Let advanced theatre have advanced criticism (Czech theatre criticism in the National Theatres expectations) by Petra Ježková

“…The article tracks the form and content of Czech theatre criticism from its beginning in the 1930s and 1940s after the National Theatre in Prague was established. …”
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Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav and the Celebrations in Prague in May 1918 (The Czecho-Slovak Path Towards Canonisation of cultural saints) by Anna Zelenková

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Dynamika recepce Smetanovy tvůrčí osobnosti a jeho operního díla do roku 1924 by Kateřina Viktorová

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Ceremony and Popular Culture. Festivities and Objects Connected with the National Theatre and other Czech Public Buildings before 1918 by Jan Galeta

“…Therefore, the nature of these festivals was primarily popular, as evidenced by many details, including their character, the accompanying theatre plays and souvenir items. The festivities and the whole idea of the National Theatre in Prague are examined in the first part of the article, which is followed by examples from other parts of the Czech lands and finally, medals, postcards and promotional brochures are discussed. …”
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Rec.: Jana Marková, "Religiöse Konzepte im tschechischen nationalen Diskurs (1860–1885)", Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim – Zürich – New York 2016, 371 ss. by Szymon Pawlas

“…The research material is constituted by the Czech texts from the period, concerning mostly two events of great importance to the Czech national movement. One of the events was the 1868 laying of the foundation stone for the National Theatre in Prague; the other – the 1873 centennial of the lexicographer, writer and linguist Josef Jungmann.   …”
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Music by František Škvor for the Karol Plicka's film The Earth Sings – the beginning of Slovak national music? : some remarks on the origin and importance by Branko Ladič

“…His original aim was to add original folklore sung and played directly by the film protagonists, but that turned out to be technically impossible, in the end it was necessary to write an original film score, and he chose František Škvor, the composer and conductor of the National Theatre in Prague, to fulfil the task. Škvor's music contains originally composed music, music inspired by slovak folklore melodies and concrete quotations of slovak folk music. …”
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Operné multimédiá Střeženého Parnassu by Jozef Cseres

“…These two stage works, commissioned for the National Theatre in Prague, provoked quite controversial reactions because of loosened postmodern poetics to which the Czech opera visitors and critics are still not accustomed. …”
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Contribution by Anаtoly Nepokupnyi to the Commemoration of the Anniversary of the First Lithuanian Book by Daiva Šveikauskienė

“…We highlight events abroad by paying most of the attention to Slavic language nations. Probably, the biggest commemoration that happened in foreign countries was in Prague. …”
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Ke genezi a premiéře Janáčkovy Glagolské mše by Jiří Zahrádka

“…First performance took place on 5 December 1927 with Chorus of Beseda brněnská, Brno National Theatre Orchestra and conductor Jaroslav Kvapil. …”
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Nemzedéki önértelmezések a 80-as évek magyar színházában: Színházi formakísérletek Kornis Mihály „Kozma” című színművének előadásaiban by Erika N. Mandl

“…In a reference or partly contains every characteristic and the important historical events of the age presented in the play (1956, 1968 Prague). It can be regarded as a national self-definition, the common experience of the Hungarian playwrights. …”
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Taistolased – kas sinisilmsed idealistid või ortodokssed stalinistid? The Taistoists – Blue-Eyed Idealists or Orthodox Stalinists? by Sirje Olesk

“…The Republic of Finland’s situation during the second half of the 20th century was unique. The nation which had been on the losing side in the Second World War became strongly dependent on the victor state, the Soviet Union. …”
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