Articles tagged 'arts'
| Title | Headline | Summary | Media | Date | hf:tags | |
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 | Requiem | Roma and Sinti orchestra pairs with Czech choir in Requiem for Auschwitz | The Rudolfinum concert hall witnessed a rare event this weekend – a group of Romani musicians paired with a Czech choir. The Frankfurt-based Roma and Sinti Philharmonic Orchestra was in Prague to perform Requiem for Auschwitz, by Swiss-born Roma composer Roger Moreno. He told me the piece was dedicated to all who passed through the gates of Auschwitz. | BBC World Service | 2012-11-04 | arts holocaust jews nazis roma world-war-two |
 | Brent | Prague premieres first ever stage version of The Office | A theatre in Prague has premiered the world’s first ever stage version of the cult BBC series, The Office, starring Ricky Gervais. Kancl is running at Prague’s Municipal Theatre, and features Vasil Fridrich as legendary Wernham Hogg boss David Brent. The production has received the blessing of Ricky himself, who spoke to the BBC. | BBC World Service | 2012-11-10 | arts prague |