Overview of the Most Significant Events in Czech Culture in 2006
Prague - Overview of the most significant events in Czech culture in 2006:
JANUARY
2. - The opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart opened a program at the Estates Theatre to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth. Throughout the year, more than 200 concerts, opera performances, exhibitions, and other events were held in Prague and across the Czech Republic to commemorate this anniversary.
4. - The Czech Philharmonic commemorated its 110th anniversary with a gala concert at the Rudolfinum, conducted by Zdeněk Mácal.
12. - The 12th edition of Project 100, a film festival, began, with over 110 cinemas from across the Czech Republic participating until the end of May.
24. - Jiří Stránský, the longtime chairman of the Czech PEN Club, received the Karel Čapek Award for 2006 from the organization.
26. - The 13th edition of the Days of European Film began. More than 60 films were presented to audiences in Prague and Brno until February 14.
FEBRUARY
14. - An exhibition titled Charles IV, Emperor by the Grace of God was opened at Prague Castle. The art from the era of the last Luxembourgers attracted nearly 100,000 visitors until May.
19. - The 11th edition of the festival Slovak Theatre in Prague began, featuring seven Slovak ensembles in the capital and Karlovy Vary until May.
25. - The Czech Lion film awards were announced. The film Happiness by Bohdan Sláma won the most awards, seven in total, including Best Film of 2005.
MARCH
12. - The Annual Awards of the Academy of Popular Music Anděl Allianz 2005 were awarded to singer Petr Kolář, the band Chinaski, and singer Lenka Dusilová, who also received the Album of the Year award.
18. - The most successful theater at the Alfred Radok Awards was the Prague Theatre in Dlouhá. It received the Best Theatre award and two of its members were awarded for acting performances.
23. - The 13th edition of the Febiofest film festival began, offering over 280 films. In addition to Prague, the festival visited six Czech and eight Slovak cities.
25. - The Thalia Theatre Awards were announced; recipients included Ivan Řezáč and Tereza Podařilová, with actor Lubomír Lipský, dancer Jiří Nermut, and singer Jaroslav Horáček awarded for lifetime achievement.
APRIL
3. - The 19th edition of the Finále festival of Czech films began in Plzeň. The main award, the Golden Kingfisher, was won by Bohdan Sláma's film Happiness on April 8.
13. - The National Theatre in Prague premiered the opera Greek Passion, an essential work by Bohuslav Martinů.
19. - The film adaptation of Michal Viewegh's novel Participants of the Trip premiered, directed by debutant Jiří Vejdělek.
24. - The Book of the Year award in the fifth edition of the Magnesia Litera competition was awarded to photographer Jan Reich's publication Bohemia.
29. - The six-day international competitive television festival Golden Prague began. The Canadian television opera Burnt Toast won.
MAY
4. - The 12th edition of the international book fair World of Books began. Latvia was the main guest of the four-day event, presenting new works by Václav Havel and Miloš Zeman, among others.
11. - A concert by the Czech Philharmonic opened the 61st edition of the Prague Spring festival. Until June 3, the festival offered nearly fifty concerts and numerous opera performances.
12. - President Václav Klaus returned the amendment of the cinematography fund law to the parliament. The veto, which was not overturned by the Chamber of Deputies, provoked numerous negative reactions from filmmakers.
16. - The National Library announced a competition for the construction of a new building in Letná, which is expected to be completed by 2010. Out of several hundred applicants, eight advanced to the next round in October.
19. - The traditional international theater festival in Prague began, this time called 4 + 4 + 4 Days in Motion; it concluded on May 30.
29. - Another edition of the literary marathon began. The three-day non-stop reading was dedicated to the works of Arnošt Lustig.
JUNE
2. - The Dance Prague festival began; the showcase lasted throughout June and featured dance arts from 14 countries in Prague and other cities.
4. - A reading by Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka opened the 16th edition of the four-day Writers' Festival Prague.
13. - The American band Guns N' Roses, led by Axl Rose, performed at the Sazka Arena; it was their first concert in the Czech Republic in ten years.
14. - Also after ten years, the American band Red Hot Chili Peppers performed at the Sazka Arena.
16. - The ten-day United Islands of Prague festival began, featuring more than 70 bands; the highlight was British band Placebo.
- Litomyšl welcomed the 48th edition of the Smetana Litomyšl music festival; it concluded on July 4.
21. - Othello opened the Summer Shakespeare Festival. The tenth edition took place in Prague, Brno, and Bratislava, concluding on September 10.
- An exhibition titled Albrecht Dürer - The Rosary Festival opened at the Wallenstein Riding School in Prague, which lasted until early October.
30. - The 41st edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival began. By July 8, it had presented over 230 feature films, with the main prize going to the American film Sherrybaby.
JULY
20. - Famous British guitarist and singer Eric Clapton performed for the first time before a Czech audience at the Sazka Arena in Prague.
- The fifth edition of the Colours of Ostrava music festival began in Ostrava. Over 130 performers participated until July 23.
21. - Uherské Hradiště hosted the 32nd edition of the Summer Film School, which presented over 350 films until July 30.
27. - A technoparty called CzechTek began in the military area of Doupovské hory, attended by over 40,000 people; it ended in early August.
AUGUST
7. - An outdoor exhibition of photos of nature and human constructions from around the world was launched at Prague's Kampa; it ended on October 31.
11. - A two-day music festival Love Planet began, featuring Pet Shop Boys among others at the Prague Exhibition Grounds.
17. - The 19th edition of the rock Open Air Music Festival began in Trutnov. Over 100 bands and singers performed until August 20.
23. - At a concert marking the beginning of the 111th season of the Czech Philharmonic, renowned American violinist Hilary Hahn performed.
SEPTEMBER
5. - The new film by director Jan Hřebejk and screenwriter Petr Jarchovský, Beauty in Distress, premiered.
6 and 7. - American singer Madonna performed for the first time in the Czech Republic at two concerts in the Sazka Arena. A total of over 35,000 people attended the concerts.
9. - The Days of European Heritage began, introducing around a thousand lesser-known or inaccessible monuments to interested visitors until September 17.
12. - Culture Minister Martin Štěpánek dismissed the director of the National Theatre in Prague, Daniel Dvořák.
16. - A packed Sazka Arena witnessed a concert by the legendary Russian musical and dance ensemble Alexandrovci.
22. - The American band Pearl Jam presented their new album at a concert in Prague.
26. - The Czech Film and Television Academy recommended the philosophical horror film Madness by Jan Švankmajer for an Oscar nomination.
30. - A painting by Josef Čapek, Foot Bath, was sold at auction for 9.3 million crowns, making it the most expensive painting sold in the Czech Republic.
OCTOBER
2. - The tenth edition of Library Week began, aimed at promoting reading and visiting public libraries.
11. - The National Museum in Prague opened the exhibition Mammoth Hunters, which also featured the original Venus of Věstonice.
12. - The Czech premiere of the musical The Producers marked the opening of the Karlín Music Theatre, which had been restored after the floods in 2002.
16. - Poet, prose writer, and essayist Ivan Martin Jirous received the Jaroslav Seifert Award, given by the Charter 77 Foundation.
23. - The novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera was officially published in Czech for the first time.
NOVEMBER
3. - The 11th edition of the Prague Theatre Festival of the German Language began, concluding on November 19.
4. - American singer James Brown performed for the second time in the Czech Republic at the Prague Exhibition Grounds; he is considered the "father" of soul and funk.
9 and 10. - The young Chinese pianist Lang Lang generated enthusiasm in Prague during his performance as a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic.
16. - The Jindřich Chalupecký Award for artists under 35 was awarded to Barbora Klímová.
- The eleventh edition of the three-day music festival Blues Alive began in Šumperk.
19. - Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams performed at the Sazka Arena in Prague.
DECEMBER
1. - Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek delivered a government resolution on the transfer of the former Federal Assembly building to the National Museum director Michal Lukeš.
4. - Václav Havel received three prestigious Obie theatre awards from 1968, 1970, and 1984 in New York.
JANUARY
2. - The opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart opened a program at the Estates Theatre to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth. Throughout the year, more than 200 concerts, opera performances, exhibitions, and other events were held in Prague and across the Czech Republic to commemorate this anniversary.
4. - The Czech Philharmonic commemorated its 110th anniversary with a gala concert at the Rudolfinum, conducted by Zdeněk Mácal.
12. - The 12th edition of Project 100, a film festival, began, with over 110 cinemas from across the Czech Republic participating until the end of May.
24. - Jiří Stránský, the longtime chairman of the Czech PEN Club, received the Karel Čapek Award for 2006 from the organization.
26. - The 13th edition of the Days of European Film began. More than 60 films were presented to audiences in Prague and Brno until February 14.
FEBRUARY
14. - An exhibition titled Charles IV, Emperor by the Grace of God was opened at Prague Castle. The art from the era of the last Luxembourgers attracted nearly 100,000 visitors until May.
19. - The 11th edition of the festival Slovak Theatre in Prague began, featuring seven Slovak ensembles in the capital and Karlovy Vary until May.
25. - The Czech Lion film awards were announced. The film Happiness by Bohdan Sláma won the most awards, seven in total, including Best Film of 2005.
MARCH
12. - The Annual Awards of the Academy of Popular Music Anděl Allianz 2005 were awarded to singer Petr Kolář, the band Chinaski, and singer Lenka Dusilová, who also received the Album of the Year award.
18. - The most successful theater at the Alfred Radok Awards was the Prague Theatre in Dlouhá. It received the Best Theatre award and two of its members were awarded for acting performances.
23. - The 13th edition of the Febiofest film festival began, offering over 280 films. In addition to Prague, the festival visited six Czech and eight Slovak cities.
25. - The Thalia Theatre Awards were announced; recipients included Ivan Řezáč and Tereza Podařilová, with actor Lubomír Lipský, dancer Jiří Nermut, and singer Jaroslav Horáček awarded for lifetime achievement.
APRIL
3. - The 19th edition of the Finále festival of Czech films began in Plzeň. The main award, the Golden Kingfisher, was won by Bohdan Sláma's film Happiness on April 8.
13. - The National Theatre in Prague premiered the opera Greek Passion, an essential work by Bohuslav Martinů.
19. - The film adaptation of Michal Viewegh's novel Participants of the Trip premiered, directed by debutant Jiří Vejdělek.
24. - The Book of the Year award in the fifth edition of the Magnesia Litera competition was awarded to photographer Jan Reich's publication Bohemia.
29. - The six-day international competitive television festival Golden Prague began. The Canadian television opera Burnt Toast won.
MAY
4. - The 12th edition of the international book fair World of Books began. Latvia was the main guest of the four-day event, presenting new works by Václav Havel and Miloš Zeman, among others.
11. - A concert by the Czech Philharmonic opened the 61st edition of the Prague Spring festival. Until June 3, the festival offered nearly fifty concerts and numerous opera performances.
12. - President Václav Klaus returned the amendment of the cinematography fund law to the parliament. The veto, which was not overturned by the Chamber of Deputies, provoked numerous negative reactions from filmmakers.
16. - The National Library announced a competition for the construction of a new building in Letná, which is expected to be completed by 2010. Out of several hundred applicants, eight advanced to the next round in October.
19. - The traditional international theater festival in Prague began, this time called 4 + 4 + 4 Days in Motion; it concluded on May 30.
29. - Another edition of the literary marathon began. The three-day non-stop reading was dedicated to the works of Arnošt Lustig.
JUNE
2. - The Dance Prague festival began; the showcase lasted throughout June and featured dance arts from 14 countries in Prague and other cities.
4. - A reading by Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka opened the 16th edition of the four-day Writers' Festival Prague.
13. - The American band Guns N' Roses, led by Axl Rose, performed at the Sazka Arena; it was their first concert in the Czech Republic in ten years.
14. - Also after ten years, the American band Red Hot Chili Peppers performed at the Sazka Arena.
16. - The ten-day United Islands of Prague festival began, featuring more than 70 bands; the highlight was British band Placebo.
- Litomyšl welcomed the 48th edition of the Smetana Litomyšl music festival; it concluded on July 4.
21. - Othello opened the Summer Shakespeare Festival. The tenth edition took place in Prague, Brno, and Bratislava, concluding on September 10.
- An exhibition titled Albrecht Dürer - The Rosary Festival opened at the Wallenstein Riding School in Prague, which lasted until early October.
30. - The 41st edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival began. By July 8, it had presented over 230 feature films, with the main prize going to the American film Sherrybaby.
JULY
20. - Famous British guitarist and singer Eric Clapton performed for the first time before a Czech audience at the Sazka Arena in Prague.
- The fifth edition of the Colours of Ostrava music festival began in Ostrava. Over 130 performers participated until July 23.
21. - Uherské Hradiště hosted the 32nd edition of the Summer Film School, which presented over 350 films until July 30.
27. - A technoparty called CzechTek began in the military area of Doupovské hory, attended by over 40,000 people; it ended in early August.
AUGUST
7. - An outdoor exhibition of photos of nature and human constructions from around the world was launched at Prague's Kampa; it ended on October 31.
11. - A two-day music festival Love Planet began, featuring Pet Shop Boys among others at the Prague Exhibition Grounds.
17. - The 19th edition of the rock Open Air Music Festival began in Trutnov. Over 100 bands and singers performed until August 20.
23. - At a concert marking the beginning of the 111th season of the Czech Philharmonic, renowned American violinist Hilary Hahn performed.
SEPTEMBER
5. - The new film by director Jan Hřebejk and screenwriter Petr Jarchovský, Beauty in Distress, premiered.
6 and 7. - American singer Madonna performed for the first time in the Czech Republic at two concerts in the Sazka Arena. A total of over 35,000 people attended the concerts.
9. - The Days of European Heritage began, introducing around a thousand lesser-known or inaccessible monuments to interested visitors until September 17.
12. - Culture Minister Martin Štěpánek dismissed the director of the National Theatre in Prague, Daniel Dvořák.
16. - A packed Sazka Arena witnessed a concert by the legendary Russian musical and dance ensemble Alexandrovci.
22. - The American band Pearl Jam presented their new album at a concert in Prague.
26. - The Czech Film and Television Academy recommended the philosophical horror film Madness by Jan Švankmajer for an Oscar nomination.
30. - A painting by Josef Čapek, Foot Bath, was sold at auction for 9.3 million crowns, making it the most expensive painting sold in the Czech Republic.
OCTOBER
2. - The tenth edition of Library Week began, aimed at promoting reading and visiting public libraries.
11. - The National Museum in Prague opened the exhibition Mammoth Hunters, which also featured the original Venus of Věstonice.
12. - The Czech premiere of the musical The Producers marked the opening of the Karlín Music Theatre, which had been restored after the floods in 2002.
16. - Poet, prose writer, and essayist Ivan Martin Jirous received the Jaroslav Seifert Award, given by the Charter 77 Foundation.
23. - The novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera was officially published in Czech for the first time.
NOVEMBER
3. - The 11th edition of the Prague Theatre Festival of the German Language began, concluding on November 19.
4. - American singer James Brown performed for the second time in the Czech Republic at the Prague Exhibition Grounds; he is considered the "father" of soul and funk.
9 and 10. - The young Chinese pianist Lang Lang generated enthusiasm in Prague during his performance as a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic.
16. - The Jindřich Chalupecký Award for artists under 35 was awarded to Barbora Klímová.
- The eleventh edition of the three-day music festival Blues Alive began in Šumperk.
19. - Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams performed at the Sazka Arena in Prague.
DECEMBER
1. - Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek delivered a government resolution on the transfer of the former Federal Assembly building to the National Museum director Michal Lukeš.
4. - Václav Havel received three prestigious Obie theatre awards from 1968, 1970, and 1984 in New York.
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