See what’s coming up on on the BCSA’s Events Calendar.

Is Slovakia the most successful state in the Visegrad Four? And what might Czechia learn?

UCL Institute of Archaeology 31-34 Gordon Square, London, United Kingdom

And how does the very recent Slovak election of the country’s first female president, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputová, contrast with the outcome of the Czech presidential elections? These provocative questions are going to be tackled by Dr Karen Henderson, former Senior lecturer in Politics at the University of Leicester, who will travel specially from Slovakia... Read more »

Tereza Busková and Mila Fürstová in conversation with Tereza Porybná

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum 108A Boundary Road, London, United Kingdom

Multidisciplinary contemporary artists Tereza Busková and Mila Fürstová discuss their fascinating and varied practices in conversation with former Director of the Czech Centre in London, Dr Tereza Porybná using examples on display at Ben Uri as part of current exhibition, Czech Routes. Doors open from 6.30pm for exhibition viewing General Admission- £10 plus VAT/ Concessions-... Read more »

Rethinking ‘Democratic Backsliding’ in Central & Eastern Europe

Gordon House 29 Gordon Square, London, United Kingdom

Over the past decade a consensus has emerged that democracy in CEE is sharply deteriorating, perhaps even ‘backsliding’ into new forms of authoritarianism. Debate has, however, so far focused disproportionately on the two most dramatic and surprising cases: Hungary and Poland. In this event contributors to a newly published edited collection seeks to inject fresh... Read more »

Czechoslovak figurative sculpture

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum 108A Boundary Road, London, United Kingdom

Art historian and Consultant Curator for The Franta Belsky and Irena Sedlecka Studios, Dr Peter Cannon-Brookes leads an informal discussion on the subject of Czechoslovak figurative sculpture focussing on key examples by Franta Belsky, Irena Sedlecká and Anita Mandl on the display at Ben Uri as part of current exhibition, Czech Routes. Doors open from... Read more »

World Bee Day comes to London

Conway Hall 25 Red Lion Square, London, United Kingdom

Czech and Slovak stands will present a range of honey-based products. Free admission but tickets must be booked in advance.

The Diary of One Who Disappeared

Royal Opera House Bow Street, London, United Kingdom

A staging of Janacek's song cycle in the Linbury Theatre. Sung in Czech with English surtitles. Three performances on 5, 6, and 8 June

The Emmy Destinn Young Singers Concert

22 Mansfield Street London, United Kingdom

Arias and songs by Dvorak, Janacek and Smetana introduced by Veronika Hyks and performed by finalists of the 2017 Emmy Destinn Foundation Young Singers Awards. Zita Syme soprano (1st Prize) Erika Madi Jones soprano (Dvorak Society for Czech and Slovak Music Prize) Samuel Lom bass (Finalist) Panaretos Kyriatzidis pianist (Lady Grenfell-Baines Accompanist’s Prize) An evening... Read more »

BCSA garden party

Czech & Slovak Embassy gardens 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

Our summer social will be held in the gardens of the Czech and Slovak Embassies, with their kind permission. All are welcome – not just BCSA members. Bring your friends, bring your family! Enjoy an afternoon relaxing among Slovak, Czech and British people. Live entertainment will come from the popular Morena Slovak Dance Group and... Read more »

Karol Samuelcik: Music from Europe & South America

Purcell Room Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, United Kingdom

The classical guitarist spans the Atlantic with a programme of masterworks from Central Europe to Argentina, including Joseph Kaspar Mertz and Astor Piazzolla. In his Southbank Centre debut, Karol Samuelcik performs works by contemporary Slovak composers, Lukas Borzik and Jevgenij Irsai, ending the first part of the concert with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. The second part of... Read more »

Simon Mawer: Prague Spring

Czech Embassy cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

The British writer Simon Mawer will talk about his latest book Prague Spring, a complex love story set amid the drama of 1968, and his fascination with Czech history. Mawer's novel Mendel´s Dwarf, inspired by Gregor Mendel, one of the fathers of genetics and the abbot of a Brno monastery, was followed by another Brno... Read more »



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