''Tribute to Václav Havel'' (Czech: Pocta Václavu Havlovi) was an event held in memory of

Václav Havel Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 and then ...

, the last Czechoslovak and the first Czech President, writer, playwright and human rights activist. The concert took place in Lucerna Music Bar in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

on 23 December 2011, five days after the death of Havel.

Main organisers of the event

* David Gaydečka (Manager of the Goe's Garage) * (Former Secretary to President

) * Jakub Mejdřický (PP Production) * Lubomír Schmidtmayer (Director of the Palace Akropolis) * Jindra Zemanová ( Meet Factory)

Stages

Lucerna Great Hall

Moderator: * 5:30 pm - * 6:30 pm -

Tata Bojs Tata Bojs is a Czech pop rock band, formed in 1988 by bass-player Mardoša and drummer/singer Milan Cais. The band plays electronic pop music. The band is famous for its creative lyrics and word play. The current line-up of the band includes gu ...

* 6:50 pm -

Dan Bárta Dan Bárta (born 14 December 1969 in Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the ...

and Robert Balzar * 7:00 pm -

Garage A garage is a covered structure built for the purpose of parking, storing, protecting, maintaining, and/or repairing vehicles. Specific applications include: *Garage (residential), a building or part of a building for storing one or more vehicle ...

& Tony Ducháček * 7:45 pm - David Koller and Ivan Král * 8:10 pm - Jasná Páka and

Hudba Praha Hudba Praha was a Czech rock band formed in 1984 by :cs:Michal Ambrož, Michal Ambrož, after his previous band, Jasná Páka, was banned by the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Communist government of Czechoslovakia. The group was active unti ...

* 8:40 pm -

Radim Hladík Radim Hladík (13 December 1946 – 4 December 2016) was a Czech guitarist, composer, and producer known primarily for his trademark rock and jazz-fusion electric sound, although his early style was more blues-oriented, and Hladík also played ...

and Vladimír Mišík * 8:50 pm - Štěpán Rak * 8:55 pm - * 9:15 pm - , and * 9:30 pm - () * 9:45 pm - Suzanne Vega * 9:50 pm - Ivan Král and Jan Ponocný * 10:30 pm -

The Plastic People of the Universe The Plastic People of the Universe (PPU) is a Czech rock band from Prague. They are considered the foremost representatives of Prague's underground culture (1968–1989), which defied the Czechoslovakia's Communist regime. Members of the ban ...

* 11:10 pm -

The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacLise ...

Revival Band * 11:30 pm - End of concert

Lucerna Music Bar

Moderator: * 6:00 pm - Máma Bubo * 6:40 pm - Phil Shoenfelt & Southern Cross * 7:30 pm - Lanugo * 8:30 pm -

Toxique Toxique are a Czech musical group performing electronic pop music. History The group was founded by five graduates from Prague's Institute of Chemical Technology in early 2007, and the same year they played their first live show. Toxique's debut ...

* 9:35 pm - Zrní * 10:35 pm -

Lucerna Cinema

Documentary films: * President Václav Havel (Dir. V. Bojanovský, 1990) * President and Director (1996) * Havel to the Castle (Dir. P. Koutecký, 1998) * American in Prague or Partnership for Jazz (Dir. P. Koutecký, 1994) * "An American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia" held in St. John the Divine, New York (Dir. Caroline Stoessinger, 1990) ;Live performance * Václav Havel: Garden Party - Theatre Divadlo na tahu, Dir. Andrej Krob

Lucerna Cinema Café

Photographs of Václav Havel
Curator: Kateřina Blažková-Bajzíková
Photographers: * Karel Cudlín * * Bohdan Holomíček * * * Oldřich Škácha

References

External links

Official website of concert

Documentary film on the event by Metropol TV with English subtitles

Prague Post: Painting the Town / Lucerna to host evening of tribute to Václav Havel
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