Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Arts | Prague Post

Rachid Taha rocks out to a different world beat.

Arts | Prague Post

In his latest recording to play in Prague tonight, Courtney Pine spreads the gospel of the legendary New Orleans clarinetist Sidney Bechet.

Arts | Prague Post

The State Opera ballet today shows its recent premiere of Sleeping Beauty - The Czar's Last Daughter, with new and challenging choreography by the internationally acclaimed Hungarian choreographer Youri Vámos.

Arts | Prague TV

Emerging from Vancouver's sizable Scottish-Canadian community, the band offers a twisted punk version of Caledonian culture. The Real McKenzies play acoustic shows at Rock Café today and tomorrow.

Arts | Prague Post

Strong singing performances save an uninspired Mozart romp.

Cinema | Expats.cz

It was 1999, and Nancy Bishop woke up with a dream heavy on her mind. Her dream had been a psychoanalyst's delight: she was walking uphill, carrying a bus on her head--she was clearly exhausted.

Life | AFP

The people skating on the vast frozen lake resemble a tranquil scene from a Flemish master's painting, until a car drives in at full speed kicking up clouds of fine snow.

Arts | Prague Post

Well-known in his own right but most recently in the spotlight for his collaboration with David Černý on Entropa, Krištof Kintera has an electrifying new show of his own at Galerie Jiří Švestka, featuring works from the past couple years.

Arts | Prague TV

Punk icon Henry Rollins gives a spoken-word performance at Palác Akropolis today.

Life | Radio Prague

If the Communists had had their way, much of Žižkov would today be covered in grey paneláky, prefabricated blocks of flats that blight the outskirts of many Czech cities and towns.

Arts | ČTK

A court in Paris is examining the authenticity of Winter Night, a Marc Chagall painting that has been in Prague for over 50 years but has been unknown until recently, daily Hospodářské noviny writes Friday, adding that French experts say the work is a fake and must be destroyed.

Dining | Expats.cz

Are you looking for something for Valentine's Day or just in need of a chocolate fix? One of Prague's chocolatiers should offer you something tasty, whether your taste runs from the traditional to the unexpected.