BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events for LONDON - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Events for LONDON REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211001 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210511T051704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210701T183502Z UID:30056781-1630454400-1633046399@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Antonín Kratochvíl: Testimonies DESCRIPTION:06 MAY 2021 – 30 SEP 2021\nCzech Centre’s Window Gallery & Czech Embassy London (outdoor exhibition\, free access)\nMore info: https://london.czechcentres.cz/en/program/antonin-kratochvil-testimonies \nAn outdoor exhibition of striking black and white photographs by four-time World Press Photo winner Antonin Kratochvil. Highly expressive\, evocative photographs provide a cross-section of Kratochvil’s work featuring show-business celebrities such as David Bowie and Bernardo Bertolucci as well as war and human catastrophes. With his unique style of photography marked by the depth of his understanding of his subjects Kratochvil\, one of the leading representatives of social documentary photography and photojournalism\, provides testimonies to the problems of modern society and civilization while portraying the state of the human soul and its prospects in today’s world. \nABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER:\nAntonín Kratochvíl (b.1947) is a Czech photojournalist of international renown. After five years of exile in Europe (1967–1972)\, including life-changing experiences from his time in a refugee camp\, in prison\, and in the French Foreign Legion\, he studied art and photography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and moved to the United States in 1972\, where he became one of the top photojournalists and war photographers. A turning point in his career came with his self-published book Broken Dream: Twenty Years of War in Eastern Europe (1997).

He has worked for prestigious American newspapers and magazines including Rolling Stone\, New York Times Magazine\, Newsweek\, Mother Jones\, Smithsonian\, Condé Nast Travel\, Geo\, Playboy\, Penthouse and Vogue. He has received many international awards including the Dorothy Lange Prize\, the Ernst Haas Award\, the Golden Light Award\, the Gold Medal for Photography from the Society of Publishing Designers in New York\, the Gold ARC Award for the Best Annual Report\, the Lucie Award and World Press Photo of the Year. In 2014 he was named the Czech Photography Personality of the Year. 

This exhibition would not have been possible without the generous participation of Antonín Kratochvíl\, the Czech Embassy in London and the Czech Embassy in Paris. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/antonin-kratochvil-testimonies/ LOCATION:Vitrinka Gallery\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Events,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screenshot-2021-05-10-at-17.50.25.png ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Vitrinka Gallery 30 Kensington Palace Gardens London W8 4QY;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=30 Kensington Palace Gardens:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210629T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210930T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210627T174330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210722T201442Z UID:30057901-1624953600-1633021200@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:TENDER IN LONDON: In Love with Contemporary Czech Photography Exhibition DESCRIPTION:The broad spectrum of human vulnerabilities and desires raging from motherhood to abandonment and inspired by Allen Ginsberg’s thoughts on ‘tenderness’ is presented in the new London edition of Tender\, a group show of contemporary Czech photography that premiered in New York in 2019. Highlighting the work of New York-based Marie Tomanova alongside Tereza Zelenkova and Hana Knizova from the London Arts scene\, the exhibition introduces 12 Czech photographers using a deliberately wide range of photographic strategies – from snapshot-like images that have appeared in the context of fashion editorials to post-conceptual works. \n \n  \n  \nARTISTS: \n\nDenis Baštuga & Iryna Drahun\nRadek Brousil\nAdam Holý\nValentýna Janů\nVáclav Jirásek & The Peerless Cooperative of the Holy Nurture\nHana Knížová\nLena Luga & Denis Baštuga\nJiří Thýn\nMarie Tomanová\nDušan Tománek\nTereza Zelenková\n\nCURATOR: Michal Nanoru \nCurator:\nMichal Nanoru \nOpening hours: Tue – Fri 10 am – 5 pm \n \n  URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/tender-in-london-in-love-with-contemporary-czech-photography-exhibition/ LOCATION:Vitrinka Gallery\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY CATEGORIES:Arts,Exhibitions,Free Events,Photography ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Adam-Holy-20-2005-kissCMYK-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Vitrinka Gallery 30 Kensington Palace Gardens London W8 4QY;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=30 Kensington Palace Gardens:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210617T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210617T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210608T070355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210608T070425Z UID:30057836-1623954600-1623960000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:
Brutal Beauty: A Video Tour of the Czech and Slovak Embassies in London + live Q&A DESCRIPTION:Join us for a tour of one of the prime examples of Brutalist architecture in London\, discover what’s hiding behind the facade of the Czech and Slovak Embassies. \nOwen Hatherley\, architecture critic and author of Landscapes of Communism: A History through Buildings\, will guide you through the recently refurbished London Czech Embassy from its spectacular roof terrace with iconic water towers to the original cinema in the basement\, exploring also the original interior of the Slovak Embassy where raw concrete is juxtaposed with artistic and decorative elements. \nDesigned by the leading Czech architects Jan Šrámek\, Jan Bočan and Karel Štěpánský\, in collaboration with the architect of the Royal Festival Hall\, Robert Mathew\, it marked a significant redevelopment in the Notting Hill Gate area in the late ‘60s. \nLooking back to pre-war Czech Modernism and post-war architecture\, Owen Hatherley will discuss its influence in Britain while exploring the obtuse angles and concrete details of the building designed in accordance with the prevailing architectural trends and representing the best of Brutalist architecture. \nOrganised by the Czech Centre London in collaboration with the Czech and Slovak Embassies in London and the London Festival of Architecture. \nTo receive a reminder and ZOOM link for the discussion\, book via Eventbrite:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brutal-beauty-a-video-tour-of-the-czech-and-slovak-embassies-in-london-tickets-151604780981 URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/%e2%80%a8brutal-beauty-a-video-tour-of-the-czech-and-slovak-embassies-in-london-live-qa/ LOCATION:Czech Centre London\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, Kensington\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Architecture,Arts,Community Events,Education,Events in London,Exhibitions,Free Events,Online Events,Society,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/image-czech-embassy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Czech Centre London 30 Kensington Palace Gardens London Kensington W8 4QY United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=30 Kensington Palace Gardens:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210608T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210608T190000 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210604T052120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210604T052241Z UID:30057917-1623175200-1623178800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:EUNIC AI Science Café: AI and Smart Mobility DESCRIPTION:TUE 08 JUN 2021 18:00\nThe event takes place online \nEUNIC AI Science Café: AI & Smart Mobility\nEfficient and sustainable mobility is one of the imperatives for our future cities development. Connected vehicles and autonomous drones are already making their way to our streets. How can AI make cities safer and more sustainable? What will future smart mobility patterns look like? \nThe talk invites you to learn more about the future of smart mobility and its implications with Laura Ruotsalainen from the University of Helsinki\, Michal Čáp from MIT spin-off Isee AI and Zsolt Szalay from Budapest University of Technology. The virtual event will be chaired by Michael Keith\, Director of COMPAS at the University of Oxford. The AI Science Cafe is organized in collaboration with Finnish Institute\, Hungarian Cultural Centre and Czech Centre. \nRegister HERE to join the Zoom talk. You will receive a link & password via email on the day of the event. \nModerator: \nProfessor Michael Keith is Director of the Centre on Migration\, Policy and Society at the (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford\, co-ordinator of Urban Transformations (The ESRC portfolio of investments and research on cities)\, co-Director of the University of Oxford Future of Cities network and the Director of the PEAK Urban Research programme\, a global network of cities research in China\, India\, Colombia and South Africa. His research focuses on migration-related processes of urban change. http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/people/michael-keith \nSpeakers: \nDr Laura Ruotsalainen is an Associate Professor of Spatiotemporal Data Analysis for Sustainability Science at the Department of ComputerScience at the University of Helsinki. The current research interests of the Spatiotemporal DataAnalysis research group lead by Ruotsalainen include developing computer vision and machine learning algorithms for forming and analyzing accurate and reliable spatiotemporal data for the development of sustainable smart cities. The research addresses especially sustainable mobility solutions\, such as autonomous traffic.\nresearchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/laura-ruotsalainen \nDr Michal Čáp is a Technical Lead in Isee AI\, an MIT spin-off company developing self-driving technology\, and a research associate in the Artificial Intelligence Centre at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He has studied information technology\, agent technology and artificial intelligence and worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, the USA and the Department of Cognitive Robotics\, TU Delft\, Netherlands. Motivated by the arrival of self-driving taxi companies\, he recently became interested in analysing transportation systems that employ large fleets of self-driving cars. \nDr Zsolt Szalay received the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)\, Hungary\, in 1995\, the M.Sc. degree in business administration from Corvinus University in 1997\, and the PhD degree in mechanical engineering from BME\, in 2002. He is currently an Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Automotive Technologies\, Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He also acts as the Head of Research and Innovation with ZalaZONE Automotive Proving Ground\, the unique Hungarian infrastructure for connected and automated vehicle testing. His research interests include advanced automotive technologies related to testing and validating highly automated and autonomous vehicles. He is a committed supporter of young talents from an early age as a Children’s University lecturer and via the BME Automated Drive Lab. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/eunic-ai-science-cafe-ai-and-smart-mobility/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Business,Business Education,Computers & IT,Conferences,Free Events,Online Events,Science,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AI-Science-Cafe-Series.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210419 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210420 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210419T111704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T111704Z UID:30056357-1618790400-1618876799@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:DOCU-MONDAYS: Mallory DESCRIPTION:Monday 19 April 2021\nOnline screening via provided link: https://dafilms.com/film/9796-mallory\nThe film will be available for free after registration from 00:00 till 23:59 CET on Monday 19th of April 2021.\nDir. Helena Třeštíková\, 2015\, Czech Republic\, 102’\, English subtitles  \nMore info: https://london.czechcentres.cz/en/program/docu-mondays-mallory \nMallory made a promise to herself to quit drugs and live a better life for the sake of her new-born son. But a drug-free existence proves harder than she thought. For 13 years Czech filmmaker Helena Třeštíková followed this large\, strong\, caring woman as she battled through toxic relationships\, endless knock-backs from the Kafkaesque bureaucracy of social services and having her son committed to a psychiatric facility. Despite living in her car and being rejected from all angles\, Mallory keeps pushing to get off the street and help others around her. A mesmerizing portrait of a woman’s life on the fringes of society and a true testament to human resilience. \nABOUT THE DIRECTOR \nImpressive film career of the first lady of time-lapse documentaries\, Czech filmmaker Helena Třeštíková\, spans over 40 years and features more than 50 documentaries including the 2008 European Film Academy the Prix Arte winner\, René.  \nFollowing people’s stories over the course of several years\, even decades\, Trestikova builds up with openness and intimacy full character studies of her protagonists whether these are married couples (A Marriage Story)\, young delinquents (René) or women (Mallory). Finding the universal in her subjects and their life dramas\, an unsensational excitement in their everyday adventures\, Trestikova bears witness to the human condition as lives evolve before our eyes recalling of Richard Linklater´s film Boyhood.    \nInterview with director Helena Třeštíková will be available on the Czech Centre website and YouTube. \nPart of DOCU-MONDAYS: Powerful Voices series celebrating a bold female perspective on controversial and compelling issues within contemporary society by leading Czech women directors. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/docu-mondays-mallory/ CATEGORIES:Films,Online Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screenshot-2021-04-18-at-21.54.43.png ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210413T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210413T193000 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210413T124451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T124451Z UID:30056348-1618336800-1618342200@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:EUNIC AI Science Café Series: Ethics of Artificial Intelligence DESCRIPTION:EUNIC London\, the Czech Centre London and the Austrian Cultural Forum present the new EUNIC AI Science Café Series aiming to present current and timely topics alongside the proposals for innovative\, bold and inspirational solutions to tackle key issues. The contributors are experts from the EUNIC member states\, many of whom represent international teams and their counterparts from the United Kingdom. \nThe first talk invites you to learn more about the ethical impact of the use of artificial intelligence with philosophers & AI experts Janina Loh\, Charlotte Stix and Dita Malečková. The virtual event will be chaired by Erin Young from The Alan Turing Institute. \nOur world increasingly relies on complex automated systems\, algorithmic calculations and data. We are surrounded by smart technologies and robots. AI is part of our everyday lives and shapes crucial processes in our society. It recommends us to watch a new television series\, provides us with driving instructions\, vacuum cleans our floors or decides what grades we get. \nBut how biased is AI? How can scientist ensure that AI doesn’t disadvantage or negatively impact certain communities or minorities? What legal and ethical framework is necessary to guarantee that the values implemented in robotic systems benefit everyone? And what are the opportunities? \nThis discussion will look at the ethical dimensions that arise with artificial intelligence and aim to give an insight into current discussions of equity and justice in AI. \nRegister at https://www.acflondon.org/events/eunic-science-caf%C3%A9-ethics-of-artificial-intelligence/ until 4pm to join the Zoom talk. You will receive a link & password via email on the day of the event. \nEUNIC AI Science Cafe Series 2021: \nArtificial Intelligence is the new phenomenon of the 21st century and has evolved out of the realm of science fiction and at best\, a few technologically advanced minds and IT professionals\, to everyday topics of discussion and one of the key drivers of the future progress of humankind. \nThe objective of the AI Science Café series\, which will consist of presentations and debates by high profile\, world acclaimed European and UK experts\, is to introduce\, present and publicly discuss various topics that impact our professional as well as our personal lives. As AI topics clearly generate more questions than answers\, the series will strive to unveil trends and expectations from the inevitable social and technological changes which the future will bring. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/eunic-ai-science-cafe-series-ethics-of-artificial-intelligence/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Science ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/EUNIC_AI-SCIENCE-CAFE-SERIES.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210514 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210410T031232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210410T031353Z UID:30056340-1617840000-1620950399@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:EUNICAST: Meet Visionary Europeans DESCRIPTION:EUNICAST: Meet Visionary Europeans is a brand new podcast series presenting some of Europe’s most talented and respected artists\, performers and influencers expressing their opinions on the arts and current affairs and sharing their life stories and artistic influences. \nA podcast series of EUNIC London (European National Institutes for Culture) presents seven episodes featuring in-depth interviews with leading European personalities from the field of arts\, music\, arts management and social sciences. In a discussion with award-winning BBC journalist Joe Lynam\, they talk about the current situation and its impact on society in terms of their professional field and reflect on future developments. \n

Interviewees include: the Czech-British acclaimed journalist\, TV presenter and former Director of the BBC Worlds Service and the Barbican Centre\, Sir John Tusa; the Spanish ballet dancer and artistic director of the English National Ballet\, Tamara Rojo; the German curator and historian of science and Director of the History of Science Museum at Oxford University\, Silke Ackermann; the Estonian Grammy Award-winning conductor Paavo Järvi ; the French lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Art and art collector Catherine Petitgas; the Austrian Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Orchestra\, Tomo Keller and the Lithuanian acclaimed artist\, composer\, musician and performer Lina Lapelytė. \n
First two episodes will be released via Spotify on 8th April 2021.
 \nThe EUNIC London (European National Institutes for Culture) podcast series is prepared under the leadership of the Czech Centre London and in collaboration with the Extraordinary. \nMore info: https://london.czechcentres.cz/en/projects/eunicast 
Sign up to the FB event to get notified: https://www.facebook.com/events/1106214616468928/ URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/eunicast-meet-visionary-europeans/ LOCATION:Czech Centre London\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, Kensington\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Events,Conferences,Free Events,Online Events,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/EUNICAST.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Czech Centre London 30 Kensington Palace Gardens London Kensington W8 4QY United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=30 Kensington Palace Gardens:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210405T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210405T230000 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210316T125656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T125658Z UID:30056307-1617580800-1617663600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:DOCU-MONDAYS: Illusion DESCRIPTION:Monday 5 April 2021\nOnline screening via provided link: https://dafilms.com/film/10661-illusion\nThe film will be available FOR FREE after registration from 00:00 till 23:59 CET on Mon 5\nApr
Dir. Kateřina Turečková\, 2018\, Czech Republic\, 52min\, En. subt.\nMore info: https://london.czechcentres.cz/en/program/docu-mondays-iluze \nIn her original concept of a film as a computer game\, the author presents her personal report from Budapest where she spent a year as a student. The viewers take part in a game\, going through several levels that put them into everyday situations related to the issues of the contemporary Hungarian society: they see the capital with the eyes of tourists\, but they are mostly forced to use the subjective perspective of the Hungarians to think about the freedom of art\, the right to education\, medical care\, and the questionable Hungarian political situation in general where the name of the Hungarian Prime Minister\, Viktor Orban\, is often heard again and again. 

 \nABOUT THE DIRECTOR\nKateřina Turečková originally studied the Theory and history of dramatic arts at Palacký University in Olomouc; later\, she went to study at the Documentary Film Department at the FAMU in Prague where she made her personal documentary miniatures such as Strip (2015)\, The Invertebrates (2015)\, Lenka (2016) and Tradition (2017)\n
Interview with director Kateřina Turečková will be available on the Czech Centre website and YouTube.
 \nPart of DOCU-MONDAYS: Powerful Voices series celebrating a bold female perspective on controversial and compelling issues within contemporary society by leading Czech women directors. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/docu-mondays-illusion/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Films ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Iluze-x.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210322T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210322T235959 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210316T065235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T065236Z UID:30056302-1616371200-1616457599@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:DOCU-MONDAYS: Epidemic of Freedom DESCRIPTION:Why is vaccination compulsory in the Czech Republic when most West European countries give parents a choice? Aren’t doctors vaccinating too early? Do Czech parents even have sufficient information? \nDocumentarian Tereza Reichová and her husband Hynek Reich Štětka look for answers to these and other questions. The birth of their daughter Žofka brought with it concerns for her health. The couple armed themselves with a camera and filmed anything that could influence their decision to vaccinate their daughter or not. During discussions with paediatricians\, the Ministry of Health\, friends\, Žofka’s grandmother\, and each other\, they discovered that forming a clear and well-founded opinion is by no means easy. \nScreening via provided link: https://dafilms.com/film/10187-epidemic-of-freedom\nAvailable for free after registration \nABOUT THE DIRECTOR\nTereza Reichová is a director and writer\, known for her films Manual on How to Create a Terrorist (2010) and Circle: Portrait of a Demonstration (2009). She studied documentary film at FAMU\, Prague and she focuses on social issues and activism. \nPart of DOCU-MONDAYS: Powerful Voices series celebrating a bold female perspective on controversial and compelling issues within contemporary society by leading Czech women directors. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/docu-mondays-epidemic-of-freedom/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Children,Films,Free Events,Health,Online Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/epidemic-of-freedom.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210311T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210311T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210302T164901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210302T165755Z UID:30056285-1615489200-1615492800@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:A New History of Theresienstadt with Dr Anna Hájková DESCRIPTION:Dr Anna Hájková\, Associate Professor at the University of Warwick\, talks about her newly published book about Terezín / Theresienstadt. The Last Ghetto offers both a modern history of this Central European ghetto and the first in-depth analytical history of a prison society during the Holocaust. The event will be chaired by Francois Guesnet\, Professor of Modern Jewish History in the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College\, London. \nTheresienstadt was operated by the Nazis between November 1941 and May 1945 as a transit ghetto for Central and Western European Jews before their deportation for murder in the East. Today\, Theresienstadt is best known for the Nazi propaganda of the International Red Cross visit\, cultural life\, and children. But these aspects explain little what defined the lives of its 140\,000 inmates. \nThe prison society of Terezín produced its own social hierarchies under which even small differences among prisoners decided their fate. During the three and a half years of the camp’s existence\, prisoners created their own culture and habits\, bonded\, fell in love\, and forged new families. Based on extensive archival research in nine languages and on empathetic reading of victim testimonies\, The Last Ghetto casts light on human society works in extremis. \nOrganised by the Czech Centre London in collaboration with JW3. \nOnline via Zoom\, free event\, reservation necessary: http://bit.ly/Theresienstadt-booking\nA Zoom link to join this event will be included in the confirmation email upon booking.\nMore info: http://bit.ly/Theresienstadt-more-info URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/a-new-history-of-theresienstadt-with-dr-anna-hajkova/ LOCATION:Czech Centre London\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, Kensington\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Events in London,Free Events,History,Online Events,Society,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screenshot-2021-03-01-at-17.27.01.png ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Czech Centre London 30 Kensington Palace Gardens London Kensington W8 4QY United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=30 Kensington Palace Gardens:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210226T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210226T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210217T090908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T091006Z UID:30056338-1614362400-1614369600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:AI: When a Robot Writes a Play DESCRIPTION:The Czech Centre London has partnered with Prague’s Švanda Theatre and theaitre.com to present to the UK public an innovate project entitled ‘AI: When a Robot Writes a Play’ created by a team of computer scientists and drama experts led by a computational linguist. \n\n\n\nThe play\, telling a story of joy and sorrow of everyday life from a robot’s point of view\, is composed of dialogues generated by artificial intelligence to celebrate 100th anniversary of the premiere of Czech playwright Karel Čapek’s play R.U.R. in which the word ‘robot’ was first used.The 60-minute play will be performed in Czech with English subtitles and followed by a debate with artificial intelligence and theatre experts which will seek to answer the question of whether a robot can write a theatre play and thus pass the most difficult Turing test to date. The debate will be translated into English for international audiences.The event will be streamed live on the Czech Centre London’s Facebook page and on http://www.theaitre.com \n\n\n\nABOUT THE PROJECT \n\n\n\nTomáš Studeník\, Czech radical innovator\, came up with the idea to celebrate the centenary of the premiere of Čapek’s play\, originally staged in Prague in January 1921\, by replacing Čapek by artificial intelligence as the playwright. The project was created in cooperation with the Švanda Theatre\, the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Charles University and the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. The aim has been to explore how artificial intelligence actually performs in a human creative discipline and how much it is able to create a usable theatrical script. \n\n\n\nDrama expert David Košťák who\, together with computer scientists\, oversaw the entire process\, reveals the beginning of the project when the language model was given basic parameters: who and where and two introductory replicas. These were then further developed by the computer. But as a lifeless beginner playwright\, the robot needed help from humans. ‘Sometimes it swapped female and male characters or clung to something irrelevant so the dialogue lost its meaning. And there is one more obstacle the robot is having difficulties with so far – the subtext. The play is not only about what the character says\, but also about what he or she actually thinks’\, says Košťák. \n\n\n\nWill computer programmes completely replace human playwrights one day? ‘It doesn’t look like it yet\, but it could help authors in the near future’\, concludes David Košťák. \n\n\n\nProject website: http://www.theaitre.com \n\n\n\nPartners of the project: THEaiTRE\, TA CR (The project TL03000348 THEaiTRE: Artificial Intelligence as the author of the play is co-financed with the state support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic within the ÉTA Program 3)\, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics\, Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics\, CEE Hacks\, Prg.ai\, DAMU\, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic\, Czech Centers\, Prague\, Prague 5 (The theatre is a stage of the capital city of Prague and is supported by the Municipality of Prague 5). URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/ai-when-a-robot-writes-a-play/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Computers & IT,Debates,Events in London,Free Events,London Theatre,Online Events,Performing Arts,Science,Society,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AI-Robot_human-head.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210225T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210225T190000 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210222T051600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T051602Z UID:30056266-1614272400-1614279600@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Global Science Café: Vividbooks – using the latest technology in teaching DESCRIPTION:Thursday 25 February 2021\, 5 pm\nStreamed live on the Czech Centre London Facebook page\nModerator: Michael Londesborough (https://michaellondesborough.com/)\nGuests: Petra Bakajsová\, Vítek Škop\nMore info: https://london.czechcentres.cz/en/program/global-science-cafe-gsc-czech-centres \nMaintaining kids’ attention during a physics class doesn’t have to be rocket science. Meet Vividbooks\, the interactive textbooks with augmented reality! Vividbooks combine high quality educational content with contemporary design and state-of-the-art technology. Yet another mundane science image can be magically brought to life through augmented reality and that’s when a child becomes eager to learn more! Interactive lessons support students in active learning and encourage them to think about the world around them. Together with the teacher\, Vividbooks help children discover the true beauty of physics. \nPetra Bakajsová is the headmaster at the Livingston Primary School in Prague Čakovice. She began her career at the school as an English teacher and ICT coordinator. Between 2015 and 2018\, she worked as a certified Apple lecturer in education\, where she had the opportunity to work with several schools and teachers throughout the Czech Republic. In cooperation with NIDV\, she led the successful “Teacher and / or Tablet” seminar series for two years and regularly led workshops at the conference. She is a certified Apple trainer for education and a member of the prestigious community of teachers and educators from around the world\, Apple Distinguished Educators. Since March 11\, 2020\, she has successfully transferred her school to the online environment several times. Together with her colleagues\, she has created and continuously improves the system of involving children in distance education. \nVítek Škop is a graphic designer\, graduate of the Academy of Arts\, Architecture and Design in Prague who promotes the idea that design should be meaningful. During his studies he completed internships in London\, Barcelona and New York. While living New York\, Vítek started with Vividbooks\, which he later presented as his diploma project and subsequently transformed into a successful company. Vividbooks are interactive textbooks for kids and their goal is simple – to make science for school children around the world more enjoyable. \nvividbooks.com \nGLOBAL SCIENCE CAFÉ / Czech Centres is a series of popular science lectures and debates with the best Czech scientists\, innovators\, economists and other professionals. GSC (currently an online format) is organized by the Czech Centres and shared within the entire network. It is an informal forum for discussing current scientific and societal issues. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/global-science-cafe-vividbooks-using-the-latest-technology-in-teaching/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Education,Free Events,Online Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vividbooks.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210221T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210228T235959 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210220T070038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T070039Z UID:30056265-1613865600-1614556799@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:Zdeněk Miler: Little Mole DESCRIPTION:To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Czech animator Zdeněk Miler (21 February 1921 – 30 November 2011)\, the Czech Centre London presents a programme dedicated to his most loveable character\, big-eyed\, red-nosed Little Mole. Always cheerful and friendly and full of adventures\, Little Mole has been enchanting children and adults alike in more than 80 countries since its inception in 1957 and even made into space when US astronaut Andrew Feustel took a Little Mole toy on the board of Endeavour. \nJoin us and Little Mole on some of his adventures: \nLittle Mole and the Car (1963)\nLittle Mole and the Rocket (1965)\nLittle Mole and the Green Star (1969)\nLittle Mole in the ZOO (1969)\nLittle Mole and the Umbrella (1971)\nLittle Mole as a Painter (1972) \nhttps://dafilms.com/film/12708-zdenek-miler-little-mole \nThe collection of shorts will be available via the link above for free after registration\, only between February 21st – 28th. \nZdeněk Miler (21 February 1921 – 30 November 2011) was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his Little Mole character. After graduating from Prague’s Academy of Arts\, Architecture and Design Miler went to work with the father of Czech animation\, Jiří Trnka. Miler’s first short About the Millionaire Who Stole the Sun (1948) was based on poem by Jirí Wolker. A great admirer of Walter Disney\, Miler developed the Little Mole character for his educational short How the Mole Got His Pants (1957)\, which won the Silver Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in Italy. More than 60 shorts featuring Little Mole soon followed. Miler has also made an animated series of seven films about a cricket\, illustrated a number of books but it was Little Mole he kept returning to until his retirement in 2001. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/zdenek-miler-little-mole/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Family Activities,Films,Free Events,Illustration ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/5-Krtek-a-zelena-hvezda-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210125T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210125T193000 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210121T143911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T143911Z UID:30056315-1611597600-1611603000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:No Night So Dark; One family's story of memory stolen and regained DESCRIPTION:To coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day 2021\, No Night So Dark discussion will tell the remarkable story of the Czech-Jewish Wels family\, from the late nineteenth century through WWII to the present day.\nFREE ONLINE EVENT. Streamed live on the Czech Centre London Facebook page. \nWhen Oxford-based Colin Wels first opened a box that his father Tomáš had kept for decades in the back of a cupboard\, he had little idea what it contained. His father – the only family member to survive the Holocaust – had never spoken about his life before he came to Britain as a 19-year-old in 1939. Through the contents of the box\, made up of hundreds of letters and documents\, photographs\, sketches and drawings\, the immense creative energy of several generations of the family was brought to life. \nThis event will include a discussion chaired by Prague-based journalist David Vaughan with Tomáš’s son Colin Wels and translator Gerry Turner\, who played a key role in helping Colin to find a way back to his family’s past\, and marks the recent publication of “Sancta Familia”\, a humorous – but with hindsight\, hugely poignant – evocation of family life\, written in late 1938 by Tomáš and illustrated by his 13-year-old brother Martin. \nColin Wels will discuss his search for his family’s past with Gerry Turner\, whose translation of the memoir At the Bernards written by Colin’s great-grandfather Šimon Wels marked the beginning of his search. The book offers a vivid picture of life in a Czech village in the second half of the 19th century. The story continues with Colin’s grandfather Rudolf Wels\, a successful architect who worked closely with the influential modernist architect Adolf Loos in pre-First World War Vienna. Another piece of the puzzle is provided by Sancta Familia\, which was also preserved in the box. Written by Rudolf’s sons\, eighteen-year-old Tomáš and thirteen-year-old Martin in Prague at the end of 1938\, it is made up of humorous scenes from the family’s daily life and richly illustrated by Martin\, it depicts the world of a modern middle-class Prague family just before it was drawn into the abyss of WWII. Only Tomáš was to survive the Holocaust\, reaching Britain as a refugee in the spring of 1939. \nThe discussion will be complemented by extracts from Sancta Familia and At the Bernards\, by examples of the family’s rich visual legacy – including Martin’s sketches and Rudolf’s designs as an architect – and extracts from a new podcast series devoted to the family and produced in cooperation with Czech Radio. It will be moderated by writer and journalist David Vaughan\, who has devoted several years to researching the family’s history and has been instrumental in publishing Sancta Familia in a first trilingual (Czech\, German and English) facsimile edition (Triáda\, 2020). He is the author of the exhibition No Night So Dark devoted to the Wels family\, which was held in Prague’s Winternitz Villa in 2020. \nDavid Vaughan is a writer\, broadcaster\, journalist and university lecturer. His debut novel Slyšte můj hlas(2014) won the Czech Book Prize readers’ award in 2015. The book was been published in English by Jantar Publishing as Hear My Voice (2019). He is also author of Battle for the Airwaves (2008)\, a study of the role of the media in the run-up to WWII. For eight years he was editor-in-chief of Radio Prague\, having previously been the BBC’s Prague correspondent. \nOrganised by the Czech Centre London in collaboration with Insiders/Outsiders: Refugees from Nazi Europe and their Contribution to British Culture and Czech Radio. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/no-night-so-dark-one-familys-story-of-memory-stolen-and-regained-2/ LOCATION:online event ZOOM\, Online\, London\, WC2E 9DD CATEGORIES:Arts,Conversation,Education,Free Events,History,Literature,Society,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/No-Night-So-Dark_-Ida-Martin-Tomas-Rudolf-on-holiday-in-Binz.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=online event ZOOM Online London WC2E 9DD;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Online:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210125T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210125T193000 DTSTAMP:20260414T160602 CREATED:20210119T163246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210119T163246Z UID:30056237-1611597600-1611603000@eventsforlondon.co.uk SUMMARY:No Night So Dark; One family's story of memory stolen and regained DESCRIPTION:To coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day 2021\, No Night So Dark discussion will tell the remarkable story of the Czech-Jewish Wels family\, from the late nineteenth century through WWII to the present day.\nFREE ONLINE EVENT. Streamed live on the Czech Centre London Facebook page. \nWhen Oxford-based Colin Wels first opened a box that his father Tomáš had kept for decades in the back of a cupboard\, he had little idea what it contained. His father – the only family member to survive the Holocaust – had never spoken about his life before he came to Britain as a 19-year-old in 1939. Through the contents of the box\, made up of hundreds of letters and documents\, photographs\, sketches and drawings\, the immense creative energy of several generations of the family was brought to life. \nThis event will include a discussion chaired by Prague-based journalist David Vaughan with Tomáš’s son Colin Wels and translator Gerry Turner\, who played a key role in helping Colin to find a way back to his family’s past\, and marks the recent publication of “Sancta Familia”\, a humorous – but with hindsight\, hugely poignant – evocation of family life\, written in late 1938 by Tomáš and illustrated by his 13-year-old brother Martin. \nColin Wels will discuss his search for his family’s past with Gerry Turner\, whose translation of the memoir At the Bernards written by Colin’s great-grandfather Šimon Wels marked the beginning of his search. The book offers a vivid picture of life in a Czech village in the second half of the 19th century. The story continues with Colin’s grandfather Rudolf Wels\, a successful architect who worked closely with the influential modernist architect Adolf Loos in pre-First World War Vienna. Another piece of the puzzle is provided by Sancta Familia\, which was also preserved in the box. Written by Rudolf’s sons\, eighteen-year-old Tomáš and thirteen-year-old Martin in Prague at the end of 1938\, it is made up of humorous scenes from the family’s daily life and richly illustrated by Martin\, it depicts the world of a modern middle-class Prague family just before it was drawn into the abyss of WWII. Only Tomáš was to survive the Holocaust\, reaching Britain as a refugee in the spring of 1939. \nThe discussion will be complemented by extracts from Sancta Familia and At the Bernards\, by examples of the family’s rich visual legacy – including Martin’s sketches and Rudolf’s designs as an architect – and extracts from a new podcast series devoted to the family and produced in cooperation with Czech Radio. It will be moderated by writer and journalist David Vaughan\, who has devoted several years to researching the family’s history and has been instrumental in publishing Sancta Familia in a first trilingual (Czech\, German and English) facsimile edition (Triáda\, 2020). He is the author of the exhibition No Night So Dark devoted to the Wels family\, which was held in Prague’s Winternitz Villa in 2020. \nDavid Vaughan is a writer\, broadcaster\, journalist and university lecturer. His debut novel Slyšte můj hlas(2014) won the Czech Book Prize readers’ award in 2015. The book was been published in English by Jantar Publishing as Hear My Voice (2019). He is also author of Battle for the Airwaves (2008)\, a study of the role of the media in the run-up to WWII. For eight years he was editor-in-chief of Radio Prague\, having previously been the BBC’s Prague correspondent. \nOrganised by the Czech Centre London in collaboration with Insiders/Outsiders: Refugees from Nazi Europe and their Contribution to British Culture and Czech Radio. URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/no-night-so-dark-one-familys-story-of-memory-stolen-and-regained/ LOCATION:United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Arts,Conversation,Free Events,History,Literature,Society,Virtual Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/No-Night-So-Dark_photographs.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.5073509;-0.1277583 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR