Evropský Sen is the local realization of a global dream.
A three-day festival of poetry, music and visual art from Prague and Berlin, Evropský Sen blurs the borders of genre, language and culture. Featuring simultaneous Czech, German and English translations of all readings, real-time projections of animated art, and live music by international performers, Evropský Sen is a festival for everyone, including you.
The Schedule of Evropsky Sen 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008:
Location: The Globe Bookstore Cafe ( Pštrossova 6, Prague 1)
Admittance: 20:30
Friday, May 16, 2008:
Location: Popo Cafe Petl (Újezd 19, Praha 1 – Malá Strana )
Admittance: 20:00 / Begin: 20:15
Saturday, May 17, 2008:
Location: Chateau Rouge (Jakubska 2, Praha 1, Staré Město)
On Jan 1 2008, the Czech Republic became part of the Schengen zone. But what exactly does this mean, and how does it affect people living in the Czech Republic?
The Schengen Agreement (1985 and 1990) abolished systematic border controls between participating European countries (so no more scrambling over barbed wire fences folks!) The primary purpose of this was to ease the flow of traffic and trade throughout Europe. There are now 31 countries in the Schengen zone including four non EU states; Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Although part of the EU, the island nations of the United Kingdom and Ireland are not part of the Schengen zone and will continue to control their own borders.
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Provokator goes high art as we present a short story by Garrett McNeill...
Her voice slid through the silence like an epidural needle. Any tension felt by those sitting in the room began to evaporate. Alcohol wasn’t working. Every eye-lash pointed towards her. The thing about anesthesia is it produces a sense of unreality and detachment from self. Absolved of identity, the room became a vacuum wherein the pulsating inflections of her voice were clung to by the rest in fungal acceptance.
Desperate for action in the wake of municipal funding cuts, the city’s nonprofit arts groups are intensifying their fight for grant money. On April 28, the Prague organization Initiative for Culture met to identify upcoming strategies, including the continuation of a petition, and the planning of a May 29 demonstration to further raise awareness about the the dire status of the arts in Prague.
The meeting followed an April 24 rally in front of the City Hall building on Marianské náměstí, during which demonstrators first delivered their petition calling for the creation of a cultural advisory board and the resignation of Milan Richter, city councilor responsible for culture.
09/05/2008
