Congo: The Price of an Elephant

Name: Congo: The Price of an Elephant
Start: 2026-10-23T10:45:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-23T13:15:00+02:00
Location: Moving Station

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Congo: The Price of Ivory

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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 10:45

Moving Station, Pilsen

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A documentary film featuring Ben Cristovao and Czech naturalist Arthur Sniegon as they venture into the underworld of ivory trafficking, meeting poachers and dealers. Why are forest elephants facing extinction, how does this affect us, and what can we do to save them?

About the venue: Moving Station

Moving Station is an alternative cultural venue housed in the former departure building of the Plzeň – Jižní Předměstí railway station. Since 2000 it has served as a stage for contemporary theatre, dance and interdisciplinary artistic experiments; a 2015 renovation added artist residency programmes. Operator Johan, z.ú. organises the Nastevřeno festival and co-organises Tanec Praha and the International Festival Divadlo. The venue also includes a café and exhibition space.

Koperníkova 574/56, 301 00 Plzeň 3 Get directions

About: BEN CRISTOVAO

Ben Cristovao, born Ben da Silva Cristóvão on 8 June 1987 in Plzeň, is a Czech singer, rapper and music producer of Angolan-Czech heritage. He gained prominence as a finalist in the Česko-Slovenská SuperStar competition in 2009 and subsequently became a major figure in Czech pop music, earning the Český slavík award in 2016 for the year's most-streamed Czech song "ASIO". He represented the Czech Republic at the Eurovision Song Contest on two occasions: the 2020 contest was cancelled due to the pandemic, and in 2021 he finished in 15th place with "Omaga".

885 thousand

monthly listeners on Spotify

27,5M+

plays of the single "Slzy" on Spotify

18,2M+

plays of the single "Sweet Chilli" on Spotify

35 000

capacity of the concert at Fortuna Arena (June 2025)

What's new

2025-06
On June 7, 2025, Ben Cristovao performed the largest concert of his career at Fortuna Arena (Eden) in Prague.
2025-12
Ben Cristovao and Sofian Medjmedj released their second collaborative album of the year DENPASAR and performed two sold-out shows at O2 Universum in Prague (December 21 and 22, 2025).
2025
The collaborative album KHAOSAN (June 2025) with Sofian Medjmedj was created during their road trip across Asia and contains 14 tracks combining pop and electronic elements.

Tour

PrahaJablonec nad Nisou

Tracks

Slzyfeat. Sofian Medjmedj, over 27 million streams on Spotify, biggest hit

Sweet Chilliover 18 million streams on Spotify, long-term radio hit

ASIOwinner of Czech Nightingale 2016 in the category of most-listened Czech song

Kemamasong for Eurovision 2020, competition cancelled due to pandemic

KHAOSANalbum from 2025 recorded with Sofian Medjmedj, 14 tracks

Recent shows

Sep 13, 2026 Sletiště, Kladno
Aug 28, 2026 Šimkovy sady, Hradec Králové
Aug 28, 2026 Velké náměstí, Hradec Králové

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