RCS Haven E-Bulletin - March 2013

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. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacancies
March Events Calendar
    Regular events in Scotland
    Events in Glasgow
    Events in Edinburgh

    Events in the rest of Scotland

    Events in the rest of the UK
Contact us 

 

RCS Haven is looking for qualified IT staff, Art, Mathematics 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. It can be accessed by clicking here, 

  

MARCH 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

 

 

 

Sun 3 Mar 9pm
Master of the violin, Lev Atlas, plays a selection of Russian and Klezmer folk music with some all time favourites from Sviridov’s Romance to Monti’s Chardash.

 

Sat 9 Mar 6pm
Celebration with "Baltic Wave" & Russian Cafe "Cossachok" 
Russian Café-Gallery Cossachok, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP

 

 

Sun 17 Mar 12:30pm
Prize for the best performance of Russian art songs.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB

 

 

Sat 23 Mar 12pm
Russian Centre Haven invites you to a discussion meeting with the service providers of free interpreting in health care. They would like to get feedback from the users of their services. Everyone who ever seeks the services of interpreters in health care is invited. Let's support this initiative to help keeping free interpreting service in Scotland.

The Adelphi centre at 12 Commercial Road, Glasgow G5 0PQ

 

 

 

 

Fri 8 Mar 7pm-1am
Please help Dnipro Kids continue to make a huge difference in children's lives. The dinner will be hosted by Grant Stott, Guest speaker Chick Young. Music by Next Best Thing Drinks reception, 3 course meal and wine, auction and raffle, dancing till late.
Forth View Suite, Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh.

 

 

13-16 Mar
One thousand extremely talented women pilots volunteered for the Red Air Force during the Second World War. An impressive thirty Citations of Hero of the Soviet Union went to women pilots, and three regiments of the Air Force were made up entirely of women, some of whom, like Lily, became legendary combat pilots.
Traverse Theatre, Scotland's New Writing Theatre, 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh EH1 2ED

 

 

Wed 13 Mar 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Dmitry Bykov has published nine novels, several collections of short stories, three volumes of essays, eight collections of poetry and biographies of Pasternak and Bulat Okudzhava. In addition to his extensive literary work, he regularly works as a journalist, writing essays, articles and reviews for leading Russian publications. In English and Russian with English translation.

McEwan Hall Reception Room
Bristo Square University of Edinburgh (entrance through Doorway 2 in the Medical Quad)

 

 

Thu 14 Mar 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Mikhail Segal presents his award-winning film Short Stories (Rasskazy) accompanied by a discussion with the scriptwriter and director. Russian with English subtitles.
LHC Screening Room 1.01 (First floor) The University of Edinburgh 14 Buccleuch Place

 

 

Thu 14 Mar 9:00am - 5:45pm
The symposium will bring together scholars of literary and socio-cultural linguistics, Russian writers and promoters of linguistic culture. The objective is to discuss the role of the contemporary public literary figure as a living linguistic laboratory, with a specific focus on the writer being an agent of linguistic culture who, in particular, manufactures and calibrates social and political values in language.
The Princess Dashkova Russian Centre
The University of Edinburgh 14 Buccleuch Place

 

 

Fri 15 Mar 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Elena Fanailova is a poet and journalist. After training and working as a doctor, she moved to Moscow to Radio Liberty where she worked for seventeen years. She has published poetry and literary reviews in a variety of journals, and has won a number of literary prizes. Marina Koroleva is a writer, scholar and journalist. In addition to working as Deputy Chief Editor of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, she has written a play, Poplar (Topol) and a novel, Concerto Grosso (Vereshchagin).
In English and Russian with English translation.
Playfair Library, Old College, the University of Edinburgh

 

 

Sat 16 Mar 12-5:00pm
Join us for the traditional Russian celebration of spring: Maslenitsa!
There will be hot pancakes with a variety of fillings as well as Russian pastries, cakes and drinks provided by the Russian Passion Cafe. We will also be selling books and souvenirs and have a raffle with some great prizes.
The Polish choir will be performing on the day, and Russian folk music will be playing throughout the event bringing a festive atmosphere to the occasion.
Entry is free and everyone is welcome.
Scotland-Russia Institute 9 South College Street Edinburgh EH8 9AA

 

 

19-23 Mar
Russia's acclaimed ballet company returns to the UK with great ballet masterpieces.
Edinburgh Playhouse
18-22 Greenside Place Edinburgh EH1 3AA

 

 

Sun 31 Mar
Russes in 1913, The Rite of Spring is here entirely re-choreographed for its 100th anniversary, especially for the Bolshoi, by Wayne McGregor. The contemporary British choreographer revisits the themes of the Russian spring, The Adoration of the Earth and The Exalted Sacrifice, applying his characteristic energy and fluidity to this new creation.
Picturehouse cinema 38 Home St Edinburgh EH3 9LZ

 

 

 

 

Wed 6 Mar 7:30pm
A graduate of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, Oksana is a favourite with European audiences. Two of her favourite starring roles are Queen of the
Night in "The Magic Flute", and Xenia in "Boris Godunov".
Entry free; donations to the Cathedral appreciated.
St Andrews Cathedral Inverness

 

 

Thu 7 Mar 7:30pm
by Oksana Lesnichaya, soprano star of the Bolshoi Theatre.
Tickets £15.00 at Eden Court box office or at the door
Inverness Town House

 

 

Fri 8 Mar 2:15pm–3:15pm
Mark Doty reads from and talks about the great American poet Walt Whitman, the author of Leaves of Grass and a major influence on many twentieth-century poets, about whom he is currently writing a book. Christopher Whyte (Crìsdean MacIlleBhàin) discusses the Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva, whose bold and original lyric poetry was greatly admired by Mandelstam, Pasternak, Rilke, Akhmatova and many others, and reads from his own translations of her work
Town Hall 1 Queen's Gardens St Andrews, KY16 9TA

 

 

Fri 8 Mar 2:00pm-4:30pm
Open event: The Moscow Caledonian Club members with Provost Alex Graham and officials. Talks on “A Scottish Champion of Russian Culture, Joseph Macleod and the Russian Theatre”, by Dr. Frame, University of Dundee; and ‘The Scottish impact on Russian History’ by both Dr Fedosov, Russian Academy of Sciences and Professor Dukes, Aberdeen University. Then a short performance by Oksana Lesnichaya, traditional Scottish music and Gaelic singing by local performers.
Entry free.
Inverness Town House IV2 4SF

 

 

14-16 Mar
The Russian Ice Stars return with the sensational tale of the monstrous beast and his sparkling beauty.
Perth Concert Hall Mill Street Perth, PH1 5HZ

 

 

Thu 21 Mar 12:45pm–1:30pm
The Russian-born pianist, currently studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, plays selections from Nikolay Kapustin and Franz Liszt.
The Cowdray Hall Schoolhill Aberdeen, AB10 1JQ

 

 

Aberdeen Sinfonietta
Sun 24 Mar 7:30pm
The local ensemble teams up with soprano Judith Howarth and Haddo House Choral and Operatic Society for a celebration of Italian and Russian opera, including selections from Tchaikovsky, Rossini, Puccini, and Verdi (who turns 200 this year).
Music Hall Union Street Aberdeen, AB10 1QS

 

 

 

 

15 Nov 2012–30 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 6 Mar 7:30pm
The Russian singer-songwriter and chanson performs soft rock songs in his native language.
Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore London, SW7 2AP

 

 

Thu 7 Mar 7:30pm
Language: In English
Talk by Dr. Olga Dmitrieva, Deputy Director of Kremlin Museum in Moscow and co-curator of the exhibition “Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars 1509-1685” at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Pushkin House 5A Bloomsbury Square London, WC1A 2TA

 

 

Sat 9 Mar 8:00pm
The ensemble performs Beethoven's Emperor And Russian Classics, and Piano Concerto No 5, Prokofiev's Classical Symphony and Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite.
University Church Of St Mary The Virgin
High Street Oxford, OX1 4AH

 

 

Mon 11 Mar 6:30pm–9:00pm
Professor Richard Freeborn, Chair of Russian Literature at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, talks about the century-old war with Admiral Togo's naval victory over the Russian Baltic fleet.
Pushkin House 5A Bloomsbury Square London, WC1A 2TA

 

 

Wed 13 Mar 12:15pm
Our guest speaker at this event will be John Cridland CBE, Director-General of the CBI. Mr Cridland is the key spokesman for the UK business community in the media, on public platforms and with the government. He leads the CBI – the voice of business - in the UK and represents it internationally. Our host on this occasion will be Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill.
Please note, places at this event are strictly limited and are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
House of Lords Westminster London

 

 

Thu 21 Mar 7:45pm
A rare opportunity to hear three of Russia's best contemporary writers in conversation.
Andrei Makine, author of 'Brief Loves That Live Forever', asks 'Did sex bring down the Iron Curtain?' and reflects on the unbreakable bond between love and freedom in the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Shishkin has redefined Russian fiction in 'The Light and the Dark', a novel of letters that defies time and place, life and death.
Irina Prokhorova, founder of 'The New Literary Observer', has written a landmark in cultural anthropology, '1990: Russians Remember a Turning Point'.
Southbank Centre Belvedere Road London, SE1 8XX

 

 

Thu 21 Mar 6:30pm
The band plays Eastern European contemporary folk combined with North Indian Kathak rhythms, Cuban beats and original lyrics from Hindi to old Russian and modern Ukrainian.
Upstairs At The Western 70 Western Road Leicester, LE3 0GA

 

 

Thu 21 Mar 6:30pm
RBCC London's 'Just Networking' event for March will take place at Calvert 22 on the evening of Thursday 21 March. Calvert 22 is an art gallery and exhibition space in East London which focuses upon contemporary Russian, CIS and Eastern European art.
22 Calvert Avenue, London, E2 7JP ,

 

 

Sun 24 Mar 2:45pm
Barry Wordsworth conducts Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Festival Overture, Ravel's La Valse, Saint-Saens's Concerto For Cello and Stravinsky's The Rite Of Spring. Featuring cellist Gemma Rosefield.
Brighton Dome Church Street Brighton, BN1 1UG

 

 

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.

t. +44 (0)141 552 2144    e-mail - [email protected]