In Prague This Week: Nov 11-17

This Week’s Highlights:

Nov 17: Corso Narodni – Celebrate the 30 Years of Freedom in Czech Republic

Concerts, workshops and NGO market will be taking place on the Narodní street during Sunday to celebrate the 30 years anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Do not miss this unique opportunity to explore Czech history. Complete program can be found here:

https://dikyzemuzem.cz/lineup/?groupby=location

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ÚSTR’s Educational Tram
November 17th isn’t just an opportunity to celebrate — it’s also an opportunity to educate yourself. Primarily, this means asking questions. What connects 1989 and 1938? What role did the media play during those November days in 1989? How do today’s students learn about these events? The Department of Education at the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes is once again offering a variety of programs in which we’ll work with concrete historical sources in order to think about the course of those events, how they were broadcast in the media, and the form in which we remember them today.

Socialism Realised: The Velvet Revolution for Foreigners (in English)
How did the communist regime collapse? What significance did Czechoslovak citizens attach to the new arrangement? In a presentation on these topics, we’ll introduce SocialismRealised.eu, an educational web portal which was built for international audiences looking for insights on the Czechoslovak experience with communism.

Come check out (2:15pm) our material from the time and discuss what it tells us about the history of November 17th!
 
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Videomapping on the Narodni street’s houses
Come and feel the atmosphere of one of the most important moments in the Czech nation’s history. The videomapping will be happening at 5pm, 6:45pm, 8pm.
 
#concert #celebration #explore

Nov 7-14: Mezipatra Queer Film Festival

Mezipatra is a Czech queer film festival screening films with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender themes. The name Mezipatra translates as “mezzanine” and refers to the festival’s mission: creating space for meeting of people regardless of their gender or sexual identities.
The Queer Film Festival has introduced the 20th edition’s program with the theme of Wind of Change.

https://goout.net/en/festivals/mezipatra-queer-film-festival-2019-prague/nyhse/+qqpsn/

#festival #film #explore

Also this Week:

Nov 13: Labello Concert

Wanna explore some fresh Czech hip-hop? Come to Labello concert who is also one of the most controversial rap artists in Czech Republic.

https://goout.net/en/concerts/labello/stsve/+hvveo/

#rap #music #concert

Nov 13: Ska Band Sto Zvířat Concert

The Prague ska band Sto zvířat want to dedicate their 29th season to work on a new album and to enjoy a ten stop tour to commemorate their 30th anniversary in 2020.

https://goout.net/en/concerts/sto-zvirat/tflfe/+nmafm/

#concert #ska #music

Nov 15: Chase & Status + MC Rage

Chase & Status are an English electronic music production duo composed of Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status). The duo is from London, formed in 2003 after meeting at university in Manchester and combine drum&bass, dubstep, grime and bass music. The duo have since released four studio albums as well as collaborating with major artists such as Plan B, Cee Lo Green, Rihanna, Example and Tinie Tempah. They run the independent record label MTA Records. In May Chase&Status  released their 5th album RTRN II JUNGLE and we cannot wait to welcome them to ROXY again. 
 
 
#concert #drumnbass #music

Not Only this Week:

Nov 9-17: Pokoje 2019 – Exhibition

Site specific exhibition of young art – presentation of selected studios from Czech Art Universities
art / performances / workshops / lectures (in Czech language only)

https://goout.net/en/exhibitions/pokoje-2019/llwre/+

#art #exhibition #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 1: Alberto Giacometti’s Exhibition

The retrospective will present the works by one of the major 20th-century artists, sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966) for the first time in the Czech milieu. His main theme was the human figure. He became well-known for compelling elongated figures done after World War II, but no less important are his artworks from the interwar period, when he was a key member of the Paris avant-garde. The selection of the exhibits from its collections, which will be shown in the Trade Fair Palace, includes more than one hundred sculptures (including rare originals of plaster), paintings and drawings from all Giacometti’s creative periods, from the 1920s to 1960s.

https://goout.net/cs/vystavy/alberto-giacometti/ihbyd/+qwqql/

#art #explore #exhibition

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