RCS Haven E-Bulletin - August 2014

Greetings, and welcome to our bulletin full of information on exciting Russian events.

RCS Haven is welcoming anyone who is interested in studying Russian language, literature and culture. We have English and Russian language lessons. There are a library, Art studio for children and Web-design Studio.
Also, the Centre provides consultations in law, finance and other aspects of work and business in Russia and Britain.

NEWS
New academic year
 
Please note that our Russian and English language classes for adults will resume after the summer break on Monday 1st September.
Russian school for children in Glasgow reopens on 30th August. The school’s lessons will take place on Saturdays, at The Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Glasgow, G5 0PQ.  Children may be enrolled in the school by telephone, on 0141 552 2144 or by e-mail at: [email protected] 
 
Glasgow City FC Scotlands top womens football club is hosting a Ukranian womens football team here in August and they have asked for help with translating while they are here 8th -14th August.
Do you know any volunteers that may be able to help?
Please contact Carol Anne Stewart Chairperson 07949 885860 or send us an email to [email protected]
They will be able to pay expenses and supply meals as they may spend some time with the team at the hotel.
More... 
CONTENTS
  • Vacancies
  • August Events Calendar
  • Regular events in Scotland
  • Events in Glasgow
  • Events in Edinburgh
  • Events in the rest of the UK
  • Contact us
VACANCIES
RCS Haven is looking for Art, Mathematics and Russian teachers.
 
Also, we are looking for volunteers.
 
The job search facility on the RCS Haven website collects vacancies from British and Russian employers. It can be accessed by clicking here, 
AUGUST EVENTS CALENDAR
Regular events in Scotland
Orthodox Church Services:
The following Scottish churches hold regular/semi-regular Orthodox services (all welcome):
Glasgow: The Parish of St. Kentigern (Russian Orthodox). Services held in Govan Old Church, 866 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 3UU.
Edinburgh: Orthodox Community of St. Andrew (a mixture of Orthodox faiths. Services held in the Chapel of St. Andrew, 2 Meadow Lane, Edinburgh, EH8 9NR.
Art studio for Children
Art lessons for children are undergoing in RCS Haven.
Under supervision of experienced teachers, a professional artist and a specialist in early development, children study the basics of drawing and painting, language development and drama. All children are welcome on Thursdays from 5pm till 7pm. 
RCS Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL, Т. 0141 5522144
Russian and English language courses for adults 
Classes for those who want to study Russian and English language.
Russian lessons on Mondays 5:30pm. English lessons on Wednesdays and Saturday at 6:30pm.
Russian Centre Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL, [email protected]
Events in Glasgow
  
7 – 28 August, 8.00pm – 9.30pm 
For this first Thursday event in the gallery we present an evening full of rhymes and rhythms from around the world: a unique poetic happening amidst Eduard Bersudsky's marvellous mechanical sculptures. 
103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD 
T.: +44 (0)141 5527080 
Events in Edinburgh
 
Fri, 1 August, 6 - 9 pm
An exhibition of sculptural and scenographic objects, which are the set for a production of a new version of Nikolai Gogol's play The Gamblers.
Ocean Drive, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6JJ
T.: 0131 555 8888
 
1 - 24 August, 6 - 7.15 pm
From Russia with love! The Thistle is a 75 minute musical with an original Russian script
and score. It is a love story for Scotland, set in the middle ages. Beautifully sung and
performed by a professional cast of ten renowned Russian theatre actors.
Freemasons Hall, 96 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3DH
 
1 August - 26 September, 11 am - 6 pm
The result of McNairn's year spent painting in Russian and the Ukraine, this exhibition looks at cultural intercourse and also features visual love poems.
1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, EH9 1PL
T.: 0131 560 1581
 
1 – 25 August, 8.30 – 9.30pm
Edinburgh Festival's first Russian stand-up ever. Igor ruins the stereotypes about Russia
and discovers stereotypes about Britain and the West. Igor tells about his childhood in the
Soviet Union, life in modern Russia and internationally.
60 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9TJ
 
5 - 23 August, 1.30 - 5pm
The Duel is an adaptation for stage of the homonymous novel written in 1891 by Anton Tcheckov, a devoted Russian storyteller, playwright and novelist.
Although situated in Russia two centuries ago, the play says a lot about our times. We see the struggle between two antagonistic particular sights in a peripheral society, distorted mirror of the Russian and European metropolis.
150 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EE
T.: 0844 847 1639
 
7 – 28 August, 11am - 1pm
Sparkling Russian/English conversation over tea and cakes.
Summerhall Cafe, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1PL
 
7 – 28 August, 6 – 7pm
Improve your Russian conversation in a small group with an experienced tutor.
Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant
94 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1DR
T.: 07826 555 134
 
11 - 16 August, 9.05 - 9.55 pm
We present four of his popular farces in one fast-paced 50 minutes of refined absurdity, Russian style. These short plays are at once grandly melodramatic and bitingly comic, with a parody of Russian angst as the common theme.
80 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TH
T.: 0845 508 8316
 
17 - 25 August, 2.30 - 3.30 pm
Nikolai Gogol's timeless play about news that a Government Inspector is on his way to a small Russian town as the corrupt and complacent local officials are thrown into a frenzy.
140 The Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9RR
T.: 0131 662 6892
 
Sat, 30 August, 11 am - 1.15 pm
One of the most exciting new names in pianism, young Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov has been praised for his astonishing technical command, his overwhelming energy, and his total absorption in his music. He performs pieces by Stravinsky, Ravel and Liszt.
87–89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9JG
T.: 0844 557 2686
Events in the rest of the UK

 

1  – 17 August, 12am – 18pm
Images by Russian photographers including Alexander Gronsky, Dmitry Venkov, Taus Makhacheva, Olya Ivanova and Max Sher.
22 CalvertAvenue, London, E2 7JP
 
1– 24 August
Over 50 objects presenting an exploration of the Soviet Union's design history from the 1950s. Curated by Elena Sudakova and Alexandra Chiriac from the GRAD gallery.
3-4a Little Portland Street, London, W1W 7JB
 
1 August - 20 September, 10am - 6pm
The exciting show features more than sixty paintings, works on paper and sculptures by groundbreaking Russian artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Mikhail Larionov and Natalia Goncharova - as well as visionaries from Kazimir Malevich's artistic circle.
5A Cork Street, London, W1S 3NY
T.: 020 7734 8871
 
1 August – 31 December, 10am - 6pm
A display of street posters from the Soviet era, when they played a significant role in
Bolshevik communication with the masses, portraying positive images of the regime. Curated  by Matthew Gale.
Bankside, Holland Street, London, SE1 9TG
 
1 August – 28 Sep, 10am - 6pm
Landscapes, portraits, Soviet propaganda, avant-garde and reportage photography from the
20th-century, by photographers and artists including Ivan Shagin, Dmitry Baltermants,
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, Alexander Rodchenko, Vladislav Mikosha and Boris Mikhailov.
16-18 Ramillies Street, London, W1F 7LW
 
 
Sun, 17 August, 7.30pm
The husband and wife combo performs a selection of classical works by Russian composers, including Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto In B Flat Minor.
Flavel Place, Dartmouth, England, TQ6 9ND
T.: 01803 39 530
CONTACT US
Thank you for reading this bulletin; we hope you have found it interesting, useful and enjoyable. If you have any news or events that you would like us to highlight in future editions, please contact us at the address below.

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