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countryside, via Scandinavia. The interior interior The Scandinavia. via countryside, Gottwald. It took its inspiration from Lenin’s Lenin’s from inspiration its took It Gottwald. • Náplavka • – the scenic riverside promenade on the the on promenade riverside scenic the – This holiday of fairly recent vintage comemmorates the the comemmorates vintage recent fairly of holiday This

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following locations. following

AUTUMN 2016

of the independent Czechoslovak Republic, Republic, Czechoslovak independent the of

is here to help you! help to here is Eska (Pernerova 49) (Pernerova Eska

French and Danish architects. You pass buildings buildings pass You architects. Danish and French

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remarkable o¯ ce buildings, designed by American, American, by designed buildings, ce o¯ remarkable peaceful demonstrations. demonstrations. peaceful

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might encounter public gatherings, ceremonies and possibly possibly and ceremonies gatherings, public encounter might

not least for its stunning Art Deco interiors. interiors. Deco Art stunning its for least not River City River project has has project extensive The face. futuristic Prague City Tourism Tourism City Prague

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are open to the public as usual; some government buildings buildings government some usual; as public the to open are

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and modern architecture springing up within reach reach within up springing architecture modern and Jan Žižka. At nine metres high, this 16-ton 16-ton this high, metres nine At Žižka. Jan

statue of the fearsome Hussite leader, leader, Hussite fearsome the of statue own blend of an industrial past, Art Nouveau elegance elegance Nouveau Art past, industrial an of blend own

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hipster districts of Berlin. Karlín today represents its its represents today Karlín Berlin. of districts hipster spacious streets lined with trees reminiscent of the the of reminiscent trees with lined streets spacious

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former factory halls. halls. factory former

memorial dominates Prague’s Vítkov Hill, Hill, Vítkov Prague’s dominates memorial

bistros, but also for the cultural venues in in venues cultural the for also but bistros, feel at home in Prague. modernist This century. 20th stormy the

the buildings added to Prague’s visage by by visage Prague’s to added buildings the visitors head here for the trendy cafés and and cafés trendy the for here head visitors

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especially the young and hip. Locals and and Locals hip. and young the especially

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is a vibrant part of the metropolis, attracting attracting metropolis, the of part vibrant a is with roast goose, potato pancakes and, naturally, some some naturally, and, pancakes potato goose, roast with

from the devastating flood of 2002. Today it it Today 2002. of flood devastating the from

town, you owe it to yourself to try a St. Martin’s menu menu Martin’s St. a try to yourself to it owe you town,

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paradoxically acquired a new lease on life life on lease new a acquired paradoxically

associated with much feasting and revelry. If you are in in are you If revelry. and feasting much with associated

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between the River Vltava and Vítkov Hill, Hill, Vítkov and Vltava River the between it concluded the harvest season, the day was always always was day the season, harvest the concluded it

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CEO, Prague City Tourism City Prague CEO, Middle Ages, November 11 has been the date when the the when date the been has 11 November Ages, Middle

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Loves Wine Prague Season the of Taste Pernerova street, once the site of the engineering engineering the of site the once street, Pernerova Fans of industrial architecture mustn’t miss miss mustn’t architecture industrial of Fans Coronation festivities CLASSICAL MUSIC OTHER EVENTS 3 and 4 September / Prague Castle, Vyšehrad Castle, Old Town CALENDAR Square and other venues A re-enactment of the coronation of Charles IV as Czech The Dvořák Prague Festival Czech Philharmonic Orchestra – Joshua Bell, King promises a unique experience: the evening torchlight 5-24 September / Rudol¨ num and other venues / Alšovo Bernarda Fink – Opening concert of the parade, the coronation procession from Prague Castle to Old embankment 12, Prague 1 – Old Town 121st season Town Square, knightly jousts, a courtly feast, and a medieval The Dvořák Prague festival is a relative newcomer, yet 29 and 30 September / Rudol¨ num / Alšovo embankment 12, market fair. Prague is paying tribute to Charles IV to mark his OF EVENTS already alongside the among the most Prague 1 – Old Town 700th birthday. This calendar lists only a selection of events taking place in Prague from September visited music festivals in the Czech Republic. Its main Czech Philharmonic launches its 121st concert season with through November 2016; for dozens of others see our website www.prague.eu. idea is to promote Czech music by reference to the a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, with Joshua Ladronkafest Bell, and Mahler’s Song of the Earth with musical soloists There you will › nd more detailed information about event programmes, tickets, works of Antonín Dvořák, his contemporaries and pupils. 10 September / Ladronka / Prague 6 – Břevnov Bernarda Fink and Pavel Černoch, under the baton of chief The largest festival of leisure activities in Central Europe, opening times, etc. The information below is current as of 20 August 2016. conductor Jiří Bělohlávek. The Gala opening concert is performed by the which brings together sport and movement, music, art, renowned Staatskapelle Dresden, conducted by adrenaline and fun. Admission to all the events is free Christian Thielemann. In addition to the Czech Schola Gregoriana Pragensis in honour of of charge. Philharmonic, the Rudol› num will host the London Charles IV Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra dell’Accademia 1 November / The Church of Sts. Simon and Jude / Dušní street, ‘4+4 Days in Motion’ Festival Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, with soloists like the Prague 1 – Old Town 30 September – 8 October / various venues phenomenal violinist Gidon Kremer or the pianist Boris A concert by this renowned choir is a rare opportunity to hear This international festival of contemporary art, whose aim is to Berezovsky, among others. live chants and secular music from the period of the high present current innovative theatre projects, will bring a flood Gothic period of the 14 century, i.e. the time of Emperor and of ‘cultural adrenaline’ to Prague – provocative and challenging King Charles IV. Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) is the preeminent Czech cross-genre events, from dance and theatre exhibitions, audio- composer. The power of his melodic inventiveness was visual projects to discussion and guided walks. breath-taking even to his contemporaries – as evi-denced The Rudolf Firkušný Piano Festival by Brahms’ dictum that ‘Dvořák’s incidental themes 19-26 November / Rudol¨ num / Alšovo embankment 12, Prague Crossroads Festival would do me for a main theme.’ Dvořák gained renown Prague 1 – Old Town 4-9 October / New Stage of the National Theatre / Národní 4, through his symphonies This festival in honour of the world-renowned Czech pianist Prague 1 – New Town Rudolf Firkušný (1912–1994), is entirely devoted to piano and major choral-instru- Marking the posthumous 80th birthday of Václav Havel music. Four concerts will feature the piano virtuosi Garrick comes a National Theatre drama festival called: ‘Art & mental works, though he Ohlsson, Martin Kasík, Olga Scheps and Sir András Schi¬ . Politics, Politics & Art’. The personality, thoughts and also composed chamber attitudes of the former President and man of letters, coming music and opera, of which 2015 Janet Echelman: 1.26, light installation at the Signal Festival to life on the stage once again. Rusalka is the best known. Bryn Terfel 22 November / Municipal House / Republic Square 5, Dvořák’s most popular Prague 1 – Old Town Signal – a festival of light “Mezipatra” / Mezzanines Henri Rousseau: Myself. Portrait – Landscape, 1890, oil on canvas, The National Gallery in Prague – Landscape, 1890, oil on canvas, Portrait Henri Rousseau: Myself. works include his Sym- Bryn Terfel is well established and renowned operatic star 3-10 November / Lucerna and Světozor cinemas and other phony No. 9 “From the with unmissable charisma, who never fails to make -16 October / downtown Prague, public spaces venues New World”, inspired by his his own. This November he will be o¬ ering operatic arias October brings with it the popular festival of lights. Light projection and images cast on historical and modern A specialized competitive › lm festival screening › lms on gay, Kurt Gebauer: Legs out of Water Gebauer: Legs out of Kurt Douanier Rousseau: Painter’s Paradise Lost stay in the United States. from his most famous roles. buildings or public spaces make for a dazzling interplay of creativity, latest technology and public space – but above lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer issues. 16 September 2016 – 15 January 2017 / Kinský Palace – National Gallery in Prague / You can stop by his grave all, for a great spectacle. Sculpture Line Old Town Square 12, Prague 1 – Old Town at the Vyšehrad cemetery. ‘The Christian Lindberg Phenomenon’ Kavárny naživo / Live Cafés to 30 September / various venues An exhibition in cooperation with the Parisian Musée d’Orsay. The curators place 28 November / Rudol¨ num / Alšovo embankment 12, 30 September – 28 October / selected cafés in Prague The Signal festival › rst lit up Prague in 2013 and at once became a massive hit. It never shies away from bringing An open-air sculpture fair in its second season. Statues and art Rousseau in the context of other artists, trying to trace the stimuli associated Prague 1 – Old Town During the one month, this festival will bring to cafés across The Swedish phenomenon Christian Lindberg will appear in something new – whether a video mapping projection onto the façade of Prague’s landmarks, special site-speci› c Prague a variety of concerts, theatrical performances, and objects, the leading domestic and international artists, installed in with his blend of the archaic, classical and individualistic realism. A selection from Prague in his triple role – as a trombonist, whose virtuosity projects, tailored to Prague’s nooks, or interactive installations where every visitor becomes a co-author. The Signal other art projects. the open in Prague’s city streets. the Paris exhibition will be complemented by works by Czech artists such as Otto has inspired more than 300 new works for the trombone, as festival is unique among Czech cultural events and festivals of light on an international scale. Gutfreund, Jan Zrzavý or Toyen, showing the artist’s local impact. a conductor interpreting the Scandinavian classics and as an original composer.

“Dyzajn Market Podzim” / Autumn design Czech Design Week Selena Gomez 24 October / O2 arena / Českomoravská 17, Prague 9 – Libeň ART, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN market 7-13 November / Kafka’s House / Square 3, Prague 1 POP, ROCK AND JAZZ GASTRONOMIC EVENTS AND FESTIVALS – Old Town The US singer and actress performing for the › rst time in 24-25 September / National Theatre Piazzetta / Národní 2, the CR. The multi-platinum recording artist presents her last Emperor Charles IV 1316-2016 pays tribute to the recently deceased artist Bořek Šípek, whose Prague 1 – New Town The independent design showcase in its second season. Czech King Crimson Botanical Garden vintage Prague Co¹ ee Festival Design Week presents the works of Czech and international album, called “Revival”. to 25 September / Wallenstein Riding Hall – National Gallery distinctive design touch was particularly notable in showpiece A sales exhibition of original creations by Czech designers, 14 and 15 September / Forum Karlín / Pernerova 51, 10 and 11 September / Prague Botanical Garden / Trojská 196, 22-23 October / Kafka’s House / Franz Kafka Square 3, designers, highlighting a realistic and personal approach. The glass. You can see to what extent his sons have taken up his taking place on the National Theatre Piazzetta. Featuring – Karlín – Prague 1 – Old Town in Prague / Valdštejnská 3, Prague 1 – Lesser Town show aims to present quality Czech design in a wider context. This Bavarian-Czech exhibition is among the most signi› cant mantle in the cosy Portheimka summer house venue. items of jewellery, fashion, accessories, but also cultural The return of a legend. The current seven strong dynamic Justin Bieber The Botanical Garden wine harvest in Troja is part of Prague’s Follow the aroma of co¬ ee right up to Kafka’s house near projects held to mark the 700th anniversary of the birth of Holy performances, music, good food and a relaxed atmosphere. group with its three drummer rhythm section was initiated 12 November / O2 arena / Českomoravská 17, Prague 9 – Libeň Indian summer. Come to the St Klara vineyards, to taste the the Old Town Square. You can taste samples from a range Roman Emperor and Czech King Charles IV. An exhibition with Last year in Marienbad two years ago by the guitarist, founder and perennial Global superstar Justin Bieber comes to Prague for the › rst wine from Czech and Moravian wine makers. of roast houses or learn the art of preparing great co¬ ee at Jiří Anderle – Cabinet of Curiosities 8 September – 27 November / Rudol¨ num Gallery / Alšovo an extraordinary selection of cultural and artistic mementos 15 September 2016 – 15 January 2017 / Municipal House Architecture Week – festival of member of the King Crimson band – Robert Fripp. time as part of his Purpose World Tour to promote his new home, from top baristas. nábřeží 12, Prague 1 – Old Town album. of Charles’ time presents the monarch as an exceptional Náměstí Republiky Square 5, Prague 1 – Old Town vintage personage of European political and cultural history. contemporary architecture and urbanism The exhibition was created and › rst shown in the Kunsthalle A retrospective exhibition of the contemporary Czech painter 26 September – 9 October / Mánes Exhibition Hall and other Bremen, a collection of works of art from the early 20th Paul Simon 16-17 September / Jiřího z Poděbrad Square / – Vinohrady St. Martin’s goose and wine and graphic artist presenting his extensive and diverse work venues / Masarykovo nábřeží 1, Prague 1 – New Town century to the present, on the aesthetics of › lm and the 17 October 17 / O2 arena / Českomoravská 17, Prague 9 – Libeň Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic Czech and Moravian wines yours for the tasting at Jiřího z 11 November / restaurants all over the city 7+1 Masters of Czech Glass including art prints, drawings, paintings and sculptures. Jiří This year’s theme – “the organic city” – will present the most 1960s New Wave. Starting his European tour of the new album, “Stranger to 26 November / Akropolis / Kubelíkova 27, – Žižkov Poděbrad Square, outside the Church of the Sacred Heart. Taste the young wine and the delicacy that goes with it – roast to 28 September / Museum Kampa / U Sovových mlýnů 2, Anderle has made his name at home and abroad largely with interesting architectural, transport and urban development Stranger”, the famed US singer-songwriter Paul Simon at Composer and saxophonist Guillaume Perret brings an goose with cabbage and potato pancakes (“lokše”). Read more his distinctive graphics. explosive mix of modern jazz, avant-garde electronics, Prague 1 – Lesser Town projects from home and abroad. The Festival is accompanied From London to the Czech Avant-Garde Prague’s O2 arena. Grébovka vintage about this tradition overleaf. An exhibition of eight Masters of Czech Glass builds on the by an exhibition, lectures, workshops, architecture walks, progressive rock, folk, ethno jazz and hardcore. to 23 October / Black Swan Art & Event Gallery / Na Poříčí 25, 23 and 24 September / Havlíčkovy sady (Grébovka) / landmark exhibition project of 1983 held in the American talks and › lm screenings. Prague 1 – New Town The Cure Prague 2 – Vinohrady St. Martin’s wine and St. Martin’s goose Cra° Museum in New York. Back then, Czech Glass was Cranach from All Sides Paul Harvey, a leading British stucco artist as well as punk 22 October / O2 arena / Českomoravská 17, Prague 9 – Libeň Elton John The highly popular vintage festival at Grébovka o¬ ers dozens 12 November / farmers’ market at the Náplavka waterfront / represented by Stanislav Libenský, Jaroslava Brychtová, until 22 January 2017 / Sternberg Palace – National Gallery in Jaroslav Horejc (1886-1983) musician, showcasing a collection of works inspired by the Robert Smith & Co. continuing the world tour that critics have 26 November / O2 arena / Českomoravská 17, Prague 9 – Libeň of stalls with wine, fresh young wines, high-quality food and Rašínovo nábřeží, Prague 2 – New Town René Roubíček, Věra Lišková, Jiří Harcuba, Václav Cigler and Prague / Prague Castle 15, Prague 1 – Hradčany 28 September – 8 January 2017 / The House at the Stone Bell / Czech avant-garde of the 1920s and 30s. hailed as “epic”, featuring setlists over 30 numbers long. The phenomenal English singer and songwriter playing and choice handicra° items. A kids’ programme is included. A tasting of wines and the feast celebration of St Martin on Vladimír Kopecký; this phenomenally successful show made An exhibition of the German Renaissance painter and his Old Town Square 13, Prague 1 – Old Town singing the greatest hits of his illustrious career. the popular waterfront. a real name for Czech artistic glass (not only in the US). circle, presenting not only the works held by the National Jaroslav Horejc is one of the most remarkable personae Gallery in Prague, but also the most interesting › ndings of of Czech 20th century sculpture, yet his works are seldom research done by specialists from the Cranach Digital Archive shown. This past debt is now repaid by the Prague City Gallery Retro 1970-80s in Düsseldorf. The range of Prague works linked with Cranach with the largest exhibition of this artist to date. to 16 October / Galerie Tančící dům / Jiráskovo Square 6, is extremely diverse and includes popular scenes, including Prague 2 – New Town The Old Fool, Christ and the Adulteress, and Original Sin. THEATRE, BALLET AND MODERN CIRCUS The Dancing House Gallery in the iconic building by Frank Gehry Three Centuries of American Prints from the and Vlado Milunić takes us back for four months to the 1970s and National Gallery of Art in Washington Vertigo Cirk La Putyka: Roots The Little Mermaid 80s era in Czechoslovakia. The best of that era is presented with 5 October 2016 – 8 January 2017 / Veletržní palác – National 10 September, 10 and 11 October / New Stage of the National 16, 18, 22 and 23 October / Jatka 78 / Bubenské nábřeží 13, 10 November – première, 11, 13 and 17 November / Estates true to life installations of prefab apartments including appliances Gallery in Prague / Dukelských hrdinů 47, Prague 7 – Holešovice Theatre / Národní 4, Prague 1 – New Town Prague 7 – Holešovice Theatre / Železná Street, Prague 1 – Old Town and home furnishings with everyday design items. The exhibition An exhibition brought to Prague from the esteemed Newly added to the National Theatre Ballet repertoire, A non-traditional multifunctional venue on the site of the ‘Far out in the ocean on the very bottom where no anchor goes on to focus on lifestyle, fashion, interests and leisure activities. Washington National Gallery of Art this autumn, showing a showcase of essential works by three contemporary former slaughterhouse in Holešovice market, now hosting nor human eye could reach the sea inhabitants dwell. The works by world-renowned artists, from the colonial era to the European dance theatre artists – the Moldavian Radu contemporary and experimental art. “Roots,” by the dolphins, mermaids, the Sea King, his old mother and his 20th century. Among those represented are James McNeill Poklitaru, the Italian Mauro Bigonzetti and the Swede renowned Czech New Circus ensemble Cirk La Putyka, tells daughter, the Little Mermaid …’; The famous fairy tale by Retro Alexander Ekman. These three sharply contrasting pieces the poetic and harsh history of circus artistry. H. Ch. Andersen, in a world première of a new ballet set to to 30 April 2017 / National Museum new building / Whistler, Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Roy Lichtenstein, create a magical combination of lyricism, nostalgia, humour music by the Czech composer Zbyněk Matějů. Vinohradská 1, Prague 1 – New Town Andy Warhol, and Jackson Pollock. and crazy absurdity. Retro, once again. This exhibition focuses on toys, facilities, Carl Or¹ : The Wise Girl / The Moon household equipment, but primarily on bygone fashion. Dozens Designblok 2016 / Prague Design and 20 October – première, 21 October, 1 and 3 November / National St Petersburg Festival Ballet: Giselle & of vintage dresses and fashion accessories are on display, putting Fashion Week Les Ballets Bubeníček: Orpheus Theatre / Národní 2, Prague 1 – New Town Swan Lake current fashion trends into interesting perspectives. 27-31 October / Prague Exhibition Grounds – Holešovice / 18 and 25 September / Vinohrady Theatre / náměstí Míru 7, These one act operas of Carl Or¬ (1895-1982), the famous 20 November / Hybernia Theatre / Náměstí Republiky Square 4, Výstaviště 67, Prague 7 – Holešovice Prague 2 – Vinohrady author of the world famous Carmina Burana cantata, recount Prague 1 – New Town Bořek Šípek: Glass The design event of the year, a select showcase of international The brothers Jiří and Otto Bubeníček belong among in lively and epic folk-theatre format two famous Grimm’s The internationally acclaimed ballet troupe comes to Prague contemporary furniture and industrial design, home accessories, internationally renowned dancers; to mark the end of fairy tales: that of ‘Clever Elsie’ the smart country-girl who with two classical ballet performances – the romantic ballet

6 September – 16 October / Portheimka Gallery / Štefánikova (Original Sin), 1538, National Gallery in Prague the elder: Adam and Eve Lucas Cranach The autumn will delight your senses, whether at the National lighting, fashion and jewellery. As part of the › ve-day event there their career they will perform in “Orpheus,” stylistically gets the King himself to fall for her, and that of the Moon, Giselle by A. Ch. Adam, and Swan Lake by P. I. Tchaikovsky. street 12, – Smíchov Gallery or at farmers’ markets. will be fashion shows, featuring collection by renowned Czech transgressing the boundaries of dance, physical movement, which foolish folk steal from each other. The show combines classic elegance, a fresh concept, perfect The travelling exhibition by brothers Dalibor and Milan Šípek and international designers. words and music. technique and gorgeous costumes and décor. Farmers’ market at the Náplavka waterfront market at the Náplavka Farmers’