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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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Prague Spring International Music Festival
Festivals
Prague Spring
International
Music Festival
Bed∫ich Smetana's
Má vlast (My
Country)
kicks off the annual
three-week festival that draws
classical music performers and
fans from around the globe. The
round of concerts closes with
Beethoven's Ninth symphony.
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May-Jun
Prague Autumn
International
Music Festival
Prague Spring's little sister has
been running since 1991. Held in
both Prague and Karlovy Vary,
each year's festival begins with a
vocal symphonic work, such as
Beethoven's
Missa Solemnis
or
Dvo∫ák's
Requiem
.
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Sep
Street Theatre Festival
Street Theatre Festival
The creative minds behind
the Alfred ve Dvo∫e theatre bring
their trademark genre-bending
artistry out of the theatre and
parade it through the city centre
on stilts. Offerings are both
comic and macabre - much like
the city itself.
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Sep
Karlovy Vary
International Film Festival
It's easier to hobnob with the
stars here than at Cannes or
Berlin. Hundreds of partygoers
fairly turn the sleepy west
Bohemian spa town upside down
for 10 days. Hundreds of
screenings, too.
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Jul
Tanec Praha
This international dance
festival is on the verge of
becoming something great. The
local dance scene has greatly
benefited from it, and audiences
can now see contemporary
productions year-round.
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Jun
May Day
The dawn finds young lovers
dragging themselves home after
a night of doing what comes
naturally on Pet∫ín Hill
(see
pp32-3)
. While they sleep, their
parents spend the national
holiday trying to forget the old
obligatory Communist rallies.
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1 May
Pardubice Steeplechase
With 39 jumps stretching
over 7 km (4 miles), this is one
of the biggest steeplechases in
Europe. The first steeplechase
here was held in 1874.
d
Oct
68
