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The story of a successful Fine Arts studio
It was almost two years ago that then-fresh graduate Nina Mainerová set
out with a colleague to open a professional architectural studio. But soon
after their launch, the bills piled up and they were forced to modify their
plans. First, they began offering preparatory classes for students applying
to university; then they extended their workshops to include drawing and
painting. More
Party game challenges players to change lousy lifestyles
You’ve just had a tough day at work, your family is making more and more
demands, you’re smoking and drinking too much and if you’re not careful
you could wind up dead. Sound dire? Well certainly – but only in real
life. Here, we’re talking about your character in a new Czech game; one
where players compete to change their lifestyles or else. More
Prague’s Výtopna restaurant a hit with families, tourists & train fans
Many will remember the joy of getting toy trains as children and watching
them zoom down the electric track. Now, somewhat unusually, that innocent
excitement can now be relived at a popular Czech restaurant. Located in
Brno, Prague and elsewhere, Výtopna is a venue like no other where toy
engines – not waiters – deliver drinks to your table. For a country not
big on theme-restaurants it has become surprisingly popular: a big hit
especially for families with young kids. More
Amanita Design, independent Czech games developer
Amanita Design is a Brno-based, award-winning game development studio whose
creations have become a huge hit on the internet. Their games combine
elements of the technical world with nature in a way not seen before. Their
signature game, Samorost, takes you to a universe composed of rusty parts
of old, derelict machines and mossy, gnarled stumps of rotting wood. In
this edition of the Arts, we meet the studio’s founder Jakub Dvorský. More
Vlaada Chvátil – Designer of Through the Ages and Mage Knight
When it comes to game designers you would be hard-pressed to find one more
successful in recent years than the Czech Republic’s Vlaada Chvátil. Six
years ago, the Brno-based designer made his mark with a civ-building board
game called Through the Ages and since he has produced a slew of successes
including titles like Space Alert (where players have to cooperate aboard a
space vessel in trouble) and his newest game (released by the US company
Wizkids) called Mage Knight. It’s a niche hobby but within it the
designer has earned international recognition and success.
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Magazine 2011
In Magazine: a bride spends her wedding night in a drunk tank, Czechs
sample cocktails in the form of a snack, a communist councilor turns up the
heat with nude pics and finally – the real golden brew -beer containing
24 carat gold. More
Prague’s Ladronka park offers something for everybody
In today’s Spotlight we don’t have to travel too far. Just a
forty-five-minute tram ride uphill from the centre of Prague takes us to
one of the largest parks in the city. Not long ago, its greenery was
untended and the historic building in the middle of it was inhabited by a
commune of squatters. But after a recent facelift, Ladronka, as the park is
called, now offers something for everybody. More
Czech pilot repeats pioneer flight
2011 marks one hundred years since Jan Kašpar, a Czech aviation pioneer,
made the first long-distance flight from a town in East Bohemia, to the
famous Chuchle racetrack near Prague. Kašpar covered the 120 kilometres in
a retrofitted single-engine monoplane, bought from Louis Bleriot after the
Frenchman’s successful flight over the English Channel. Kašpar’s own
journey from Pardubice to Chuchle was itself ambitious and when he arrived
he was given a heroes’ welcome. This week, in honour of the original
deed, the feat was repeated by another Czech pilot, Petr Mára. Radio
Prague’s Jan Velinger has the details. More
Making dreams come true
Some people dream of travelling around the world, others want to bring the
world to their native village. In this week’s edition of Panorama we meet
three Czechs who have all made their dreams come true. More
There’s no room like the ballroom: Waltzing and other classic dances remain popular among young Czechs
What do teenagers do in their spare time? Cha-cha, fox-trot and waltz might
not be the first things to come to mind, but here in the Czech Republic,
lessons in ballroom dancing are still an important rite of passage for most
adolescents. More
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