If There Were No Music: Tribute to Miloš Forman, Born 90 Years Ago

321 East 73rd Street,New York NY 10021

17 February, 2022

Description

On February 17, 2022, the Czech Center New York is paying its homage to the life and creativity of Miloš Forman. On February 17, 2022, the day before the late Czech American giant of world cinema, Miloš Forman, would had turned 90, the Czech Center New York is paying its homage to his life and creativity with and evening of film and music. The film writer and programmer, Irena Kovarova, will give an introduction to the event in appreciation of Miloš Forman’s life and work in cinema. Beside the film screening of Forman's film Audition, the evening will also feature opera singer Kristýna Kůstková and jazz singer Martina Barta. Film and music are intrinsically intertwined in Miloš Forman's body of work, starting with Forman's first films from 1963, Audition (aka Talent Competion / Konkurs) and If There Were No Music (aka If Only They Ain’t Had Them Bands / Kdyby ty muziky nebyly). Presented together as a film of two episodes (and screened as part of this program), they epitomize the youthful energy and talent of the director who went on to become a filmmaking star of the 1960s Czechoslovakia and then a groundbreaking American director after emigrating to the United States. Free spirit and zest for life are at the core of his films, from Audition to Firemen’s Ball, Taking Off, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Hair, Amadeus, Man On The Moon, to name just a few of his most famous works. AN ANNUAL PROGRAM WITH OVER 150 EVENTS ENCOMPASSING THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS, FILM, LECTURES, CONCERTS AND FORUMS. IN 111 PLACES IN NEW YORK THAT YOU MUST NOT MISS, THE BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALL WAS LISTED AS "A LITTLE-KNOWN TREASURE, A POST-MODERN SURPRISE, ENCOURAGING DYNAMIC DIALOGUE BETWEEN AMERICAN AND CZECH COMMUNITIES...A VIBRANT CULTURAL VENUE FOR NEW GENERATIONS OF NEW YORKERS."