Events: November 2011
October 2011
December 2011
The World-Altering Power of the Freedom of Speech
November 9, 2011, 19:00 Conferences
An international symposium on the role of freedom of expression in today’s globalised and culturally and religiously non-homogeneous international society. Accompanying programme: Exhibitions created by the NGO People in Need, “Press Against Persecution – Cuban Samizdat 2000–2010” and “Silenced Voices: An Exhibition About Murdered Human Rights Activists in Russia”. Evening public meeting featuring participants in the symposium, moderated by Carl Gerschman, president of the National Endowment for Democracy, and Šimon Pánek of People in Need. Theatrical performance produced by Archa Theatre accompanied by the music of the All Star Refugee Band. Concert by the group The Plastic People of the Universe. Organised by the Václav Havel Library in conjunction with People in Need and Archa Theatre. Program & Participants Bios Photographs
"Mother country, I'd wipe your legs with my unbraid hair"
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The evening composed of texts by the writer and poetess Ludmila Klukanová, combined with the author's reading from her just finished book, Pozdní čas nastal nám ("The late time has come") and autograph signing. Recitation: Gabriela Vránová Music cooperation: Ondřej Urban Organized by Otokar Březina Association in Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou in cooperation with Czech Center of PEN Club and Václav Havel Library. Admission voluntary, as a contribution to the direction.
Performance of Motomorphoses and scenic reading of sketch Ela, Hela and Stop
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Lubomír Houdek, Lenka Jungmannová, Václav Havel – Motomorphoses Sketches Motomorphoses and Ela, Hela and Stop were written by Václav Havel for Ivan Vyskočil's revue, Hitchhiking at the turn of years 1960 and 1961. However, the sketches were not published and slipped through the cracks. Thanks to the almost detective work of theatrologist Lenka Jungmannová, these sketches waited to see the book publication now (Galén, 2011). "I am deeply touched that this book is published because Hitchhiking was my first text I co-authored and which was performed on stage," the author explains. Scenic reading Ela, Hela and Stop Direction: Hana Burešová Performers: Naďa Vicenová, Jaroslava Pokorná, Pavel Batěk
Ne vakerav me - miro jilo vakerel (Not me but my heart is speaking)
24/11/11 – 01/02/11
The evening of contemporary Romany literature with author's reading performed by Andrej Giňa, Jana Hejklíková and Irena Eliášová also includes the opening of an exhibition of photographs of contemporary Romany writers taken by Lukáš Houdek. Karolina Ryvolová, expert in Romany studies, translator and author of numerous essays on Romany literature, will moderate this event.