BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//EUNIC UK - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:EUNIC UK X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://euniclondon.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for EUNIC UK REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251118T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251118T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20250826T161150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T161151Z UID:10005367-1763490600-1763497800@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:A personal memoir by Antony Griffiths DESCRIPTION:A personal memoir by Antony Griffiths \nBetween 1983 and 1987\, as part of a cultural agreement between the UK and Czechoslovakia\, the speaker\, then a junior member of the British Museum staff\, was instructed to organise a joint exhibition of the work of Václav/Wenceslaus Hollar to be shown in London and Prague. This led to other exhibitions and collaborations which were often bizarre but always a great pleasure. \nAntony Griffiths\, art historian\, is the former Keeper of the Department of Prints and Drawings\, British Museum\, and Slade Professor of Fine Art at University of Oxford. \nPrice £15 including a glass of wine. Online booking here. Reserve a place at pay at the door here www.czechfriends.net/friends-events \nEVENT ORGANISED WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC \nAll proceeds raised go towards the care and conservation of Czech heritage. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/a-personal-memoir-by-antony-griffiths/ LOCATION:Embassy of the Czech Republic\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/HollarSelfPDouble.jpg GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Embassy of the Czech Republic 26 Kensington Palace Gardens London W8 4QY United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=26 Kensington Palace Gardens:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251115T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251115T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251013T093243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T093246Z UID:10005398-1763233200-1763240400@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Caravan + Q&A with director Zuzana Kirchnerová and actress Aňa Geislerová DESCRIPTION:Premiering in Un Certain Regard at Cannes\, Caravan is a tender\, lyrical road movie about breaking free and rediscovering life. Ana Geislerová shines as Ester\, a woman who\, weary from years of self-sacrifice\, steals a battered caravan while on holiday in Italy and sets off with her teenage son David\, who has an intellectual disability\, on a journey through the sun-drenched south. Along the way\, they meet Zuza\, a spirited drifter whose open heart transforms their fragile bond into something freer\, lighter\, and filled with unexpected hope. With warmth\, honesty\, and flashes of joy\, Caravan captures the courage it takes to step beyond duty and embrace the possibility of change. \nZuzana Kirchnerová\, Czech Republic\, Slovakia\, Italy 2025\, 102 min\, English subtitles \n\nBOOK NOW URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/caravan-qa-with-director-zuzana-kirchnerova-and-actress-ana-geislerova/ LOCATION:Czech Embassy Cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Caravan-QA-02-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251113T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251113T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251027T115947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T115950Z UID:10005396-1763060400-1763065800@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Semafor: The Birth of Pop Culture in Prague’s 1960s DESCRIPTION:Bursting into the 1960s with wit\, charm\, and a rebellious spirit\, Prague’s Semafor Theatre became a beacon of creativity behind the Iron Curtain. The unforgettable duo of Jiří Suchý and Jiří Šlitr brought Czechoslovakia its first wave of modern pop\, offbeat humour\, and a form of rebellion that spoke a language different from that of official power and the media. Their songs became the soundtrack of a generation and a symbol of cultural resistance. In this special event\, music historian and author of Suchý & Šlitr\, Semafor 1959–1969\, Pavel Klusák\, and Jiří Šlitr’s daughter\, Dominika Křesťanová\, share stories\, rare insights\, and the cultural legacy of a duo who defined an era\, and the rebellion that stole a language for its own game. \n\n\n\n\nThis event also marks the recent release of Pavel Klusák’s book Suchý a Šlitr: Semafor 1959–1969 (Host\, 2024\, 456 pages\, ISBN 978-80-275-1813-5)\, which explores the rise of Semafor and its cultural impact during a decade of change. The book\, awarded the Egon Erwin Kisch Prize for non-fiction\, offers a vivid portrait of the duo’s creative world and their lasting influence on Czechoslovak popular culture. \n\n\nAdmission: £7 (+ Eventbrite fee)\nBOOK NOW URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/semafor-the-birth-of-pop-culture-in-pragues-1960s/ LOCATION:Czech Centre\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens \, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Literature,Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-09-at-15.11.55.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Cenrre London":MAILTO:http://london.czechcentres.cz END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251113T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251113T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20250826T163306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T163307Z UID:10005373-1763060400-1763064000@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Echo: Dorothy Cross in Conversation with Iwona Blazwick DESCRIPTION:For the third conversation of Echo\, curator Iwona Blazwick speaks with Irish artist Dorothy Cross about her work and how her forms and images resonate with myth and metamorphosis. Being human in relation to the natural world is a motif running through the sculpture\, film & photography of Cross\, connecting her work with the animist beliefs of the ancient world. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session.  \nCross came to prominence in the 1990s with her use of the skins and udders of cows to create surreal draped figures reminiscent of Christian statuary. Throughout her career she has continued to cast animal\, plant and human forms – ranging from jellyfish and foxgloves to skulls and fingers – making sculptures and films that create metamorphic synergies between us and non-human species. Most recently Cross has turned to carving marble\, the material of Antiquity. Sourcing an astonishing range of geological colours and striations\, she carves exquisitely rendered feet as part of the stone yet emerging from it.  Rather than pairs of feet\, single or multiple feet are captured in the act of walking\, like the petrified ghosts of our ancestors. She has commented. ‘Good art should make you consider yourself in relation to time\, which means in relation to birth\, life and death’. Dorothy Cross’ oeuvre resonates with the winged or four legged gods and goddesses of Greco-Roman statuary and with ancient systems of belief where the non-human world was understood as sentient and magical.    \nImage: Dorothy Cross\, Poll Na bPéist\, 2008\, Archival pigment print  URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/echo-dorothy-cross-in-conversation-with-iwona-blazwick/ LOCATION:The Hellenic Centre\, 18\, 16 Paddington St\, London\, W1U 5AS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art,Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/thumbnail_image003.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Hellenic Centre":MAILTO:info@helleniccentre.org GEO:51.5206899;-0.1537246 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hellenic Centre 18 16 Paddington St London W1U 5AS United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=18\, 16 Paddington St:geo:-0.1537246,51.5206899 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251102T213853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T213855Z UID:10005409-1762970400-1762977600@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Biophilia - An exhibition by photo artist Balázs Csizik and neuroscientist Dániel Barabási DESCRIPTION:Liszt Institute London presents Biophilia\, a one-of-a-kind exhibit featuring the thought-provoking combination of the works of neuroscientist Dániel Barabási and photo artist Balázs Csizik. \nThe exhibition is organised around the concept of life and its different dimensions\, as the duo combines the tools of science and fine art to present the central theme through a variety of media\, from cellular organisation to networks of urban spaces and communities. \nJoin us for the opening on Wednesday\, 12 November\, 6.00 – 8.00 pm. \nThe exhibition will be on view for the public from 13 November 2025 – 16 January 2026\, Mondays-Fridays 11.00 am – 7.00 pm. \nPreviously presented in New York\, Brussels\, and Stuttgart\, we are excited to welcome the exhibition to London in November 2025. \n\n\nThe concept of life and its various definitions have largely determined the scientific and cultural discourses of the 20th and 21st centuries. Traditionally\, when we speak of life\, we think primarily of human existence\, and we interpret the life of other forms of existence in relation to this. The concept of life has carried this duality since antiquity. In ancient Greek thought\, two concepts with different meanings were used to denote life: zoé\, which refers to mere life\, natural existence\, organic forms of existence\, the self-organizing processes of nature\, the self-maintaining biological processes of the body\, while bios refers to life organized in form\, political and communal existence\, self-conscious action\, ethics\, and moral laws. The tension between nature and culture\, between non-human and human existence\, can be detected in the divergence between the two concepts. In the intersection of the modifications of meaning or even the vitality of these categories\, we find the notion of life in constant change and in constant need of investigation. \nThe joint exhibition of Dániel Barabási and Balázs Csizik synthesizes the different dimensions of the interpretation and observation of life. Barabási is a neuroscientist who studies the cellular organization and developmental processes of living systems\, the human body\, and the brain. As a visual artist\, Csizik works primarily in photography\, capturing and manipulating natural\, urban\, and social phenomena using a specific formal language based on the aesthetics of constructivism. In Biophilia\, Barabási’s works organize and transform cells into abstract artistic compositional elements\, while Csizik’s restrained formal compositions involve sprawling organisms. Reflecting on each other\, inspired by each other’s methods\, the two artists explore the different forms of life and the connections between them. They use the exhibition space as an aesthetic laboratory\, a place for exploring the intersections between science and visual art\, urbanism\, sociology\, environmental science\, biology\, and an experimental mix of different approaches. In their joint work\, different concepts and forms of life make sense in a complementary and mutually reinforcing way. \nZsófia Máté\, curator URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/biophilia-an-exhibition-by-photo-artist-balazs-csizik-and-neuroscientist-daniel-barabasi/ LOCATION:Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Centre London\, 17-19 Cockspur St.\, London \, SW1Y 5BL\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BIOPHILIA-1920-x-1180-px-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Centre London":MAILTO:info@hungary.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251123T233000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251027T120316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T120319Z UID:10005400-1762934400-1763940600@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:French Film Festival London 2025 DESCRIPTION:The French Film Festival London returns from 12 to 23 November at Ciné Lumière (French Institute of the United Kingdom)! \nCelebrate the vibrant world of French cinema with 33 captivating films and more than 70 screenings\, from bold new voices to the masters you love. Discover UK premieres\, award-winning titles\, exclusive Q&As\, and special events. \nExpect a dazzling mix of comedies\, documentaries\, personal stories\, social dramas\, thrillers\, and restored classics honouring Marcel Ophüls and Isabelle Adjani. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/french-film-festival-london-2025/ LOCATION:Cine Lumiere\, 17 Queensberry Place\, London\, SW7 2DT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fffl2025-website.jpg GEO:51.4945863;-0.1773215 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Cine Lumiere 17 Queensberry Place London SW7 2DT United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=17 Queensberry Place:geo:-0.1773215,51.4945863 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251107T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T235959 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251102T215600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T215656Z UID:10005411-1762473600-1762991999@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:London Baltic Film Festival DESCRIPTION:The London Baltic Film Festival\, a showcase of the latest feature films from Estonia\, Latvia & Lithuania\, returns this November and will take place at its new home for this year\, The Garden Cinema in Central London.  \n\n\n\nRooted in the region’s complex history and shifting political landscapes\, Baltic cinema is a fascinating blend of historical context\, cultural exploration\, and artistic expression. The festival is supported by the Embassy of Estonia\, Embassy of Latvia\, Embassy of Lithuania\, the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Centre of Latvia\, Lithuanian Film Centre\, and Lithuanian Culture Institute. \n\n\n\nFestival dates: Friday 7th November – Wednesday 12th November 2025.‍Venue:The Garden Cinema‍Address: 39-41 Parker Street\, London WC2B 5PQNearest stations: Holborn\, Covent Garden‍LBFF is the UK’s only celebration of cinema from the three Baltic countries\, offering a unique lens into the lives\, history\, and culture of the Baltic nations. Let your horizons be expanded\, and get ready to be moved and entertained by a specially curated selection of six films from the region. \n\n\n\nFollow us on social media & sign up to our newsletter for programming info and other news. \n\n\n\nLBFF is produced by Sauce. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/london-baltic-film-festival-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-02-at-21.54.04-e1762120482799.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251107T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T235959 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251010T140114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T141339Z UID:10005399-1762473600-1762646399@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:In Short\, Europe: Opening Doors DESCRIPTION:European Short Film Festival 2025\n\n\n\nA celebration of diversity\, inclusion\, and access from across Europe.\n\n\n\n\n\nEUNIC London\, in partnership with the EU Delegation to the UK\, Regent Street Cinema\, and the Westminster School of Media and Communication at the University of Westminster\, is delighted to present the 7th edition of In Short\, Europe\, taking place on 7–8 November 2025 at Regent Street Cinema. \n\n\n\nNow a much-anticipated celebration of European short filmmaking\, the festival continues to grow with each edition. This year’s theme\, Opening Doors\, brings together 19 films that embrace diversity\, inclusion\, and access\, inviting audiences to journey across the continent from Romania to Scotland\, with stories from the Faroe Islands\, Flanders\, Finland\, and beyond. \n\n\n\nCurated by Lillian Crawford\, the programme unfolds across three strands—Sharing Memories\, Breaking Boundaries\, and Challenging Perspectives—each offering a distinct lens on European cinema today. \n\n\n\nProgramme and Screenings:\n\n\n\nSTRAND 1: Sharing MemoriesFriday 7 November\, 7 pm ( duration 1:53 min ) \n\n\n\nCharting mental landscapes across a range of emotions\, this collection of short films explores intergenerational trauma in seven European countries. From boundless animation to honest documentary and surrealist comedy\, each film uncovers the impact of grief\, trauma\, and psychological conflict from a unique perspective. \n\n\n\nButterfly\, dir. Florence Miaihe\, France\, 2024\, Animation\, 15 mins\, Age Rating PGA man swims in the sea as memories rush back to him\, connected to the water from childhood to adult life. \n\n\n\nPink Moon\, dir. Meray Diner\, Cyprus\, 2023\, Documentary\, 18 mins\, Age Rating PGA woman travels from Scotland to her childhood home where she once had conflict with her father. With the family garden blooming\, they begin to find a middle ground.  \n\n\n\nKeyhole\, dir. Juri Krutii\, Estonia\, 2023\, Fiction\, 20 mins\, Age Rating 12Anastassia matures and starts to make decisions for herself\, leading to disagreements with her mother. She must use her memories to guide her through grief. \n\n\n\nFather oh Father\, dir. Julia í Kálvalíð\, Faroe Islands\, 2025\, Fiction\, 26 mins\, Age Rating 12. A woman wishes to connect with her biological father\, whom she never met and is now dead. With his remains in a cooler\, she shows him where she grew up.  \n\n\n\nThree Birds\, dir. Zarja Menart\, Slovenia\, 2024\, Animation\, 8 mins\, Age Rating PG.The wise bird wife sends three birds to guide the girl through the unknown dark landscapes of her inner world. \n\n\n\nNursing Home\, dir. Ahmet Toklu\, Turkey\, 2021\, Fiction\, 11 mins\, Age Rating 15. A worker in a nursing home struggles with her husband and money problems whilst battling cancer\, leading her to contemplate suicide. \n\n\n\nCherries\, dir. Vytautas Katkus\, Lithuania\, 2022\, Fiction\, 15 mins\, Age Rating PG. A retired father invites his son to help him to pick the cherry trees in the garden\, allowing them to reflect on the time they have lost during the past thirty years. \n\n\n\nFollowed by a Q&A session with directors. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSTRAND 2: Breaking Boundaries Saturday 8 November\, 5 pm ( duration 1:51 min ) \n\n\n\nThe barriers that stand between us are shown to be literal and psychological in these short films. Traversing documentary and fiction\, each film examines the borders between people and nations\, including sexuality\, gender\, age\, and immigration. A collection of films designed to challenge perceptions and hearts. \n\n\n\nBloodline\, dir. Wojciech Węglarz\, Poland\, 2024\, Documentary\, 12 mins\, Age Rating PGThe border between Poland and Belarus is marked by a large fence\, near which stands a bison who roams through the oldest forest in Europe. \n\n\n\nIf I Float\, dir. Bogdan Alecsandru\, Romania\, 2024\, Fiction\, 12 mins\, Age Rating 15A young girl strongly dislikes her classmates at the swimming pool\, especially the most popular girl\, Sara. Tensions rise between them\, culminating in a surprising interaction. \n\n\n\nPrime\, dir. Fruzsina Roszik\, Hungary\, 2024\, Fiction\, 18 mins\, Age Rating 12A furniture shop worker escapes her mundane routine by journeying into her past and recovering her sense of freedom and happiness. \n\n\n\nAsk the Wind\, dir. Sam Yazdanpanna\, Netherlands\, 2024\, Fiction\, 15 mins\, Age Rating 12. An Iranian family seeking asylum in the Netherlands debate how best to continue their journey\, to stay or go back to Iran. \n\n\n\nWhat My Mother Calls Me\, dir. Wille Hyvönen\, Finland\, 2024\, Fiction\, 15 mins\, Age Rating 12. When her mother dies\, Anna has a choice to make. She embarks on a journey of self-discovery to Helsinki\, where she finally meets others like her. \n\n\n\nAlone Together\, dir. Chihyu Lin\, Czech Republic\, 2024\, Fiction\, 19 mins\, Age Rating PG. An unexpected bond forms between an Asian millennial and an elderly Czech woman\, confronting both their language barrier and their loneliness. \n\n\n\nMia Mio\, dir. Roxanne Peguet\, Luxembourg\, 2025\, Fiction\, 20 mins\, Age Rating 15Mia faces an identity crisis after a party as her two closest friends help her to get through a critical moment in her life. \n\n\n\nFollowed by a Q&A session with directors. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSTRAND 3: Challenging PerspectivesSaturday 8 November\, 8:15 pm ( duration 1:39 min ) \n\n\n\nThe question of access is explored in a plethora of contexts by this collection of shorts. Exploring the harrowing history of the treatment of disabled people to the joyous possibilities of today\, these films look at an array of obstacles people from wide-ranging backgrounds face to achieve their potential. \n\n\n\nJust Jools\, dir. Ezra Verbist\, Flanders\, 2025\, Documentary\, 16 mins\, Age Rating UTwelve-year-old Jools wants to dance with self-confidence\, so she learns to move freely with the help of her choreographer. \n\n\n\nThe Singer\, dir. Cora Bissett\, Scotland\, 2023\, Fiction\, 20 mins\, Age Rating 12On the streets of Glasgow a Deaf songwriter meets a busker. They learn to communicate through their love of music and work together to create something unique. \n\n\n\nUnworthy of Living?\, dir. Veronika Homolová Tóthová\, Slovakia\, 2017\, Documentary\, 24 mins\, Age Rating 15. A group of disabled people visit concentration camps where\, under Aktion T4\, the Nazis tortured and murdered those with disabilities and mental illness.    \n\n\n\nTremor\, dir. Rudolf Fitzgerald-Leonard\, Germany\, 2022\, Fiction\, 16 mins\, Age Rating 15A man undergoes water therapy for his chronic spasms\, but then an incident disrupts his life further. \n\n\n\nAn Irish Goodbye\, dirs. Tom Berkeley and Ross White\, Ireland\, 2022\, Fiction\, 23 mins\, Age Rating 15After the death of their mother\, a young man with Down syndrome and his brother confront their differences in order to complete her unfulfilled bucket list. \n\n\n\nFollowed by a Q&A session with directors. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe festival is supported by the following EUNIC members: the Cyprus High Commission; the Czech Centre London; the Embassy of Belgium – Flanders House; the Embassy of Estonia; the Embassy of Ireland in the UK; the Embassy of Luxembourg in the UK; the Embassy of the Netherlands in the UK; the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland; the Goethe-Institut London; the Institut français du Royaume-Uni; the Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Centre London; the Lithuanian Embassy in the UK; the Polish Cultural Institute London; the Romanian Cultural Institute; the Representation of the Faroe Islands in the UK; Scotland House London; the Slovakian Embassy; the Slovenian Embassy London; and the Yunus Emre Turkish Institute London. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/in-short-europe-opening-doors/ LOCATION:Regent Street Cinema\, 309 Regent St\, London\, W1B 2UW\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Inshort_2025_nologo-scaled.jpg GEO:51.5168133;-0.1432051 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Regent Street Cinema 309 Regent St London W1B 2UW United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=309 Regent St:geo:-0.1432051,51.5168133 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251102T214553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T214656Z UID:10005410-1762453800-1762459200@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Book Presentation\, Talk & Signing\, Andrew Miksys: BAXT DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an evening with Lithuania based photographer Andrew Miksys who is presenting his new self published photobook BAXT – Twenty Years Photographing Roma Communities in Lithuania\, in our Café Bar and Bookshop.On the night\,  Andrew will share images and stories from BAXT. The project\, whose title translates as “luck\, fate\, fortune\,” brings together early portraits\, new photographs\, and experiences of collaboration and controversy. Miksys will discuss the expanded 2025 edition\, questions of representation and ethics\, and what it means to sustain a photographic dialogue across decades. \n\n\n\nThe conversation will be moderated by Dalia Al-Dujaili\, an Iraqi-British writer\, editor\, and producer based in London\, and online editor of The British Journal of Photography. She is also the author of Babylon\, Albion (Saqi Books\, 2025). Writer and cultural historian Laimonas Briedis\, author of Vilnius: City of Strangers and contributor of an essay to the new edition of BAXT\, will also join the discussion. \n\n\n\nThe talk will be followed by a book signing in the Bookshop\, with copies of BAXT and a limited number of rare\, out-of-print copies of DISKO available. \n\n\n\nThis event is organised in collaboration with the Lithuanian Culture Institute. \n\n\n\nAndrew Miksys is a photographer originally from Seattle who has been based in Lithuania since the early 2000s. His work has been exhibited internationally\, including at the Seattle Art Museum\, the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius\, MO Museum\, and Maureen Paley in London. He is a recipient of fellowships and grants from the Guggenheim Foundation\, the Fulbright Program\, and the Aaron Siskind Foundation. Andrew’s photography has appeared in publications such as DAZED\, The New Yorker\, Harper’s\, HOTSHOE\, BuzzFeed\, and VICE. He has also collaborated with fashion brands including Vetements\, Helmut Lang\, and Marc Jacobs. Through his publishing imprint\, ARÖK Books\, he has released several photobooks\, including DISKO (2013)\, a portrait of Lithuanian village discos\, and TULIPS (2016)\, a project focused on Belarus. His most recent book\, BAXT (2025)\, is the culmination of a long-term project documenting the Lithuanian Roma community. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/book-presentation-talk-signing-andrew-miksys-baxt/ LOCATION:The Photographers’ Gallery\, 16-18 Ramillies St\,\, London\, W1F 7LW ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-02-at-21.44.48.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251027T115341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T115342Z UID:10005403-1762412400-1762466400@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:The Arc of History Lecture Series: The Hidden Impact of Allied Cultural Policies and the Austrian Exile Community on Austrian Culture After 1945 DESCRIPTION:The Arc of History Lecture Series: Austria 1900 – 2020 \nWe are excited to continue our series of lectures launched in 2024\, reflecting on Austrian history\, identity and creativity over a turbulent 120 year span. \n\nLecture 6: The Hidden Impact of Allied Cultural Policies and the Austrian Exile Community on Austrian Culture After 1945 \nBy Oliver Rathkolb \nBetween 1945 and 1955\, the four Allied powers (the U.S.\, U.K.\, France\, and the Soviet Union) took different approaches to cultural policy in Austria. These had a major impact on the art scene\, but this influence has largely been overlooked or forgotten. Now\, 80 years later\, this history is being revisited using an “archaeological” approach to recent history. After Vienna was liberated in April 1945\, its people were exposed to more international cultural influences than ever before. \nEven before 1945\, the Allies had identified culture and the media as important tools for shaping postwar society. In this lecture\, Oliver Rathkolb focuses on how these plans affected music\, theater\, and the media (newspapers\, publishing\, and radio) in Vienna—especially since the Western Allies only began operating there from September 1945. He explores how Austria’s cultural elites and the public responded to these efforts\, and what role this played in removing Nazi ideology and reducing German cultural dominance\, while expanding Austria’s cultural identity. \nIn the second part of the lecture\, Rathkolb looks at Austrians who went into exile in Britain during the war. He will highlight how they helped rebuild and internationalise Austrian culture after they returned home\, using specific case studies to illustrate their impact. \n\nOliver Rathkolb\, born in 1955\, is a former long-standing head and professor at the Institute for Contemporary History at the University of Vienna. He is the author of numerous publications on Austrian and international contemporary and cultural history\, editor of the journal zeitgeschichte\, as well as chairman of the Vienna Institute for Cultural and Contemporary History and Arts (VICCA) and the academic advisory board of the House of European History in Brussels. His recent publications (Molden publishing house) include Brigitte Hamann’s “Hitler’s Vienna: The Formative Years of a Dictator\,” reissued together with Johannes Sachslehner\, and previously “Schirach: A Generation Between Goethe and Hitler”. He also co-edited the publication “Controlled Freedom – Allied Cultural Policy in Vienna 1945-1955”\, published in 2025. \n\nKatherine Klinger is the initiator of the lecture series The Arc of History. Previously\, she was director of Second Generation Trust\, a UK-based charity specialising in post-Holocaust generational consequences. She organised a number of ground-breaking conferences in London\, Berlin and Vienna in the nineties\, aimed at bringing together descendants of both victims and perpetrators. Katherine ran the Education Department of the Wiener Holocaust Library for a decade. She has recently acquired Austrian citizenship. \n\nAbout the Arc of History Lecture Series: \nThe series commences with the last decades and the onset of Modernity from 1900. This was a profoundly significant period both artistically and intellectually\, with far-reaching influence and importance\, both nationally and internationally. Against this backdrop\, the lectures consider significant Jewish contributions to the period\, alongside the darker forces gathering momentum\, culminating in the tragic fate of Austrian Jewry and other victims. \nAustrian complicity\, together with a postwar victim narrative\, led many to shun a country that formally had nurtured some of the greatest achievements and minds of the early 20th century. With a growing recognition of the need to reassess its history\, Austria finally commenced\, in the mid-nineties\, its own unique process to repair some of the mid-century rupture. The announcement in 2020\, enshrined in law\, that all Austrian descendants of NS persecution have the right of citizenship\, is an important and significant contribution to this process. To date\, over 35\,000 people from across the world have acquired Austrian citizenship and it is estimated that the numbers will rise considerably in the next decade. \nThe final lecture in the series will reflect on the implications and meaning of citizenship in a country where connection has often been associated with tragedy and ambivalence\, and many have rarely\, if ever\, even visited. As a new chapter opens\, perhaps a new sense of purpose\, opportunity and responsibility emerges. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/the-arc-of-history-lecture-series-the-hidden-impact-of-allied-cultural-policies-and-the-austrian-exile-community-on-austrian-culture-after-1945/ LOCATION:Austrian Cultural Forum London\, 28 Rutland Gate\, London\, SW7 1PQ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Spielzeugjeep-Military-Police_Urrisk.jpg GEO:51.5001014;-0.1679188 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Austrian Cultural Forum London 28 Rutland Gate London SW7 1PQ United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=28 Rutland Gate:geo:-0.1679188,51.5001014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251111T235959 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20250918T085038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T085040Z UID:10005382-1761955200-1762905599@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Joseph Conrad and Cinema DESCRIPTION:As the critic F. R. Leavis put it\, Joseph Conrad’s stories ‘invite the cinematographer’. In partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute\, Ciné Lumière is screening a selection of the finest screen adaptations of Conrad’s work\, showcasing the wide range of cinematic visions he has inspired.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEach film will be accompanied by an expert introduction illuminating how the filmmaker has responded to Conrad’s source material. These screenings will run from 1–11 November\, to coincide with a special event at the British Library on 7 November celebrating the publication of The Resonance of Joseph Conrad in Contemporary Culture\, edited by Professor Agnieszka Adamowicz-Pośpiech. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/joseph-conrad-and-cinema/ LOCATION:Institut français\, London\, 17 Queensbery Pl\, Kensington\, SW7 2DT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AE-GB-05.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251116T192310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T192311Z UID:10005423-1761904800-1768582800@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:'Breathing' with 'Breaths - Air Bladders' DESCRIPTION:Filomena Borecká’s captivating artwork Breaths – Air Bladders invites visitors to experience the shared act of breathing and reflect on our interconnection with the living world. \n\nSparked by the global awareness of breath during the COVID-19 pandemic\, and blending art\, science and sensorial experience\, the exhibition curated by Judith Rainhorn and Charles-Antoine Wanecq explores the cultural\, social\, and scientific histories of respiration from the 18th century to today. Drawing on the outcomes of two interdisciplinary workshops\, it brings together perspectives from historians\, scientists\, artists\, and healthcare professionals. Central to the exhibition is Borecká’s participatory sculpture Breaths – Air Bladders\,which transforms a fundamental act of life into a sensorial\, collective\, and thought-provoking experience.\n\nFilomena Borecká is an artist and researcher\, PhD (University Paris 1 Panthéon–Sorbonne\, 2023)\, and graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris (2004)\, with an exchange at MFA Hunter College in New York. She works primarily in France but has also created in Prague and New York\, with each place leaving its imprint on her practice\, which unfolds in three parallel and interrelated threads: performance\, (sound) sculpture\, and drawing. Her drawings\, reminiscent of seismographs\, engage in a dialogue with their environment. Recent exhibitions include Maison française d’Oxford\, National Gallery Prague\, CACLB Luxembourg\, Círculo de Bellas Artes Madrid\, and Queens College Art Center New York. Borecká collaborates with the Chair in Health in Human and Social Sciences and with the ACTE Institute at Sorbonne University Paris 1.\n\nBreaths – Air Bladders\nFor several years\, Filomena Borecká has created artworks that invite connection and reflection on what sustains life: the invisible air. Breaths – Air Bladders\, co-created with set designer Bruno Dubois\, comes alive in the presence of viewers as air-filled forms expand and contract. The work draws on a childhood memory from Christmas Eve: while preparing carp\, Borecká recalls seeing two irregular air bladders — organs that help the fish float and\, in a child’s imagination\, embody its “soul.” This memory anchors an artwork that explores breath as both literal and metaphorical\, a vital rhythm binding us to each other and to the living world we share.\n\n EXHIBITION OPENING\nFriday 31 October 2025\, 6 – 7.30 pm  \nFree entry\, REGISTER NOW\nJoint Private View with Silent Systems: Breathing Devices\n EXHIBITION DATES: 31 October 2025 – 16 January 2026\n VENUE\nBouda Gallery\, Czech Centre London\n132 Palace Gardens Terrace\, London W8 4RT\n OPENING HOURS:\nTue – Fri 10am – 5pm URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/breathing-with-breaths-air-bladders/ LOCATION:Czech Centre\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-14-at-16.55.35.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251013T091605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T091615Z UID:10005397-1761904800-1768582800@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Silent Systems: Breathing Devices (29th Made in Prague Festival) DESCRIPTION:This group exhibition curated by British curator Daré Dada\, gathers works by Appau Junior Boakye-Yiadom\, Filomena Borecká\, Esther Gaton\, Evar Hussanyi and Henrique Paris to reimagine breath as more than a biological act. \n\nBreathing becomes rhythm and pulse\, presence and absence\, the invisible measure of life that extends beyond the body into objects\, spaces\, and systems. It invites viewers to ask: What is a breath of a city\, a machine\, a material archive? How might breathing become a metaphor for cultural memory\, ecological interdependence\, or technological survival? Filomena Borecká’s practice\, attuned to the subtle energies of air and time\, anchors the exhibition’s meditation on breath as both force and metaphor. Here\, stillness is unsettled: objects expand and contract\, silent systems exhale\, and the unseen currents of existence ripple quietly through matter\, inviting us to reconsider our entanglement with the material world. The works gathered here challenge the presumed stillness of things\, offering instead an ecology of quiet urgencies\, of devices that hold air\, circulate energy\, or embody invisible rhythms. \n\nEXHIBITION OPENING\nFriday 31 October 2025\, 6 – 7.30 pm  \nFree entry\, REGISTER NOW\nEXHIBITION DATES: 31 October 2025 – 16 January 2026\nVENUE\nVitrínka Gallery\, Czech Centre London\n30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\nOPENING HOURS:\nTue – Fri 10am – 5pm\n\nWhile exploring Silent Systems: Breathing Devices at Vitrínka Gallery\, you might also like to stop by the Czech Centre’s Bouda Gallery to see Filomena Borecká’s breathing sculpture. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/silent-systems-breathing-devices-29th-made-in-prague-festival/ LOCATION:Vitrínka Gallery\, Czech Centre London\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Silent-Systems.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre London":MAILTO:info@czechcentre.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251128T163000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251029T093948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T093950Z UID:10005408-1761645600-1764347400@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Private View of works by Luxembourg photographer Kim Lang: Echoes Across the Atlantic DESCRIPTION:Echoes Across the Atlantic presents the work of Luxembourg-born\, London-based photographer Kim Lang\, whose practice moves fluidly between fashion\, portraiture and documentary photography. The exhibition reflects on three interconnected bodies of work: his personal artistic practice\, along with two photojournalistic projects\, Odyssey of Reconnection and Nations of the Atlantic. Each explores themes of identity\, belonging\, and cultural memory through a distinctly personal lens.\n\nTaken between 2018 and 2025\, the works showcase his perspective on transformation and intertwined cultural identity. In Odyssey of Reconnection\, Lang traces his own journey of reconciling with his Cape Verdean roots\, expanding it into a broader reflection on migration\, hybridity and diasporic identity. This thread continues in Nations of the Atlantic\, which turns to island communities from West Africa to the Caribbean\, reflecting on their intimate relationship with the ocean as both a site of connection and vulnerability. Together\, these series explore identity as something fluid\, layered and in constant transformation.\n\nComplementing these narratives\, Lang’s artistic series repositions fashion imagery as a form of storytelling rooted in raw expression\, mythology and self-inquiry. Through an introspective approach\, he challenges the high-gloss expectations of the fashion world\, creating images that blend academic understanding with personal perspectives. Across the exhibition\, his photographs form a dialogue between continents\, generations and histories\, offering an evocative study of self-reflection\, belonging and the strength of cultural collaboration. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/private-view-of-works-by-luxembourg-photographer-kim-lang-echoes-across-the-atlantic/ LOCATION:Luxembourg Embassy in London\, 27 Wilton Crescent\, London\, SW1X 8SD\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kim-Lang_photo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251027T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251027T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251013T092539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T092542Z UID:10005390-1761591600-1761598800@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:The Dervish Bowl: The Many Lives of Arminius Vambéry Book launch with Anabel Loyd DESCRIPTION:Join us for the London launch of The Dervish Bowl: The Many Lives of Arminius Vambéry by Anabel Loyd. This new biography paints a compelling portrait of one of the most enigmatic figures of the nineteenth century\, whose restless travels and self-fashioned legends made him both a celebrated explorer and a controversial character. \nArminius Vambéry (1832–1913) was a Hungarian-born linguist\, orientalist adventurer\, writer\, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences who rose from poverty to become a regular guest at the courts and parlours of Victorian England. Disguised as a dervish\, he crossed Persia and Central Asia on foot\, publishing tales that thrilled European audiences and earned him a reputation as an intrepid traveller. His story is far from straightforward: Zionist sympathiser\, inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Van Helsing\, and even a British agent in the “Great Game” with Russia\, Vambéry embodied the shifting identities and ambiguities of Europe’s imperial century. \nIn her book\, Anabel Loyd draws on Vambéry’s own memoirs alongside newly uncovered sources\, letters\, and contemporary accounts to reveal the complex reality behind the myths. From hero to trickster\, patriot to opportunist\, he emerges as a man who was always both insider and outsider – fitting in everywhere and nowhere at once. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/the-dervish-bowl-the-many-lives-of-arminius-vambery-book-launch-with-anabel-loyd/ LOCATION:Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Centre London\, 17-19 Cockspur St.\, London \, SW1Y 5BL\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AV_BL_Website.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Centre London":MAILTO:info@hungary.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20250929T113407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T113411Z UID:10005386-1761246000-1761249600@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:A Musical Odyssey: Halali to Feggari DESCRIPTION:Demetris Mesimeris and Freideriki Tombazou\, joined by three distinguished Cypriot musicians\, invite you on a soulful journey through love\, longing\, farewell\, and passion – all under the moon’s embrace\, whether real or imagined.  \n\nDemetris Mesimeris’s evocative lyrics and melodies explore love in all its forms – the bittersweet ache of forgetfulness\, the weight of farewell\, and the enduring power of passion that gives life its meaning. Freideriki Tombazou’s expressive voice brings each song to life\, imbuing them with her unique spirit and creating an atmosphere rich with raw emotion and tender sensitivity. \n\nAt the heart of this concert lies the vibrant soul of Cyprus\, pulsing with traditional rhythms and heartfelt expression. The evening will be illuminated by a beloved selection of Greek songs – each note a tribute to the island’s rich musical heritage. These authentic pieces\, filled with themes of love\, diaspora\, and pride\, offer a powerful taste of Cyprus itself. \n\nJoin us for an evening of enchanting Greek and Cypriot melodies that will transport you from the UK to Cyprus and the distant shores of the Mediterranean. This concert is more than a performance – it is an invitation to feel deeply\, to remember\, and to celebrate a remarkable musical legacy. \n\nIn collaboration with the Cyprus High Commission in London.  URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/a-musical-odyssey-halali-to-feggari/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Untitled-design-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251013T093611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T093616Z UID:10005392-1761152400-1761159600@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Vaclav Havel European Dialogues / Growth and Inequality in Central Europe: Between Havel’s Vision and Today’s Cleavages DESCRIPTION:Join us for a third edition of the annual Václav Havel European Dialogues\, a global series of discussions inspired by Havel’s enduring legacy organised jointly by the Czech Centre London\, SSEES and the Research Centre for the Study of Places\, Identities\, and Memories (PIMs). \n\nOver the last three decades\, the Central European countries have experienced some of the fastest economic growths in the world. The region has joined the ranks of highly developed countries\, and its citizens are wealthier and living longer than ever before. In Czechia\, this transformation was closely tied to the democratic ideals articulated by Václav Havel\, whose vision of an open society and civic responsibility shaped the country’s path during the early years of transition. Yet\, within a generation\, Central Europe has also moved from being one of the most egalitarian regions in Europe to one of the most unequal. This indicates that the growth has not benefited all equally. What are the sources of the Central European miracle\, and who are its main beneficiaries? What are the consequences of the increasing inequalities for these societies\, especially in the context of growing political polarisation? How can we ensure that future growth in the region will be inclusive? \nThe event will be moderated by Jessie Barton Hronešová and will feature an esteemed panel of speakers\, including Zsoka Koczan\, Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development\, Lubomír Lízal\, economist and former director of CERGE-EI\, Prague\, Pawel Bukowski\, co-director of the new Research Center for the Study of Places\, Identities\, and Memories (PIMs)\, and a word of welcome by Přemysl Pela\, the director of the Czech Center in London. \nAbout the speakers: \nZsoka Koczan is Associate Director\, Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. At the EBRD\, she edits the Regional Economic Prospects\, which review the latest economic developments in the EBRD regions\, works on the Transition Report\, EBRD’s annual flagship publication\, and runs the Life in Transition Survey\, a large household survey covering 44 economies. Prior to joining the EBRD\, she worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund in the European and the Research Departments\, primarily on the World Economic Outlook. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge \nPaweł Bukowski is a Lecturer in Economics at the University College London and the Polish Academy of Sciences. Also affiliated with the London School of Economics. He is a Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Places\, Identities and Memories (PIMs) at UCL. His research focuses on socio-economic inequalities and labour economics. He has won multiple international research grants\, founded an expert group – Dobrobyt na Pokolenia and is a member of Concilium Civitas – a group of influential Polish social scientists working abroad. His book\, “Inequalities a’la Polonaise”\, won the Puls Biznesu Scientific Economics Book of the Year 2024 and the Marcin Król Prize 2025\, given for a significant contribution to the humanities and social sciences. \nLubomír Lízal has been a member of the Czech National Bank Board in 2011-2017; the Board is bank governing body and monetary policy committee. Since 1993 he has worked as a researcher at the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. In 2003–2008 he has been Director of both the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences and CERGE\, Charles University. He is a member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University\, and other scientific boards. He was a member of the National Economic Council of the Government. In years 2018-2019 he has served as the President of the Anglo-American University in Prague. Currently he is an associate professor at the Czech Technical University and at the University of Finance and Administration.\nMr Lízal graduated at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University. In 1998 he obtained a PhD in economics at CERGE\, Charles University and in 2006 he qualified as an associate professor in economics at Charles University. In his research he has focused on transition and environmental economics\, recently also on energy economics. \nJessie Barton Hronešová is a Lecturer in Political Sociology at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies\, UCL\, and Co-Director of the Centre for Study of Places\, Identities and Memories. In her work\, she focuses on victimhood narratives\, the politics of memory\, transitional justice and dealing with the past in Central and Southeast Europe. She is particularly interested in the political uses of emotionally charged and traumatic memories as well as how victims and survivors navigate politics. She is the author of The Struggle of Redress: Victim Capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2020) and Post-War Ethno-National Identities of Young People in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012) and co-editor of The Nexus between Democracy\, Collective Identity Formation\, and EU Enlargement (2011). From 2019 to 2021 she was the ESRC Postdoctoral research Fellow at the University of Oxford and then a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at UNC Chapel Hill and Ca’ Foscari. Outside of academia\, she is a frequent policy advisor and consultant in international development in Central and Southeast Europe. \nPřemysl Pela is the Director of the Czech Centre London and the Programme Director of Czechia EXPO 2025 in Osaka. Premysl has served as the Director of the Czech Center in New York and worked for\, among others\, the Charles University’s CERGE-EI Institute and the Czech Academy of Sciences. In the private sector\, he has held various international top managerial roles. He also headed the Strategy and Innovation Department at the Czech Centre’s HQ in Prague and developed innovative projects presenting scientific creativity through advanced digital technology. He holds graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Ostrava University and has completed academic and professional programmes in New York University\, Michigan University and the Civil Management College in London. \n\nFree entry\, REGISTER HERE URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/vaclav-havel-european-dialogues-growth-and-inequality-in-central-europe-between-havels-vision-and-todays-cleavages/ LOCATION:Czech Centre\, 30 Kensington Palace Gardens \, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learn,Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/05f952bb92366cfcd834defa421672d0.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20250826T163141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T163142Z UID:10005377-1760727600-1760731200@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:In Conversation: Christina Mitrentse and Fiona Mouzakitis with Stephen Emmerson DESCRIPTION:Join us for a breakfast reception\, followed by a conversation hosted by curators Christina Mitrentse and Fiona Mouzakitis\, alongside artist Stephen Emmerson. The talk will explore the interactive exhibition BOOKMORPHS: Artists’ Books from Greece and the UK\, which brings together 44 artists’ books and objects by contributors from both countries. A Q&A session will follow the discussion.  \nThe exhibition marks the first comprehensive presentation in London of contemporary artists’ books by Greek and British visual artists in dialogue.   \nParticipating artists: Eleni Angelou\, Nikos Arvanitis\, Rania Bellou\, David Blackmore\, Sarah Bodman\, Ismini Bonatsou\, BOOKEND – Matt Hale & Nick Cash\, Maria Bourbou\, Thodoros Brouskomatis\, Jonathan Callan\, Natassa Chelioti – Naga\, Ioanna Delfino\, Joe Devlin\, Anna Dimitriou\, Stephen Emmerson\, SJ Fowler\, Michael Hampton\, Rowena Hughes\, Inscription Journal (Gill Partington\, Simon Morris\, Adam Smyth)\, Antonia Iroidou\, Eleni Kastrinogianni\, Peggy Kliafa\, Alexia Kokkinou\, Georgia Kotretsos\, Nikos Kryonidis\, Vasiliki Lefkaditi\, Eleni Maragaki\, Kyriaki Mavrogeorgi\, Despina Meimaroglou\, Christina Mitrentse\, Fiona Mouzakitis\, Kiki Perivolari\, Stamatis Schizakis\, Ifigeneia Sdoukou\, Christina Sgouromiti\, Danai Simou\, Dimitris Skourogiannis\, Annetta Spanoudaki\, Nectarios Stamatopoulos\, Despina Stavrou\, Aris Stoidis\, Evangelos Tasios\, Yannis Tzortzis\, Leonie Yagdjoglou.  \nImage: Stephen Emmerson URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/in-conversation-christina-mitrentse-and-fiona-mouzakitis-with-stephen-emmerson/ LOCATION:The Hellenic Centre London\, 18\, 16 Paddington St\, ONLINE\, W1U 5AS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art,Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Stephen_Emmerson3-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="The Hellenic Centre":MAILTO:info@helleniccentre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20251013T092700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T092703Z UID:10005393-1760713200-1760716800@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Sense of Calm guided tour - With artist Laura Medcalf DESCRIPTION:Join us for a guided tour of Laura Medcalf’s solo exhibition SENSE OF CALM on the 17th October at 3.00 pm. As the solo show reaches its final days\, this event will provide one last chance to interact with Medcalf’s meditative works and to learn more about her practice firsthand.\n\nCoinciding with Frieze week\, this guided tour will serve as the finissage of our third exhibition\, SENSE OF CALM\, with special insight and engagement from the artist herself.\n\nAmid the movement and energy of Trafalgar Square\, SENSE OF CALM offers a moment to pause\, a space to step away from the city’s fast pace and into something slower\, elemental\, and immersive. In this solo exhibition\, British-Hungarian multidisciplinary artist Laura Medcalf transforms the Liszt Institute London’s gallery into a space of stillness and presence\, shaped by open waters\, soil\, and sunlight.\n\nThe exhibition explores how art can become more than an object of observation\, a space for stillness and inner calm. Built from organic elements\, the works establish a delicate balance between the rhythms of nature and human perception\, offering an opportunity for reflection\, renewal\, and a deeper connection with ourselves and the world around us.\n\nIn a world that rarely slows down\, SENSE OF CALM invites viewers to pause. To listen. To feel the flow. To follow the traces of light. To look beyond the surface\, towards the quiet\, invisible forces that shape us all.\n\nIn collaboration with Art Embassy Network. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/sense-of-calm-guided-tour-with-artist-laura-medcalf/ LOCATION:Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Centre London\, 17-19 Cockspur St.\, London \, SW1Y 5BL\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SOC_guided-tour_website.png ORGANIZER;CN="Liszt Institute Hungarian Cultural Centre London":MAILTO:info@hungary.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251016T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20250918T084903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T084905Z UID:10005381-1760641200-1760652000@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Echoes of Exile: A Family’s Odyssey through the Holocaust and Cold War DESCRIPTION:Book launch conversation with Daniela Spenser\, chaired by Jana Burešová \n\n\n\n \n\nJoin us for a compelling evening with historian and anthropologist Daniela Grollová Spenser\, as she discusses her new book Echoes of Exile: A Family’s Odyssey through the Holocaust and Cold War.\n\nBlending personal history with political insight\, Spenser traces three generations of her family across some of the most turbulent chapters of the 20th century: from the devastation of the Holocaust and wartime imprisonment\, through the vibrant intellectual and political life of 1960s Czechoslovakia\, to the trauma of exile after the 1968 Soviet invasion. At the heart of the story are her mother\, translator Ruth Tosková\, and her stepfather\, editor and journalist Vladimír Tosek\, whose lives intertwined with prominent figures such as Jiří Pelikán and the émigré journal Listy.\n\nThe book—published in Czech by Argo (2025) and in English by the University of Alabama Press (2025)—offers a deeply human perspective on survival\, displacement\, and the shifting relationship between political exiles and Czech society after 1989.\n\nThe conversation will be chaired by Jana Burešová and will open a window into how private lives intersect with history on a global scale.\n\nAbout the author:\nDaniela Spenser is a fellow at CIESAS (Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social) in Mexico City. She is also the author of The Impossible Triangle: Mexico\, Soviet Russia\, and the United States in the 1920sand Stumbling Its Way Through Mexico: The Early Years of the Communist International.\n\nSupported by the BCSA.\n\n Admission: 5 (+ Eventbrite fee) URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/echoes-of-exile-a-familys-odyssey-through-the-holocaust-and-cold-war/ LOCATION:Czech Cente at the Czech Embassy Cinema\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, Select a State\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Literature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-16-at-15.47.36.png ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre London":MAILTO:info@czechcentre.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251016T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20250826T163454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T163454Z UID:10005375-1760641200-1760641200@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:RUSH(ES) by Alexandra Bachzetsis DESCRIPTION:RUSH(ES) is a compelling new solo performance by renowned Greek-Swiss visual artist and choreographer Alexandra Bachzetsis. Conceived as an introspective journey\, RUSH(ES) confronts behavioural taboos and interrogates the commodification of desire — constructed and deconstructed through the moving body.    \nRUSH(ES) is characterised by rapid transformations that push the body to its limits\, reflecting pleasure\, joy\, solitude and anxiety through the intense physicality of the performer. In the process of corporeal metamorphosis\, Bachzetsis navigates her body so that it ceases to be human and morphs into something else – an animal\, an object\, a tool.  \nIn this solo performance\, the audience is invited to perceive\, examine and experience these physical transformations as a reflection of the collective consciousness. RUSH(ES) thus aims to evoke intuitive\, immediate responses to music\, space\, text and the actions of the body\, taking both performer and audience into a heightened state of awareness and transformation.  \nBlending autofiction and auto–documentation\, the piece invites both performer and audience into a heightened state of awareness and transformation.  \nThe performance will take place on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 October 2025 at 19:00. This is the London premiere of RUSH(ES) and spaces are limited. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/rushes-by-alexandra-bachzetsis/2025-10-16/ LOCATION:The Hellenic Centre\, 16-18 Paddington St \, London\, W1U 5AS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Untitled-design-2-1132x0-c-default.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Hellenic Centre":MAILTO:info@helleniccentre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251016T193000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031408 CREATED:20250929T111034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T165335Z UID:10005387-1760626800-1760643000@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of UNESCO's Convention 2005 DESCRIPTION:EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) and the UK Coalition for Cultural Diversity warmly invite you to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. \n\n\n\nOur distinguished guests\, include: \n\n\n\nJo Platt – MP and Labour member of the Culture\, Media and Sport Committee \n\n\n\nDelphine Jenart – Belgian visionary on creative strategy for AI \n\n\n\nHelen Epega – inspirational Nigerian / English opera singer and composer  \n\n\n\nDelyth Thomas – Bafta nominated film director  \n\n\n\nDeborah Annetts – CEO of The Independent Society of Musicians. \n\n\n\nThe event will end with a performance by the wonderful One World Orchestra. \n\n\n\nSupported by: The Cyprus High Commission\, The Embassy of Greece in the UK\, The Embassy or Ireland in the UK and WBI-Embassy of Belgium.  \n\n\n\nAbout the speakers: \n\n\n\nDeborah AnnettsDeborah is the Chief Executive of the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM)\, and former Chair of both ERA and Fair Trials International. She has also been Chair of the Creators’ Rights Alliance. She has led the ISM in a programme of growth and change and has seen the membership more than double in recent years to 11\,000. She is a fearless campaigner. Under her watch\, the ISM has developed a strong advocacy\, policy and research function covering issues such as AI\, Brexit\, music and diversity.Prior to working at the ISM\, Deborah worked as an expert employment lawyer specialising in discrimination law\, with 15 years’ experience in the City of London.She is an Honorary Research Fellow at Queen Mary University\, has been named by Woman’s Hour on its power list of women working in music\, and was also named on the Music Week Roll of Honour in 2022. \n\n\n\nHelen EpegaHelen Epega is a writer\, librettist and composer\, best known for creating Song Queen: A Pidgin Opera\, the world’s first opera in Pidgin English. Creating works as The Venus Bushfires\, she blends lyrical storytelling with African percussion and classical forms to explore identity\, cultural memory and accessibility. This year\, she wrote Of Earth and Quill\, a one-woman opera debuting at Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival.Her work has toured internationally and been featured by BBC\, CNN\, The Guardian and VICE Magazine. Helen is Chair of the Risk Committee and is committed to expanding the reach of inclusive\, cross-cultural storytelling. \n\n\n\nDelphine JénartAs a digital creativity ecosystem builder at KIKK (Belgium)\, Delphine Jénart is a dedicated advocate and strategic consultant in the cultural and creative industries\, leveraging over 20 years of expertise in cultural engineering\, digital cultures\, ecosystem facilitation and training to drive innovation and impact within the cultural and creative sectors. \n\n\n\nJo Platt MPJo Platt is the Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Leigh and Atherton.She made history as the first woman MP for Leigh (2017–2019)\, inheriting the seat from Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham\, for whom she was local election agent in 2015. Jo returned in 2024\, reclaiming her seat as one of eight Labour “retreads.”Jo has worked in advertising and marketing as well as serving as Cabinet Member for Children and Young People at Wigan Council (2014–17); PPS to Angela Rayner (2017–18); and Shadow Cabinet Office Minister (2018–19). Between terms\, she led the regeneration of a cotton mill in Leigh into a hub of small businesses and cultural organisations.Now back in Parliament\, she serves on several Select Committees and APPGs\, including the Culture\, Media and Sport Select Committee\, and advocates passionately for Leigh and Atherton\, ensuring their voices are heard. \n\n\n\nDelyth ThomasDelyth Thomas is a three-time Bafta-nominated director with credits ranging from dark brooding crime and high-end period drama to iconic family gems. Screen credits include Call The Midwife\, Silent Witness\, Victoria\, Then You Run\, The Story of Tracy Beaker and The Worst Witch. She also works as a voice director on video games.Delyth is a board member of Directors UK and a long-term campaigner for better representation in front of and behind the camera. She was a key contributor to Directors UK gender equality reports Who’s Calling The Shots. She is also co-founder of the workplace culture app Call it! which allows users to check in anonymously once a day to let employers know if they have any concerns regarding working conditions\, safeguarding\, health and safety\, or if they have experienced bullying or harassment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the organisers: \n\n\n\nThe UK Coalition for Cultural Diversity (UKCCD) is the UK’s leading civil society network supporting UNESCO’s groundbreaking 2005 Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. It acts as a consultative partner to UNESCO-UK and the UK government on implementing the treaty\, which became law in the UK in 2008. UKCCD is a founder member of the International Federation (IFCCD)\, linking over 600 creator and cultural organisations worldwide\, and works with European partners based in Brussels to strengthen inclusive\, pluralistic cultural policy both online and offline. \n\n\n\nMore info here: https://ficdc.org/en/ \n\n\n\nEUNIC London (European Union National Institutes for Culture) is the network of cultural institutes and embassies from the member states of the European Union in London. A branch of EUNIC Global\, the London network was established in 2007 and now has 37 members\, who share knowledge and resources to promote cooperation and develop partnerships between European nations and UK organisations. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/celebrating-the-20th-anniversary-of-unescos-convention-2005/ LOCATION:The Cyprus High Commission\, 13 St. James’s Square \, London\, SW1Y 4LB\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/plain-cover.png GEO:51.5074366;-0.1364896 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Cyprus High Commission 13 St. James’s Square London SW1Y 4LB United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=13 St. James’s Square:geo:-0.1364896,51.5074366 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251128T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031409 CREATED:20250826T163418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T163419Z UID:10005374-1760439600-1764349200@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:BOOKMORPHS: Artists’ Books from Greece & the UK DESCRIPTION:The interactive exhibition BOOKMORPHS: Artists’ Books from Greece & the UK brings together a diverse selection of artists’ books\, book works\, book-art objects\, limited and multiple editions\, ephemera\, and journals by 44 visual artists\, curators\, publishers\, and theorists from both Greece and the UK. It marks the first comprehensive presentation in London of contemporary artists’ books by Greek and British visual artists in dialogue.  \nBOOKMORPHS borrows its title from a term used by art writer Michael Hampton and aims to foster dialogue and exchange between Greek and British artists.  \nShowcasing a wide range of techniques and media – painting\, printmaking\, drawing\, writing\, poetry\, digital printing\, cutting\, bookbinding\, sculpture\, sound\, and photography – the exhibition highlights the rich materiality and experimental nature of the book as an artistic form.  \nWhat happens when a book’s legibility is disrupted? BOOKMORPHS invites audiences to engage with books through unconventional forms of ‘reading’: holding\, touching\, activating. Here\, books transform into vehicles of unique\, interactive experiences\, allowing visitors to explore the anatomy of the book and connect more intimately with its content.  \nIn re-examining the meaning and history of the codex\, these works address a range of social\, political\, cultural\, ecological\, and gender issues. Personal narratives and subversive themes are reimagined in the artists’ book format\, expanding the ways books can be created\, read\, and understood as cultural artefacts.  \nThe various objects presented in BOOKMORPHS continue to abide by typical bibliographic references\, even though an artist’s book presents a disruption to conventional literary structures. In an age of screen reading and doom-scrolling\, this exhibition seeks to preserve a tactile connection with the book – as text\, as layered object\, and as interactive form.   \nParticipating artists: Eleni Angelou\, Nikos Arvanitis\, Rania Bellou\, David Blackmore\, Sarah Bodman\, Ismini Bonatsou\, BOOKEND – Matt Hale & Nick Cash\, Maria Bourbou\, Thodoros Brouskomatis\, Jonathan Callan\, Natassa Chelioti – Naga\, Ioanna Delfino\, Joe Devlin\, Anna Dimitriou\, Stephen Emmerson\, SJ Fowler\, Michael Hampton\, Rowena Hughes\, Inscription Journal (Gill Partington\, Simon Morris\, Adam Smyth)\, Antonia Iroidou\, Eleni Kastrinogianni\, Peggy Kliafa\, Alexia Kokkinou\, Georgia Kotretsos\, Nikos Kryonidis\, Vasiliki Lefkaditi\, Eleni Maragaki\, Kyriaki Mavrogeorgi\, Despina Meimaroglou\, Christina Mitrentse\, Fiona Mouzakitis\, Kiki Perivolari\, Stamatis Schizakis\, Ifigeneia Sdoukou\, Christina Sgouromiti\, Danai Simou\, Dimitris Skourogiannis\, Annetta Spanoudaki\, Nectarios Stamatopoulos\, Despina Stavrou\, Aris Stoidis\, Evangelos Tasios\, Yannis Tzortzis\, Leonie Yagdjoglou.   \nCurated by Project 2 Athens (Fiona Mouzakitis & Despina Stavrou) and Christina Mitrentse. \nCo-organised and hosted by the Hellenic Centre.  \nLead sponsor Captain Vassilis and Carmen Constantakopoulos Foundation. With the support of The A. G. Leventis Foundation. The catalogue is sponsored by The Panayotis & Effie Michelis Foundation.  \nSPECIAL PUBLIC EVENTS   \nTuesday 14 October\, 18:00–21:00  \nExhibition Private View  URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/bookmorphs-artists-books-from-greece-the-uk/2025-10-14/ LOCATION:The Hellenic Centre\, 16-18 Paddington St \, London\, W1U 5AS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/3-scaled.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Hellenic Centre":MAILTO:info@helleniccentre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031409 CREATED:20251013T091804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T091810Z UID:10005389-1760040000-1760047200@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Hungarian Music Xchange DESCRIPTION:The multi-Award-winning guitarist/composer Attila László is one of the most popular jazz artists in Hungary. His flowing\, melodic guitar playing has been heard with the likes of Randy Brecker\, Billy Cobham & Peter Erskine as well as with his own highly regarded bands. His many accolades include the Distinguished Artist Award\, Composer of the Year\, and the Gramofon Jazz Prize\, and recently\, 3000 people voted his band Fusion Circus “Band of the Year” and Attila himself “Jazz Guitarist of the Year”. A genuinely great player who will be performing this evening alongside a powerhouse\, groove rhythm section featuring Jim Watson-piano\, Laurence Cottle-bass & Jamie Murray-drums. \n“Attila László…among the best…guitarists…Hungary has to offer” Some Thing Else; “near perfection” All About Jazz \nPresented in association with The Harmónia Műhely Alapítvány and 606 Club. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/hungarian-music-xchange/ LOCATION:606 Jazz Club\, 90 Lots Road\, Chelsea\, London\, SW10 0QD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/606_Website.jpg GEO:51.4784518;-0.1816324 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=606 Jazz Club 90 Lots Road Chelsea London SW10 0QD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=90 Lots Road\, Chelsea:geo:-0.1816324,51.4784518 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031409 CREATED:20251013T091105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T091109Z UID:10005388-1760036400-1760041800@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Theatre Performance: Telephone Conversations with Ernst Jandl DESCRIPTION:The Austrian Cultural Forum London welcomes renowned Austrian playwright Stephan Bruckmeier and his one-man theatre show Telephone Conversations with Ernst Jandl for the first time in London. \nThis play is based on phone calls between Ernst Jandl and his editor Klaus Siblevsky. Towards the end of Jandl’s life\, the telephone was the only medium with which Ernst Jandl could still communicate with the outside world. They talked about everything\, helping us understand how Ernst Jandl lived and worked. The calls were incredibly moving and provided a rare insight into the late Austrian poet and author’s private thoughts and concerns. Later\, they were adapted into a book in cooperation with Jandl’s long-time-partner Friederike Mayröcker. Stephan Bruckmeier\, who knew Ernst Jandl personally and had a close relationship with him since 1988\, adapted the book for the stage. He performed Telephone conversations with Ernst Jandl more than 100 times during its run from 2007–2009. \nOn the occasion of the centenary of Jandl’s birthday\, we are proud to present this intimate play for the first time in London. Don’t miss this very touching\, sometimes funny\, sometimes sad tribute to a famous Austrian wordsmith. \n\nThe performance is fully accessible for a non-German speaking audience. Programmes in English will be provided. \n\n\nWritten by and starring: Stephan Bruckmeier \nMusic: Petra Pirolt (guitar) \n© Kiepenheuer Theaterverlag \n\nStephan Bruckmeier was born in 1962. Since 1985 he worked as a director\, actor and stage designer for theatre in Austria\, Germany\, USA\, Kenya\, Mozambique\, France and Hungary. He directed more than 200 theatre productions. He had close ties to Jandl since 1988. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/theatre-performance-telephone-conversations-with-ernst-jandl/ LOCATION:Austrian Cultural Forum London\, 28 Rutland Gate\, London\, SW7 1PQ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Theatre & Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Brucki_Schreibtisch_jandl.jpg GEO:51.5001014;-0.1679188 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Austrian Cultural Forum London 28 Rutland Gate London SW7 1PQ United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=28 Rutland Gate:geo:-0.1679188,51.5001014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251009T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031409 CREATED:20250929T113052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T113059Z UID:10005385-1760036400-1760040000@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Call Me Stratos: In Conversation with the author DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Chrysoula Georgoula’s debut novel\, followed by a discussion on modern challenges in Greece and a Q&A session. Call Me Stratos follows a man profoundly impacted by Greece’s financial crisis. The novel offers a powerful glimpse into the country’s recent turbulent history—from the Olympic Games to the economic collapse—highlighting the struggles of the working class.\n\nAfter a dramatic divorce\, and at the age of forty-two\, Stratos Achtidis returns to his family home to live with his mother and brother. Humiliated and feeling isolated from family and friends\, he turns to alcohol and reminisces about an over-glorified past. Through Stratos’s eyes\, the reader witnesses the social and economic transformations that have shaped Greek society over the past twenty-five years. The novel explores the struggles of ordinary working-class Greeks\, who have faced profound existential and financial challenges\, and the resulting shifts in their way of life.  \n\nGeorgoula delivers a pitch-perfect portrayal of the male psyche—particularly a certain kind of Greek male—with often brutal authenticity. Call Me Stratos is not just a compelling read; it is a powerful depiction of some of the most significant issues affecting Greek society.\n\nThe conversation will be led by Dr. Liana Giannakopoulou\, Senior Research Fellow at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics\, University of Cambridge.’ \n\nIn collaboration with Istros books.  URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/call-me-stratos-in-conversation-with-the-author/ LOCATION:The Hellenic Centre\, 16-18 Paddington St \, London\, W1U 5AS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Stratos-cover.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Hellenic Centre":MAILTO:info@helleniccentre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251007T203000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251007T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031409 CREATED:20250826T160010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T160011Z UID:10005276-1759869000-1759869000@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Maria Theresa in Bohemia\, a Talk by Richard Bassett DESCRIPTION:Maria Theresa was the single most powerful woman in eighteenth-century Europe. At the age of just twenty-three she succeeded to the Habsburg domains only to find them contested by almost every European power. Over the next forty years she became a fierce leader and opponent\, as well as a devoted wife and mother to sixteen children.\n\nHer radical reforms transformed central Europe and her lasting legacy continues to reverberate to this day.\n\nTicket price includes a glass of wine.\n\nRichard Bassett\, former Times correspondent in Eastern Europe and author of the widely acclaimed Last Days in Old Europe first travelled to Prague as an architectural historian. He later spent nearly ten years covering events in communist Czechoslovakia including the Velvet Revolution. An expert on Central Europe\, he taught at many European universities and is a Bye-Fellow of Christ’s College\, Cambridge. His latest book is Maria Theresa: Empress\, Yale University Press\, £25.\n\nEVENT ORGANISED WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC\n\nAll proceeds raised go towards the care and conservation of Czech heritage.\n\nImage: Empress Maria Theresa by Martin van Meytens (1759)\, Academy of Fine Arts\, Vienna via Creative Commons Wikimedia URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/maria-theresa-in-bohemia-a-talk-by-richard-bassett/ LOCATION:Embassy of the Czech Republic\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MTheresWidest.jpg GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Embassy of the Czech Republic 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens London W8 4QY United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031409 CREATED:20250916T131927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T135827Z UID:10005380-1759343400-1759350600@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Every Minute Motherland Dance Performance + Q&A DESCRIPTION:Every Minute Motherland is a dance performance created by Maciej Kuźmiński and devised using documentary methods in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the ensuing refugee crisis. The piece was developed in collaboration with a Polish-Ukrainian team – including refugees – and dramaturg Paul Bargetto.\nThe work is inspired by the personal stories of the dancers and rooted in extensive laboratory-based research. It explores the effects of trauma\, exile\, and alienation\, framed by broader themes of war\, identity\, and the inescapable forces of history and geography. \nAgainst the numbing backdrop of televised and social media coverage\, the performance shifts our focus to the bodies of the witnesses – their lived experiences transcribed into movement and time\, reaching toward the spirit of ritual and myth. \nFrom Mariupol to Kharkiv\, and across every place touched by war\, artists and cultural institutions have been deliberately targeted in attempts to erase Ukrainian national identity. This project stands as an act of resistance against these crimes and a powerful statement of solidarity with Ukraine.\n\nPresented by Polish Cultural Institute in London and Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of UK/Poland Season 2025.\nReviews of Every Minute Motherland \n“The piece\, was as oppressive as it was fascinating. […] Horrific in statement\, frighteningly beautiful in artistic execution.” \nHelmut Jasny \n“It is an evening that leaves the emotions on the stage and invites the audience to watch this meditation on mourning. Everything remains incomprehensible and at the same time directly touching.” \nTorben Ibs \n \nAbout Maciej Kuzminski \nMaciej Kuźmiński\, born in 1985\, is a freelance Polish choreographer creating since 2014. \nHis works are described as pure\, with grounded\, dynamic movement\, and revolve around existential and philosophy concepts. The artist’s creations have been presented over 300 times in 22 countries\, gradually gaining international recognition. The artist has choreographed for companies like Staatstheater Kassel\, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam\, Polish Dance Theatre\, and conservatoires like Trinity Laban\, Codarts and PERA among others. \nHis independent pieces made for Maciej Kuźmiński Company have received more than 30 awards for choreography\, making Kuźmiński one of the most often awarded Polish dance creator. After the premiere Every Minute Motherland was already presented in Luxembourg\, Vilnius\, Munster\, Munich\, Potsdam\, Cologne\, Gera\, Berlin\, Olomouc\, Maastricht\, Darmstadt\, Liege and had a tour within Poland. According to a review of German dance critic Melanie Suchy\, published in December 2022\, the piece was a “play of the year”. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/every-minute-motherland-dance-performance-qa/ LOCATION:The Place London\, 17 Duke's Road\, London\, London\, WC1H 9PY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Theatre & Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/male_RUK_4515.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250923T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250923T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031409 CREATED:20250826T163641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T163643Z UID:10005372-1758654000-1758661200@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:Czech Documentary Now: The Other One DESCRIPTION:Marie-Magdalena Kochová’s debut portrays 18-year-old Johana’s internal struggle between her dreams and her duty to her family\, highlighting her silent self-sacrifice and the overwhelming weight of living for others. \nEighteen-year-old Johana has always been the dependable one—the quiet anchor in a family consumed by caring for her younger sister\, Rósa\, who has severe autism. As she nears high school graduation\, Johana faces an impossible choice: remain in her small Czech hometown to help her overburdened parents\, or finally step out of the shadows to study psychology and build a life of her own. \nIn her poignant feature debut\, director Marie-Magdalena Kochová crafts an intimate\, unflinching portrait of a so-called “glass child”—a sibling rendered nearly invisible by the needs of another. Through quiet observations and close-ups that reveal volumes in a single glance\, The Other One captures the silent struggle between love and self-preservation\, duty and identity. \nWinner of the MDR Film Prize for Outstanding Eastern European Documentary at DOK Leipzig 2024\, the film sheds light on the hidden toll of caregiving on young people\, offering a voice to everyone who has ever felt unseen. The Other One is not merely a coming-of-age story; it is a powerful testament to the courage it takes to choose yourself. \nDir. Marie-Magdalena Kochová\, Czech Republic\, Slovakia\, 87 min\, 2024\, Eng. subt.   \n\nAdmission: 5 (+ Eventbrite fee)\nBook here:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/czech-documentary-now-the-other-one-tickets-1550514463499?aff=oddtdtcreator URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/czech-documentary-now-the-other-one/ LOCATION:Embassy of the Czech Republic\, 26 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/91d8aac2edbfa2fc0e6887f7d19d16cb.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk GEO:51.509387;-0.193483 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Embassy of the Czech Republic 26 Kensington Palace Gardens London W8 4QY United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=26 Kensington Palace Gardens:geo:-0.193483,51.509387 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250921T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250921T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T031409 CREATED:20250909T182504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T182505Z UID:10005378-1758452400-1758463200@euniclondon.org SUMMARY:The Emil Zátopek Run DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a day of movement\, fun\, and community spirit at the fourth annual Emil Zátopek Charity Run! Thames Valley Harriers and the Czech Centre invite you to bring your family\, friends\, and plenty of energy for a celebration of sport inspired by one of the greatest athletes of all time.\n\nWhether you’re racing for a personal best\, joining your first fun run\, or simply enjoying the atmosphere\, there’s something for everyone — from kids to grandparents.\n\nThis year’s fresh new format includes:\n\nA 1-MILE CHARITY RUN FOR ALL AGES\n&\nQUAD KIDS ATHLETICS – have a go at running\, jumping\, throwing\, and sprinting at the home ground of Linford Christie\n\nYou can also look forward to\n\nFREE games and other activities by Czech School Without Borders and Okenko.uk\nPizza and other refreshment\nMedal ceremony & chill-out social after the race\nAdmission: £10/£5 (under 17s)\n(for the 1 mile run and the Quad Kids events)\nOther kids activities will be free\n\nAll entry fees and donations will contribute towards the Zátopek Athletics Fellowship.\n\nRegistration for the 1 mile run and Quad Kids Athletics\n\n– Register online via Entry4Sports by 20 September 2025\n(please scroll down for the instructions on how to register)\n– Walk-In registrations on the day are also welcome\n(please register by 10:30 for the 1 mile run)\nThe event begins at 11:00 am with the 1 mile run for different age categories\, with timings to be decided on the day\, followed by Quad Kids Athletics.\n\nABOUT EMIL ZÁTOPEK\n\nKnown as “The Czech Locomotive”\, Emil Zátopek wasn’t just a runner — he was a force of nature. With an unorthodox stride and unstoppable will\, he conquered the 1948 London Olympics and shattered records in Helsinki in 1952\, winning gold in the 5000m\, 10000m\, and marathon — all in one Games. No one has done it since.\n\nThere are many books and films about Zátopek’s life and sport achievements\, including those of British authors: Richard Askwith’s biography Today We Die a Little: The Rise and Fall of Emil Zatopek\, Olympic Legend and Pat Butcher’s Quicksilver: The Mercurial Emil Zatopek.\n\nIn 2013\, Runner’s World named him the Greatest Runner of All Time.\n\nZÁTOPEK ATHLETIC FELLOWSHIP\n\nThe Emil Zátopek Run was first organised by CC and TVH in 2022 to celebrate Zátopek’s centennial anniversary and raise funds for a newly established Zátopek Athletic Fellowship\, empowering young talent from West London to chase their dreams on the track\, just like Zátopek once did.\n\nProceeds from starting fees as well as all voluntary contributions towards the Zátopek Run will be donated to support the Fellowship.\n\nAny donations towards The Zátopek’s Athletic Fellowship can be sent to:\nBusiness Account name: Thames Valley Harriers\nSort Code: 60-05-30\nAccount Number: 17125197\nplease add Payment Reference: Zatopek\n\nDIRECTIONS:\n\nRace registration will be next to the Thames Valley Harriers clubhouse in Linford Christie Stadium. The entrance for cars is Artillery Lane off Du Cane Rd\, between the hospitals and prison\, postcode for satnav W12 OAE. At the end of Artillery Lane approaching the Scrubs\, there is a 6’ 6” height barrier entrance to the main car park\, the stadium is located at the end of the car park.\n\nFor public transport East Acton on the Central Line is the closest station\, a few minutes walk from the stadium. Buses stop on Du Cane Rd near Artillery Lane\, please see details for buses stopping at Hammersmith Hospital on the Transport for London website.\n\nHOW TO REGISTER VIA ENTRY4SPORTS\n\n– Click on the following link: https://entry4sports.co.uk/#/show-entry/1362\n– Click on Enter\n– If you are new to Entry4Sports you need to Register as new user\nOnce in the entry portal\, click “add athlete” under the “athletes” tab. If the athlete is registered with England Athletics (EA)\, click “registered” and enter the associated EA URN (which you can find on your EA profile/account. If unregistered\, click “add new” and complete First Name\, Surname\, Date of Birth\, and Club fields (if you are not registered with any club\, enter “TVH” as your Club)\, before clicking “save” in the bottom right corner. The athlete will then appear under the “athletes” tab in your entry portal.\n– Click on the athlete\, then click on the tick box next to the event you wish to enter. You then must view your basket and checkout for your entry to be complete and accepted. URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/the-emil-zatopek-run-2/ LOCATION:Linford Christie Athletic Stadium\, Wormwood Scrubs / Linford Christie Athletic Stadium\, White City\, London\, W12 0DF \, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learn ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://euniclondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/zatopek-2025-1x1-FAMILY-DAY-OUT-QR-web-CC.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Czech Centre":MAILTO:blues@czechcentre.org.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR