Highlights of the Week:
Dec 5: St. Nicholas Day
The charming tradition of St. Nicholas falls on the eve of St. Nicholas Day, December 5th. If you find yourself walking the streets on that evening, you may run into a group of strange characters: St. Nicholas (Mikuláš), the Angel (anděl) who represents the Good, and the Devil (čert) representing the Evil. All wear costumes. Mikuláš looks a bit like Santa Claus whose origin was supposedly inspired by St. Nicholas. All three characters walk the streets, stopping children and asking them if they were good in the past year. Most kids say yes and sing a song or recite a short poem. They are then rewarded with sweets, candy or other treats, which are handed out by the Angel. Bad kids would be put in the Devil’s sack and taken to hell, or would only get a sack of potatoes or coal instead of candy – of course it does not really happen!
http://www.myczechrepublic.com/czech_culture/czech_holidays/saint_nicholas.html
#traditions #explore #culture
Also Happening this Week:
Dec 3: Lazer Viking’s Drag #6 feat. VIAH
The fifth rider of the apocalypse, last true anti-hero, mythical beast and living legend. If you fancy something rather bizarre, then you should not miss this crazy concert of Lazer Viking and Viah in Cafe v lese.
https://goout.net/en/concerts/lazer-viking+viah/tnqye/+sbboo/
#concert #rap #music
Dec 4: Postmodern Jukebox (US) concert in Roxy
After great success, American swing ensemble Postmodern Jukebox will return to Czechia with their Welcome To The Twenties 2.0 show. Since their beginnings 10 years ago, they achieved many accolades, played hundreds of sold-out gigs and topped Billboard and iTunes charts so over a billion views on their Youtube channel won’t surprise anyone. What to expect? Founder Scott Bradlee simply invites you to a lavish and sensual night in Great Gatsby style! Include covers of Britney Spears, Guns N’ Roses or Billie Eilish and you’ll be sure having a good time all night long. So put your dancing shoes on and see you at ROXY on the 4th of December!
https://www.roxy.cz/en/events/detail/2335/postmodern-jukebox
#concert #swing #music
Dec 6: TEDxPragueWomen 2019
Famous TEDx event focused mainly on women. For the sixth time this year, TEDxPragueWomen will join the TEDWomen World Conference, which invites us to be Bold and brilliant. TedX invites such speakers and get inspired by the most daring ideas, life stories and courageous approach to life. They will talk about their roots of their strength, success and future.
https://goout.net/en/other-events/tedxpraguewomen-2019/vhoue/+jxsao/
#talks #women #culture
Not Only this Week:
Until Dec 30: Manifesto Winter Market
Manifesto Winter Market is your new Christmas market in the magical city of Prague, welcoming lovers of design and top quality food and gastronomy. Enjoy this one-of-a-kind experience, warm up in our heated bubbles or meet with friends around our fireplaces! Oh, and entry is always free!
Czech-made red-white porcelain cups adorned with Manifesto’s iconic design replace single-use cups for enjoying mulled wine and drinks.
https://www.facebook.com/events/540985736475572/
#wintermarket #market #explore
Until Dec 24: Christmas Markets Everywhere!
From November 30 all of Prague’s Christmas Markets are opened and Prague puts on it’s festive dress! Come to Old Town Square, Wenceslas Square, Náměstí Republiky, Náměstí Míru, or the Prague Castle to grab some hot chocolate or svařák (mulled wine), munch on cukroví (christmas cookies) and buy some Christmas decorations, candles etc.!
Until Jan 30: Czech Press Photo
The exhibition presents awarded as well as some selected photographs from the 25th edition of the competition that ran under the same name. This year, almost 4.000 photographs from 270 photographers were judged. The pictures capture domestic as well as international events, countryside, daily life, people, art, and more. In total, the contest eight photographic categories and three video ones.
Until Feb 16: 1989 Exhibiton
How did Czech photographers and artists capture the year 1989? The exhibition in the Trade Fair Palace seeks to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. It also seeks, in hindsight, to examine the year 1989, which was a turning point in many respects; not only for Czech society, but also for photography.
The year 1989 was exceptional not only in terms of political events, but also for the medium that recorded them – photography. In that year, several exhibitions commemorated the 150th anniversary of the official announcement of the discovery of photography. Nobody could know that following the revolution, which came soon after, a wave of interest in eastern European art would surge for a short time and Czech photography would be presented abroad at several exhibitions.
https://goout.net/en/exhibitions/1989/truud/+ndnkm/
#art #photography #culture
Until Dec 12: Russia. Timeless
The „Russia. Timeless“ exhibition presents significant artistic statements from contemporary Russia, by the classics of formerly unofficial art such as Oskar Rabin, Lydia Masterkova, Ilya Kabakov, Dmitri Prigov, or Viktor Pivovarov, who has been living in Czechoslovakia since 1980s to artists who through their work express the feelings of a generation that has lived virtually its entire live under the current regime.
https://goout.net/en/exhibitions/russia-timeless/dkive/+yqfdo/
#art #russianart #culture
Until Dec 18: Contemporary Dance – Lessons For Adults
Contemporary dance is characterized by a distinctive blending of genres and a strong individual approach by each creator. Each lesson is led by a different artist, each bringing a slightly different view of contemporary dance. How many lessons the visitors want to attend is up to them.The lessons are held every Wednesday from 18:30 to 20:00, from 2nd of October to 18th of December and they are intended for everyone who is not afraid to try something new.
https://goout.net/en/other-events/contemporary-dance-lessons-for-adults/dsupe/+cddhn/
#dance #lecture #explore