According to ČTK, the pilot concert Chance for Culture, which will take place on the 11th of May at the Křižíkova Fontána at the Prague Exhibition Grounds, plan to attend up to 2,500 spectators. The Chinaski group, violin virtuoso Pavel Šporcl and guests will perform at the event held during the dismantling of measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. The concert is organized with the official support of the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The aim is to show that concerts are a safe place if all the recommended precautions are followed. Therefore, viewers must prove that they were vaccinated more than 14 days ago or have a negative PCR result (up to 72 hours) or antigen tests (up to 48 hours) from a professional laboratory. The last option is a written confirmation from the doctor that they had COVID-19 a maximum of 90 days before the date of the concert. Limited testing will also be available on site. The organizers reserve the right to perform a random antigen test on the spot in case of doubt about his/her health. “Together with Chinaski, Pavel Šporcel, and other artists, we want to show that it is normal...
The Ministry of Health has published a plan for the return of cultural events for this year, with entertainment fully resumed by August 1st. The plan is being heavily criticized by Lubomír Zaorálek, Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic, who considers the proposal to be discriminatory against the cultural sphere. In particular, Zaorálek is not satisfied with the fact PCR tests will be required to enter concerts and other events, whereas antigen tests will suffice when going to a barber, for example. According to the Minister, many people, especially of young age, will be discouraged to attend cultural actions due to the cost of the PCR test, which averages at CZK 1,500. “I don’t want culture to be just for the rich or older people who are inoculated, nor do I want young people to not being able to go to cultural events because they can’t afford it,” Zaorálek said. He added: “I want a single system in all areas, not a tougher regime for culture.” Minister also noted that the cultural sphere had suffered greatly and required the resumption of the entire field as quickly as possible. Many countries where the coronavirus situation is similar to that in...
Adam Sandler will now star in a movie adaptation of The Spaceman of Bohemia for Netflix. The book follows a Czech astronaut named Jakub Procházka who is sent to a location near to the planet Venus to retrieve samples of mysterious intergalactic dust. The new film was originally slated to begin production in the Czech Republic in February, but the ongoing coronavirus pandemic delayed those plans. It was unknown if the delay would push the project out of Prague, but new information provided by the Czech Film Commission confirms that The Spaceman of Bohemia is still on schedule to film in the Czech capital. The mission is deemed too dangerous by other space programs, but Jakub and the Czech Republic are determined to complete the mission, so off he goes. Things go off the deep end for the astronaut when he learns his wife is leaving him while in space and he begins to hear a mysterious creature on his ship. The Spaceman of Bohemia is classified as absurdist fiction along with being a sci-fi novel, so there’s definitely room here for Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan to use their comedic chops in between telling the unique space story for Netflix....
With the help of state-of-the-art technologies and borrowed virtual reality glasses, everyone can immerse in watching selected performances from Prague theatres from the comfort of their homes, as well as from a completely new angle – right from the stage, in close vicinity to the actors. The globally unique service called Brejlando has been presented by Prague City Hall together with the Brainz Studios creative group. The uniqueness of Brejlando lies primarily in the manner in which a virtual reality theatrical production is shot. The viewer looks at the scene through the eyes of a 360-degree camera. It is at the centre of everything, the actors move around it and play the scenes towards it. Lighting and surround sound recording are also set accordingly. Compared to a classic visit to the theatre, therefore the spectator has an essentially physical experience, as the actors direct their monologues and views directly at them. Brejlando starts with a recording of the Hamlets of the Na Zábradlí Theatre (directed by Jan Mikulášek) with Petr Čtvrtníček, Jana Plodková, Jiří Vyorálek, Jakub Žáček as well as other actors and Perníková chaloupka (Hans and Gretel) of the Minor Theatre (directed by Jakub Vašíček, Tomáš Jarkovský), with Petr Stach and Monika Načeva. Twice monthly, more productions will be added...
Article by Language Atelier, a language school in Prague. The Foreign Service Institute, or FSI, is an American government agency tasked with teaching foreign languages to US diplomats serving in foreign missions. They teach a wide range of languages and have divided their list into four groups based on how long they believe it would take to learn each one. The FSI teaches languages in an intense classroom environment, where a teacher or tutor works with a group of 5-10 students to achieve high levels of fluency in the language. Having said that, we can use FSI’s numbers to get a rough idea of how complicated the language is. This is how the FSI rating system’s classes look. For a typical English-speaking student, Group One languages take between 5-600 hours in the classroom. French, Spanish, Norwegian, Dutch, and other languages that are similar to English are classified as category one languages. Languages like Swahili, Indonesian, and even German, are included in group two. It is predicted that learning these would take 900 hours in the classroom. Students in the third tier, which includes Czech as well as Thai, Hindi, Finnish, and Russian, will require approximately 1100 classroom hours to achieve...
On the evening of April 30th, Czechs gather to build a bonfire and prepare an effigy of the witch that kept winter around so long. While some locals call it the night of burning witches, the tradition actually has nothing to do with the persecution of witches. Čarodějnice (Burning of Witches) or Filipojakubská noc (Philip and Jacob’s Night) is celebrated as a symbolic night of ritual cleansing, with the purpose of warding off evil spirits. This year; however, because of government measures related to the coronavirus, official events will not be able to take place. Firefighters have also been urged to be on alert, as incidents with fires at home are much more common than huge collective bonfires. Even so, people do craft makeshift figures of witches from hay and other material and burn them, but perhaps this detail has just effortlessly integrated with the custom. It does make it more interesting to witness. Czech ancestors believed that it was on this very day that the path to this world opened up to dark forces at dusk. It is quite a bewildering notion, but the forces are supposedly extinguished and banished by the power and the light of the burning flames. However, this...
The Czech government approved the reopening of museums and galleries in seven regions of the country. The facilities can resume operating starting from May 3rd and under strict hygiene conditions, was decided at a cabinet meeting on Thursday. On Monday, the government announced that aforementioned cultural institutions would be able to open in three regions with a favorable pandemic situation: Karlovy Vary Region, Hradec Králové Region, and Plzeň Region. Four more administrative units were added to the list during the Thursday meeting. Those include Prague, as well as Pardubice, Central Bohemian, and Liberec Regions. In addition to the mentioned institutions, no other area of culture will become accessible to the audience in the nearest future. Lubomír Zaorálek (ČSSD), Minister of Culture, said that the outdoor performances might be made available to the audience at the end of May or in June. According to Zaorálek, the interior of the theaters are unlikely to open until the end of June, which marks the end of the theater season. It is inconceivable to him that all spectators would always undergo tests before a given cultural event. Minister also mentioned that the state would not be able to reimburse the organizers of performances for...
Article by Language Atelier, a language school in Prague. Many people believe that learning Czech is difficult, particularly if you only speak English. Since Czech is a Slavic language, the way you form sentences, verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and all kinds of other parts of speech differs dramatically. However, don’t let this stop you from studying Czech, as doing so would make learning other Slavic languages, such as Russian or Polish, much easier. You can learn Czech just like any other European language if you have the right equipment. One of the tools you definitely should make use of? Podcasts for language learning. They can be a fantastic addition to language-learning classes, whether online or in person. Podcasts are widely available, can be listened to at almost any time or place, and are often free or inexpensive. Trying to figure out which podcasts can help you learn Czech? Choose one of the eight options below. There’s bound to be something that matches your skillset and interests. Podcasts for beginners CZECHCLASS101: CzechClass101 offers a variety of beginner and advanced podcast episodes to help you learn Czech. The series covers a wide range of topics related to the Czech language, from basic...
A new mural is being created in Prague’s Libeň district, where the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich – the commander of the Reich Main Security Office and acting governor of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia – took place on 27 May 1942. The art project is portrayed by architecture student Jakub Marek. The mural – a combination of comics and graffiti – will be completed in the coming weeks and ceremoniously unveiled on May 22, 2021, said to ČTK the spokesman of Prague 8, Martin Šalek. “The unsightly concrete wall that undermines the surroundings of Vychovatelna street will soon turn into something completely new,” added Prague 8 councilor Michal Švarc. Planned by British special operations and supported by the Czechoslovak government-in-exile, the preparation for Heydrich’s assassination called Operation Anthropoid involved officers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš as the major players. They were airlifted from Great Britain to Czechoslovakia along with seven other Czech soldiers in December of 1941. Wounded in the attack, Heydrich died of his injuries on 4 June 1942. This was the only government-sponsored assassination of a senior Nazi leader during the Second World War. His death led to a wave of reprisals by SS troops, including the...
The illuminated towers of the Church of Týn were seen by millions of viewers who watched the live broadcast of the American Academy Awards on Monday night, Blesk.cz reports. Claudia Stolze, who was one of the nominees for the Best Makeup and Hairstyling award for the film adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma, spoke live from the terrace of a hotel in the center of Prague. Claudia Stolze, a makeup artist and wig maker of British-German descent, has worked on a number of major films and TV shows and has been living in the Czech capital for more than half a year. After the gifted artist received a nomination for the prestigious Oscar award, it was necessary to ensure that Stolze could make a speech on the air during the ceremony. The Hollywood production chose the terrace of the hotel U Prince on Old Town Square for the speech. “We were reached out to because of the view we have here. Our terrace offers a landmark in the form of the astronomical clock and the Týn Church,” said Petr Bauer, executive director of the hotel. When Claudia Stolze performed, millions of viewers around the world who watched the Oscars could...
This “internal” architecture of Prague’s centre is a fascinating display of wonderful works by famous designers and it has a great impact on Prague’s unique appearance. Prague’s passages were mostly emerging at the end of 19th century, mainly in the city’s centre. 1) LUCERNA, ROKOKO AND U NOVÁKŮ These three passages that are just a few steps off busy Vodičkova Street have turned the entire block into Emmental. Bump into parents escorting their offspring to a cinema matinée, teenagers about to attend their prom, or rockers heading to a live concert. Look for Saint Wenceslas sitting on a dead horse. 2) SVĚTOZOR AND U STÝBLŮ These two interconnected passages could not be more contrasting – while Světozor swarms with cinema-goers, ice-cream and sushi-eaters, U St.blů has hardly any cultural life left. Take a break there and look up to appreciate the 1947 Tesla mosaic advert (!) and the light that falls in through the glass brick ceiling. 3) KORUNA PALACE Located at the bottom of Wenceslas Square, is the Art Nouveau Koruna Palace. Notice the top of this interesting building; a golden crown of pearls sits perched atop of the gray structure, surrounded by massive muscular statues hauntingly acting as sentinel...
A long time ago, there were regular public religious events in Prague, but the few that reached the 20th century ended in the communist era. Every year on the evening of May 15, Prague hosts a traditional baroque water festival. For more than three hundred years, Prague and international visitors have celebrated and commemorated St. John on this day. Between Charles Bridge, from which Prague’s beloved patron saint was once thrown, and Manes Bridge you can admire lovingly decorated gondolas, authentic dragon boats and colorful ships. The tradition of the Baroque feast was renewed in 2009. Linked to the original baroque tradition, contemporary celebrations include a ceremonial holy mass in St. Vitus cathedral, a procession, a baroque water concert with fireworks on the Vltava river, close to the Charles bridge. Every year there are numerous special events, such as a folklore festival, a regatta of historical and dragon boats, markets, lectures and exhibitions. Venetian gondoliers regularly take part in the event and amaze visitors with their captivating songs. Later in the evening, there will be a beautiful firework display over the Vltava accompanied by fountains and light effects. The program of Baroque festivities on the Vltava River: The Mass at...
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