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/22a-photo-credit-Michal-Hozza-Morena5383-Copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190606T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190606T213000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190511T122858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190511T122858Z UID:2790-1559849400-1559856600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The Emmy Destinn Young Singers Concert DESCRIPTION:Arias and songs by Dvorak\, Janacek and Smetana introduced by Veronika Hyks and performed by finalists of the 2017 Emmy Destinn Foundation Young Singers Awards. \nZita Syme soprano (1st Prize)\nErika Madi Jones soprano (Dvorak Society for Czech and Slovak Music Prize)\nSamuel Lom bass (Finalist)\nPanaretos Kyriatzidis pianist (Lady Grenfell-Baines Accompanist’s Prize) \nAn evening of Czech music at the beautiful salon of arts philanthropists Bob and Elisabeth Boas. They host musical evenings which provide performance opportunities to young artists as well as raising funds for the Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust\, which was set up to help musicians at the start of their careers. \nGeneral Information\nThe evening starts with drinks at 7pm\, and the concert begins at 7:30pm. There is a short interval and the evening will close with drinks and canapés. \nTickets\nConcert only £20\nConcert with drinks and canapés £30\n£10 discount for students and under 18s \nAll artists give their services free and the prices above payable to The Nicholas Boas Trading Co Ltd only go to covering the catering costs. Separate donations to The Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust or other charities are welcome but strictly optional. \nPlease book by email – boas22m@btinternet.com\nIf you do not have email then please phone 020 7436 0344 or write to 22 Mansfield Street\, London W1G 9NR. We do not issue tickets but you will get confirmation of your booking. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-emmy-destinn-young-singers-concert/ LOCATION:22 Mansfield Street\, London\, W1G 9NR\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190605T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190608T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190104T130535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190104T130535Z UID:2383-1559763900-1560027600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:The Diary of One Who Disappeared DESCRIPTION:A staging of Janacek’s song cycle in the Linbury Theatre. \nSung in Czech with English surtitles. \nThree performances on 5\, 6\, and 8 June URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-diary-of-one-who-disappeared/ LOCATION:Royal Opera House\, Bow Street\, London\, WC2E 9DD\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190521T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190521T203000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190513T122603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190513T122603Z UID:2810-1558463400-1558470600@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:World Bee Day comes to London DESCRIPTION:Czech and Slovak stands will present a range of honey-based products. \nFree admission but tickets must be booked in advance. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/world-bee-day-comes-to-london/ LOCATION:Conway Hall\, 25 Red Lion Square\, London\, WC1R 4RL\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190520T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190520T200000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190418T151559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190418T151658Z UID:2743-1558378800-1558382400@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Czechoslovak figurative sculpture DESCRIPTION:Art historian and Consultant Curator for The Franta Belsky and Irena Sedlecka Studios\, Dr Peter Cannon-Brookes leads an informal discussion on the subject of Czechoslovak figurative sculpture focussing on key examples by Franta Belsky\, Irena Sedlecká and Anita Mandl on the display at Ben Uri as part of current exhibition\, Czech Routes. \nDoors open from 6.30pm for exhibition viewing \nGeneral Admission- £10 plus VAT/ Concessions- £7 plus VAT \nTo book go to Eventbrite link below. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czechoslovak-figurative-sculpture/ LOCATION:Ben Uri Gallery & Museum\, 108A Boundary Road\, London\, NW8 0RH\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Belsky.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190520T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190520T203000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190409T094527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190409T094527Z UID:2661-1558377000-1558384200@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Rethinking 'Democratic Backsliding' in Central & Eastern Europe DESCRIPTION:Over the past decade a consensus has emerged that democracy in CEE is sharply deteriorating\, perhaps even ‘backsliding’ into new forms of authoritarianism. Debate has\, however\, so far focused disproportionately on the two most dramatic and surprising cases: Hungary and Poland. \nIn this event contributors to a newly published edited collection seeks to inject fresh thinking into the debate on democratic deterioration in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)\, viewing ‘democratic backsliding’ through the prism of a range of cases beyond Hungary and Poland. \nThis collection reflects on the ‘backsliding’ debate through the experience of CEE countries such as the Czech Republic\, Bulgaria\, Latvia\, and Estonia; as well as neighbouring post-communist regions such as the Western Balkans and former Soviet Union (cases such as Moldova and Ukraine)\, whose patterns of failing or partial democratisation may be newly instructive for analysing the development of CEE. \nContributors will discuss less frequently considered perspectives on ‘democratic backsliding’ in the CEE\, such as the role of oligarchisation and wealth concentration; the potential of ethnographical approaches to democracy evaluation; the trade-offs between democratic quality and democratic stability; and the long-term interplay between social movements\, state-building\, and democratisation. \nThis book was originally published as a special issue of East European Politics. \nChair/discussant \nDr Sherrill Stroschein (UCL Department of Political Science) \nPanellists \nDr Licia Cianetti (Royal Holloway) \nDr James Dawson (Coventry University) \nDr Seán Hanley (UCL-SSEES) \nDr Eleanor Knott (LSE) \nFree admission\, open to all. \nGordon House\, room 106 URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/rethinking-democratic-backsliding-in-central-eastern-europe/ LOCATION:Gordon House\, 29 Gordon Square\, London\, WC1H 0PP\, United Kingdom ORGANIZER;CN="UCL SSEES":MAILTO:ssees-events@ucl.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190516T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190516T200000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190418T150921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190427T104033Z UID:2740-1558033200-1558036800@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Tereza Busková and Mila Fürstová in conversation with Tereza Porybná DESCRIPTION:Multidisciplinary contemporary artists Tereza Busková and Mila Fürstová discuss their fascinating and varied practices in conversation with former Director of the Czech Centre in London\, Dr Tereza Porybná using examples on display at Ben Uri as part of current exhibition\, Czech Routes. \nDoors open from 6.30pm for exhibition viewing \nGeneral Admission- £10 plus VAT/ Concessions- £7 plus VAT \nTo book go to Eventbrite link below. \nImage: Jacob Bornfriend\, Blue Grey Fishes\, Ben Uri Collection\, © Jacob Bornfriend Estate Painting URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/tereza-buskova-and-mila-furstova-in-conversation-with-tereza-porybna/ LOCATION:Ben Uri Gallery & Museum\, 108A Boundary Road\, London\, NW8 0RH\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190515T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190515T210000 DTSTAMP:20260508T090102 CREATED:20190404T133949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190426T112655Z UID:2646-1557945000-1557954000@www.bcsa.co.uk SUMMARY:Is Slovakia the most successful state in the Visegrad Four? And what might Czechia learn? DESCRIPTION:And how does the very recent Slovak election of the country’s first female president\, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputová\, contrast with the outcome of the Czech presidential elections? \nThese provocative questions are going to be tackled by Dr Karen Henderson\, former Senior lecturer in Politics at the University of Leicester\, who will travel specially from Slovakia (where she now lives and lectures at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava and Comenius University in Bratislava) and Dr Sean Hanley Associate Professor in Politics at UCL SSEES. \nThey share a special interest in the domestic policy of Slovakia and Czechia respectively and write extensively about it. Attention will also be given to the analyses of powerful\, even if not totally dominant populist parties (Smer\, ANO) in Slovakia and Czechia and the two countries will be contrasted with Hungary and Poland. \nRegistration is free but essential via Eventbrite (see link below) or by email to bcsa@bcsa.co.uk \nLecture Room Archeology G6 \nCome and bring your friends. \nThis event has been organised with the kind cooperation of UCL SSEES. URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/is-slovakia-the-most-successful-state-in-the-visegrad-four-and-what-might-czechia-learn/ LOCATION:UCL Institute of Archaeology\, 31-34 Gordon Square\, London\, WC1H 0PY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BCSA Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR