RCS Haven E-Bulletin - November 2015

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
 
From November 2015 you will not be able to use ESOL qualifications as proof for citizenship and settlement applications. 
To prove your knowledge of English the Home Office/UK Visas and Immigration will only accept Trinity SELT exams and IELTS. 
In Scotland there is one Trinity SELT centre, which is on Queen Street in Glasgow. 
For further information on the Trinity exams required to pass in relation to visa application type, and resources to aid in exam preparation, please see:https://www.trinityselt.co.uk/OEWeb/examInfo.do
or contact to Elaine Davis who provides English lessons at RCS Haven
 
BEMIS and SPTC (Scottish Parent Teacher Council) are working together on a project - Gathered Together - to support parents   from ethnic and cultural minorities getting involved with their children's schools. 
They are keen to identify barriers and concerns parents have in participating in their children's education.
Each school has a Parent Teacher Council, whereby parents have the opportunity to attend regular meetings and attend to observe, and to receive information, or they can put themselves forward for a more active role within the council.
These meeting may be held around once every one or two months depending on the school.
Elaine Davis from RCS Haven would welcome any input on this from Russian speaking parents and will feed information back to BEMIS. 
The involvement in this project may provide an opportunity for parents to be a valuable education resource and collectively share concerns, while educating school staff and other parents on concerns surrounding Bilingual Education.
 
What is Russia famous for? What words are similar in Russian and English and could you try and read those in Cyrillic? In how many countries Russian is spoken as the first language by many people?
These and other questions were discussed at the Inverclyde Academy with S3 students during the Russian taster sessions provided by Natalya Krisanova, the passionate and highly experienced teacher from Russian Centre in Scotland Haven .
Helped by her daughter, Dasha, S6 student of Boclair Academy, they provided the individual approach as much as possible.
By the end of each session, students were even able to write their names in Cyrillic, read in Russian and make a short dialogue, and students got their 'matryoshka' stickers as small awards.
Natalya and Dasha also inspired the students to learn languages by their knowledge of 4-5 languages. Dasha last year got four A at her language Highers.
The feedback from the students as Sarah Bell, the Principal Teacher of the Academy wrote was 'overwhelmingly positive. Many of those who did do the Russian also highlighted it as the aspect they most enjoyed'.
CONTENTS
  • Vacancies
  • November Events Calendar
  • Regular events in Scotland
  • Events in Glasgow
  • Events in Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland
  • Events in the rest of the UK
  • Contact us
VACANCIES
RCS Haven is looking for Mathematics and Russian teachers for the Saturday school.
 
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, 
NOVEMBER 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 at 5:30pm. English lessons on Tuesdays at 7pm.
Russian Centre in Scotland Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL,  [email protected]
Events in Glasgow
  
Wednesday - Sunday, 10am - 3pm
Sharmanka are a unique and award-winning theatre group. Their beautifully carved figures perform an incredible dance to haunting music and synchronised light, telling the funny and tragic stories of the human life and spirit. 
103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD
T.: +44 (0)141 5527080
 
8 November, 3 pm
The vocal ensemble Resurrection -Voskresenije in Russian - was founded by Jurij Maruk in 1993. It consists of seven to ten professional female and male vocalists. The repertoire of the ensemble includes Russian Sacred Music as well as folk music. The UK tour includes many cities around Scotland in November, and later the rest of the UK.
St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow.  Cathedral House, 90 Dunlop Street, Glasgow G1 4ER
Tel. 0141 204 2409
 
15-16 November, 7.30 pm
Glasgow audiences now have the opportunity to experience the superb artistry of Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet on its first UK tour.  Combining classical training and technique with the best-loved Russian ballets, Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet’s performances have an air of magic, complemented by a full orchestra and outstanding soloists who will take your breath away!
T. 0141 353 8000
2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY
 
26 November, 1 pm concert, 11.30 am lunch
A song of fire and ice: straight out of college, Tchaikovsky gambled his career on his very first symphony. A journey down a Russian road in winter becomes something much more personal, as a young genius stretches his wings  and lets fly with tune.
T. 0141 353 8000
2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY
Events in Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland
 
2 November, 5 pm
Those, who couldn’t visit Natalia Maeva Performs in London in October and has wish, we suggest to visit it in Edinburgh.
The actress Natalia Maeva of the Novy Dramatichesky Theatre in Moscow performs a programme of favourite Silver Age poetry, including sequences of works by Gumilev, Mandelstam, Tsvetaeva and Pavel Vasiliev, as well as translations by Pasternak of their Georgian contemporary Tizian Tabidze.
University of Edinburgh, Appleton Tower, 11 Crichton St Edinburgh EH8 9LE.  Lecture Theatre 1
 
5 November, 11am - 1pm
Sparkling Russian/English conversation over tea and cakes.
Summerhall Cafe, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1PL
 
6 November, 1:00-2:30pm
Public Lecture
Prof. Mark Beissinger (Princeton University)
Seminar room2, Chrystal Macmillan Building, Edinburgh EH8 9LD
 
7 November, 10:00-13:00
All welcome, come for a coffee and browse the stalls - home baking, bric a brac,  books, CDs etc. 
Dunblane Cathedral Hall. 
More information: Detelina [email protected].
 
12 November, 5.10pm
Dashkova Open Research Seminar
Dr. Vadim Golubev (St Petersburg University) 
The Princess Dashkova Centre 14 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh EH8 9LN 
For bookings please e-mail: [email protected]
 
14 November
Russian Arctic Convoy Museum is to the memory of all of these brave men who sailed on the convoys, and the many (over three thousand men) who lost their lives. The North Atlantic Fleet sailed from 1941 to 1945 from the UK to North Russian ports of Murmansk and Archangel to aid Russian Allies. The Russian Convoys were called ‘the Suicide Missions’ by many of those men who sailed on them. Nowadays  the British veterans of the Arctic Convoys are  awarded Russia’s Ushakov Medal.
Pool house open Day presents guided tour of the house (former convoy headquarters), teas and home baking, film.
Pool House, Poolewe, Achnasheen, Wester Ross, IV22 2LD, Scotland
 
26 November 5:10 pm
Public Lecture
Prof. Diane Koenker (University of Illinois)
Venue: The Princess Dashkova Centre, 14 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LN
 
27 November, 9:30am-5:00pm
International Workshop
The Princess Dashkova Centre, 14 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LN
 
27 November, 6:00-7:00pm
An evening with Dmitry Krylov (the event is in Russian)
Screening Room (Ground Floor, 50 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JU)
For bookings please e-mail: [email protected]
 
28 November, 6:00pm
An evening with a journalist and public figure Sergei Parkhomenko (the event is in Russian)
Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JU
For bookings please e-mail: [email protected]
Events in the rest of the UK
 
3 November, 7.45 pm
Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom
 
4 November, 7.00 pm
Concert.
This album contained many of the group’s best-known songs, such as Dozhdi-Pistolety (Rain-Guns), Dlya Tebya (For You) and Prosto Takaya Sil’naya Lyubov’ (Simply Such A Strong Love).
 9–17 Highgate Road, London, NW5 1JY, The Forum
 
04 November, 7.45
A ballet based on episodes from the famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes.
Millbrook, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3UX
 
5-30 November
The first UK solo show of the award-winning Russian artist.
The Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies Street, London, W1F 7LW, T. 020 7087 9300
 
8 November, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
Two Performances: duration 40 minutes.
Ruslan Volfson is one of the most talked-about new faces on the theatre festival scene in Russia.  For lovers of theatrical innovation aged 4 and up, this is his brilliant new multi-media show, The Happiest Octopus.  In Russian.
5A Bloomsbury Square, WC1A 2TA, London. T.+44 (0) 20 7269 9770
 
9, 30  November
The Russian troupe dance the romantic ballet in two acts.
Aylesbury, Brighton
 
10 November 7.30 pm
Full-length classical ballet set to Tchaikovsky's music and performed by the renowned company.
Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2LU, T. 01892 530613
 
12 November, 6.30 pm
The Ratcatcher remained unpublished in full in Russia until the end of the Soviet era half a century after its author’s death, but has come into its own in present-day Russia. Marina Tsvetaeva's long poem Ratcatcher (Крысолов), her great version of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, has been admired and interpreted very differently in different parts of Europe. Professors Emeriti Valentina Polukhina and Angela Livingstone introduce the work; with musical interludes.
5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA
T.: 020 7269 9770
 
13 November, 6.30 pm
Alexei Merinov has been drawing the front page cartoon for Moskovsky Komsomolets (MK) for almost 30 years now: a cartoon that is often paradoxical, always funny, and always to the point.  His 'topic of the day' drawings have made Russian readers cry with laughter, think, and philosophise day after day for decades.  This is a rare chance for us to enjoy his original work and his wry Moscow point of view in London - his fifteenth visit - hence the name of the show.  
5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA
T.: 020 7269 9770
 
15 November, 6.30 pm
One of the most anticipated annual events in London's cultural and social calendar, the Russian Debutante Ball is taking place for the third time on November 15, 2015. Famous artists, cultural professionals, businesspeople and everyone who is passionate about Russian culture and history will come together at the imposing Grosvenor House on Park Lane in the heart of London. The Ball revives the great traditions of Russian balls abroad, attracting attention to the rich history of Russian culture, and preserving cultural and ethical values for future generations.
Grosvenor House, JW Marriott Hotel, 86-90 Park Lane, London  W1K 7TN
 Tel.: +44 (0) 207 348 89 33
 
16 November, 8.00 pm
The Crick Crack Club is hosting a whole evening of Baba Yaga tales for grown-ups, brought to life by brilliant performer-storyteller, Xanthe Gresham.
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London, W1D 3NE
Tel.: 020 7478 0100
 
17 November 7.30 pm
In the year of the 120th anniversary of his birth and the 90th anniversary of his death, join David and Lyudmila Matthews and Alla Gelich for a special celebration of the life and poetry of Sergei Yesenin. Talks and poetry in Russian and English.
5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA
T.: 020 7269 9770
 
19 November, 10.00 pm
2nd Russian Hip-Hop Festival in London, which will perform L'ONE and MAX KORZH. 19 November, first time the first time on a stage will come L'ONE, MAX KORZH, DJ Booch, DJ Selebrium и DJ Allisone.
Malet Street, (Byng Place Enterance), London WC1E 7HY, United Kingdom
T: +44 75 7808 0558
 
21 November, 8.00 pm
Live in Concert
338 Boord Street, Greenwich, London SE10 0PF
 
27 November, 7.30 pm
Celebrating their 50th anniversary, Manchester’s own Kalinka Balalaika Orchestra performs a selection of traditional melodies and pieces by Russian composers. All funds raised go to assist homeless children in St Petersburg.
124 Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9RD, United Kingdom, Royal Northern College Of Music, Manchester
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