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Duo Brikcius is a Czech chamber music ensemble created by two promising young cellists (brother and sister), Anna Brikciusová and František Brikcius. Programme Jacques Offenbach Duo pour 2 violoncelles, op. 53 n°1 Irena Kosíková Pavane pour deux violoncelles - London premiere Leoš Janáček Presto (1910) (arranged for two cellos by František Brikcius) Irena Kosíková: Fantaisie IV.... Read more »
A documentary film mapping the life story of award winning artist, illustrator and filmaker Peter Sís directed by his brother David. In charming animated sequences Sís's books come to life retelling his Odyssey from Prague via London to the United States. A curious black cat, which first appeared in Peter Sís’s book ‘The Three Golden... Read more »
Louis XIV was a life-long enemy of the Holy Roman Emperors, and Kings of Bohemia, Leopold I and Charles VI. The armies of his successor Louis XV occupied Prague in 1741. Thereafter, however, the Bourbons became allies of the House of Austria. During the revolution the resort of Teplitz/Teplice in Bohemia became the residence of... Read more »
Literature suggests that communist dogmas and public health practices drove immunisation and science innovation. During the Covid pandemic Czechs created biosensors, coronavirus-killing paper and researched the relationship between smoking and the virus. Joseph Black will join us on Zoom from Sydney, Australia to share his views on topics covered in his essay that was awarded... Read more »
This film explores the two-year long collaboration between Czech UK based artist Míla Fürstová and the legendary band Coldplay for the visual concept of their Ghost Stories album. Against the background of this intense and mutually inspiring collaboration, it reveals the creative development of an outstanding artist, the vital role of a supporting family, the... Read more »
The Bata Shoe company, one of Czechoslovakia’s most successful companies, founded a satellite factory and a garden city in East Tilbury beside the Thames. John Tusa's father was the managing director from 1939 to 1969. This is the story of the company's success, Bata's vision and ambition, and the people who worked for him. Sir... Read more »
Sacred baroque music for four solo voices and continuo by forgotten Czech-born masters, Jan Dismas Zelenka and František Tůma. Programme Miserere Mei Deus - Tůma Settings of 10 sub tuum praesidium, ZWV 157 - Zelenka Stabat Mater - Tůma Apollo of the Arts Lucinda Cox, soprano Tristram Cooke, countertenor James Robinson, tenor Edmund Saddington, bass... Read more »
Bianca Bellová in conversation with Glen James Brown to celebrate the launch of The Lake. Followed by a drink reception and book signing. Winner of the 2017 EU Prize for Literature, writer Bianca Bellová discusses her highly topical book The Lake with Glen James Brown to celebrate the book’s English-language publication by Parthian Books. Set in a fictitious country with references to... Read more »
An online Zoom event. If you wish to participate please register at bcsa@bcsa.co.uk. Login details will be shared only with those who confirm their attendance. Czech-born British GP, Dr Eva Hnízdo will introduce her book Diagnosis London, published in Czech in Prague in 2020, and her novel Why didn’t they leave?, which was published in... Read more »
A chance to see a rarely screened film directed by Martin Fric and starring Hugo Haas and Adina Mandlova. A light hearted romp mainly set in and around a Prague music publishing shop. A young composer falls for the publisher’s daughter but the road to love is complicated when he gains employment at the shop... Read more »
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