Velvet Party at Dupont Underground!

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Saturday, Nov 16, 2019 8:30 pm

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Alliance for New Music-Theatre, Embassy of the Czech Republic, and Dupont Underground invite you to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution!

Head to DC’s hottest hidden venue, right underneath Dupont Circle, for an unforgettable night! DJ Alyaz, one of Prague's most popular DJ's will get the party going while you enjoy the evening, and take photos in front of the huge graffiti artwork by artist Jan Kaláb.

VELVET REVOLUTION: Historical Background

On November 17, 1989, a student march in Prague marked the 50th anniversary of International Students’ Day, the day a young student was killed by the Nazis during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939. As the students moved towards the center of the city, the riot police brutally attacked them. In response, hundreds of thousands of citizens found the courage to take to the streets to protest the suppression as well as the ruling communist regime itself. As the mass demonstration grew with each day and spread throughout the country, the stage for the dissident political movement Civic Forum was set. The communist regime fell and democracy was reinstated. The courageous dissident, prisoner of conscience, and talented playwright Václav Havel became the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia and later the first President of the Czech Republic.