See what’s coming up on on the BCSA’s Events Calendar.
Wigmore Hall will screen the film Zuzana: Music is Life, about the legendary harpsichordist and humanitarian figure Zuzana Růžičková, who performed for many seasons at the Hall between the 1960s and 1990s. Music is Life is the dark and triumphant story told by Růžičková, who died in 2017 aged 90, about how she became the... Read more »
Zoom online webinar Nick Archer, British Ambassador to the Czech Republic, shared his perspective on living through and adapting to Covid-19 conditions. The event concluded with a Q&A session. He felt that Prague was a very good place to be, especially as the Embassy and residence has a large garden. Its location in Malá Strana... Read more »
Contrasting Havel’s moral stand as a human rights activist with his flawed private life, a portrayal of a man who has become an icon. Havel, up close and personal, a new biopic by director Slávek Horák. Focusing on the period 1968 - 1989 and Havel´s personal life, Horák explores Havel´s metamorphosis from an internationally celebrated... Read more »
An installation by Edmund de Waal houses more than 2,000 books in translation written by exiled authors. These include 24 volumes by authors from "Czechia" in English or German translation that might offer inspiration for reading during the winter months. Details can be found by searching the online catalogue by the author's country of origin.... Read more »
To celebrate the 160th anniversary of Alphonse Mucha's birth, Ivan Lendl's collection of posters returns to Prague with a modern twist. The use of digital technology enables some poster figures to move, provides an animated story from the Slav Epic and the voice of Mucha speaks from his self-portrait (the English version is spoken by... Read more »
Desperate for answers about the theft of two of her most precious paintings, Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova seeks out and befriends the career criminal who stole them. After inviting her thief to sit for a portrait, the two form an improbable relationship and Barbora becomes Karl Bertil-Nordland‘s closest ally. Although the paintings are nowhere to be seen, their... Read more »
This will be the most comprehensive UK exhibition of work by Czech artist Krištof Kintera (b. 1973, Prague). Internationally acclaimed for his sculptural, often kinetic works imbued with a characteristic energy and imaginative wit, Kintera offers an overview of new, recent, and archival works, shown in the UK for the first time. Filling both gallery... Read more »
The story of a creative journey conceived in London and developed around the globe. An exhibition by Andrea Vytlačilová, fashion designer, and visual artist Josef Zlamal. After creating a winning outfit for Grayson Perry in 2018, Andrea left London with Josef to live and work in Sweden, America and France. Both present visual mementos of... Read more »
A comedy set in a residents’ association meeting where everyone must agree on building management. The homeowners’ characters (ranging between idealists, profiteers and manipulators) are revealed to hilarious but chilling effect. Twelve homeowners, each with a different agenda, have to agree on the future of their building at a residents’ association meeting. Idealistic Mrs Zahrádková... Read more »
Comparing Miro Žbirka’s life to a great song, Šimon Šafránek creates an honest and dynamic close-up portrait of a music legend. It’s 1982 and a bespectacled outsider the Slovak singer Miro Žbirka, known as Meky, wins the Czech Grammy Awards (Golden Nightingale) beating the long-term reigning champion. In 2020 his songs are still played on... Read more »
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