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Ellis Stump is the U.S. winner of the annual contest for the best mini-drama

Contest for the best mini dramaEllis Stump is the U.S. winner of the annual contest for the best mini-dramaVHLFJuly 18, 2019We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2019 Vaclav Havel Library Foundation’s playwriting competition is Ellis Stump! Ellis is a 2019 graduate of Penn State Schreyer Honors College where she majored in English and Media Studies (Film), minored in Gender Studies, Psychology, and Theatre, and received the …Read more...

What Do You Get When You Cross Mark Morris With Samuel Beckett?

TheaterWhat Do You Get When You Cross Mark Morris With Samuel Beckett?VHLFJuly 6, 2019Source: The New York Times / www.nytimes.com / By Roslyn Sulcas / The choreographer, whose playfulness is serious, will stage three pieces by Beckett, who wears his seriousness lightly, at a festival in Northern Ireland. DUBLIN — A large portrait of Samuel Beckett — peaked hair, deeply furrowed brow, piercing …Read more...

10 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend

Theater10 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This WeekendVHLFJuly 6, 2019Source: The New York Times / www.nytimes.com / By Alexis Soloski / Previews & Openings ‘THE BACCHAE’ at Marcus Garvey Park (previews start on July 6; opens on July 11). The god of wine, theater and ecstasy arrives uptown. This summer, the Classical Theater of Harlem offers a new version …Read more...

FEATURE: Zdenek Hrib: The mayor who defies China

Havel in the MediaFEATURE: Zdenek Hrib: The mayor who defies ChinaVHLFJuly 4, 2019Source: Taipei Times / www.taipeitimes.com / By The Guardian / Zdenek Hrib had been Prague’s mayor for little more than a month when he went face-to-face with the Czech capital’s complex entanglement with China. Hosting a meeting with foreign diplomats in the city, Hrib was asked by the Chinese ambassador …Read more...

Stage play on Vaclav Havel’s classic “Audience” premieres in Abuja

NewsStage play on Vaclav Havel’s classic “Audience” premieres in AbujaVHLFJuly 2, 2019Nigerian Tribune / www.tribuneonlineng.com / By Tribune Online / A theatrical adaptation of multiple award-winning playwrights and first President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel’s classic autobiographical book “Audience”, was presented on Tuesday night in Abuja. The stage play on the acclaimed memoir was presented by Jos Repertory Theatre, an …Read more...

Václav Havel’s “Vanek” to go on stage in Tehran

TheaterVáclav Havel’s “Vanek” to go on stage in TehranVHLFJune 25, 2019Source: Tehran Times / wwww.tehrantimes.com / ABU/MMS/YAW / The play is derived from Havel’s best-known works, and the character Vanek, who first appeared in the play “Audience” in 1975, soon became a symbol for Czechoslovak dissidents during the Communist era. Vanek is an opposition playwright who is forced to work …Read more...

Disturbing the Peace Award 2019: Short List of Nominees Announced

AwardsDisturbing the Peace Award 2019: Short List of Nominees AnnouncedVHLFJune 23, 2019Disturbing the Peace Award for a Courageous Writer at Risk is given annually to a writer of a distinguished work of fiction, literary nonfiction, biography/memoir, drama, or poetry, who is courageous in dissent and has been punished for challenging an oppressive regime. The five nominees for 2019 include Ahmet Altan …Read more...

Joan Baez’s iconic 1989 concert which featured Václav Havel as a roadie

Havel in the MediaJoan Baez’s iconic 1989 concert which featured Václav Havel as a roadieVHLFJune 21, 2019Source: Radio Praha / www.radio.cz / By Tom McEnchroe / Many Czechs remember the concert of American folk musician Joan Baez’s in Bratislava on 10 June 1989 as one of the signs of the approaching fall of communism. During the concert Baez openly expressed her support for Czechoslovak opposition groups …Read more...

First Thai Wins Czech Culture Award

NewsFirst Thai Wins Czech Culture AwardVHLFJune 21, 2019Source: KHAOSODENGLISH / www.khaosodenglish.com / By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich / PRAGUE — An arts professor is the first Thai national, as well as the youngest person ever, to be presented with an award from the Czech Republic for promoting Czech culture abroad. The Czech government awarded Verita Sriratana, a professor in …Read more...

Slovakia’s new president buoys Czech liberals on first foreign visit

NewsSlovakia’s new president buoys Czech liberals on first foreign visitVHLFJune 21, 2019Source: The Guardian.com / www.theguardian.com / Zuzana Čaputová’s arrival in Prague comes as activists plan fresh protests against rightwing Czech government Slovakia’s newly installed liberal president, Zuzana Čaputová, has arrived in the Czech Republic on an official visit that will culminate in a symbolic visit to the grave of Václav …Read more...

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