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.
Also, the Centre provides consultations in law, finance and other aspects of work and business in Russia and Britain.
NEWS
We are looking forward to the start of the new academic year 2016/17 and to welcoming all of our students, new and returning.
Our Russian and English language classes for adults will resume after the summer break on Monday 5th September at 11 Duke Street, G4 0UL.
The Russian school for children reopens on 27th August. The school’s lessons will take place on Saturdays, at The Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Glasgow, G5 0PQ.
Children may be enrolled in the school by telephone, on 0141 552 2144 or by e-mail at: [email protected]
CONTENTS
- Vacancies
- August 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
Speak Russian? Thinking of a new career? Come along to one of Police Scotland's recruitment events detailed below, where they will detail the recruitment processes and provide you with invaluable advice regarding your application and the selection requirements, along with an insight into the role of a Police Officer.
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,
AUGUST 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.
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
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 and Saturdays at 1.00pm (Adelphi Centre). English lessons on Thursdays at 6.30pm.
Classes for those who want to study Russian and English language.
Russian lessons on Mondays at 5:30pm and Saturdays at 1.00pm (Adelphi Centre). English lessons on Thursdays at 6.30pm.
Russian Centre in Scotland Haven, 11 Duke Street, Glasgow, G4 0UL, [email protected]
Events in Glasgow
Wednesday - Sunday
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
13 August, 12.00
Cossacks from Rostov on Don are going to participate in Highland Games, which is going to be part of Bagpipe World Championship. They will compete with Scottish athletes in the following disciplines: Fencing, Belt Wrestling and Fisticuffs.
Come and join this event, athletes will need your support.
Glasgow Green, Greendyke St, Saltmarket, Glasgow G1 5DB.
Events in Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland
1 - 7 August
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.
Queens Links, Aberdeen, AB24 5EF
5-29 August
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world and takes place every August for three weeks in Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city.
Every year thousands of performers take to hundreds of stages all over Edinburgh to present shows for every taste. From big names in the world of entertainment to unknown artists looking to build their careers, the festival caters for everyone and includes theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, cabaret, children’s shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken word, exhibitions and events.
MUSIC
3-14 August: The Animotion Show - War and Peace. Russian artist Maria Rud paints live to original music written and performed by virtuoso flautist David Heath and DJ Dolphin Boy.
4-14 August: Etherwave: Adventures with the Theremin
27 August: Reflections. Singers Ekaterina Gopenko (Moscow, Russia) and Magda Nova (Kiev, Ukraine)
COMEDY
4-28 August: The International Incident. Comedians from Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Malta.
6-15, 17-28 August: Abi Roberts – Anglichanka.
21-29 August: Stand-Up from Russia
5-29 August
The Edinburgh International Festival is an unparalleled celebration of the performing arts and an annual meeting point for peoples of all nations. Committed to virtuosity and originality, the International Festival presents some of the finest performers and ensembles from the worlds of dance, opera, music and theatre for three weeks in August.
MUSIC
15 August: Das Rheingold and Mariinsky Opera, conducted by Valery Gergiev.
7 August: Boris Berezovsky plays Rachmaninov
10 August: Maxim Vengerov in Recital
17 – 22 August: Daniil Trifonov in Recital
20-21 August: Russian National Orchestra, Conductor Kirill Karabits, Mikhail Pletnev piano.
THEATRE 16-20 August: Measure for Measure.
DANCE 12-14 August: Natalia Osipova and Guests
13-29 August
Edinburgh Book Festival is the largest public celebration of the written word in the world. Every August it brings over 800 writers and thinkers from across the planet together to rub shoulders with you, the audience.
17 August 5.45-6.45pm: Oleg Kashin & Andrey Kurkov. Political Parables and Putin’s Russia
21 August 7.30-9pm: Wi the Haill Voice. Mayakovsky and Morgan’s Poetic Revolution
22 August 5-6pm: Richard Shirreff. Play with Putin at your Peril
23 August 3.45pm-4.45pm: Helen Rappaport. A Revolution in Historical Perspectives
24 August 2.15pm-3.15pm: Arkady Ostrovsky. Why Russia is on a Knife-Edge
24 August 3.30-4.30pm: Charlotte Hobson & Marina Stepnova. Revolutionary Roads
24 August 8.30-9.30pm:Vadim Levental & Agustín Fernández Mallo. Novels that Inspire Novelists
25 August 2-3pm: Neil Mackay & Eugene Vodolazkin. Echoes of Umberto Eco
26 August 6.30-7.30pm: Guillermo Erades & Hamid Ismailov. The End of the Soviet Union
Events in the rest of the UK
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
1-13 August
The Bolshoi Ballet has announced a three-week residency at the Royal Opera House in summer 2016. The Moscow-based company will perform at Covent Garden over three weeks in July and August.
London audiences will have a chance to see their productions of Don Quixote, Swan Lake, The Taming of the Shrew, The Flames of Paris and Le Corsaire.
Dancers scheduled to perform include The Royal Ballet’s Natalia Osipova, who will perform as chief guest artist with the Bolshoi. Maria Alexandrova, Ekaterina Krysanova, Olga Smirnova, Svetlana Zakharova, Semyon Chudin, David Hallberg, Denis Rodkin, Vladislav Lantratov and Ruslan Skvortsov are also scheduled to appear.
Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
2 August, 20:00
A dying poet recalls events of his childhood during World War II as well as key moments of the Russian people during the tumultuous events of the 20th century.
Tufnell Park Film Club, The Star, 47 Chester Road, N19 5DF
6 August, 16:00
On a space station orbiting the ocean-covered planet Solaris, cosmonaut Kris Kelvin arrives to investigate a series of mysterious and bizarre occurrences among the crew. What he discovers are supernatural phenomena that cause repressed and haunting memories to take on physical form, including that of Kelvin’s late wife.
Creatures of the Night, Hyde Park Picture House, 73 Brudenell Road, Leeds, LS6 1JD
16 August, 13:00
As a part of St Martin’s Embassy and Cultural Institute Series, Victor Korotich, opera man of The Mariinsky Theatre, will give a lunchtime concert in London.
Programme includes such famous compositions as Andrey Bolkonsky’s Aria from War and Peace (Prokofiev), Onegin’s arioso from Eugene Onegin, ‘Ballad of Tomsky’ and Song of Tomsky’ from Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) as well as a list of Russian romance songs.
St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ
23 August, 19:00
If you are a native Russian speaker and want to help promote the Russian language with a very cosmopolitan group of Russian language enthusiasts, or if you are learning Russian or just want to keep your knowledge fresh, then this is the place to come.
The Metropolitan Bar, 7 Station Approach, Marylebone Rd, London NW1 5LD
25 August, 18:30
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society UK and Russian Heritage in Britain Present an Event and Exhibition Dedicated to the Centenary of the First World War and 300 Anniversary of the Russian Orthodox presence in Britain “Members of the Russian Imperial House during the First World War.
PROGRAMME:
- Exhibition Royal Sisters Of Mercy
- Documentary Prince Igor Konstantinovich
- Presentations, Talks and Music
Rossotrudnichestvo in United Kingdom, 37 Kensington High Street, Fl 1st, W8 5ED London
CONTACT US
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]
t. +44 (0)141 552 2144 e-mail - [email protected]
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