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Ian Christie

Ian Christie

Ian Christie FBA is a writer, curator and broadcaster, and Professor of Film and Visual Media at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has helped organise many exhibitions and film programmes, from Twilight of the Tsars (1980) up to Unexpected Eisenstein (2016) and Revolution: Russian Art 1917-32. www.ianchristie.org

ARTICLE: Ten Calls for Revolution. By Ian Christie.

ARTICLE: Ten Calls for Revolution. By Ian Christie.

BY Ian Christie POSTED 10/02/2017 12:00 AM

We are delighted to offer our readers the article by the outstanding British film scholar Professor Ian Christie. He firmly believes that in this year of commemorating the Russian revolutions of 1917, the role of cinema in bringing a message of revolution deserves to be reviewed. ‘Say Potemkin, and it appears the whole British Army will […] Read More

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@centrala_space’s most recent artist in residenc

@centrala_space’s most recent artist in residence @Stephaniehandjiiska is performing tonight - RUN, don’t walk!
The performance is based around Stephanie's creation 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐛, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡 a dance story which Stephanie has choreographed in response to Central and Eastern European experiences in the UK and dealing with migration and identity. You can get a feel of the piece from the accompanying images which are stills from an outdoor performance of Not a Crab, Not a Fish.
Stephanie's residency will culminate in a performance of Not a Crab, Not a Fish on 14th September @centrala_space at 7:30pm. Tickets via @centrala_space’s bio and in our stories✨
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#stephaniehandjiiska #cee #dance #movementworkshop #centraleasterneuropean #danceperformance #centrala #centraladance #centralaworkshop #centralaevent #artistinresidence #danceyoga #artistinresidence

News from @kinoklassika @klassiki.online 💛 @sam

News from @kinoklassika @klassiki.online 💛 @samizdatfilm #cinema #films #filmfestival

@shtager_shch Shtager Gallery is opening a new sho

@shtager_shch Shtager Gallery is opening a new show in London. Don’t miss out✨#artsinlindon #exhibitioninlondon #conteporaryart #londonlife🇬🇧

THE PERFORMANCE OF ‘THE WHITE FACTORY’ AT MARY

THE PERFORMANCE OF ‘THE WHITE FACTORY’ AT MARYLEBONE THEATRE
14 Sept - 4 November
Spanning several decades, The White Factory explores the life of Yosef Kaufman, a Holocaust survivor from Łódź, haunted by his wartime experiences as he tries to build a new future in 1960s Brooklyn.
For tickets I go -> go to our website ⬆️ #londontheatre #thewhitefactory #performance #marylebonetheatre @wildyakprod @marylebonetheatre

OneBeat is accepting applications for two month-lo

OneBeat is accepting applications for two month-long U.S.-based music exchanges scheduled for the spring and fall of 2024, which will convene 50 musicians from up to 54 eligible countries and territories. OneBeat Fellows will spend appoximately one month in an intensive residency which offers a chance for artists to write, produce, and perform original music, and develop strategies for arts-based social engagement. OneBeat Fellows then go on tour across a region of the U.S., performing for a wide array of American audiences, collaborating with local musicians, and leading workshops with youth and community organizations. During the month, each OneBeat musician also sets out their plans for the future, further developing projects in their home countries that embody the OneBeat mission of collaboration and engagement. For more information visit 1beat.org. 🎹🎼🎤 more details on the call see on our website and stories. #opencall #clasdicalmusic #onebeat #musicînovations #musicexellence

On the 9th of September, at the Chiswick Books Fes

On the 9th of September, at the Chiswick Books Festival, Tom Parfitt will talk to Lea Sellers about his book - The High Caucasus: Travels in Russia’s High Mountains.
A Russia correspondent for The Times and The Guardian, Parfitt witnessed the Beslan siege of 2004 by Chechen and Ingush militants in the Caucasus region of Southern Russia. Afterwards he embarked on a thousand mile quest, seeking an understanding of the roots of violence in the region.
#russia #literature #modernhistory #chiswickbookfestival #bookfestival #russianculture

🔔 EXHIBITION ALERT 🚨 “Wandering in Other

🔔 EXHIBITION ALERT 🚨
“Wandering in Other Worlds – Evenki Cosmology and Shamanic Traditions” at the @PittRiversMuseum is open until 3 September 2023, inviting you, through this display and the virtual reality (#VR) headset, to wander in another world, an #Evenki world.
Listen to stories shaped by Evenki #cosmology and #shamanic #tradition and find out how these relate to objects in the Pitt Rivers Museum.
The Evenki are a diverse cultural group living across Northern and #CentralAsia. They are primarily reindeer-herding and hunting people, although in the steppes, Evenki took up horse herding, while in the #Arctic, fishing became an important occupation. Adapting to change and living in #harmony with nature has always been central to Evenki way of life.
The exhibition features work by @AnyaGleizer whom you may remember from our 2020 interview about her work in the region (also linked in our bio).
More in our latest article!
#TraditionalLife #NaturalHarmony #Shaman #IndigenousCommunity #IndigenousArt #RussianArt #EasternEuropeanArt #TraditionalArt #PittRiversMuseum #ClosingSoon #ThisWeekend #TimeOutLondon @TimeOutLondon @SecretLondon #HistoricObjects #CulturalMemory #Heritage #HeritagePreservation #NewResearch #Anthropology #HeritageExhibition #Siberia #SpiritualEcology #ArtAndScience

From 14September -4November @marylebonetheatre Th

From 14September -4November @marylebonetheatre
The White Factory
The White Factory explores the life of Yosef Kaufman, a Holocaust survivor from Lodz, haunted by his wartime experiences as he tries to build a new future in 1960’s Brooklyn. #theatre #london #cultureinlondon #thewhitefactory #performance

GEORGY KEYMAKH: IDENTIFYING THE OBJECT. The photog

GEORGY KEYMAKH: IDENTIFYING THE OBJECT. The photographer’s view of the Moscow metro which is a space associated with several urban legends and many artistic inspirations.#urbanphotography #photography @georgykeymakh #moscowmetro #moscowunderground

A MARATHON OF MUSIC-MAKING: THE SHOWCASE OF NEW TA

A MARATHON OF MUSIC-MAKING: THE SHOWCASE OF NEW TALENTS AT THE XVII TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION IN MOSCOW AND ST PETERSBURG. Read our latest article on the website . 🎤🎼🎹🎷🎺 #tchaikovsky #tchaikovskycompetition #classicalmusic @ysavikovskaya

The 14th of August will see the world-renowned Lon

The 14th of August will see the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra, led by its Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda perform these works:
Rachmaninoff’s intoxicating Second Piano Concerto marked his triumphant return to composing following a four-year recovery from the disastrous premiere of his First Symphony. It’s brought to life in the hands of Mikhail Pletnev, one of the greatest pianists of his generation.
Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony drew on stories shared around his family table, particularly those of his father who survived St Petersburg’s Bloody Sunday massacre. The cinematic work features stirring revolutionary songs, painting a vivid musical portrait of blood-soaked battle.
#concert #londonsymphonyorchestra #rachmaninoff #shostakovich #russianmusic #classicalmusic #russianculture #orchestra #EdinburghInternationalFestival #UsherHall

These icon events are brought to the Edinburgh Fes

These icon events are brought to the Edinburgh Festival by the Edinburgh School of Icon Painting. From the 17th-19th of August, an exhibition of icon artwork is on display, and on the 18th, the director of the school, Basia Mindewicz, will give a talk about the artistic techniques and spiritual inspiration behind one of the most venerated sacred art forms. The style is rooted in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
#edinburghfestival #edinburghfringe #art #icons #russianart #Edinburgh #culture

Created in collaboration with New Mexico State Uni

Created in collaboration with New Mexico State University, this bilingual exhibition explores the beauty and spirituality of Orthodox icons and Mexican retablos, devotional works of art which convey artistically similar themes utilizing different materials, styles, and iconographies. MUSEUM HOURS
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10am-4pm. Closed Monday–Wednesday. #Russianart #russianhistory #russianculture #museumofrussianicons @russianicons

In this new book, Yulia Yakovleva mixes historical

In this new book, Yulia Yakovleva mixes historical and crime fiction, following a weary detective plunged into a murky case, set during Stalin's purges. The Russian author has won several international awards for her books.
#fiction #russianfiction #crimefiction #historicalfiction #books #russianbooks #literature #newrussianliterature

Until July 15 this solo exhibition shows new paint

Until July 15 this solo exhibition shows new paintings and works on paper by Russian artist Vitaly Pushnitsky at Shtager&Shch, London. Pushnitsky invites us to turn our gaze inwards to explore what lies beyond the horizon.
#art # drawing #painting #exhibition #London #russianart

HUNTED PAST: LONDON BASED ARTIST KATYA GRANOVA REI

HUNTED PAST: LONDON BASED ARTIST KATYA GRANOVA REIMAGINES OLD PHOTOGRAPHS.
Read our latest article on a Russian emigrant artist. @katyagranova #russianartistinlondon #russianartist #contemporaryartist #russianartandculture #oldphotograph

Tom Stoppard’s play Leopoldstadt gets a Russian

Tom Stoppard’s play Leopoldstadt gets a Russian premiere. On June 16, 2023 Russian Academic Youth Theatre (RAMT), Moscow will have a unique premiere that will open a new page in its history. The audiences will see the first Russian production of Tom Stoppard’s latest play Leopoldstadt that had opened in London on 25 January 2020, then had a break for covid pandemic closures, and later ran in the West End up through 2022. Read @ysavikovskaya interview with the director Alexei Borodin on our website. Link in bio. 🎭🎤 #theatre #russiantheatre #tomstoppard #leopoldstadt

The Old Vic and The Lyceum Theatre present Tolstoy

The Old Vic and The Lyceum Theatre present Tolstoy’s masterpiece, reimagined for the stage, portraying a heartbreaking story of relationships, marriage, and betrayal. The play is running here from Monday 12th June - Saturday 24 June.
#theatre #play #russianculture #tolstoy #annakarenina

“From Furs to Fabergé: Gifts, Diplomacy and Bri

“From Furs to Fabergé: Gifts, Diplomacy and British-Russian Artistic Relations” talk by Dr Louise Hardiman on 22 June at Christ College, Cambridge
There are countless examples of visual culture that can illustrate the presence of a flourishing British-Russian cultural dialogue. One fascinating aspect of this history is that of gift giving and cultural diplomacy between the Russian and British monarchies. In 2018-2019, Louise Hardiman worked with Royal Collection Trust and others to organise an academic conference accompanying the groundbreaking exhibition, “Russia, Royalty and the Romanovs” at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace. Building on this important project, she decided to edit a collection of articles on the topic. In this lecture, Hardiman will discuss the book “Courtly Gifts and Cultural Diplomacy: Art, Material Culture and British-Russian Relations”, which was published by Brill Schöningh in spring 2023. Covering topics from ambassadorial portraits to gifts of exotic plants, to objects of Fabergé, the book presents a richly illustrated survey of the topic through essays from twelve experts drawn from academia, Royal Collection Trust, and the private sector.
Find out more at camruss.com

Next Camerata Tchaikovsky concert is at the heart

Next Camerata Tchaikovsky concert is at the heart of Notting Hill Gate, St.John's, Lansdowne crescent.
10th June at 19:30.
Tickets £20, children free.
Music by Haydn, Villa-Lobos, Sejourne, Rutter, Chopin and Tchaikovsky.
Tickets can be booked scanning QR code. More info in bio. #cameratatchaikovsky #classicalmusic #classicalmusicconcert #haydn #shopin

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