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SoundCzechNot even this…
Welcome to SoundCzech, the programme in which listeners can learn about the
Czech language through song lyrics. In this week’s edition, we look at an
unusual, but common Czech phrase – “ani tak.” This phrase is used
considerably in the song Ani tak nehoří from the cult 1978 Czech musical
Balada pro banditu.
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SpotlightMladá Boleslav – an industrial town with an ancient history
A rumbling engine drowns out the sounds of fellow passengers on the bus
–somehow fitting on a visit to Mladá Boleslav, a town synonymous with
cars and car engines. A little over a century ago, the first Czech
bicycle,
the first motorcycle, and eventually the first motorised buggy
rolled out of what was then a modest factory in the town owned by mechanic
Václav Laurin and former bookseller Václav Klement. Mladá Boleslav has
been known for its car production ever since. More
Current AffairsLadislav Rychman, director of legendary Czech film musical, dies aged 84
The sad news was announced earlier this week that film director Ladislav
Rychman had died at age 84 leaving behind a rich film and TV legacy.
Rychman's best-known work is without doubts the 1964 Czech cult film
musical "Starci na chmelu" or "The Hop Pickers".
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Current AffairsPopular Prague theatre emerges from the mud three years after floods
It was exactly three years ago that devastating floods swept through the
Czech Republic. One of the most seriously affected areas was the Prague
district of Karlin, where flood waters were up to four metres deep. At the
heart of the district one of its main landmarks, the Karlin Musical
Theatre, was completely wrecked. It had been a hugely popular venue,
celebrated for its operettas and musicals, but has stood empty ever since
- a sombre reminder of the drama of 2002. But now a huge
renovation is underway, preserving what can be kept of the original 19th
century building, but introducing state-of-the-art new equipment. Martin
Mikule met the theatre's producer Jan Krehla at the busy building site in
Karlin to see how work is getting on.
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ArtsCzech musical Hamlet aims to conquer Broadway
Hamlet - an original Czech musical composed and written by Czech hit maker
Janek Ledecky. It's based on Shakespeare's classic and was a great success
with Czech audiences when it was premiered six years ago - instead of the
300 performances that were originally planned, its run extended to no less
than 600. The musical was also a hit in the Slovak capital Bratislava and
has been now also adapted into an English version. There are plans to
bring it to the United States next year.
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ArtsThe Ta Fantastika Theatre presents the last one hundred performances of Czech musical 'Joan of Arc'
This music comes from one of the most successful Czech musicals, 'Joan of
Arc'. Recently, the Ta Fantastika theatre in the centre of Prague kicked
off the last one hundred performances of this original Czech musical,
written by Jiri Hubac, with music by Ondrej Soukup and lyrics by his wife,
Gabriela Osvaldova. But that does not mark the end of the musical
altogether, because later it will travel abroad.
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