Film, theatre, dance
and other performing arts
If you are holding an event related to Russia or her neighbours please email brief details and an image to info@scotlandrussiaforum.org. The SRF reserves the right to accept, reject or edit material sent in.
See also: Edinburgh Festivals for information on the arts during the Edinburgh Festivals in August
See also: Edinburgh Festivals for information on the arts during the Edinburgh Festivals in August
27, 28, 29 April
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Russian Jews, parts 1, 2 and 3. Part 1 followed by Q&A with the director, Leonid Parfenov
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The Department of Russian and Centre for Russian Soviet Central and Eastern European Studies at the University of St Andrews warmly invite you to:
Screening and Discussion of Leonid Parfenov’s documentary film Russian Jews followed by Q&A with the author. 4pm, Byre Theatre, St Andrews The event is free but ticketed. Tickets can be booked at: https://byretheatre.com/events/byre-world-russian-jews/ Parts 2 and 3 will be screened on 28 and 29 April at the Students Association Building. The films are screened in Russian with English subtitles and translation is provided for the Q&A. For further information, please contact the Centre for Russian Soviet and Eastern European Studies or Margarita Vaysman at mv37@st-andrews.ac.uk The trilogy Russian Jews had been made possible with the support of Genesis Philanthropy Group. |
Leonid Parfenov is one of the most acclaimed independent journalists in Russia today. His revolutionary work as a television presenter and producer in the last twenty years had reshaped the landscape of journalism and public broadcasting in post-Soviet Russia. Parfenov’s most famous project, the television series Namedni, focussed on the public history of the last decades of the Soviet Union and offered an account of this period that remains a firm favourite with national audiences. In 2010, Parfenov was one of the first established media professionals to make an open statement about the attacks on freedom of speech in Russia under Putin.
In recent years Leonid has turned to creating popular documentaries about various aspects of Russian history and culture. Russian Jews, a documentary in three parts, is Leonid Parfenov’s first project created for the cinema screen. Leonid will present the screening of the first part of the film and join audiences at the Byre Theatre in St Andrews for a Q&A
In recent years Leonid has turned to creating popular documentaries about various aspects of Russian history and culture. Russian Jews, a documentary in three parts, is Leonid Parfenov’s first project created for the cinema screen. Leonid will present the screening of the first part of the film and join audiences at the Byre Theatre in St Andrews for a Q&A
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
More information and a trailer: www.stagerussia.com/about-the-black-monk
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
More information and a trailer: www.stagerussia.com/about-the-black-monk
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
27 April - 30 June
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Eugene Onegin - Scottish Opera.
Dates and booking links:
Fri 27 April - Sat 5 May: Theatre Royal, Glasgow. Thur 10 May - Sat 12 May: His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen. Tues 15 May - Sat 19 May: Eden Court, Inverness. Wed 23 May - Thur 31 May: Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. Thur 28 June - Sat 30 June: Belfast Grand Opera House, Belfast. Tickets only £5 if you are under 26! |
Tchaikovsky and Pushkin: two of Russia’s greatest artists come together in this sweeping tale of unfulfilled love. A lovesick young girl; a cocky young man who thoughtlessly spurns her; a heart-stopping duel between should-be friends. Director Oliver Mears (Director of Opera, The Royal Opera) teams up with award-winning designer Annemarie Woods, setting this hopelessly romantic opera in a world full of memories and dreams, where the past is ever present.
‘Onegin has everything: breathtaking music, heartrending poetry, and the drama of passionate characters who live and breathe as we do. Like an apparition from the past, once heard this beautiful opera haunts our dreams.’ Oliver Mears
Tchaikovsky’s soaring score, not heard on Scottish Opera’s main stage since 1993, is the most radiant of Russian lyric operas. Dramatic and expressive, it captures perfectly the desperation and raw emotion of Pushkin’s masterpiece. Natalya Romaniw (Rusalka 2016), fast making a name for herself in the Russian repertoire, sings Tatyana. Samuel Dale Johnson (The Marriage of Figaro 2016) is Onegin. Music Director Stuart Stratford conducts.
Sung in Russian with English supertitles. Running time approx. 2 hours 50 mins.
More information: https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/shows/eugene-onegin/
‘Onegin has everything: breathtaking music, heartrending poetry, and the drama of passionate characters who live and breathe as we do. Like an apparition from the past, once heard this beautiful opera haunts our dreams.’ Oliver Mears
Tchaikovsky’s soaring score, not heard on Scottish Opera’s main stage since 1993, is the most radiant of Russian lyric operas. Dramatic and expressive, it captures perfectly the desperation and raw emotion of Pushkin’s masterpiece. Natalya Romaniw (Rusalka 2016), fast making a name for herself in the Russian repertoire, sings Tatyana. Samuel Dale Johnson (The Marriage of Figaro 2016) is Onegin. Music Director Stuart Stratford conducts.
Sung in Russian with English supertitles. Running time approx. 2 hours 50 mins.
More information: https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/shows/eugene-onegin/
Sunday 10 June
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Bolshoi Ballet screening of Coppelia
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