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Statement from our co-owner

Statement from our co-owner

BY Natasha Butterwick POSTED 04/03/2022 10:22 AM

This war is a tragedy for Ukraine, it is also a tragedy for Russia Read More

Golden Time of Russian Music: Magic of Rimsky-Korsakov, VIP Offer, THE IVY, 5 March

Golden Time of Russian Music: Magic of Rimsky-Korsakov, VIP Offer, THE IVY, 5 March

As the LPO launches its STRAVINSKY epic project, we are delighted to introduce you to the creative and extraordinary world of NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, IGOR STRAVINSKY’S teacher. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV became the one, whom Sergei Diaghilev, the founder of the Ballets Russes, celebrated in Paris as one of the founding fathers of Russian classical music. We exclusively offer […] Read More

Interview with Russian Art Collector and Art-Dealer Maxim Bokser.

Interview with Russian Art Collector and Art-Dealer Maxim Bokser.

BY Natasha Butterwick POSTED 17/05/2017 2:33 PM

Maxim Bokser, the renowned Moscow-based collector is soon launching his inaugural catalogue “Bokser. Kollektsia” which features works on paper from his private collection at the eponymous exhibition “Bokser. Collection” at the ”Nashi Khudozhniki” (i.e. Our Artists) gallery between 25 May – 23 July in Moscow. Some items from his collections will also be displayed in London […] Read More

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June 2022

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🎻 #Tchaikovsky’s final #symphony, premiered j

🎻 #Tchaikovsky’s final #symphony, premiered just nine days before the composer’s death in 1893, is a #subversion of #symphonic form, and the #culmination of Tchaikovsky’s #musical exploration of the inexorability of fate. Its emotional range and depth make it one of the #masterpieces of the #19thcentury. Tchaikovsky himself described it as ‘the best thing I ever composed or shall compose’.
Hear it at the @cadoganhall as performed by #LondonPhoenixOrchestra this week on July 29th at 7:30. #Booknow while tickets are still available - link in bio 🤫
#liveperformance #orchestralive #orchestralmusic #recital #classicalmusic #russianclassics #livemusic #cadoganhall #liveconcert #classicalconcert #orchestra #londonorchestra #thisweek

Looking for your next #career move in #academia?

Looking for your next #career move in #academia?
The School of Modern Languages and Culture at the @uofglasgow seeks to appoint a #Lecturer in Russian, on the #research and #teaching track. This is an open-ended position open at Grade 7 and Grade 8.
The #Lectureship is focused on teaching and research in #RussianStudies, including the teaching of courses in Russian language and culture.
Applications are welcomed from candidates who have additional expertise in the study of other #languages and #cultures in #EasternEurope and #Eurasia.
Click the link in our bio to learn more and apply!
#jobopportunity #lecturer #applynow #newjob #hiring #universityofglasgow #easteurope #easterneurope #slavonicstudies #slavonic #languagestudies #globalpolitics #anthropology #history #historicalstudies #easteuropeanstudies

We are delighted to announce that as part of our o

We are delighted to announce that as part of our open call, we have selected four artists to feature. Each of them works in a different medium and expresses themselves differently, and we are very excited to bring you conversations with them via our #podcast!
@natalia_samsonova_art
@kazmoldayeva.a
@ellenf_music
@tribambuka
Read all about #artistsresponding to the world right now in our latest article - click the link in our bio!
#opencall #opencallresults #results #emergingart #emergingartists #multimedia #artincrisis #artforpeace #artistsforpeace #upcomingpodcast #artandculture #artnews #culturenews #featuredart #featuredartists #newarticle #interview #upcominginterview

🎭 Tickets for @xameleontheatre ‘s #AntiGone #

🎭 Tickets for @xameleontheatre ‘s #AntiGone #thisweekend still available!
London based #EasternEuropean/Russian theatre company #premieres this #visceral and timely #antiauthoritarian play.
Grab your ticket before they’re gone via the link in our bio! 🎟
#immersivetheatre #contemporarytheatre #moderntheatre #xameleon #greektragedy #historicalplay #authoritarianism #modernhistory #artistsrespondingto #artistsrespond #newshow #politicaltheatre #politicalart #artandpolitics

Intimate and special from @elenalojevsky 2020 #exh

Intimate and special from @elenalojevsky 2020 #exhibition.
#specialcoverage #exhibitionpress #retrospective #fineart #fashion #tbt #throwback #backintime

Are you a lover of #antiques and #art? Then we’v

Are you a lover of #antiques and #art? Then we’ve got your weekend plans sorted.
Join us at @olympiaartantiques featuring several #EasternEuropean exhibitors. Top tip - one of them will be at stand E6. Find the rest yourself - book in via the link in our bio.
#antiques #art #artandantiques #antiquefair #fineart #olympia #collectart #collectantiques #thisweekend #fair #weekendfair #londonweek #booknow #furniture #antiquesforsale

What is cultural #trauma and collective memory? Ho

What is cultural #trauma and collective memory? How do these manifest as a result of today’s #turbulence?
In her #film #WhatWeShared, artist @kamilakucinsta answers this question by addressing the nature of memory and archives in relation to #Abkhazia, an autonomous region on the #BlackSea.
To join us for a screening and Q&A by @pushkinhouselondon this Thursday June 16th, click the link in our bio.
#culturalmememory #postsoviet #independence #ukrainecrisis #politics #easterneurope #easterneuropean #newfilm #postsovietfilm #historicalreflections #history #russianhistory #soviethistory #qanda #pushkinhouse #collectivememory #culturaltrauma #collectivetrauma #voicesofthepast #filmscreening #easterncinema #newcinema #contemporaryfilm

We have been creating and sharing #articles and #e

We have been creating and sharing #articles and #events about #Russian and #EasternEuropean art and culture for over 10 years on a #nonprofit basis. It has been a delightful journey of welcoming contributions from artists, #academics and other cultural workers to our articles, Youtube channel, #podcast and social media. We ran artist #residencies and open calls, promoted #emerging creative’s work and supported international #charitable organisations. We also launched #RussianArtWeek in London which was joined by @sothebys, @christiesinc, @roseberysauctioneers, @swordersfineart, @bonhams1793, @macdougallsauction, @shaperorarebooksrussian and others. This is a #biannual event bringing Russian and Eastern European art together in leading auction houses and galleries.
After an incredibly successful run, we have been hit by the current #conflict between Russia and Ukraine as well as the #pandemic. As an #independent platform, we have found it difficult to cover our costs in order to keep bringing you the high quality content that you are used to at the same pace. We are now at risk of closure, and ask for your help. Among members of our audience are #artlovers from all over the world, academics and world #culture enthusiasts – if you value our content and would like us to continue working to bring you cutting edge research in the field of Eastern European Cultural Studies, events from all over the world, #auctionresults, podcast episodes and videos, we ask you to #donate any affordable amount on a regular basis. Even if each one of our audience members donated £1, we would be able to continue working and growing. If we are unable to raise an amount that covers our running costs, we will be forced to shut down, so we #thankyou in advance for your #support over the past few years, and in this new stage! We are hoping that if our initial fundraising round is successful, we will be able to make tiered memberships to offer merchandise and special benefits for our supporters. We are endlessly grateful for your ongoing trust in Russian Art & Culture!
Go to www.patreon.com/rusartculture to #saveRAC
#cultureatrisk #artatrisk #independentorganization #smallbusiness

What would you do if the world turned upside down?

What would you do if the world turned upside down?
#Russia, #1921: a small town on the River #Potudan.
Nikita Firsov returns from the #civilwar to find that #combat has changed him and his #hometown alike. One thing, however, seems to have stayed the same: Lyuba, the #strongwilled girl he remembers from his #childhood.
Only a few days left to see this #thrilling #production at @finboroughtheatre - click the “latest article” link in our bio to #booknow!
#theatreplay #theatreproduction #live #liveperformance #liveproduction #theatrelive #nowbooking #lastchance #newproduction #postsoviet #soviettheatre #russianhistory #historicalplay

Born out of #pandemicconcerts in the garden, Dmitr

Born out of #pandemicconcerts in the garden, Dmitrii Kalashnikov brings you an expanded programme this summer featuring #Bach, #Mozart, #Beethoven, #Chopin and more.
Join him at @islingtonfestival on Saturday 23 July at 7pm, click the link in our bio to plan your visit ✨
#islingtonfestival #localfestival #music #festivalmusic #planyourvisit #livemusic #classicalmusic #summerfestival #july #thissummer

On Wednesday 8 June, leading #translators of Russi

On Wednesday 8 June, leading #translators of Russian #classics Larissa #Volokhonsky and Richard #Pevear will present their current project at @pushkinhouselondon: a new translation of Alexander #Pushkin’s complete plays which will be #published by the #VintageClassics Series in #NewYork in January 2023.
Drop in to hear all about it - link to plan your visit in our bio!
#classictranslation #easterneurope #vintagebooks #vintageliterature #classicliterature #alexanderpushkin #poetry #prose #philology #pushkinhouse #newproject #newtranslation

Are you exploring #modernism and #censorship in #e

Are you exploring #modernism and #censorship in #easterneurope?
Then now is the time to send in your #expressionofinterest to be part of a #conference this autumn!
The institutions of censorship and modernism are often typecast as battling forces within #twentietcentury #culture. They are routinely situated at opposing ends on the spectrum of communication: the creative effort to expand language versus the #oppressive effort to curtail it; the individual versus the #establishment; the #advance of art versus its elimination. Yet, recent #research problematises these #binaries, revealing a more #nuanced and reciprocal relationship between exponents of modernism and agents of #culturalcontrol. Eastern European history provides rich case studies for this topic, albeit ones which are still regularly reduced to #stereotype.
If this sounds like a discussion you want to engage in, click the link in our bio to learn more!
#conferenceinvitation #callforpapers #ministryoftruth #lawandliterature #cinemacensorship #complicity #collusion #academia #academicpapers #unsayable #aesthetics #evasion #internationalconference #culturaldiplomacy

Last chance to apply for our #artistopencall! Ar

Last chance to apply for our #artistopencall!
Are you making work about #currentevents? Have #yourvoice heard on our platforms! We will share your art and publish an interview with you in any preferred format including video, podcast and anything else you can thing of.
We want to share how creatives have responded to the current climate and allow them to start a conversation with our audience.
More details and application instructions via the “artist open call” link in our bio!
#shareyourstory #artistsrespondingto #artistsunite #artiststogether #shareyourvoice #wewantyou #opencall #artistresidency #artandpolitics #artandhistory #artasconversation #beinterviewed #emergingart #emergingcreatives #youngcreatives #applynow #artapplication #artistopportunity #artopportunity #expressyourself

🎹 Music education, be it a #musicschool or priv

🎹 Music education, be it a #musicschool or private #lessons, can be challenging both for kids and parents. How can we #inspire our #kids to play a musical #instrument without constant fights and #rebellion?
We know how useful music lessons are, as music improves #coordination and #memory, directly targets #imagination, #discipline, #attention and self-control and finally it teaches how to handle #stress and #pressure.
@OlgaJegunova’s new article featuring an interview with #violinist Liana Tretiakova, Head of @ZakharBronSchool of Music in Zurich uncovers how we can help #youngcreatives. They also discuss the #wunderkind notion and much more 🎶
Click the “latest article” link in our bio to read all about it, and join us on June 11th to be amazed by Liana’s students in the UK!
#instrumentalist #musiceducation #musicforkids #learningmusic #musicalinstrument #lifelonglearning #musiceducator #musicmatters #childdevelopment #wunderkinder #classicalmusic #parentsandkids #youngmusician #childrenseducation

When #Onegin arrives at her family’s country est

When #Onegin arrives at her family’s country estate, #bookish teenager #Tatyana is impressed by his air of #sophistication. Impulsively, she pours her heart out to him in a letter, triggering a #lifechanging series of events. Years later, they meet again in #StPetersburg, and are confronted with a devastating moment of truth. In a #timeless story of innocence and experience, #Tchaikovsky’s #haunting #score captures every shade of #emotion.
Join us on a journey through #literature at the @operahollandpark - click the “latest article” link in our bio to book.
#liveperformance #liveopera #hollandpark #thissummer #hollandparkopera #comingsoon #nowbooking #evgenyonegin #pushkin #classicalliterature #masters #classics #operalive #outdoorperformance

Do not miss the London premiere of Carmen, starrin

Do not miss the London premiere of Carmen, starring international ballet superstars @natalia_osipova_official (@theroyalballet) and @chapulo7.
Created by acclaimed Dutch #choreographer @didyveldman, this show allows the audience to see the characters of #Carmen, #DonJosé and #Escamillo not only on stage, but also #offstage, where dancers foster their own #relationships.
Plan your visit to the @southbankcentre via the “latest article” link in our bio.
#newarticle #contemporarydance #moderndance #osipova #ballet #contemporaryballet #nowbooking #southbank #newprogramme #modernballet #experimentaldance #danceperformance #liveperformance #balletlive

@elenalojevsky’s most recent series of paintings

@elenalojevsky’s most recent series of paintings, 2020, which will be exhibited exclusively at @gallery_different in London from 17 – 19 June 2023, is a very personal response to a life-changing moment in 2020: the sudden death of her husband, Igor, from #Coronavirus at the start of the #pandemic. Read all about her work acting as a tool to process #turmoil via the ‘latest article’ link in our bio.
#contemporaryart #pandemicart #covidart #loss #grief #healing #artashealing #healingart #healingprocess #grieving #meaningfulart #newart #newexhibition

An upcoming evening at @pushkinhouselondon will in

An upcoming evening at @pushkinhouselondon will include #music, #candlelit readings of writers, including Isaac #Babel, Oleg #Sentsov, Serhiy #Zhadan, Lesya #Ukrainka, Nikolai #Gogol and Konstantin #Paustovsky, a sale of artworks – spotlight on the magical city of #Odesa – and unique homemade objects, delicious food, drinks, and other surprises.
Join us there on May 20th! Click the ‘latest article’ link in our bio for details.
#newarticle #livereading #candlight #literature #classicalmusic #liveperformance #pushkinhouse #nextweek #upcomingevent

🎟 Now booking 🎫 Up close in LSO St Luke’

🎟 Now booking 🎫
Up close in LSO St Luke’s, guest conductor Marta Gardolińska @martagardolinska makes the air shake with music by Boulanger, #Dalbavie and #Tchaikovsky – his volcanic #FourthSymphony.
Click the link in our bio to make sure you don’t miss out on an evening of incredible music by @londonsymphonyorchestra at the @barbicancentre on May 18th!
#classicalmusic #orchestra #lso #conductor #symphony #barbican #nextweek #musicnews #musicevent #livemusic #liveperformance #londonsymphony

Join students from six of the UK’s top #dancesch

Join students from six of the UK’s top #danceschools for a special #gala #performance in support of #youngpeople who have been adversely affected by the #war in #Ukraine on 15 May, #thisweekend.
Students from @csbschool, @enbschool, @elmhurstballetschool, @northernballetschool, @rambertschool and @royalballetschool will unite to perform a range of #classical and #contemporary works. Repertoire and casting for the evening will be announced shortly.
@bailante, #Ukrainian #baritone and Principal of the @royal_opera will make a special #guestappearance.
Book @sadlers_wells now via the ‘latest article’ link in our bio.
#artforpeace #musicforpeace #performersforpeace #sadlerswells #liveperformance #opera #ballet #dance #contemporarydance #classicalballet #contemporaryballet #classicalmusic #thisweekend

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