RCS Haven E-Bulletin - April 2016

On the 2nd of April, School of Russian Center “RCS Haven” had the Spring concert.

The whole event was enjoyed by our parents and it was nice to see the talent that the children have and how confident they were in performing in front of an expecting audience.

The spectators were impressed by wonderful theatrical performances, children’s drawings and musical compositions.

Both parents and children enjoyed the fun games and contests. The concert ended with a festive table with tea and sweets.

Thank you all for your participation, for laughter and smiles of our children!

Wednesday - Sunday, 10am - 3pm

Sharmanka are a unique and award-winning theatre group. Their beautifully carved figures perform an incredible dance to haunting music and synchronised light, telling the funny and tragic stories of the human life and spirit. 

103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD

T.: +44 (0)141 5527080

 

1 April, 7:00 pm

The Concert Programme 'Reflections' is a result of the creative collaboration of the two young singers: Ekaterina Gopenko (Zaporozhie-Moscow) and Magda Nova (Kiev). This musical event will commence their UK tour. The programme will feature songs in Russian, Ukrainian and English, accompanied by guitar, piano and the two impressive vocals.

St Mary Moorfields, 4-5 Eldon Street , London, gb

 

3 April, 11:00am  3:00 pm

Early Development Group, "Mother and Baby" opens the season of children's cartoon show, which will be followed by creative activities with children. After the cartoon, we will make interesting artefacts on the theme of the beloved cartoon characters together with the children. Materials for creative parts are attached.

5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA

 

4 April, 1:00pm

For this lunchtime concert, we’re excited to be welcoming a special guest to perform. Moscow organist Konstantin Volostnov gives recitals throughout Russia and Europe, and has made a number of recordings. He performs works by compatriots Tchaikovsky, Glazunov and the less-performed, early 20th Century composer Anton Dianov.

Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, UK, B3 3DQ

 

4 April, 7:00pm  8:30 pm

Edward Ochagavia was born in Stalingrad in 1937. His father was an American engineer working as a leading specialist in the Stalingrad Tractor Factory, and his mother was a Russian office worker in the same factory. During the Stalingrad battle and siege (87 days from autumn 1942 until spring 1943), his sister, aged 14-15 at that time and he, aged about 6, were not evacuated from the city and were eye-witnesses of the battle and the first days of the town's siege. This talk is the account of what his sister and he saw and knew of the battle and how they survived.

5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA

 

5 April, 7:30 pm

In the title role of Boris Godunov – Modest Musorgsky’s only completed opera – the composer created one of the greatest bass-baritone roles in the canon.

Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD

 

11 April, 6:30pm  8:00 pm

Come and discuss writing by and about women in Russia today with Guzel Yakhina, the Tatar-Russian prize-winning author of Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes, about Tatars deported to Siberia, and Alexander Snegirev, whose new novel Vera won the latest Russian Booker Prize. 

5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA

 

14-17 April

Returning to Wales Millennium Centre this spring, the Mariinsky Theatre under Artistic Director Valery Gergiev presents an exclusive residency designed to showcase the Ballet and Orchestra in some of their most exciting repertoire.

Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff Bay

CF10 5AL

 

15 - 16 April

This conference provides a platform for leading Eisenstein experts from around the world to present their current research and to initiate critical discussions about Sergei Eisenstein and his legacy in film, psychology and the visual arts. Hailed as one of the greatest directors of the twentieth century, Sergei Eisenstein is best known for his revolutionary and iconic films from The Battleship Potemkin to Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible. This conference invites audiences to consider Eisenstein beyond his cinematic achievements.

The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN

 

18 April, 7:30 pm

Following their sell-out concert in October 2015, Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra return to Cadogan Hall with a complete concert performance of Prokofiev’s glorious ballet score Romeo and Juliet. This concert is a double celebration as 2016 sees both the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare and the 125th anniversary of Sergei Prokofiev.

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ

 

19 April, 7:30pm  9:00pm

The dramatic stories of four World War II Songs which span time and space. These stories begin in different countries and  different centuries and carry on for a long time after Victory Day, right up to the 21st Century. In addition to these Songs, three more musical pieces will be performed.

5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA

 

22 April, 7:00 pm

The International Prokofiev Festival is devoted to the 125 birth-anniversary of the great Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. The Festival takes place in the heart of London at the Russian Cultural Centre, Rosstrudnichestvo. You will hear Prokofiev's music for flute, cello, violin and piano played by artists from Russia, Great Britain, Italy, Israel, Belorussia, Germany, Korea, Romania, Poland and Spain.

37 High Street Kensington W8 5ED - Russian State Cultural Centre of Rosstrudnichestvo

 

27 April, 6:30 pm

This gripping and intelligent drama by Yury Bykov takes a look at morality and corruption in contemporary Russian society, and at what happens to those people who won’t play games and take a stand against the status quo.

Barbican Centre, Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom

 

28 April, 7:30 pm

Glinka Russlan and Ludmila, Borodin Symphony No. 2, Mussorgsky Night on a Bald, Mountain Stravinsky Suite No. 1, plus other favourites

University of the West of England, St George's Bristol - Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5RR