A special program in the honor of Milan Kundera, famed Czech-born writer, who this year have turned 90 on April 1st, including a staged reading of the excerpts from Laughable Loves followed by the screening of the film The Joke.
Due to high demand, the event was moved to the Ballroom, to increase the capacity.
Staged reading
7PM in the Ballroom
“Sexual attraction as a game that often turns sour.”
Excerpts of Milan Kundera’s book Laughable loves presented by students of The New School in New York in collaboration with students from The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
Film: The Joke
8PM in the Ballroom
Jaromil Jireš’s brilliant adaptation of Milan Kundera’s novel tells the fragmentary tale of a man expelled from the Communist Party because of a political joke.
Director: Jaromil Jireš, 1968, 80 min, Czechoslovakia
Please arrive at least ten minutes prior to the event. Empty seats will be released to standby patrons after that time.
