European Literature Night: Poetry and Performance with Olga Stehlíková and Tomáš Braun
Explore the intersection between poetry and performance in the work of Czech poet Olga Stehlíková, winner of the prestigious Czech literary prize Magnesia Litera and her musical collaborator Tomáš Braun. Stehlíkova and Braun will introduce their joint project Vejce/Eggs, Czech-English couplets which sit at the edge of poetry, music and spoken word, together with the work of Latvian poet and visual artist Valts Ernstreits, Estonian poet and Nobel Prize nominee Doris Kareva and French musician Francois Atlas. This is contemporary literature at its best!
Science Café & Workshop: Can a Machine Replace an Artist? With Daniel Sýkora
How does a computer "draw" a piece of art? How many pitfalls occur when it tries to "imitate" human? And why the "good old" algorithmic approach is still favoured by the industry professionals? Come and join Professor Daniel Sýkora for this insightful talk followed by an interactive workshop. Try to transfer your hand-drawn style to a more complex three-dimensional object or create your own stylized facial animation!
Forman Brothers' Theatre: Deadtown
For the first time in the UK, the sons of Oscar-winning Miloš Forman, bring a cast of 20 acrobats, dancers, singers and musicians to perform this spectacular Wild West tale. Using an extraordinary mixture of film, live action and magic they move from illusion to reality presenting the Old West in a completely new way.
Zorka Ságlová @ Still I Rise: Feminisms, Gender, Resistance, Act 2
The acclaimed Czech artist Zorka Ságlová will be showcased in major group exhibition which looks and explores resistance movements and alternative forms of living from a gendered perspective across the world and spanning the late nineteenth century to the present.
