RCS Haven E-Bulletin - May 2016

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

 

1 – 21 May

This exhibition of photographs by three Russian photographers from Pskov is displayed in The Fair Maid’s House in Perth to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the twinning link between Perth and Pskov.

The Royal Scottish Geographical Society, The Fair Maid’s House, 15-19 North Port, Perth PH1 5LU

 

2 May-5 June

The Moscow State Circus returns to the UK with its latest and greatest production to date. 'Zhelaniy' is based on the Russian folklore story of Cvetik-Semicvetik, or "the flower with seven colors", by Benjamin Losin, where each of the petals represent a wish and is the perfect back drop for what is undoubtedly the greatest and most famous circus on earth.

UK Tour: Southampton, Plymouth, Weymouth, Brıghton

 

3 May, 6.30 PM – 8.30 PM

The exhibition brings together 23 Russian artists from across the generations, and includes new young artists as well as older and much more well-known names: it shows all the main themes and directions in contemporary art in Russia today.

5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA

 

4 May, 7.00 PM

Rusfond UK Charitable Foundation with the support of Rossotrudnichestvo and «Musica Nova» Academy invites all lovers of Russian romances and soulful music to the charity event «Doors of mercy…». In the programme you will hear most loved and close to the heart songs. International prize laureates, winners of competitions and festivals, favourite authors, artists and bands will come to support the ward of the Rusfond UK, six-year-old Evelyn Babenko. The concert will take place on the background of unique exhibition «Beautiful harmony of nature and man» by Zhanna Gromova.

Rossotrudnichestvo in United Kingdom, 37 Kensington High Street, Fl 1st, W8 5ED London

 

7 May-21 May

The MSSO was founded in 1943 by the Kremlin and is one of the oldest symphony orchestras in Russia. For almost seven decades the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra has been one of Russia's leading orchestras, forming a legendary partnership with their conductor Pavel Kogan.

UK Tour: Leeds, Southend, Bristol, London and others.

 

7 May, 1.30 PM  - 3.30 PM

In honour of the Gift of Life Foundation's 5th anniversary, Chulpan Khamatova will be doing a charity tour in London. In the film adaptation of Dina Rubina's The Puppet Syndrome, directed by Elena Khazanova, Chulpan Khamatova plays the remarkable role of Lisa, a doll come to life and the beloved of the protagonist (Evgeny Mironov). It is a story of the all-consuming love of a creator and his creation, revealed through image, music and dance. After the screening, Khamatova will talk about the filming process and her work on the role of a doll, about the extraordinary, complex characters of the protagonists, and about her creative collaboration with Evgeny Mironov.

Institute of Contemporary Arts Cinema 1, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH.

 

7 May, 6.00 PM - 8.00 PM

This year marks 75 years since the start of the Great Patriotic War in Russia. This war brought enormous losses to the peoples of the former Soviet Union – more than 27 million people died, of which civilians comprised an overwhelming majority. Some countries lost a significant part of their population: Belarus lost more than 25% of its population, Ukraine over 16%, and Russia every 7th citizen. As days go by, fewer and fewer witnesses of those tragic times are still with us. We are delighted to invite you to meet these extraordinary people, who are visiting us here in Cambridge for the first time ever – in order to share their memories with the local community.

Scott Polar Research Institute, Lecture Theatre, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1ER

 

7 May, 6.30 PM

Russian Evening Comedy Special (in English & Russian)

We bring you the first Russian Stand up Comedy night in London. We've got 3 superb Russian comedians performing in Russian and English as well as fantastic comedians from Poland, Romania and the UK!

Holiday Inn London - Camden Lock, 30 Jamestown Road, London, Chalk Farm

 

8 May, 5.00 PM

Poetry and songs of the war years by many artists both professional and amateurs with a guitar, piano, memories and unfabled stories about those years will create a special atmosphere, and together we can celebrate this holiday with sadness, joy and light sorrow. Supported by Russian Embassy in London, Russian Community Council of Great Britain, Russian Voluntaury Bureau, Rossotrudnihestvo in London.

St Stephen's, Gloucester Road, SW7 4 London

 

9 May, 11 AM

This year’s ceremony at the Soviet War Memorial marks the 71st anniversary of the Allied Victory over Fascism in World War II. The Act of Remembrance commences at 11.00.

Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, London Borough of Southwark, adjacent to the Imperial War Museum

 

9 May, 7.30 PM

The programme of The Children’s Book of War dedicated to the Victory Day was comprised namely for the London concert. It includes readings of children’s diary entries about war from The Children’s Book of War. 1941-1945 Diaries, and classical music pieces performed by piano player Katia Skanavi.

St Paul’s Church, Bedford St, London WC2E 9ED

 

9 May, 2.00 PM

We want to get together and honour the memory of our relatives – WW2 veterans, home front workers, partisans, and members of the Resistance, concentration camps prisoners, Leningrad siege survivors, children of war.

London, Trafalgar Square http://moypolk.ru/london

 

12 May, 6.00 PM

“Very little is known about Russian photography, hence at the moment that art sector presents excellent investment opportunities”, comments director Catherine MacDougall. “At most people are currently familiar with Russian war photography, with names like Dmitry Baltermans, Evgeny Khaldei and Georgy Zelma, as well as with some avant-garde and constructivist masters such as Alexander Rodchenko and El Lissitzky. This is just the tip of the iceberg though and we have every intention to bring Russian photography to ‘life’”.

MacDougall's Fine Art Auctions, 30A Charles II Street, London

 

19 May, 7.30 PM

The whole evening - loved poems and literary sketches with the brilliant actor and author.

Benjamin Smekhov read verses Russian classics (from Pushkin to Brodsky); remember the Golden Age of the Taganka, front-line poets Yevtushenko and Voznesensky; "Common" childhood with Krylov, Esenin, Harms and Sasha Cherny.

The Tabernacle, 34-35 Powis Square, W11 2AY

 

20 May, 7.30 PM

Following a sold out run in March and in response to the high demand from our audience, Xameleon Theatre Productions is bringing "Love in a Nutshell" to The Cockpit again for two nights only! Join us for an exciting evening of Russian theatre and Chekhov's humour. The show is a stage adaptation of Chekhov’s short stories exploring love and relationships between people.

Xameleon Theatre, The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, Marylebone, London NW8 8EH

 

20 May, 6.00 PM – 9.00 PM

A rare chance to meet Vladimir Maramzin, one of the best Russian writers today. He will talk about his life and work and present “The Fame Bearer” the first volume of his new trilogy “The Country Called Emigration”. He was born in 1934 and started writing in the 1950s. In love with literature, he distributed copies of the works of forbidden writers, in particular, Andrey Platonov and Vladimir Nabokov, among his friends. His own prose was published in samizdat , in particular in the collection “City-Dwellers” (Gorozhane) – this was the name of a literary group, which included Boris Vakhtin, Igor Efimov and others. In 1974 he was arrested for compiling a 5-volume samizdat edition of Brodsky’s poetry. The charge was later changed for “writing anti-Soviet prose”. After spending a year in prison Maramzin was given a suspended sentence and just like Brodsky two years before him was sent into exile.

The Old Library, Pembroke College, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RF

 

23 May, 7.30 PM

Dina Korzun and Sholpan Sharbakova in "Star Child" based on the fairytale by Oscar Wilde. Premiere in London at Jermyn Street Theatre. Good and evil battles to control your heart, every second of your life. We unknowingly make choices between the two. Like it or not, this is happening, here, now. We are responsible for every thoughts, words, and actions we do. In this parable, there are many hidden meanings. Like a hologram, where you need to look at hidden shapes and calibrate your perception in order to see it properly, Star Child reveals itself through physical movement, music, soundscape and word.

Jermyn Street Theatre,16b Jermyn Street, London SW1Y 6ST

 

27 May – 11 September

With their perfect synthesis of typography, design and illustration, Soviet children’s books in the 1920s and 1930s revolutionised the picture book form against a turbulent political backdrop. Subjects ranged from folk tales and contemporary children's verse to books on the modern world and Soviet education. The exhibition will explore this period of unprecedented innovation, from the pre-revolutionary 'Silver Age' of Russian illustration to the pioneers of Soviet children's publishing.

House of Illustration, 2 Granary Square, King's Cross London N1C 4BH