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V srpnu pozval Miroslav Konvalina, bývalý ředitel Českého centra v New Yorku, do svého podcastu Mariánská listování Irenu Čajkovou a Kláru Moldovou. Společně si povídali o Masarykově škole a o společenském dění v české komunitě v Chicagu. Natáčení proběhlo v hlavní pobočce Městské knihovny v Praze na Mariánském náměstí. 📚🎙️
Záznam jejich rozhovoru si můžete poslechnout zde:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofLrbidTUik
Mirku, děkujeme za pozvání!
Záznam jejich rozhovoru si můžete poslechnout zde:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofLrbidTUik
Mirku, děkujeme za pozvání!
Mariánská listování: Česká škola v Chicagu
Klára Moldová a Irena Čajková z české školy T.G.Masaryka v Chicagu vyprávějí o své misi ve Spojených státech, výuce českého jazyka, ale i mnoha kulturních pr...
This summer, Czech music shone brightly at the Des Moines Metro Opera with a new production of Leoš Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen.
The opera received national recognition, including a mention in the New York Times, and was professionally recorded by Iowa PBS. For a limited time, the full performance is available to stream online free of charge.
🔗 https://www.pbs.org/video/des-moines-metro-opera-presents-the-cunning-little-vixen-vn8tc6/
♫ In Czech with English subtitles (our teacher, Klára Moldová, coached the cast in Czech diction)
The opera received national recognition, including a mention in the New York Times, and was professionally recorded by Iowa PBS. For a limited time, the full performance is available to stream online free of charge.
🔗 https://www.pbs.org/video/des-moines-metro-opera-presents-the-cunning-little-vixen-vn8tc6/
♫ In Czech with English subtitles (our teacher, Klára Moldová, coached the cast in Czech diction)
Iowa PBS Performances | Des Moines Metro Opera Presents The Cunning Little Vixen
This opera follows the cycle of life, death and rebirth through the world of nature.
Thank you to Wild Ones West Cook for awarding us the Garden for Nature grant for the second year in a row! 🌱
A huge shoutout goes to our dedicated garden volunteer, Jesse Bruer, who not only tends to our school garden with so much care, but also started a brand-new butterfly garden along our fence. 🦋
And as you can see in the photos, our first graders jumped right in to help unpack the delivery of native plants. 🌼
We are so grateful for the support that allows our garden – and our students’ connection to nature – to keep growing. 💚
A huge shoutout goes to our dedicated garden volunteer, Jesse Bruer, who not only tends to our school garden with so much care, but also started a brand-new butterfly garden along our fence. 🦋
And as you can see in the photos, our first graders jumped right in to help unpack the delivery of native plants. 🌼
We are so grateful for the support that allows our garden – and our students’ connection to nature – to keep growing. 💚
🎬 FRANZ at the Chicago International Film Festival
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
(Czech Republic · Germany · Poland · 127 min)
👅 German, Czech with subtitles
📅 Screenings: October 18 & 19
👤 The director is scheduled to attend both screenings
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/franz/
A promising lawyer working in insurance, young Franz Kafka is newly engaged yet nearly bowed by the weight of his familial and professional obligations. Finding refuge in his passion for literature, Franz begins creating the surreal masterpieces that will ultimately win him artistic immortality, even as the world around him careens toward unimaginable conflict and illness threatens to cut short his own life. In present day Prague, the prescience of his great work is celebrated, even as his legacy is commodified in the ubiquitous Kafka-themed tourist trifles found across the city.
A lifelong student of Kafka, Polish master filmmaker Agnieszka Holland crafts a fittingly unconventional tribute to one of the 20th century’s literary masters, humanizing an icon and reflecting on his enduring international influence in this time-shifting cinematic portrait. Incisively exploring the young Kafka’s psychology and the forces that shaped him, the film delves into the root of his obsessions and peculiarities.
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
(Czech Republic · Germany · Poland · 127 min)
👅 German, Czech with subtitles
📅 Screenings: October 18 & 19
👤 The director is scheduled to attend both screenings
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/franz/
A promising lawyer working in insurance, young Franz Kafka is newly engaged yet nearly bowed by the weight of his familial and professional obligations. Finding refuge in his passion for literature, Franz begins creating the surreal masterpieces that will ultimately win him artistic immortality, even as the world around him careens toward unimaginable conflict and illness threatens to cut short his own life. In present day Prague, the prescience of his great work is celebrated, even as his legacy is commodified in the ubiquitous Kafka-themed tourist trifles found across the city.
A lifelong student of Kafka, Polish master filmmaker Agnieszka Holland crafts a fittingly unconventional tribute to one of the 20th century’s literary masters, humanizing an icon and reflecting on his enduring international influence in this time-shifting cinematic portrait. Incisively exploring the young Kafka’s psychology and the forces that shaped him, the film delves into the root of his obsessions and peculiarities.
During Czech Heritage Week, our teachers, Irena Čajková, Kristýna Horáčková and Klára Moldová, had the opportunity to meet Šimon Pánek at the University of Chicago, where he gave a lecture titled Human Rights and Europe’s Response to Authoritarianism.
Šimon Pánek first became widely known as a student leader during the Velvet Revolution in 1989, when Czechs and Slovaks brought down the Communist regime. Since then, he has dedicated his life to humanitarian and civic work. He is the co-founder and long-time director of People in Need (Člověk v tísni), one of the largest and most respected non-governmental organizations in Central Europe, providing humanitarian aid, supporting human rights, and promoting education worldwide.
It was an inspiring reminder of how Czech voices continue to contribute to global conversations on democracy and human rights. 🌍
Šimon Pánek first became widely known as a student leader during the Velvet Revolution in 1989, when Czechs and Slovaks brought down the Communist regime. Since then, he has dedicated his life to humanitarian and civic work. He is the co-founder and long-time director of People in Need (Člověk v tísni), one of the largest and most respected non-governmental organizations in Central Europe, providing humanitarian aid, supporting human rights, and promoting education worldwide.
It was an inspiring reminder of how Czech voices continue to contribute to global conversations on democracy and human rights. 🌍
📸 Czech That Film Festival Opening Night 🎬🇨🇿
Last Tuesday, during Czech Heritage Week, we kicked off the Czech That Film Festival with the screening of Our Lovely Pig Slaughter (Mord). The festival is brought to Chicago by the Consulate General of the Czech Republic and the reception following the film was hosted by the Prague Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International.
The evening began with opening remarks from Consul General Jakub Utěšený, Karen Cardarelli, Executive Director of Facets, and Nancy Purcell, Co-Chair of the Prague Committee of Sister Cities International, who warmly welcomed the audience.
After the screening, guests gathered for a reception where Rich Moskal, Facets Board Co-Chair and former Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Film Office, offered a toast in honor of Miloš Stehlík, who founded Facets fifty years ago this year.
✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special evening celebrating Czech cinema, Chicago film culture, and Miloš’s remarkable legacy.
🎥 The festival continues tomorrow at Facets with another critically acclaimed film, Girl America (Amerikánka), and on Saturday with the award-winning animated film Living Large (Život k sežrání). Don’t miss these opportunities to see the best of contemporary Czech cinema on the big screen!
👉 Full details & tickets:
Amerikánka – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-america-amerikanka-tickets-1685441122769?aff=oddtdtcreator
Život k sežrání – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-large-zivot-k-sezrani-tickets-1681200318409?aff=oddtdtcreator
Last Tuesday, during Czech Heritage Week, we kicked off the Czech That Film Festival with the screening of Our Lovely Pig Slaughter (Mord). The festival is brought to Chicago by the Consulate General of the Czech Republic and the reception following the film was hosted by the Prague Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International.
The evening began with opening remarks from Consul General Jakub Utěšený, Karen Cardarelli, Executive Director of Facets, and Nancy Purcell, Co-Chair of the Prague Committee of Sister Cities International, who warmly welcomed the audience.
After the screening, guests gathered for a reception where Rich Moskal, Facets Board Co-Chair and former Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Film Office, offered a toast in honor of Miloš Stehlík, who founded Facets fifty years ago this year.
✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special evening celebrating Czech cinema, Chicago film culture, and Miloš’s remarkable legacy.
🎥 The festival continues tomorrow at Facets with another critically acclaimed film, Girl America (Amerikánka), and on Saturday with the award-winning animated film Living Large (Život k sežrání). Don’t miss these opportunities to see the best of contemporary Czech cinema on the big screen!
👉 Full details & tickets:
Amerikánka – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-america-amerikanka-tickets-1685441122769?aff=oddtdtcreator
Život k sežrání – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-large-zivot-k-sezrani-tickets-1681200318409?aff=oddtdtcreator
