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Vol 1, No 11
6 September 1999 |
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E V E N T S:
Coming Up in the UK Andrew J Horton Details of selected Central and East European cultural events in the UK over the next few weeks, a Central European cultural detente, women playwrights in translation, a Polish actor's list of adultresses, and a Romanian history of pandas. Information about the autumn season of cultural events is slowly trickling in as all the press offices get back from their holidays. Watch this space for details of more events as they come in. In this week's Coming Up section we have:
Click on the appropiate heading or just scroll down to browse. 13th Leeds International Film FestivalPlenty of Central European film scheduled for this festival, which takes place from 7 to 23 October 1999. A finalised programme was still not available at the time of writing, but the festival will be showing treasures from the National Archive in Prague, a retrospective of films by Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski and classic animation films. Check out their website or e-mail them to request a brochure. More information will be posted here as it comes in.
Literature Events A series of unconnected events which coincide with the launch of new translations of Central European literature into English. Eastern Promise
The book itself is edited by Sian Evans and Cheryl Robinson and published by Aurora Metro. Price: GBP 11.99. ISBN 0-9515877-9-X. Central Europe is Back!
Timothy Garton Ash will discuss the re-emergence of Central Europe as a cultural and literary reality in relation to the latest titles from the Central European Classics series, which he edits. This is part of a series of events in the UK to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall which will see translations of recent works from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Austria and Bosnia promoted at bookshops around the country.
Czecho-Slovak EventsThe split of Czechoslovakia in 1993 led in the first place to a split in cultural programmes abroad, symptomatic of greater rifts between the two countries. But now, the two embassies in London, which are in fact located in the same building, are now co-operating on promoting Czech and Slovak culture. Here are a few events which have resulted from the detente. The Garden
In the spirit of open government, the Czech and Slovak embassies have turned their shared patch of garden into a sculture gallery which will be available for view to those attending concerts and other special events which take place at shared embassy building. The large-scale works span from the 1960s up to the present day and artists represented include Stanislav Kolibal (whose watercolours are also on display), Petr Lysacek, Petr Pisarik, Jiri Cernicky, Jiri David, Frantisek Matousek, Petra Ondreickova-Novakova and Lukas Rittstein. If you prefer to just see the works without having to attend another event, then you'll have to turn up between 12 and 6pm on Saturday 11 September. Arriving at 3pm will enable you to join the curator's tour. Alternatively, if you really want to find out about the works, ask the artists themselves. They will be present for the opening ceremony which takes place on 7 September. Slovak and Czech Film Days
A season of classic films from the Czechoslovak era, many of which have not been shown in Britian for over a decade. Histories of Czechoslovak film tend to be biased to the Czech side, and this short season aims to rectify this be concentrating on Slovak classics. The times and locations of the films will be confirmed in the coming weeks and announced on the FilmWorld website. All the films listed below are Slovak unless otherwise stated. Little Birds, Orphans and Fools(Juraj Jakubisko), 1969 See You In Hell, Fellows! (Juraj Jakubisko) I am Sitting on the Branch and I am Fine (Juraj Jakubisko), 1989 Millennial Bee(Juraj Jakubisko), 1983 Sun in a Net (Stefan Uher), 1962 The Sixth Sentence (Stefan Uher) She Kept Asking For the Moon, 1983 (Stefan Uher), 1983 Wild Lilies (Elo Havetta), 1972 I Love, You Love (Dusan Hanak), 1980 Pictures of the Ancient World (Dusan Hanak), 1972 Tinted Dreams (Dusan Hanak), 1976 Signum Laudis (Martin Holly), 1980 Highwayman Jurko (Viktor Kubal), 1976 LEA (Ivan Fila), 1997, Czech Republic Short and Documentary Films:
CinemaSomething from Alice
A Svankmajer day dedicated to the master animator's most famous film, Alice, inspired by the work of Lewis Carroll. The event is in the form of an all-day illustrated lecture session. See also the Leeds Film Festival for more Svankmajer.
Ivan Klima in Conversation Klima will be in the UK to promote his latest book, a collection of short stories entitled Lovers for a Day. The collection draws on previously untranslated stories by Klima, including works from the 1960s, when he was an exiled dissident, and his most recent stories. Catch him at: …And More Czech Culture in the UK The Czech Cultural Centre in London has just gone electronic! Look here if you want to see a full calendar of Czech related events in London.
Hungarian Culture in the UK Check out the website of the Hungarian Cultural Centre in London. As well as listing events of international importance, the site also carries details of their support network for Hungarian au pairs working in the UK and Catholic mass in Hungarian. Look here if you want to see a full calendar of Hungarian events in the UK.
Cinema Spis cudzoloznic (The List of Adultresses, 1994) by Jerzy Stuhr
Stuhr is one of Poland's most famous actors and is a star of both screen and stage. Here, he leads in his film directorial debut, playing a bitter and disillusioned academic who is forced into showing a visiting Swedish colleague round the city of Krakow. Theatre Perfect Wedding by Robin Howdon
A production by the award winning Teatr Ludowy of Krakow. ...And More Polish Culture in the UK Check out the website of the Polish Cultural Institute in London. Look here if you want to see a full calendar of Polish events in the UK.
Theatre The History of Pandas Told by a Saxophonist with a Girlfriend in Frankfurt
Matei Visniec's award-winning play, given its UK premiere by the Blue Orange Theatre Company, is a taste of the poetically absurd. The performance of Mon 6 Sept 1999 will be in aid of Art-Inter Romania, which supports an orphanage for HIV positive children near Bucharest. ...And More Romanian Culture in the UK There is the website of the Romanian Cultural Centre based in London. Click here if you want to see a their diary page. If you are a Romanian academic or student working in the UK or have links to Romanian studies you might be interested Romanul's site. It aims to give wider support to educational, scientific and cultural issues and has pages devoted to the Romanian community's acitivities in the UK. Click here to have a look.
Cinema you haven't already done so check out the Czecho-Slovak events which offer the opportunity to see some rarely seen Slovak cinematic classics Cartoons Funny Money
Tel: 0171 727 94 32 The Slovak Union of Cartoonists teaming up with the British Cartoonists' Association to present an exhibition at the Slovak Embassy. Admission free.
Compiled by Andrew J Horton
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