Artsczech

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Czech art scene

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News & Events

Mix of news and events from Czech arts.

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Highlights

Czech serial #martyisdead wins country’s first Emmy Award

A Czech thriller about cyberbullying has won an International Emmy Award for best short-form series.

Film and digital

Czech movies nominated for the 2020 European Film Awards

Two Czech co-productions have advanced to the European Film Awards finals.

Film and digital

Czech dance succeeded in the international competition

Aerowaves.org, a hub for dance discovery in Europe, has selected the best dance works for 2021 (Twenty21).

Performing arts

Publications

Translation: Hana by Alena Mornštajnová

Hana by Alena Mornštajnová, a bestselling novel based on real events with the pace and drama of a gripping film is now available in English.

Literature

Four Czech Books among a Selection of the Best Books for Children and Young Adults

Four Czech books were included in this year's prestigious annual catalog, The White Ravens / A Selection of International Children's and Youth Literature, which summarizes a selection of the best books for children and young adults from all over the world.

Literature

Events

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The Days After – An International Online Theatre Studies Conference

For the 100th anniversary of the premiere of R.U.R. at the National Theatre in Prague, ATI, in collaboration with the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, The Society of the Brothers Čapek, and Silesian University in Opava, will host an online international theatre studies conference. ...

Performing arts

The National Museum Online

Due to the emergency regarding COVID-19 all buildings of the National Museum are closed to the public but the exhibitions are still accessible online.

Calls

Call for papers: The Days After

Through the Lens of Karel Čapek’s Plays R.U.R. and The White Plague: Staging the Ethical Dilemmas of Industrial and Post-industrial Societies in 20th and 21st Century. Online conference will take place on 26-27 January 2021, you can send your papers until 30 November 2020.

Performing arts

New Online Portal of Residential Places in the Czech Republic

Nová síť is working on completing a new website ARTS-IN-RES focused on the sphere of theatre, dance, performance, and contemporary circus.

Performing arts

New Grant Program for Access to Arts Online

Ministry of Culture in cooperation with the Arts and Theatre Institute announced an extra call for applications in the grant program "Cultural activities" with the main goal to support creators and make their work accessible on-line.

Stories

Artists and art professionals share their experiences with residencies, grants, and study visits both in the Czech Republic and abroad.

Literature

„I don’t want to produce fast-moving consumer goods,” says literary documentarian and publisher Baronová

Before the state of emergency, Baronová's small art publishing house wo-men issued the documentary book Ženy o ženách (Women on Women), soon nominated for the Most Beautiful Czech Book of the Year.

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Our websites

SoundCzech

Website of the Czech music export office.

IDU

Arts and Theatre Institute website.

Czech mobility info

Practical information about international collaboration of artists.

PerformCzech

Website promoting Czech performing arts.

Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space.