PROGRAMME
Hynek Martinec: The Birth of Tragedies
Hynek Martinec's second exhibition at Parafin develops his work’s ongoing engagement with art history
and his search for visual connections between diverse historical moments. Martinec’s paintings and
drawings explore ideas about time, history, reality and spirituality, often appropriating imagery from
vintage photographs and the Old Masters, and these new works have been developed in response to
an invitation from the National Gallery in Prague to respond to the museum's Baroque collection.
Thursday, 25 May 2017 - Saturday, 15 July 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: Parafin, 18 Woodstock Street London W1C 2AL
Centrum je: Jiný
Jaroslav Kalfar at Waterstones Piccadilly
An exciting evening bringing together some of the freshest new voices in fiction. Journalist Suzi Feay
will be joined by Jaroslav Kalfar (Spaceman of Bohemia), Carolina Sanin ( The Children) Simon Wroe
(Here Comes Trouble) and Megan Hunter (The End We Start).
Wednesday, 31 May 2017 - Wednesday, 31 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: Waterstones London – Piccadilly, 203-206 Piccadilly, London W1J 9HD
Centrum je: Jiný
The Life & Death Of Puppet King Richard II: BowerBird Prague
King Richard faces a great reckoning in a little cell. The one-time golden boy is tarnished. He can’t stop
crying or talking, in his ragged prison walls. Did he go, or was he pushed? Voices, choices, gilded loam
and painted clay – who was pulling his strings? And if the King isn’t in charge, then who is?!
Friday, 5 May 2017 - Saturday, 27 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: Mimo město centra
Upřesnění místa konání: ONCA, 14 St George's Place, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4GB
Centrum je: Jiný
Journey to the Interior
A multi-sensory participatory performance involving food, inspired by George Bellas Greenough, (1778
– 1855), a geologist and a founder of the Geological Society of London, and Jules Verne’s Journey to
the Centre of the Earth. Using themes of geology and the uniqueness of the particular London location
(Kensal Green cemetery) as the core concept, the performance aims to explore the space beyond the
visible, through an intriguing dialogue between sensory impressions and our imagination’s ability to
elaborate and construct inner worlds. Every participant will therefore become an explorer along the
journey of their own imagination.
Saturday, 20 May 2017 - Sunday, 21 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: Dissenters' Gallery 391 Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5AA
Centrum je: Spoluorganizátor akce
In celebration of translation
Sales of translated fiction in the UK have soared in recent years. Once deemed to be a niche interest of
the cultured elite, the improved visibility of translated literature, and of translators themselves, has
signalled a welcome move to the mainstream. Yet despite this progress, the number of translated titles
on sale in the UK remains low. Join the panel as they discuss the positive shift in sales and attitudes,
current industry challenges, and their hopes for the years ahead.
Thursday, 18 May 2017 - Thursday, 18 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH
Centrum je: Jiný
Czech companies at ALL ENERGY
Handpicked selection of Czech companies will showcase their portfolio at ALL ENERGY, the UK’s
largest renewable energy event. From biomass boilers & heat pumps to energy storage and smart
energy solutions Czech Trade introduces projects that were successfully installed in the UK. Come to
the CZECH PAVILION and discover what makes Czech technologies popular and attractive.
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 - Thursday, 11 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: Mimo město centra
Upřesnění místa konání: SECC, Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW
Centrum je: Spoluorganizátor akce
European Literature Night with A. L. Kennedy
Contemplating European authorship in a post-Brexit context. In response to the changes faced by
Europe, literature can offer new views on our identity, history and diversity. European Writers’ Tour
invites you to meet some of the most exciting writers from across the channel and to share their stories
and experiences.
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 - Wednesday, 10 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: Knowledge Centre, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Centrum je: Spoluorganizátor akce
Fragile Bliss
Monday, 8 May 2017 - Monday, 8 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: Vortex, London
Centrum je: Organizátor akce
Old Joe's Fish 'n' Chill
Newly established be•wilder theatre company co-founded by Raphael Ruiz, an actor, writer and visual
artist originally from Prague, will make its debut at The Wandsworth Arts Fringe Festival 2017 with a
world premiere of Old Joe’s Fish 'n' Chill, an original play written by Raphael and Stefani Degreas.
Friday, 5 May 2017 - Monday, 8 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: The Cat's Back, Wandsworth & SLAM Kings Cross
Centrum je: Jiný
Such is Life + live musical accompaniment by Miloš Orson
Štědroň
This beautiful digitally restored version of Such is Life represents the pinnacle of European silent era
filmmaking. Director Carl Junghans captures the tragic tale of an aging laundress whose profligate
husband, a brutal alcoholic, takes advantage of her labours. Bold editing, reminiscent of a Soviet
cinematic aesthetic, creates its own emotive and symbolic rhythm, advancing the movie’s social aspects
- the wrath of marital bickering, frantic dancing on a pub table, and the burden of destiny.
Sunday, 7 May 2017 - Sunday, 7 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: Barbican Centre, Cinema 1, Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS
Centrum je: Spoluorganizátor akce
Music for a May Evening
Since 2012, London’s Intimate Voices and Choceň’s Cantus have enjoyed a special international
singing relationship, performing together in the UK and the Czech Republic. Last year, Intimate Voices
visited Choceň and were honoured to perform in a nationwide singing festival. This spring, Cantus are
visiting London, and the two choirs are presenting a programme of partsongs and light music for a
spring evening. The programme will include music by composers representing each nation – Antonín
Dvořák, Leoš Janácek, Bohuslav Martinů, Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst and Gerald Finzi, as well as
pieces by Henry VIII, Josquin des Prez and Thomas Morley. The music will be conducted by Peter
Owens and Jiří Kopecký.
Saturday, 6 May 2017 - Saturday, 6 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: St Thomas the Apostle, St Thomas's Rd, London N4 2QP
Centrum je: Jiný
Fire Water Glass @ Real to Real Festival
A film by talented Czech filmmaker Alice Masters was chosen for this year’s Real to Real Festival
curated by the Crafts Council and Crafts Magazine. Fire Water Glass is about the beauty of glass, the
skills and traditions that shape it & the poetry of its reflective, vivid and translucent qualities.
Tuesday, 2 May 2017 - Tuesday, 2 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: Picturehouse Central, Piccadilly, London W1D 7DH
Centrum je: Jiný
Kinski Piano Trio at Leamington Music Festival
The Kinsky Trio from the Czech Republic made an excellent impression on the Leamington audience
when it played here for the first time in June 2014. As then, the Trio includes the Newbury Spring
Festival on its visit. Founded in 1998, the Trio has had the honour of taking the name Kinsky, thanks to
the aristocratic Czech family from Kostelec nad Orlici.
Monday, 1 May 2017 - Monday, 1 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: Mimo město centra
Upřesnění místa konání: Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, Leamington Spa CV32 4AA
Centrum je: Jiný
Poetry Periscope in Scotland
This year the Czech Centre London will be working with the Edinburgh City of Literature Trust and
Piana na Ulici to facilitate the Edinburgh mini-tour of the Poetry Periscope. The bright yellow jukebox
made its debut in London at the British Library, part of the European Literature Festival, and will now be
coming to Scotland for the first time.
Saturday, 1 April 2017 - Monday, 3 July 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: Mimo město centra
Upřesnění místa konání: Scotland
Centrum je: Organizátor akce
Aleš Čermák at Gasworks
Czech artist Aleš Čermák has been selected for Czech Centre London Residency at Gasworks. The
resiedency will take place form 3 April to 26 June 2017 and it is organised by Gasworks and supported
by the Czech Centre and Arts Institute Prague. The Gasworks residencies are opportunities for self-led
professional development, artistic exchange and experimentation.
Monday, 3 April 2017 - Monday, 26 June 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: Gasworks, 155 Vauxhall St, London SE11 5RH
Centrum je: Organizátor akce
Pavla and Lucia Sceranková: Surface Tensions
Pump House Gallery and Czech Centre London present an exhibition of new and existing work by
sisters Pavla and Lucia Sceranková. The artists' first major exhibition in the UK brings together a body
of work reflecting the constellations of visual, material and conceptual references that inform their
practices. Highly responsive to context, Pavla and Lucia Sceranková have developed the show in
response to the unique architecture of the gallery and its setting in Battersea Park.
Wednesday, 12 April 2017 - Sunday, 11 June 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: PumpHouse Gallery, Battersea Park, London, SW11 4NJ
Centrum je: Spoluorganizátor akce
Lucie Kordačová & Karolína Mikesková: Watching a Strange
Theatre
Watching a Strange Theatre is a video and sculpture installation that transfers some of the features of
the remarkable place of the Old Tidemill Garden – a unique, collaboratively run community space in
Deptford – into the vitrine-like gallery space of Deptford X. The garden has become a principal theatre
of vegetal appreciation, wildlife species, habitants and human activities, through its peculiar magic of
tranquility.
Friday, 21 April 2017 - Friday, 12 May 2017
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Založilo: London
Místo konání: V městě centra
Upřesnění místa konání: Deptford X, 9 Brookmill Road, London SE8 4HL
Centrum je: Jiný