RCS Haven E-Bulletin - February 2014

Forget all your worries and your woes.  Help us to wave goodbye to February and welcome March.  

We will be celebrating Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday on March 1^st 2014 at 13:00.  

You are all invited to join in the festivities with a concert and party.

All guests are please asked to bring pancakes and other treats.  

 

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Sat, 1 February, 10am – 6.00pm

The exhibition shows St. Petersburg as a unique protagonist in Valran’s ethereal painting practice

8 Berkeley Street, London, W1J 8DN

 

Sat, 1 February – 13 February, 10am – 6.00pm

A major retrospective of works by the Russian painter Sergei Chepik, known for his depictions of phantasmagorical and religious events in both his native Russia and in France.

The Mall, London, SW1Y 5BD

 

1 February - 29 March, 11am - 7pm

Silent-film posters advertising 1920s Russian cinema with works by Georgii and Vladimir Stenberg, Yakov Ruklevsky, Aleksandr Naumov, Mikhail Dlugach and Nikolai Prusakov. Organised by GRAD in collaboration with AntikBar.

3-4a Little Portland Street, London, W1W 7JB

T.: 020 7637 7274

 

6 February - 29 March, 10am - 6pm

Paintings of the Russian landscape, by artists including Dmitry Kochanovich, Sergey Yashin and Vladimir Migachev.

8 Berkeley Street, London, W1J 8DN

 

Fri, 07 February, 19:30 - 21:00

Language: In Russian

Petr Zubarev of acclaimed Siberian studio theatre Жёлтое Окошко presents his one-man show: ‘КВАРТИРНИК’. A 'Kvartirnik' is a performance at home: no rules, no structures - whereas theatre is a shrine to high culture. What happens when the two meet and clash, and sort it out in the old-fashioned way - like real men? Suitable for ages 16+.

The play is presented in partnership with the Azbuka Foundation.

Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA

 

Wed, 12 February, 19:30 - 21:00

Language: in Russian

Come and enjoy a kaleidoscope of Russian poetry, from Pushkin and Nekrasov, through the Silver Age and the war poets, to Yevtushenko and Vysotsky, with Tatiana Schofield and Elena Dobson.

A perfect opportunity for lovers of Russian poetry to hear old favourites and enjoy the magic of words. Could Churchill have had Russian poetry in mind when he referred to Russia as 'A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'?

Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA

 

Th, 13 February, 5.15pm

This inaugural lecture by Dmitri Alexeev, features a discussion of Russian keyboard pedagogy, and a performance of Schumann's Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, op 11.

Royal College Of Music, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BS

T.: 020 7589 3643

 

Sat, 15 February, 2.30, 7.30 pm

Full-length classical ballet set to Tchaikovsky's music and performed by the renowned company

3 St Helen's Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1HE

Т.: 0844 847 2325

 

Sun, 16 February, 4pm

Cinderella finding her Prince much to the dismay of her evil step-mother and ugly sisters. There are a whole host of colourful characters along the way, a fairy Godmother, fairies of the four seasons and even a group of mice

The Mersey Square, Stockport, England, SK1 1SP

T.: 0161 477 7779

 

17, 22 February, 7.30pm

A performance of Verdi's romantic tragedy of doomed love, based on La Dame Aux Camelias

Shrewsbury Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury SY3 8FT

T.: 01743 281281

 

Wed, 19 February, 8pm

The story of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Highlighting the persecution, torture and murder of investigative reporters globally who seek to expose human rights abuses. Presented by Badac Theatre Company.

West End Centre, Aldershot 65–67 Bute Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2EY

 

Wed, 19 February, 19:30 - 21:00

‘Crime and Punishment’ hinges on a murder scene of appalling violence and artistic brilliance, but what is the meaning of violence for Dostoevsky and his characters?

Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA

 

Thu, 20 February,  08:00 - 12:00

RBCC will hold a breakfast seminar in conjunction with the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and RUSSIA CONSULTING at The Midland Hotel in Manchester.

This seminar is designed for companies operating in the construction sector.

During the seminar you will:

learn more about the current opportunities / projects for construction within Russia

find out how to best tender and compete for opportunities

how to create the right contract for construction and the legalities involved

and hear from a construction business already working successfully in Russia

The event will also include small workshops with specialists who can advise on:

general import handling to Russia, important matters for delivery of machinery and equipment, VAT, accounting and tax regulations.

At : The Midland Hotel, Manchester, Peter Street, Manchester, M60 2DS

 

Fri, 21 February,  08:30 - 11:00

RBCC is pleased to announce that their next quarterly update in conjunction with RUSSIA CONSULTING will take place at the London Capital Club on Friday 21st February.

This briefing will be focused upon 'Projects in Russia - Design, Build, Equipment Import, and Tax'.

The seminar is designed for architects, construction companies, designers, lawyers, accountants, equipment suppliers, freight forwarders and business consultants with an interest in projects in Russia.

At : The London Capital Club, 15 Abchurch Lane, London, EC4N 7BW

 

Mon, 24 February, 18:30 - 21:00

RBCC London's monthly networking evening in February will take place on the evening of Monday 24th February at The Bloomsbury Hotel.

Join over 100 RBCC Members and guests for informal networking, with drinks and canapes provided.

At : The Bloomsbury Hotel, 16-22 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3NN ,

 

Tue, 25 February, 19:30 - 21:00

A lecture by Ildar Galeyev of Moscow's Galeyev Gallery

Language: In Russian.

There were many fine and original artists working during this period, but only a very few – Malevich, Tatlin, Rodchenko, etc – are known to art-lovers in the West. 

This lecture will be devoted to Petr Sokolov, a brilliant and influential book illustrator who was close to the OBERIIU poets, whose children's books he often illustrated. 

Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA

 

Thu, 27 February, 08:30 - 11:00

Dr Samuel Greene, Director, King's College Russia Institute.

The aim of the seminar is to provide an update on recent case law concerning the service of proceedings out of jurisdiction. In particular, the seminar will examine the significance of such recent decisions and whether the reasoning adopted by the English courts in them could increasingly permit matters with no ostensible connection to England and Wales to be tried here, if it can be demonstrated that the interests of justice will not be served in a foreign jurisdiction.

At: 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, London, WC1R 5AH

Moscow State Circus: Park Gorkogo   

 

Fri, 28 February, 7.30pm

The internationally-acclaimed Russian circus troupe returns with ever more impressive acrobatics, clowning and aerial feats.

Water Street, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6XN

Т.: 0845 127 2190