Photograph by Alex Hammid
The exhibition Ticket to the New World curated by photographer Eva Heyd features works by numerous prominent figures of the First Czechoslovak Republic’s cultural scene who decided to leave the country at the beginning of World War II, either out of fear of persecution or refusing to live under a totalitarian regime. Heyd’s new book, Ticket to the New World, documents the fates of the artists, many of whom had significant impacts on the American cultural sphere.
The exhibition includes photographs by Axel Hammid and Bedrich Grunzweig, images by graphic designer Ladislav Sutnar, caricatures by Adolf Hoffmeister and Antonin Pelc, and documents from the career of soprano Jarmila Novotna. >> Read more
Selections from the George Daubek Collection of Novotna memorabilia, entitled Jarmila Novotná: Transatlantic Opera, Screen, and Czech Cultural Presence and curated with biographical notes by Majda Kallab Whitaker of the Dvorak American Heritage Association, will be presented in the Dvorak Room from June 14 until June 25.
Exhibition opening: Tuesday, June 14, 6:30 p.m., following Havel Conversations: Eva Heyd in Conversation with Alex Zucker. RSVP through Eventbrite.
Free and open to the public. Wearing of a face mask inside the venue is required.
VIEWING HOURS: 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. 3rd floor, Bohemian National Hall.
No RSVP is required except for the viewing of Jarmila Novotna memorabilia in the Dvorak Room (Bohemian National Hall, 3rd floor) from June 15-25 – to schedule your viewing, email us at info@vhlf.org.
Free and open to the public. Online registration through Eventbrite is required. Wearing of a face mask inside the venue is required.
The 2022 Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival is dedicated to the people of Ukraine fighting for their independence. 🇺🇦 Suggested donation ($10) will be used to support Ukrainian refugees. All collected funds will be donated to People in Need, a Czech non-governmental, non-profit organization with over 20 years of experience in helping people in emergencies all over the world.
For more information about the exhibition and the 2022 Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival program, visit www.rehearsalfortruth.org.
Project partners: Czech National Trust, Dvorak American Heritage Association, Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences New York Chapter, Embassy of the United States of America in Prague, and Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.
ABOUT THE 2022 REHEARSAL FOR TRUTH THEATER FESTIVAL
The 2022 Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival: Under Pressure is organized by the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation and the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York, GOH Productions, Czech National Trust, Terezin Music Foundation, Trap Door Theatre, and Yara Arts Group.
The festival is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Ministry of Human Capacities, Hungary, and Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews.