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SUMMARY:Pavel Haas Quartet: Schubert and Dvorak
DESCRIPTION:Schubert’s single quartet movement is a heartfelt fragment\, while the troubled ‘Rosamunde’ quartet’s slow movement borrows a well-known theme from some incidental music. Conversely\, Dvorak transferred a memorable theme from his final quartet to his symphonic poem A Hero’s Song. \nFranz Schubert: String Quartet in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’  \nAntonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 14 in A flat Op. 105 \nTickets £40 £35 £30 £25 £18\nBookings are subject to a £3 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/pavel-haas-quartet-schubert-and-dvorak/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180919T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180802T171012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T171812Z
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SUMMARY:Total Works of Arts: Hotel Praha and Czechoslovak Architecture 1945-1989
DESCRIPTION:Curator Adam Stech of the Czech creative collective OKOLO will talk about the communist era Hotel Praha in Prague\, demolished in 2014. Focusing on the strong design legacy and the phenomenon known as “total work of art” (Gesamtkunstwerk)\, where architecture\, design and art became one all-embracing art concept\, Stech will present several other projects by leading Czech architects and designers\, working between 1945 and 1989. Taking place in the iconic brutalist building of the Slovak Embassy\, visitors will have a unique chance to truly immerse themselves in this fascinating cultural heritage.  \nBuilt over six years\, Hotel Praha made use of the latest technology\, materials and interiors and with a seemingly bottomless budget it became the most luxurious hotel within the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic\, an architectural symbol of late communist rule used almost exclusively by the party. Leading architects and designers were invited to take part: Jaroslav Paroubek\, Arnost Navratil\, Radek Cerny and Jan Sedlacek were enlisted for this complex architectural commission. Zbynek Hrivnac\, an interior and furniture designer prepared interior concepts and ideas to implement large unique artworks from a line-up of prolific artists such as Rene Roubicek\, Stanislav Libensky\, Stanislav Kolibal or Karel Nepras. After the collapse of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia\, the hotel was transferred into a state-owned commercial five star hotel\, and was eventually torn down in 2014. \nPrior to demolition some of the pieces were rescued by private collectors and museums. A collection of these pieces are part of the exhibition ‘Hotel Praha’ by Sigmar\, London and OKOLO\, Prague as part of the Brompton Design District programme ‘Material Consequences’ curated by Jane Withers Studio\, during the London Design Festival\, 15 – 23 September 2018. \nFree admission. Register through Eventbrite link below. \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/total-works-of-arts-hotel-praha-and-czechoslovak-architecture-1945-1989/
LOCATION:Slovak Embassy\, 25 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180918T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180918T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180713T180521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180813T092007Z
UID:1902-1537295400-1537302600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:A secret guide to Prague's fashion scene
DESCRIPTION:Czech fashion is slowly but surely making its way to national and international recognition. Czech designers are showcasing their collections at fashion weeks around the globe; some of them are working for the world’s most prestigious brands. \nSo where can one purchase some of this original work and is it actually wearable? \nTereza Porybna\, director of Czech Centre London and lover of small independent fashion brands\, will offer her own virtual tour of Prague’s fashion scene with particular tips and images proving that fashion can be art. \nAdmission: free for members of the BCSA\, non-members £10.00\, full-time students £5.00 \nRegistration is necessary for all via Eventbrite (see link below) or by email to bcsa@bcsa.co.uk \nDoors open at 6.00pm \nLight refreshments will be served
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/a-secret-guide-to-pragues-fashion-scene/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180916T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180916T123000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180707T125737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180707T125737Z
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SUMMARY:Wihan Quartet: Schulhoff and Schubert
DESCRIPTION:Decades after his death in a concentration camp in 1942\, Ervín Schulhoff’s output is steadily gaining recognition\, including his sharp-edged but entertaining suite of character pieces evoking the waltz\, tango and tarantella\, paired here with Schubert’s death haunted masterpiece. \nErvín Schulhoff:  5 Pieces for String Quartet\nFranz Schubert:  String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’  \n£16 concessions £14 includes programme and coffee/sherry/juice.\nTicket bookings are subject to a £3 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket. \nThis concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration\, without an interval
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/wihan-quartet-schulhoff-and-schubert/
LOCATION:Wigmore Hall\, 36 Wigmore Street\, London\, W1U 2BP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180908T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180908T180000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180804T140600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180804T140600Z
UID:2000-1536424200-1536429600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Breaking News
DESCRIPTION:In March last year\, the president of the Czech Republic was preparing to announce whether or not he would be running for re-election\, and the press were ready to cover his decision. The announcement\, however\, was to be made at a private event at Prague Castle and no reporters were to be admitted. \nFilmmaker Tomas Bojar takes us inside two newsrooms in Prague as their teams race to be the first to break the story. Breaking News is a compelling\, entertaining and carefully composed observational look at journalism\, “objective” reporting and the cycle of news production in the modern age. \nAn international premiere as part of the Open City Documentary Festival followed by Q&A with the director. \nTickets: £12.50 / £10 concessions available online from link below. \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/breaking-news/
LOCATION:Curzon Bloomsbury\, The Brunswick Centre\, London\, WC1N 1AW\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180901T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180908T180000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180807T092959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180909T133913Z
UID:2029-1535796000-1536429600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Koudelka: Invasion1968 & archival footage by Jan Nemec
DESCRIPTION:The National Gallery in Prague is exhibiting photographs by Josef Koudelka of the incursion of the Warsaw Pact troops into Prague\, a catastrophe that had a major impact on the fate of the country’s inhabitants. Although he had never engaged in reportage\, the pictures he took during several dramatic days in August 1968 have become a symbol of the national tragedy and\, more broadly\, of any military oppression and fight for freedom. His series of photographs has entered the canon of classic post-war reportage photography. \nThe exhibition and spatial video installation of Josef Koudelka and his work and the archival footage by film director Jan Nemec are displayed on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the invasion; they are based on the eponymous book\, which has been published in twelve languages. \nThe gallery is closed on Mondays.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/koudelka-invasion1968-archival-footage-by-jan-nemec/
LOCATION:Veletrzni Palac\, Dukelských hrdinů 47\, Prague 7\, Czech Republic
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180901T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180908T180000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180323T173035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180909T134025Z
UID:1604-1535796000-1536429600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Koudelka: Returning
DESCRIPTION:A retrospective cross-section of the photographer’s work to mark his 80th birthday. This Prague exhibition displays 350 photographs selected from a large collection donated by Josef Koudelka and managed by the Museum of Decorative Arts. It includes examples from all of his well-known series: Beginnings\, Experiments\, Theatre\, Gypsies\, Invasion 68\, Exiles and Panoramas. \nPrague’s National Gallery (Veletrzni Palac) is exhibiting a series of 18 photographs taken by Koudelka in 2013 for the Vatican’s first presentation at the Venice Biennale on the theme of irreversible changes humans have made to landscapes. \nThe museum and gallery are closed on Mondays
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/koudelka-returning/
LOCATION:Museum of Decorative Arts\, 17 listopadu 2\, Prague 1\, 17 listopadu 2\, Prague 1\, Czech Republic
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180901T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180908T180000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180225T175058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180909T133751Z
UID:1519-1535796000-1536429600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Osmicky
DESCRIPTION:A series of small exhibitions in the atrium for the anniversaries of the eights: February 1948\, August 1968 and October 1918. The basis of the exhibition is a 3-metre high wall or “gallery noticeboard” on which collages will be rotated according to the anniversary. \nThe collages will consist of various types of artistic materials (paintings\, photographs\, documents)\, primarily from the collections of the Slovak National Gallery. \nFrom  August the board commemorates the Warsaw Pact invasion in 1968 and in October it will commemorate the declaration of Czechoslovak independence in 1918. \nPart of the project will include a noticeboard dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Slovak National Gallery\, on the other side of the panel and will be displayed throughout the year. \nThe gallery is closed on Mondays. Admission is free.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/osmicky/
LOCATION:Esterhazy Palace\, Namestie Ludovita Stura 4\, Bratislava\, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180823T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180823T211000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180706T143740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180706T143740Z
UID:1873-1535050800-1535058600@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Occupation 1968
DESCRIPTION:Occupation as the occupiers see it. Five Warsaw Pact countries occupied Czechoslovakia in 1968. 50 years later five film directors from these countries shot the stories of five soldiers who took part.  \nA tribute to the 108 people who were killed in Czechoslovakia during the 1968 invasion\, the film tells the story of the young men who left their homes for a secret mission to save communism\, but came to be hated by the people they had come to rescue. Bored and confused pawns in the political strategy of the Warsaw Pact allies\, they returned home as heroes only to be seen as occupiers when history was rewritten.  \nMixing a road movie with a love letter\, an investigative documentary\, re-enactments and hitherto unseen archive footage\, the film reveals personal stories and explores the constantly changing perspectives on historic events.  \nWe meet a Russian general and his ex-comrades reliving the experience of their journey from Odessa to Prague\, fall for newlyweds whose intimate love letters are intercut with reports from the Sopoty Music Festival\, discover the unknown role of 16\,000 East German soldiers waiting on the Czechoslovak border for a mission which never comes\, and get acquainted with the young Hungarians who\, while playing soldiers\, find love and friendship in a local Slovak village. And there is the mysterious death of Sergeant Nikolov Tsekov\, who left his post and never returned…  \nTHE LAST MISSION OF GENERAL ERMAKOV – Evdokia Moskovina\, Russia\nRED ROSE (FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE IN THE TIME OF OCCUPATION) – Linda Dombrowszky\, Hungary\nI’M WRITING TO YOU\, MY LOVE – Magdalena Szymkow\, Poland\nVOICES IN THE FOREST – Marie Elise Scheidt\, Germany\nAN UNECESSARY HERO – Stephan Komandarev\, Bulgaria \nStephan Komandarev\, Marie Elisa Scheidt\, Linda Dombrovszsky\, Magdalena Szymków\, Evdokia Moskvina\, SK/CZ/Pl/ BG/Hu 2018\, 130’  \nTickets: £7 + booking fee via Eventbrite (see link below)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/occupation-1968/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180821T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180821T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180722T161911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T091345Z
UID:1933-1534876200-1534883400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Anniversary of 1968 invasion remembered - SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:On 21st August 2018 the BCSA will commemorate the 50th anniversary of one of the most shocking events in recent Czech and Slovak history: the invasion of Dubcek´s Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops. \nLondon is still full of people who remember the day well. Czech and Slovak students rushed to make use of the unprecedented freedom of travel to the West that summer and Britain was one of the most popular destinations. After 21st August 1968 they were stranded – and quite a few remain here today. \nLikewise\, some British visitors to Czechoslovakia came suddenly face to face with tanks and armed foreign soldiers on the street and the memory stayed with them for the rest of their lives. \nSo\, come and join us to share your memories or simply listen to others doing so. \nNigel Peace is going to read from his novel Broken Sea which centres on those events. Professor Robert Aish\, who as a student witnessed and photographed the invasion in Prague\, will share his reminiscences and his photographs. Ivan Hartel\, a poet and one of the leaders of the student resistance during the Prague Spring\, will describe his experience and read a poem devoted to those days. \nAnd we shall hear from those of you who are willing to tell us about your memories of those days – or even of your parents or grandparents. Join us and listen to history coming alive.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/anniversary-of-1968-invasion-remembered/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180808T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180808T223000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20170917T203658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T164815Z
UID:1071-1533754800-1533767400@www.bcsa.co.uk
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-3/
LOCATION:Czech and Slovak National House\, 74 West End Lane\, London\, NW6 2LX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180730T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180831T180000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180706T135908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180901T100631Z
UID:1859-1532944800-1535738400@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Make Love Not War Or We’ll Kill You; Prague Spring 1968 in Cartoons
DESCRIPTION:Fifty years since the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia quashed the Prague Spring we look at how cartoonists in the Czech and British press interpreted the politics of the time through humour.  \nArmed with a stack of original 1968 satirical cartoon drawings under his arm\, a collector walked through the Czech Centre London door and the idea for an exhibition was born. Fifty years ago this summer as Soviet tanks supported by Warsaw Pact countries rolled into Prague and crushed a heady few months of emerging political freedoms in what is known as the Prague Spring\, the world looked on and leading political cartoonists on both sides of the Iron Curtain drew. \nOn loan from private collections\, we invite you to take a peek at how both British and Czech leading illustrators saw the politics of the time through cartoon humour; to see how both perception of events and graphic design styles differed on opposing sides of the Iron Curtain. \nThe exhibition takes its name from a caricature by John Jensen which first appeared in The Sunday Telegraph and the exhibition includes works by other leading British cartoonists including Nicholas Garland\, Leslie Gilbert Illingworth\, Kenneth Mahood\, Michael Cummings\, David Myers\, Jon Jones\, Stanley Frankin and Emmwood (John Musgrave-Jones) all published in leading UK newspapers between March and October of 1968. \nCzech cartoons are by firm favourites Jiri Jirasek\, Jaroslav Malak and Miroslav Lidak who was himself sentenced to a year in prison for a public display of cartoon rebellion. \nVitrinka Gallery is open Monday to Friday
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/make-love-not-war-or-well-kill-you-prague-spring-1968-in-cartoons/
LOCATION:Czech Centre\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180705T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180705T173000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180612T185707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180614T084718Z
UID:1794-1530783000-1530811800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Small nations and global identities: Czech questions
DESCRIPTION:A one-day symposium considers the formation of modern Czech identity in the arts\, politics and the media\, focusing on key global events of the 20th century.  \nIn addressing the relationship between the small nation and its global identity\, the programme explores three themes: the mythic portrayal of interwar Czechoslovakia as a Western oriented state and of the Czech people as passive victims of global events; the cyclical gain and loss of state sovereignty\, covering the separation of the Czech and Slovak Republics in 1993; the construction of Czechs identity in relation to ‘others’\, including German\, Slovak and Roma diasporas. \nFor full programme details and booking link see below. Free admission.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/small-nations-and-global-identities-czech-questions/
LOCATION:Ikon Gallery\, Brindley Place\, Birmingham\, B1 2HS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180617T181500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180617T204500
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180613T165424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180613T165424Z
UID:1801-1529259300-1529268300@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Lonarc Oboe Trio
DESCRIPTION:A fundraising concert of 18th century oboe trios composed for the Princes Schwarzenberg of Cesky Krumlov. \nFor programme details see link below and use the Eventbrite link to buy tickets.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/lonarc-oboe-trio/
LOCATION:Burgh House\, New End Square\, London\, NW3 1LT\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180609T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180609T180000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20171215T193724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180403T095235Z
UID:1241-1528552800-1528567200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:BCSA garden party
DESCRIPTION:Our summer social will be held in the gardens of the Czech and Slovak Embassies.  All are welcome – not just BCSA members.  Bring your friends\, bring your family!  Enjoy an afternoon relaxing among Slovak\, Czech and British people.\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.\nLive entertainment from Pieter Magusin playing his accordion and popular folk songs from Daniel Dobias with his band and singers.\nThere will be a secondhand bookstall offering books in Czech\, Slovak and English plus Jantar Publishing will showcase their English translations of works written in Central European languages.\nAnd don’t forget our raffle with attractive prizes for children and adults; donations are welcome\, including homemade cakes.\nEntrance from the Czech Embassy in Notting Hill Gate. Dress code is smart casual.\nAdmission by pre-paid ticket only:  £12.50 (BCSA members)  £16 (non-members) £10 (full-time students) £30 (family – 2 adults\, 2 children).\nBook online with Eventbrite (see link below)
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-summer-party/
LOCATION:Czech & Slovak Embassy gardens\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180529T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180529T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180224T133425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180224T133425Z
UID:1512-1527618600-1527625800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Dvorak’s less familiar career:  networking in the salons of Prague and the long road to operatic success
DESCRIPTION:Although Dvorak is unarguably the best-known composer from the Czech lands\, his fame rests largely on music from his later years. His early path to recognition\, however\, throws fascinating light on the friendships and support he received from the leaders of Prague’s developing cultural community. Jan Smaczny’s talk looks at how Dvorak became recognised in the salons of Prague in the 1870s and also focuses on his quest to establish himself as a composer of opera in the Provisional and National Theatres. \nJan Smaczny is a well known authority on many aspects of Czech music\, in particular the life and work of Dvořák. He was the Sir Hamilton Harty Professor of Music at Queen’s University\, Belfast\, and is now Professor Emeritus in Music. \n£15 including a glass of wine. Online booking www.czechfriends.net
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/dvoraks-less-familiar-career-networking-in-the-salons-of-prague-and-the-long-road-to-operatic-success/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of Czech Heritage":MAILTO:info@czechfriends.net
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180515T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180515T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180131T125316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190125T105627Z
UID:1438-1526409000-1526416200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:From asylum seeker to UK policeman\, a talk by Petr Torak MBE
DESCRIPTION:Born in Liberec in the Czech Republic to Roma parents; after several racially motivated attacks\, the family moved to the UK and applied for asylum. He joined the Cambridgeshire Constabulary as a Police Community Support Officer in 2006 and two years later became a Police Officer. In 2010 Torak co-founded a community group COMPAS (see our links page) that provides cultural and educational support for the Czech and Slovak communities in Peterborough. He was awarded an honorary MBE in 2015 “for services to the Roma community”.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/from-asylum-seeker-to-uk-policeman-a-talk-by-petr-torak-mbe/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180511T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180511T190000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180412T161748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180412T161748Z
UID:1668-1526032800-1526065200@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Czechoslovakia 100
DESCRIPTION:The British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES) Czech and Slovak Study Group is marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovak state with a Czech and Slovak Study Day held at Cardiff University.\nCzech and Slovak specialists (including language experts and postgraduate students) from around the UK\, together with Czech and Slovak diplomats\, policymakers and stakeholders are invited to reassess the Czechoslovak state’s origins\, significance\, and legacies.\nConference fee £35 (including light refreshments and lunch)\nRegister online by 20 April using the link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czechoslovakia-100/
LOCATION:Cardiff University
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180509T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180509T230000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180412T163529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180412T163529Z
UID:1677-1525894200-1525906800@www.bcsa.co.uk
SUMMARY:Iva Bittova & Abraham Brody
DESCRIPTION:The premiere of a playful new lyrical collaboration  drawing separately from Czech and Lithuanian folk traditions.\nIva Bittova is a Czech avant-garde violinist\, singer\, and composer; her music is a blend of rock and East European music. Lithuanian-American musician\, composer and performer\, Abraham Brody draws inspiration from rituals\, roots and folklore; he combines composition\, improvisation and multimedia.\nAdmission £12-£15\nBook online using link below
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/iva-bittova-abraham-brody/
LOCATION:Rich Mix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd\, London\, E1 6LA
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180508T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180508T200000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180412T170144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180412T170144Z
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SUMMARY:'New' fiction from 'Old' Czechoslovakia
DESCRIPTION:Tim Beasley-Murray\, translator David Short and Slovak author Richard discuss three novels from the country that would have been 100 years old this year but disappeared 25 years ago. \n£8 tickets (£6 student) are available via Eventbrite (below) and in store.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/new-fiction-from-old-czechoslovakia/
LOCATION:Waterstones\, 82 Gower Street\, London\, WC1E 6EQ
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180504T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180507T123000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180104T112430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180115T164811Z
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SUMMARY:Leamington Music Festival Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Friday 4 May at 7.30pm\nPrazak String Quartet\, Ivan Klansky (piano)\nSuk – Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale ‘Saint Wenceslas’\nSmetana – Quartet no 1\nDvorak – Piano Quintet \nSaturday 5 May at noon\nPrazak String Quartet\nSuk – Quartet no 1\nSmetana – Quartet no 2\nDvorak – Quartet no 10 \nSaturday 5 May at 7.30pm\nGuarneri Trio\nSmetana – Trio in G minor\nSuk – Trio in C minor\nMartinu – Bergerettes\nDvorak – Trio on B flat \nSunday 6 May at noon\nJana Vonaskova-Novakova (violin) Martin Kasik (piano)\nSmetana – From My Homeland\nSchulhoff – Suite for violin & piano\nDvorak – Mazurek\nSuk – Violin solo from Raduz & Mahulena \nSunday 6 May at 3.30pm\nDr Katya Kocourek & Patrick Lambert \nTalk on the creation of Czechoslovakia and music during the Great War. \nSunday 6 May at 19.30\nEnsemble 360\nReicha – Wind Quintet\nJanacek – Mladi\nSchulhoff – BassNachtigall\nSmetana – Polkas\nMartinu – Sextet \nMonday 7 May at 11am All Saints Church (free entry)\nOrgan recital\, Nicholas Wearne\nMartinu – Vigilia\nJanacek – Adagio and organ solo from the Glagolitic Mass\nplus works by Bach\, Parry\, Brahms and Mendelssohn \nMonday 7 May at 12.30pm\nMartin Kasik (piano)\nJanacek – In the Mist\nSmetana – Three Czech Dances\nDvorak – Humoresque no 7\nSchulhoff – Etudes de Jazz\nFiser – Sonata no 8\nSlavicky – Three pieces \nTickets available from royalspacentreandtownhall.co.uk Booking opens 29 January 2018
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/leamington-music-festival-weekend/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180417T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180417T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180202T180452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T125041Z
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SUMMARY:Czech & Slovak Tech
DESCRIPTION:Following the formal AGM\, Roger Aitken\, a Forbes contributor and ex-FT staff journalist\,  delved into the extent of inventions. \nThe Czech and Slovak lands could be said to have punched above their weight when it comes to inventors and their inventions. There is even an old adage – Zlate ceske rucicky a chytre ceske hlavicky – meaning “golden Czech hands and clever Czech heads.” \nFrom the father of modern genetics\, Johann Gregor Mendel\, to the invention of the ship’s propeller (despite the nations being landlocked) and the first sugar cube sweetener back in 1843\, there are more beside.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/czech-tech/
LOCATION:Slovak Embassy\, 25 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180320T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20171218T170106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180323T170122Z
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SUMMARY:Working with Vaclav Havel and Czech culture in New York
DESCRIPTION:Reminiscences of Edward Einhorn\, American theatre director and writer\nIn honour of Vaclav Havel’s 70th birthday\, at the time of his residency at Columbia University\, Untitled Theater Company #61 and other artists and companies from New York and around the USA came together in 2006 to present\, for the first time anywhere\, the complete plays of Vaclav Havel.\nEdward Einhorn is a playwright\, director\, translator\, librettist\, and novelist. He is the artistic director of Untitled Theater Company #61 which has been performing in New York City for over 20 years. Other Czech projects include The Velvet Oratorio\, an opera-theatre production retelling the events of The Velvet Revolution; Cabaret in Captivity\, songs and sketches from Terezin\, performed in January at Goodenough College in London; The Pig\, or Vaclav Havel’s Hunt for a Pig\, adapted from the work by Vaclav Havel and Vladimir Moravek and original plays Rudolf II and Golem Stories. He is currently working on a filmed version of Karel Svenk’s play\,The Last Cyclist\, originally written in Terezin.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/working-with-vaclav-havel-and-czech-culture-in-new-york/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180228T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180630T180000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20180228T195215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180814T153247Z
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SUMMARY:The Labyrinth of Czech History
DESCRIPTION:A Prague exhibition of rare Czech historical documents\, including Vladislav’s privilege of 1158\, the oldest preserved document proving the existence of the Czech state. Visitors go back in time from modern history until the very beginning of the Czech history. \nVarious media evoke the atmosphere of particular periods\, such as video recordings of television news from the communist era or contemporary documentaries from the occupation of the country by Nazi Germany. Throughout the exhibition\, authentic audio recordings are played and period images are screened on the wall.\nFrom recent history\, the countries’ accession treaties to NATO and the EU are displayed. The 20th century is represented by the draft of the declaration of independence written by Tomas Garrigue Masaryk\, the first Czechoslovak president\, and the blood-stained shirt of Franz Ferdinand d’Este\, the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne\, which he wore when he was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914. \nThe exhibition also presents documents that are hundreds of years old\, such as the request of hangman Jan Mydlar\, in which he asked for the payment for the execution of the twenty-one Czech noblemen in Prague’s Old Town Square in 1621. Some old documents may be on display for only one month and then they will be replaced by copies. Some originals\, on the other hand\, will only be displayed later and they are currently replaced by copies.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/the-labyrinth-of-czech-history/
LOCATION:Imperial Stables\, Prague Castle\, Prazsky hrad - II. nadvori\, Prague 1 Hradcany\, 119 08\, Czech Republic
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180213T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20171213T185529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T124326Z
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SUMMARY:Gaudeamus - a Slovak novel by Richard
DESCRIPTION:This thriller/ love story reflects – and is critical – of the atmosphere and in particular people’s mindset first in normalized Czechoslovakia and then in post-1989 Slovakia. \nThe author and the translator\, David Short\, discussed the book\, read out passages in Slovak and English and answered questions. \nHere are a couple of quotes:\n“We hoped that in gratitude for the freedom we’d been given we ‘d all want to be kind and just. But so far\, that’s not how it’s looking. Freedom has stirred the worst in us.”\n“We used to joke that anyone who didn’t steal was robbing his family. We don’t make jokes like that any more. An A+ in thievery is the basic requirement for the successful businessman or politician. It won’t be long before we start consigning freaks who pay their taxes and never exceed the speed limit to the asylum.” \nThe English translation will be published by Jantar in May.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/gaudeamus-a-slovak-novel-by-richard/
LOCATION:Slovak Embassy\, 25 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180125T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180125T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20171215T182542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T124315Z
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SUMMARY:Is it all about time? Gender equality in Czech law and practice
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Dr Barbara Havelkova. \nWhile EU directives on anti-discrimination law have been transposed into Czech law\, their implementation has been overwhelmingly ineffective in promoting the cause of gender equality. Dr Havelkova examines why this should be so in her recently published book Gender Equality in Law: Uncovering the Legacies of State Socialism. \nLooking back at the history of gender equality in law in the Czech Republic\, her work traces the roots of contemporary attitudes to the socialist past\, when a degree of equalisation was achieved without however the underlying intellectual grounding or understanding about inequality and its causes. It reveals the widespread belief among current Czech legislators that differences between men and women are natural\, that inequality is thus understandable and that the law should not intervene. With no follow-up to ensure that EU member states are actually enforcing the law\, it is unsurprising that very few anti-discrimination cases are being won. \nDr Barbara Havelkova teaches at Lincoln College and the Faculty of Law at Oxford University\, where she is the Shaw Foundation Fellow in Law. Former advisor to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on issues of gender and law\, Barbara’s research and teaching interests include gender legal studies and feminist jurisprudence\, equality and anti-discrimination law\, constitutional law\, EU law and law in post-socialist transitions. Her book\, ‘Gender Equality in Law: Uncovering the Legacies of Czech State Socialism‘\, was published by Hart/Bloomsbury in June 2017.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/is-it-all-about-time-gender-equality-in-czech-law-and-practice/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171205T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171205T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20171106T172056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T124302Z
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SUMMARY:BCSA Christmas concert
DESCRIPTION:A full house at the Slovak Embassy enjoyed an evening of  chamber music performed by Diversions. The programme included pieces by the well-known Czech composers Bohuslav Martinu and Antonin Dvorak and Gustav Mahler\, born near Jihlava on the border between Bohemia and Moravia.  It was also a rare opportunity to hear a work by Erwin Schulhoff\, born in Prague to a German-Jewish family who began his musical studies at the Prague Conservatory when he was 10 years old. \n  \nProgramme \nBohuslav Martinu                   Sonata for flute and piano \nGustav Mahler                         Wir geniessen die himmlischen Freuden \n(arranged by Arnon Zimra from the last movement of Symphony no. 4) \nAntonin Dvorak                       Sonatina for flute and piano \nErwin Schulhoff                       Susi \n  \nGenevieve Usher soprano \nChiawen Kiew flute \nEd Cooke clarinet \nChris Underhill piano \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-christmas-concert/
LOCATION:Slovak Embassy\, 25 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171030T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171030T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20170924T160727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T124246Z
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SUMMARY:BCSA/LSESU Bridging the generations
DESCRIPTION:Different generations\, different experiences: the BCSA staged an intergenerational event on 30 October\, in conjunction with the Czech and Slovak Society of the London School of Economics Student Union. A full house at the Slovak Embassy heard four speakers talk about their sometimes dangerous journeys from communist Czechoslovakia to Britain\, and the kind of welcome they received when they got here. This compared with the experiences of the newer arrivals\, who had largely come since the accession of the Czech and Slovak Republics to the EU in 2004.\nThe four speakers were:\nKarel Sling\, the son of Otto Sling\, who was one of the accused in the Stalinist show trials of the early 1950s and was shot in 1952. Karel signed Charter 77\, suffered for it and emigrated to Britain in the 1980s.\nProfessor Gerta Vrbova who spoke of her discovery when she came to Britain that there were different types of freedom: here she could travel where she liked\, make friends with whom she liked\, say what she liked\, but also as a woman she felt much less free than she had been in Czechoslovakia\, where women had many more opportunities. She praised the British for their tolerance\, but not for the difficulty of finding childcare so she could work.\nEduard Strouhal escaped across the Austrian border in 1948\, with the help of reusable forged ID to get past the Russians\, and of Austrian police who (literally) looked the other way. As a refugee he had to take work allocated him by the Ministry of Labour\, which included a stint clearing unexploded mines and ammunition from an Army training range on the North Yorkshire moors.\nDr Jana Buresova arrived in Britain in 1952 at the age of two\, coming from a Displaced Persons camp in Germany\, where her mother had been placed following the 1948 communist coup in her home country. As her mother expected repatriation\, Jana’s early childhood was ‘very Czech’. She had always seen herself as Czech\, though sometimes she felt that Czechs thought she was English (while the English thought she was Czech).\nA common theme was that for many\, or even most\, of those who came to Britain to escape communist Czechoslovakia\, their time here was intended to be temporary. They expected to return home once things changed for the better. But as the years wore on they realised that this was not to be. This found a kind of echo in the contributions from the younger members of the audience. They had come here as students\, or for an international experience\, or to earn money\, and they expected to return home or at least to move on elsewhere before too long.\n[Edward Peacock]\n[photograph\, speakers left to right – Karel Sling\, Professor Gerta Vrbova\, Eduard Strouhal\, Dr Jana Buresova
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsalsesu-bridging-the-generations/
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ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170928T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170928T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20170917T200716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T124221Z
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SUMMARY:An illustrated talk by an Anglo-Czech artist
DESCRIPTION:Jan Mladovsky presented his work in the context of contemporary visual art. He studied art at the Academy of Arts\, Architecture and Design in Prague and then at the Slade School of Art\, University College in London where he has been living since 1968. In addition to the famous Serpentine Gallery and Riverside Studios in London\, he has exhibited at venues in Japan\, Iceland\, Italy\, Germany\, France\, the Netherlands and in his native Czechoslovakia. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/an-illustrated-talk-by-jan-mladovsky-an-anglo-czech-artist/
LOCATION:Slovak Embassy\, 25 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170504T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170504T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T225002
CREATED:20170413T210304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T124202Z
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SUMMARY:Roughing it in Prague: a talk by Rob Humphreys
DESCRIPTION:Rob’s introduction to things Czech and Slovak was through the children’s games his father (a lecturer in Czech and Russian at Leeds University) brought back from trips behind the Iron Curtain. He was asked in 1988 to write the Rough Guide to Czechoslovakia which was published in 1991 and then followed by the Rough Guide to Prague. Rob described the adventures\, mishaps\, strange encounters and surprises experienced during the writing of his guidebooks\, as well as commenting on the changes brought about by the Velvet Revolution and by the internet.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/roughing-it-in-prague-a-talk-by-rob-humphreys/
ORGANIZER;CN="BCSA":MAILTO:bcsa@bcsa.co.uk
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