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Singer-songwriter Jaromir Nohavica moving on to North America after shows in Ireland, UK
Jaromir Nohavica is one of the country's best loved singer-songwriters. He
is so popular that his concerts are always sold out, despite usually not
being advertised at all. But not content with resting on his laurels here
in the Czech Republic, the north Moravian singer has just embarked on a
tour of cities in the English speaking world. So far Nohavica has appeared
in Dublin and London, from where his tour manager Michal Zacek told us how
it has been going so far.
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Charlotta Kotik: an exceptional Czech New Yorker
In Czechs Today I am delighted to introduce Charlotta Kotik, the Curator of
Contemporary Art at the world-renowned Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York
City. Energetic and quick on her feet, she encouraged me to stay for a
meeting she had with an artist to discuss a future project. A painter
showed sketches of iconic figures, such as Vincent Van Gogh, interpreted
by an autistic student he works with. Their conversation was just the
beginning of creating a future exhibit.
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Conference highlights links between Czech and Austrian Egyptology
Ancient Egypt never ceases to fascinate people the world over. Czech
Egyptology has an international reputation and its history goes back to
the late 19th century when the Czech lands were part of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. Last week a conference in Prague looked at the
links between Czech and Austrian Egyptology.
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Organisers promise "bigger and better" Bollywood festival in Prague
This evening sees the grand opening of the third annual Prague Bollywood
Festival - a celebration of Indian film that brings the colourful sights
and sounds of the Indian subcontinent to the Czech Republic. This year the
festival begins at the arthouse Aero cinema in Zizkov before moving on to
the Kino Svetozor off Wenceslas Square. So is Bollywood slowly winning the
hearts and minds of the Czech people? Rob Cameron spoke to organiser
Sangita Shresthova to find out.
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A good translation is a clean windshield: the linguistic acrobatics of Viktor Janis
What makes a good translation? Are there books that are untranslatable?
These are just two of the questions that we discuss in Czech Books this
week with Viktor Janis, a leading young literary translator.
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100 Czech Design Icons - "the key to the nation's memory"
100 Czech Design Icons is the title of a remarkable exhibition which has
just got underway in Prague. It features an extremely broad range of Czech
design classics, from a Cubist clock made by Josef Gocar in 1912 to
colourful 1970s inflatable animals. More
Overdue: Libraries open a new chapter in public relations
Exhibitions, author readings and book signings, free Internet and a general
amnesty on late fees for patrons with overdue books - yes, it's Libraries
Week once again in the Czech Republic. More
Borrowing the Devil's Bible
The Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek was in Sweden this week, and he made
a most unusual request. He surprised his host, Prime Minister Goran
Persson, by asking to borrow the Devil's Bible, one of the artefacts that
was stolen by the Swedish army from the Czech lands during the Thirty
Years War in the mid 17th century.
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Renowned US psychologist Philip Zimbardo honoured by Havel foundation
Every year the Vize (Vision) 97 Foundation of former Czech president Vaclav
Havel and his wife Dagmar presents an award for outstanding work in the
world of science. This year's winner is one of the world's best known
psychologists, Philip Zimbardo. He is famous for his work on behaviour in
prisons, and last year sat on the commission investigating the abuse of
Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers. I spoke to Professor Zimbardo at
Tuesday's ceremony, and asked him what it meant to receive this award from
Mr Havel.
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Annual festival bringing design closer to public
The focus is on design this week in Prague, as the annual Designblok
festival showcases both Czech and international furniture, accessories
and fashion at a host of venues around the city. The centre of activities
is a disused factory in the district of Karlin, which has been converted
into a huge and very colourful temporary gallery. Just before the official
opening on Monday evening, I asked organiser Jana Zielinski what was the
aim of the Designblok festival. More
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