Actor and puppeteer Vít Hořejš was born in Czechoslovakia but spent most of his life in the United States, where he emigrated in his late twenties. He worked for the legendary Black Light Theatre before establishing his own Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre. The group, featuring puppets and live actors, performs contemporary pieces as well as plays based on traditional Czech fairy tales.
Twenty years ago, Czech artist, graphic designer and musician Maxim Havlíček left for San Francisco with 200 dollars in…
Queer film festival Mezipatra returns in November, but already this week, the organization is hosting "Identity in the…
In the run-up to the 23rd International Bagpipe Festival in Strakonice, a special bagpipe exhibition has opened up to…
A priceless Renaissance shield that was looted by the Nazis from Konopiště castle during WW2 is to return to the Czech…
This year’s edition of the Colours of Ostrava music festival is now underway. The four-day extravaganza is bringing pop…
With the huge Colours music festival, Ostrava is currently the focus of the arts scene in the Czech Republic. But it’s…
Dutch author Thomas Olde Heuvelt, a speaker at the Melting Pot forum at this year’s eclectic Colours of Ostrava…
The 44th annual Summer Film School and festival in Uherské Hradiště gets underway on Friday. Over the coming week, it…
The sixth-annual Czech Ukulele Festival took place this past weekend at Únětice Brewery, bringing musicians and…
Actor and puppeteer Vít Hořejš was born in Czechoslovakia but spent most of his life in the United States...
Twenty years ago, Czech artist, graphic designer and musician Maxim Havlíček left for San Francisco with...
Queer film festival Mezipatra returns in November, but already this week, the organization is hosting...
In the run-up to the 23rd International Bagpipe Festival in Strakonice, a special bagpipe exhibition has...
What happened in the realm of fine art at the very beginning of the Czech…
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The Czech language belongs to the group of West Slavic languages. From another…
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