RCS Haven E-Bulletin - December 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.
Please note that our centre will be closed between 22nd December 2014 and 5th January 2015.
Wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 
NEWS
 
Dear Friends!
We would like to invite you to our New Year and Christmas celebrations.
The celebration includes a concert, children’s theatre, traditional songs and dancing, games for children and adults, craft fair, cake auction and refreshments.
The songs and events will be mainly in Russian, but with English commentary (and many English speaking people to explain what’s going on).
We will have the use of two halls: one large for the show and another smaller one for the use of mothers with small children.
The celebration is taking place from 3pm till 5 pm on the 20th December at:  Partick Burgh Hall, 9 Burgh Hall Street, G11 5LN
Tickets are on sale:
Saturdays from 11-1pm at the Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Gorbals, G5 OPQ
During the week at the RCS Haven Office, 11 Duke Street, G4 0UL
Or by phone (0141-552-2144) or email [email protected]
Child ticket with present - £12 includes free entry for 1 adult.
Each single ticket is valid for 1 adult or child and does not include a present - £5
We look forward to seeing you there!
CONTENTS
  • Vacancies
  • December 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 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, 
DECEMBER 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 Fridays from 5:30pm till 7:30pm. 
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 and Tuesdays at 5:30pm. English lessons on Wednesdays at 6:30pm.
Russian Centre Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL, [email protected]
Events in Glasgow
  
3 December – 30 December, 3pm – 7pm  
Sharmanka are a unique and award-winning theatre group.
Their beautifully carved figures perform an incredible dance to haunting music and light, telling the funny and tragic stories of the human life and spirit.
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, 103 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD,
Bookings: 0141 552 7080
Events in Edinburgh
 
 
4 December, 11am 
Sparkling Russian/English conversation over tea and cakes.
The Scotland-Russia Forum.
Summerhall Cafe, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1PL
 
4 December, 5.10pm
Ilia Kalinin is Associate Professor in the Department of Liberal Arts at St Petersburg State University. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal Neprikosnovennyi Zapas: Debaty o politike i kul'ture (NZ: Debates on Politics and Culture). His current research deals with problems of collective memory in post-Soviet Russia.
14 Buccleuch Pl, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH8 9
 
11 December, 7.30-8.30pm
Russkaya Cappella will be performing a selection of church music by Russian composers from the 19th and 20th centuries (including Bortnyansky, Rachmaninoff, and Kastalsky), some Christmas songs from the 17th century, and traditional carols from Russia and Ukraine.
Reid Concert Hall, The University of Edinburgh, Bristo Sq, Edinburgh EH8 9AG 
 
12 - 13 December           
The conference sets out to explore practices of cross-cultural communication between Russia and Britain in the 21st century.
14 Buccleuch Pl, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH8 9
Events in the rest of the UK
 
1 December – 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 December - 31 December, 10am - 6pm
St Petersburg Gallery is proud to present the new exhibition "Russian Portraits of the
18th- 20th Centuries". This exciting new show will depict the history of Russian portraiture through the display of more than a hundred works of art.
5A Cork Street, London, W1S 3NY
T.: 020 7734 8871
 
1 December - 1 March, 10am - 5pm
The first of its kind in the UK, this exhibition brings together natural history and
cultural objects from British and Russian museums, including a preserved baby mammoth, to tell the story of this vast land and dispel many of its myths.
The University Of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, M13 9PL
T.: 0161 275 2634
 
1 December - 25 January, 10am - 5.45pm
More than 100 set and costume designs highlighting the creative, visionary designs of
artists including Kazimir Malevich, Alexander Rodchenko, Vladimir Tatlin, Alexandra Exter,
El Lissitsky, Liubov Popova and Varvara Stepanova.
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
T.: 020 7942 2000
 
1 December - 8 February, 11am - 5pm
This exhibition is the first major retrospective outside Russia to explore the career of
the 19th-century Russian painter and designer, Elena Polenova.
Down Lane, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 1DQ
T.: 01483 810235
 
2 December, 4.30 - 9.30pm
This annual event sees around 200 RBCC members and partners gather to discuss a key issue in Russo-British business. This year, our focus will be on trade between Russia and the UK. It has of course been a difficult year for business between the two nations, but trade has continued regardless, and Russian markets remain a great opportunity for UK exporters.
Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BA , London
T.: 0207 931 6455
 
4 December, 7:30. 9:00pm
Arkady Shtypel and Maria Galina are two of Russia’s most well-known living poets, and among the foremost voices of the Russian literary scene. This evening they will read their own poems, classical poetry and Russian translations of English poets
5A Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2TA
T.: 020 7269 9770
 
4 - 6 December, 2.30, 7.45pm
A classic 19th-century Russian drama, written by Alexander Ostrovsky, which tells the story of a young wife in a loveless marriage whose extra-marital affair leads to her destruction.
3 Oxford Street, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 1QF
T.: 01423 502116
 
14 December, 7 - 11pm
Russian rock band Nochnyie Snaipery fronted by singer, guitarist and song writer Diana Arbenina.
The Garage, London N5
20–22 Highbury Corner, Islington, London, N5 1RD
T.: 0844 847 1678
14 December, 1, 3.30pm
Join Petrushka Studios and other families for a truly traditional Christmas celebration, based on Bazhov's classic fairy tale The Little Silver Hoof. Gifts for each child at the end.
5A Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2TA
T.: 020 7269 9770
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