RCS Haven E-Bulletin - January 2013

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

We hope that you have had a peaceful, relaxing Christmas, and are looking forward to the start of another year.
 
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.
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
 
Our centre on Duke Street reopens after the Christmas break and our programme of language and cultural classes restart on Tuesday 8 January. For more information on these or any of the other services the centre provides, please contact us on 0141 552 2144 or by email at [email protected]
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The Russian school at RCS Haven reopens on 12 January at 11am.
Enrolment continues for the class on early development.
Lessons with children and their parents are delivered by experienced teachers using the international system devised by G. Dolya. Russian school cooperates with the London centre which has developed this system.
The Russian School at RCS Haven is beginning a new programme of study using materials recommended by the Russian Ministry of Education. In the coming semester the school will use the Ramzaev series of textbooks and workbooks, as well as textbooks developed by the experts at Russkii Mir. 
Classes take place every Saturday in the Adelphi centre at 12 Commercial Road, Glasgow G5 0PQ.
If you are interested to join the Russian school please contact us on 0141 552 2144 or by email at [email protected]
 
 
CONTENTS

Vacancies
January 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 qualified IT staff, Art and Russian teachers
Salary is negotiable based on experience held
If interested, please email your CV to [email protected]
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Also, we are looking for volunteers: content manager for our website.
 
The job search facility on the RCS Haven website collects vacancies from British and Russian employers, and makes them searchable by keyword. It can be accessed by clicking here, but below is a selection of some of the wide range of jobs currently being advertised through the website:
 
 
 
£34,000 – £36,000: SAUCE RECRUITMENT: An opportunity to joining one of the biggest names in the Entertainment Industry as a Finance Analyst working for the Russian business team based in Moscow. Moscow
2. Customer Service Advisor / Call Centre - Russian and English
TribePost Ltd are working on behalf of our client to fill this vacancy. Available vacancy: Customer Service Advisor / Call Centre - Russian and English This position is based in: Chiswick, London. Available Hours: Shifts between 8am - 10pm, Monday more...
3. In-house Translator - Russian
The Capita Group Plc is the UKs leading business process outsourcing company. With over 40,000 employees, 20,000 clients and a turnover of over £2.7bn, Capita continues to grow year on year. We are a FTSE 100 company operating in many diverse more...
4. Part Time Customer Service Advisor- Russian Speaking(Maternity Cover)
Part Time Customer Service Advisor - Russian Speaking (Maternity Cover) Languages Required- English and Russian Salary - £17,500pa Location - Swindon, Old Town Hours - Part time 20 hours, Monday -Friday between 8.30am - 5.00pm Start Date: 4th Febmore...
FRENCH SELECTION UK Russian speaking Business Development Manager Coordination, Customer Service, Sales Development, Fluent Russian Salary: £30K - 35K pa basic salary DOE + Com Location: Birmingham & Wolverhampton area, West Midlands Ref: more... 
 
 
JANUARY 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 Wednesdays from 5pm till 7pm. 
RCS Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL, Т. 0141 5522144
 
Live Music on Sunday nights at Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok
Live folk, jazz and world music played by outstanding musicians.
Restaurant opens: 6pm. All concerts from 9pm - Tickets £6.00
Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP. t: 0141 553 0733
 
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 Saturdays 1pm.
Russian Centre Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL, [email protected]
 
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre
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
 
Cinema Club 
Films in Russian with English subtitles. No booking required.
Scotland-Russia Institute, 9 South College St, Edinburgh EH8 9AA
T. 0131 668 3635
 
Events in Glasgow
 
 
Thu 6 Dec 2012 – Sat 19 Jan 2013
Plenty of oils, watercolours, ceramics, colourful shawls, traditional crafts, linen table cloths, paintings, hand-made jewellery and gifts all the way from former USSR on sale for festive shoppers and art lovers.
Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP
 
Night of Sun 6/Mon 7 Jan From 10pm
Extensive choral contribution to Russian Orthodox Nativity Liturgy. The service begins at 10pm, but the largest part of the musical action starts closer to 12 midnight
Govan Old Parish Church Govan, 866 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 3UU
 
Thu 10 – Sun 20 Jan
The especially designed seasonal show takes us on an incredible journey in the company of without a doubt the greatest circus performers on earth.
A Mammoth cast of Russia's greatest and most talented circus artistes, transform the most famous circus in the world, combining contemporary and classical circus in ways never before witnessed.
The newly devised show includes The beautiful queen of Russian Circus Yana Alievia on a revolving Ariel Chandelier. The Whirlwind Rubsovs troupe who acrobatically catapult themselves across the stage at breakneck speed. The juggling on poles Yakovlevs. The Doktorov, flying and spiralling in the apex of the auditorium with grace, beauty and elegance. If all this isn’t enough to keep you sat on the edge of your seat then the hilarious clowns Pavlik and Klava will have you falling off them with laughter.
Xscape Braehead, Kings Inch Road, Braehead, Glasgow, PA4 8XQ
 
Sat 12 Jan 6:30pm – 1am
The evening will include a 3-course meal, one bottle of sparkling wine per table, disco and entertainment.
Marriott Hotel, Queen Elizabeth Suite, 500 Argyle Street, Anderston, Glasgow
 
Sun 13 Jan 9pm
A traditional celebration of the Old Russian New Year with a glass of champagne,  Olivie salad, Kholodetz, Pelmeni and popular Russian tunes, raffles and prizes.
Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP
 
Sun 27 Jan 9pm
The pair performs some of the world's best known guitar and violin duets from Grapelli through Russian to Cossachok gypsy favourites.
Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP
 
Events in Edinburgh
 
 
Sat 17 Nov 2012 – Sat 16 Feb 2013
This exhibition offers a concise reconsideration of the career of Russian artist and writer Serge Charchoune (1888-1975). While involved with Dada, Cubism, Purism and informal abstraction, Charchoune operated quite autonomously within and beyond those movements. His painting can anticipate, in very personal ways, aspects of Abstract Expressionism, minimalism and 'pattern painting', and his writing looks forward to 'language poetry' and autofiction.
Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL
 
Thu 17 Jan 1pm
Robert Chandler, best known for his translations of Vasily Grossman and Andrey Platonov, will talk about the anthology he has just compiled for Penguin Classics. This comprises both true oral folk tales and adaptations of folk tales by four great Russian writers: Pushkin, Teffi, Bazhov and Platonov. Chandler will read from his vivid, rhythmic translations and also talk about the close relationship in Russian between high culture and folk culture. 
Scotland-Russia Institute, 9 South College St, Edinburgh, EH8 9AA.  
 
Events in the rest of the UK
 
 
Thu 15 Nov 2012– Sat 30 Mar 2013
Michael Boyd's final production as Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company is Adrian Mitchell's adaptation of the historical drama by Alexander Pushkin about the new Russian Tsar, who ascends the throne amidst scurrilous rumours that he murdered the rightful heir. Lloyd Hutchinson stars in the title role.
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Southern Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6BB
 
Wed 21 Nov 2012 – Sat 12 Jan 2013
A solo exhibition featuring works which look at the Russian Avante-Garde fused with Suprematism, and contemporary concerns, by the Non-conformist artist.
Erarta Galleries, 8 Berkeley Street, London, W1J 8DN
 
Mon 7 Jan 6.30pm
Thirteen days after Western Christmas, on January 7th, Russia celebrates Christmas according to the Orthodox calendar. It is one of the most joyful celebrations of the Russian Year.
This Christmas Pushkin House cordially invites you to join the celebration with a traditional Russian quiz night on 7th January.
Excellent Russian-themed prizes will be won by the best team, including a tea for two voucher from Mari Vanna restaurant, bottles of traditional Russian beverages and other delights. Cocktails with a taste of Russian Christmas spirit will be served prior the event.
All the proceeds raised will go to the Pushkin House Charitable Trust. Pushkin House is the independent home and showcase for Russian culture in London.
Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA
 
Thu 10 – Sun 13 Jan
A performance that combines ice dance, ballet and heart-stopping aerial feats to tell a traditional story.
Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 2BU
 
Tue 15 Jan – Tue 12 Feb
Private view: 15th January 6.00pm – 7.30pm;
Stanislavski on Stage is an exhibition of photographic material drawn from the archive of The Stanislavski Centre at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance. The object of the exhibition is to provide a visual representation of some of Stanislavski’s work at the Moscow Art Theatre as actor, director and producer, enabling us to observe not only the physicality of the actors in character, but also the scenographic environment in which those characters were presented.
The exhibition was originally staged in the Spring of 2008 at London’s national Theatre, and is being re-mounted to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Konstantin Stanislavski (17th January, 1863).
Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA
 
Wed 16 – Sat 19 Jan
An exploration into the dark side of Columbine's commedia dell'arte lover. Presented by the Russian company Derevo and featuring a mix of visual imagery with physicality and butoh-styled clown-theatre.
Linbury Studio Theatre At Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London, WC2E 9DD
 
Wed 16 – Sun 20 Jan
Wild Rose presents the internationally acclaimed ice-dance company's interpretation of the fairy tale, which combines beautiful skating with breathtaking aerial feats.
The Hexagon, Queens Walk, Reading, RG1 7QF
 
Fri 18 Jan
Jose Serebrier conducts Rachmaninov's Vocalise, Purcell's Dido's Lament, Mussorgsky's Entr'acte from Khovantchina, Massenet's Meditation from Thais, Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Overture and Dvorak's Symphony No 9 'New World'. With violinist Amyn Merchant.
Princes Hall, Princes Way, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 1NX
 
Tue 22 Jan 7.30pm
Anna Gunin. Language: In English
Pavel  Bazhov has enjoyed huge popularity among generations of children and adults in Russia. His tales have been translated into dozens of languages, dramatised as films and animations and inspired ballets, operas and novels. Little known in the English-speaking world, these alluring fireside tales of olden times are remarkably fresh and alive today.
Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA
 
Fri 25 Jan 8:30am
RBCC is pleased to announce that our next Business Focus with RUSSIA CONSULTING will take place at the RBCC offices in Victoria on Friday 25th January. Topics will include:
Review of the status of Russian economy and UK – Russia relations
Tax and Accounting Update for 2013
Further Development of the Customs Union and Consequences of WTO joining
Places at this event are strictly limited and reserved on a first-come first-served basis. Please register early to avoid disappointment.
RBCC London Office, 11 Belgrave Road , London
 
Sat 26 Jan 7:30pm
Tchaikovsky's fairy-tale ballet about a girl who is whisked away to a land of toys.
Hull New Theatre. Kingston Square, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU1 3HF
 
Tue 29 Jan 7:30pm
Author Michelle Assay and Professor David Fanning from the University Of Manchester talk about the Russian adoptions and adaptations of the Shakespeare play from its arrival in 1748 up to the 1964 film directed by Grigori Kozintsev.
Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA
 
 

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