RCAatUCI Past events

BARD-SONG CONCERT: TATYANA & SERGEY NIKITIN (Russia)

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2010, 7:45 p.m.

Hall SSLH 100 ( amphitheater, 400 seats )
SOCIAL SCIENCE LECTURE HALL building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92617 ( see Directions to SSLH )

TICKETS: $25 (at the door)

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This year, Tatyana and Sergey come with a new program "A town of my imagination"
including many new songs and old favorites - read in Russian at www.rostoc.us/Nikitins-OC-10.doc

BARD-CHANSON CONCERT: TIMUR SHAOV (Russia)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009, 5 p.m.

Hall SSLH 100 ( amphitheater, 400 seats )
SOCIAL SCIENCE LECTURE HALL building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92617 ( see Directions to SSLH )

TICKETS: $20 (at the door or in advance - see http://www.rostoc.us/shaov-09.html )

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Author / performer Timur Shaov is famous for his humorous songs.
He authored about ten audio and video discs of songs.

This time, he comes with a program "Intermediate Summary"
and will also present his recently published book "Songs and more".

To read more about Timur Shaov (in Russian),
and listen to some of his songs, see
http://www.bard.ru/shaov and
http://www.shaov.ru

BARD CONCERT: VERONIKA DOLINA ( Moscow, Russia)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008, 7 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92617 ( see Directions to SSPA )

TICKETS (at the door) : $20 - general, $15 - seniors

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Bard Veronika Dolina is widely known for her lyrical songs.
She authored more than ten discs of songs and books of poems.

This time she comes with a new program, "Old-book Shop"
based on four of her newer audio disks.

To read more about Veronika Dolina (in Russian),
read her poems and listen to some of her songs, see
http://www.bards.ru/person.php?id=1847 and
http://www.bards.ru/old_audio/1847.php

BARD-BLUES CONCERT: Andrei KOZLOVSKIY ( Moscow, Russia)

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008, 7 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92617 ( see Directions to SSPA )

TICKETS (at the door) : $15

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Andrei Kozlovskiy is one of well-known Russian bards of 2nd generation.
He was an active member of the Leningrad city bard club
and has participated in major bard song festivals.
His songs have a distinct bard-blues style.

Two SONG CONCERTS by Tatyana and Sergey NIKITIN ( Russia)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2007. 1 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Crystal Cove Auditorium (395 seats, elevated floor)
UCI STUDENT CENTER (see Directions to SC )
UNIVERSITY of California - IRVINE
Pereira Drive, Irvine, CA 92617

Concert for CHILDREN "Big Secret for Small Company" - 1 p.m. Tickets - $15.

Concert for ADULTS "Golden Ribbons of Rain" - 6 p.m. Tickets - $20.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2007, 7 p.m.

Room HH 262 ( 80 seats ; see photo )
HUMANITIES HALL building (HH)
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to HH )

TICKETS (at the door) : $12

A parallel Russian language event for smaller children (age 3 and up)
will be held in room HH 257 (with the fee of $7 per child) -
if a sufficient number of such children is registered by Wednesday, June 6
by contacting Anna at (949) 743-4278 or studio_karandash@yahoo.com
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Renata Muha is the author of famous (mostly short) poems
for former children and future adults.

She wrote several books, including
"Gippopoema" (1998),
"Nedogovorki" (2001),
"Odnazhdi, a mozhet dvazhdi" (2005),
"Y zdes' ne splyu" (2006).

She is also well known as a wonderfull storyteller.

For more information in Russian, see this file

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2007, 7 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

TICKETS (at the door) : $15
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Andrei KRYLOV is a professional guitarist and a composer.
He graduated from a Music College in St. Petersburg and
performed with LenConcert and Old Petersburg music theatre.
Andrei composed original music for films in Russia and USA
and has recorded several albums of guitar music.
His guitar repertoire includes Classical, Flamenco, Jazz and more.
He also composes and performs songs to verses of classical poets.

To learn more and listen to some recordings of A.Krylov, see
http://krylovmusic.googlepages.com

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007, 7:30 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

TICKETS (at the door) : $15
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006, 7:30 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

TICKETS (at the door) : $15
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Poet Igor Irteniev is a "Golden Ostap" Laureate for achievements in humor.
Russian audiences all over the world love his ironic poems and prose.
To read some of them and to learn more about I. Irteniev,
see his website www.irteniev.msk.ru .

The program of this evening includes new and already classical poems and prose,
questions and answers, and signing of books available for purchase.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2006, 7:30 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

TICKETS (at the door) : $12
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Igor Belyi is one of a group of Moscow bards of younger generation,
while already well established and popular among the bard-song fans.
He is one of founders of the bard association "August 32nd".

DANCE CONCERT by Students of Russian Academy of Dance Arts (Irvine)

FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2006, 5:00 p.m.

Room HH161 - "Little Theater" ( amphitheater, 175 seats ; see photo )
HUMANITIES HALL building (HH)
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to HH )

Russian Academy of Dance Arts was founded in 2005 by Larissa Nazarenko,
Artistic Director of "Russian Souvenir" Folk Dance Ensemble,
BFA from Altai College of Arts and Culture,
MFA from University of California, Irvine
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MOVIE NIGHT of Russian Nights Festival 2006

"Rabbit over the Void" (2006, T. Keosayan)

SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2006, 7:00 p.m.

Hall HIB 100 ( big screen, amphitheater, 350 seats )
Humanities Instructional Building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to HIB )

Tickets (at the door): $10

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This film was screened on the opening night of Russian Nights Festival 06
in Los Angeles. There were three hundred people in the theater, including
many non-Russian-speaking, and everybody liked the movie.
(It is in Russian, with English subtitles).

This movie is an amazing blend of a satirical farce and a poetic tale.
It is funny, lyrical, clever, and entertaining at the same time.
The film has it all - talented director (T. Keosayan), intriguing screenplay
(D. Ivanov), masterful actors (B. Stupka, V. Ilyin, M. Efremov,
E. Safonova), wonderful music (A. Rybnikov), Gypsy singing and dancing,
and beautiful scenery.

Read here more about the film and the director .
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Program:
* Choral music by classical Russian composers
* Arrangements of Russian folk songs and romances
* Vocal music of modern Russian composers

Tickets (at the door) : $12 - adults, $6 - children (age up to 14)
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Vocal ensemble "Nevsky Style" was formed in 1997 by graduates
of the Voice Department at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory.
The group includes professional singers and choral conductors,
laureates of many prestigious music festivals and competitions.
"Nevsky Style" sings a-capella, both in classical and modern styles.

The ensemble has performed in major concert halls in Russia,
and also in France, Germany, Switzerland, and Spain.

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The details of this concert program:
* Choral music, both sacred and secular, by classical Russian composers, such as
S. Rakhmaninov, N. Rimsky-Korsakov, D. Bortniansky, P.Chesnokov, S. Taneev
* Arrangements of Russian folk songs ("Kalinka", "Vecherniy zvon", and more)
and old Russian romantic songs
* Vocal pieces by modern St. Petersburg's composers (S. Ekimov, Yu. Falik, and oth.)
to verses of classical Russian poets

To learn more about "Nevsky Style" ensemble and listen to some of their recordings,
see their website www.nevskyst.ru

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Concert of Bard Alexandr Baryudin ( from Baku / Moscow, Russia)

- with bards Vladimir Ragimov (Los Angeles) and Alexander Markman (San Diego)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2005, 7:30 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

TICKETS (at the door) : $12
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Aleksandr Baryudin was one of active members of the Bard Song Club [KAP] in Baku,
as well as Vladimir Ragimov and Alexander Markman.

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Concert of Bard   YURIY LORES   (Moscow, Russia)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2005, 7:30 p.m.

Room HH 178 (140 seats, elevated floor, see photo )
HUMANITIES HALL building (HH)
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697    ( see Directions to HH )

TICKETS (at the door) : $15 - general, $12 - students and seniors
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Yuriy Lores is one of the most noticeable bards in Russia presently.
His songs are distinguished by deep poetry, interesting music, and
an expressive professional performance.
Yu. Lores was one of founders of the bard-song show group "Pervyi Krug"
in Moscow in 1986.
Later, he taught bard-song performance at the Studio that he organized at GITIS.

To read more about Yuriy Lores, see
http://students.web.ru/bards/Lores (also, his verses) and
http://www.rubca.com/bards/win/articles/kosolapov_lores_2000.htm

To listen to Yu. Lores's recordings, see
http://bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=197
http://bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=519
http://www.bards.ru/old_audio/1598.php

More about Yuriy Lores can be found on his own website (very slow loading)
http://www.yuriy-lores.narod.ru
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Concert of Bard   VADIM EGOROV   (Moscow, Russia)

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2005, 7:30 p.m.

Room HH 178 (140 seats, elevated floor, see photo )
HUMANITIES HALL building (HH)
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697    ( see Directions to HH )

TICKETS (at the door) : $15 - general, $12 - students and seniors

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Vadim EGOROV is one of bright bards who appeared on the stage in the 1960s.
A poet, composer, and performer of his own songs, V. Egorov has been popular
among bard-song lovers in Russia and beyond for more than three decades.
Many of his deeply lyrical songs became bard classics.
After a heart-warming performance at UC Irvine two and a half years ago,
V. Egorov is coming here again with a new concert program.

To listen to songs of V. Egorov, please see
http://www.bards.ru/old_audio/1894.php
or (disks in chronological order)
http://www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=48   (1995)
http://www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=49   (1998)
http://www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=752   (2001)
http://www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=1940   (2004)
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Concert of Bard   LEONID SERGEEV   (Moscow, Russia)

                       Accompanied by Evgeniy BYKOV (second guitar)

SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2005, 7:00 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

TICKETS (at the door) : $15 - general, $12 - students and seniors
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Leonid SERGEEV is popular in Russia and beyond for more than thirty years.
He is best known for his humorous songs with a smart and kind irony about
all aspects of life of our people, but he is also an author of deep lyrical songs.
Sergeev's singing is very artistic and his guitar playing is masterful.

More on L. Sergeev can be found on his own web-site (very slow loading)
http://www.leonid-sergeev.narod.ru
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Evgeniy Bykov is a virtuoso guitarist and arranger.
He participated in recording disks of many leading bards.
Evgeniy accompanied Viktor Berkovskiy at his concert in Irvine in 2002
and also peformed here with trio "Bryut" last January,
and his guitar playing impressed our public very much.

BARD Concert -- Alexandr DULOV (Moscow, Russia)

FRIDAY, FEBUARY 4, 2005, 7:30 p.m.

Room HIB 135 (75 seats)
HUMANITIES INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING (HIB)
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697        ( see Directions to HIB )

Tickets (at the door): $12 - general, $10 - students and seniors

Free admission -- for students of Russian Studies Program at UCI
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Tea with some refreshments will be provided at this event.

For more information, please contact Larisa and Moisei at
mjsimber@pacbell.net or (949) 651-8610
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Alexandr DULOV is one of Russian bards of the "first generation".
For about half-century, he has composed and performed wonderful songs,
many of them - to verses of classical and best contemporary poets.
Also, being a montain hiker, he wrote many songs on camping theme.
Some of his songs are now often regarded as folk songs.

Dulov's singing and guitar playing is artistic and masterful,
but his live performance is much more impressive than best recordings,
due to his expressive face and body language.
At his concert in Irvine two years ago, our public was just thrilled
and did not want the performance to end.

To read this announcement about A. Dulov in Russian , please see
http://www.clubs.uci.edu/russ-assn/Dulov.htm
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To read brief creative biography of A. Dulov, please see
http://www.bards.ru/person.asp?id=1854

To listen do A. Dulov's recordings, please see
http://www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=509
http://www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=246
http://www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=227
http://www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=17
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This event is organized jointly with Russian Studies Program at UCI.
Information about Russian Studies Program at the Univ. of Calif., Irvine
can be found at http://www.humanities.uci.edu/russian

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2005, 7:30 p.m.

SOCIAL SCIENCE HALL - SSH ( 250 seats, elevated floor ; see photos : lower , upper )
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSH )

PROGRAM: Songs of
B. Okudzhava, V. Berkovskiy, Yu. Vizbor,
A. Galich, Yu. Kim, M. Scherbakov, and more

TICKETS (at the door) : $15 - general, $12 - students and seniors
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Lidia Cheboksarova is a popular in Russia performer of bard songs.
She combines a professional voice with a soul-touching style of singing.
She is a laureate of many prestigious festivals and one of leading singers
in the program "Songs of our time".

Evgeniy Bykov and Dmitriy Zemskiy are virtuoso guitarists and arrangers.
They participated in recording disks of many leading bards.
Two years ago, they accompanied Viktor Berkovskiy at his concert in Irvine
and impressed our public very much.

To read about Trio "Bryut" and to listen to their recordings,
please see their web-site www.cheboksarova.ru

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2004, 7:00 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

TICKETS: $10 (at the door)
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Evgenia Reizer is a poet who also composes and performs songs.
In her lyrics, one can feel the bare nerve of a person striving to comprehend
the complex world around us, while the music in her songs serves as a means
to better convey the emotional subtext of the verses.

E. Reizers's poems have been published in many Russian literary almanacs
in the USA and Russia and on the major Russian poetry web-site www.stihi.ru
(under her other name, Evgenia Dinevich).
She has performed solo concerts in many major cities on both coasts in the US
and also in Moscow last Summer, and published two disks of her songs.

To read her poems (and responses to them), see
http://www.stihi.ru/author.html?kuzma

To listen to some of her songs, see
http://cactus.dembel.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Zina&file=index
(where click on Zhenya Rajzer ) and
http://www.rubca.com/bards/win/audio/raizer/index.htm

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CONCERT for CHILDREN (and their parents and grand-parents) :

INTERACTIVE Performance INVOLVING the Children's Audience

Composer and Performer Vladimir SCHUKIN (Moscow, Russia)
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2004, 12 noon

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

TICKETS (special price in Irvine, sponsored by RCA at UCI):
$7 for everybody - children and adults (at the door)
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Vladimir Schukin composed a large number of humorous songs to the verses
of S. Marshak, D. Harms, M. Yasnov, S. Kozlov, and other wonderful poets.
These songs are interesting to children of all ages, as well as to adults.
Many of these funny poems about animal personalities carry deep wisdom,
and Schukin's melodies and arrangements are very rich, ranging from
Russian, European, and African themes to blues, rock-n-roll, and latin styles.

In 1980-1990, V. Schukin with a band "Last Chance" was performing his songs
in the foyer of the cinema theater "Rossia" in Moscow to the great enjoiment of
children and adults alike, and then recorded on disk "Kisunya and Krysunya".
You can listen to this recording at
http://www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=632

Later, Schukin founded another band, "Po Schuch'emu Veleniyu" and recorded
two other disks, "Malenkiy Kuznechik", parts 1 and 2, including re-makes of
some songs from the first disk and also many new songs.
You can listen to these recordings at
http://www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=760 and
http://www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=761

Vladimir Schukin frequently performs for children at varios venues with interesting
concert programs (see list at http://www.shukin.ru => Detskaya => Afisha ).
At his concerts, he involves children from the audience in the performance
(see photos at http://www.shukin.ru => Detskaya => Smotrim ).

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2004, 6:00 p.m.

Crystal Cove Auditorium (395 seats, elevated floor)
UCI STUDENT CENTER
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 (see Directions to SC )

Tickets: $20 in advance or at the door
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TICKET sale at the door starts at 5:20 p.m. (The concert will start at 6 p.m. sharp)

Tickets can be bought in ADVANCE at
Moscow Deli, 3015 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, tel. (714) 546-3354 ,
from September 19 through September 30
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Author and performer of mostly humorous songs Timur Shaov has been voted as
most popular in recent years on the major bard-song website http://www.bard.ru

Some people compare him to A. Galich who started the Russian bard song era,
some others consider Shaov's songs as a closure of the bard song genre.
Everybody recognizes his talent and mastery of song writing and performance.

To read about T. Shaov and listen to some of his recordings, please see
http://www.bard.ru where click on "T.Shaov" in "Most popular: authors"
or
http://www.bard.ru/shaov
or
http://www.bards.ru/person.asp?id=2275
http://www.bards.ru/archives/alboms.asp?author=2275
http://www.bards.ru/1Old_Audio/2275.asp
or
http://shaov.ru

Shaov's live performance is much more entertaining than his best quality recordings.
At this concert, he will be accompanied by Sergey Kostyuhin (second guitar).

Room HIB 135 (75 seats)
HUMANITIES INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING (HIB)
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to HIB )

For more information, please contact Larisa and Moisei at
mjsimber@pacbell.net or (949) 651-8610
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Writer Dina RUBINA is the aurthor of more than forty books of stories and
a laureate of many literary awards.

To read about her life and creative work, and also some of her stories,
please see her website at http://www.dinarubina.com
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Organized jointly with Russian Studies Program at the University of California, Irvine.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

Tickets (at the door): $10
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Hall HH 161 - "Little Theater" ( 175 seats, amphitheater, real stage ; see photo )
HUMANITIES HALL building (HH)
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to HH )

Admission is FREE for everybody
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This is end-of-year show presented by Children’s Russian Studio “Karandash”
of Russian Cultural Association at UCI

Everybody is welcome to participate in the show.
If you'd like your child to perform in the show, please call (949)-509-9242 .

Evening of MEMORY and SONGS of Yuriy VIZBOR

SATURDAY, JUNE 5 , 2004, 7:00 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

Tickets (at the door): $10

For students of Russian Program at UCI - admission is free
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This evening of Yuriy Vizbor's memory and songs is devoted to his 70th anniversary.
It will be lead by poet Ilya Lapirov, member of Writers Union of Russia, Vizbor's friend
and college classmate, who will share his memories about Yuriy Vizbor.
Songs of Yu. Vizbor will be performed by a number of bards of Southern California.
The evening will continue with open-mike [gitara po krugu] song performance
by S. California bards.
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For more information, please contact Larisa and Moisei at
mjsimber@pacbell.net or (949) 651-8610
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Yuriy VIZBOR was one of the first people to perform on stage those songs that
geologists, hunters, and hikers sang around the bone fire.
A mountain climber and skier, he himself spent much time in the wilderness.
Poet, bard, actor, writer, reporter - these are many facets of Vizbor's talent.

Audio-files of songs by Yu. Vizbor can be found at
http://www.bards.ru/1Old_Audio/0067.asp ,
short biographic information and texts of the songs can be found at
http://www.bards.ru/archives/author.asp?id=67 ,
more poetry and prose of Yuriy Vizbor can be found at
http://progressor.ru:8080/denis/vizbor

CONCERT of Tatiana and Sergey NIKITINs ( Russia)

FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2004, 8:00 p.m.

Crystal Cove Auditorium (395 seats, elevated floor)
UCI STUDENT CENTER
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 (see Directions to SC )

Tickets: general - $20 , children (up to age 14) - $10

It is advised to buy TICKETS IN ADVANCE (see below) because
400 seats were sold out at Nikitins' concert in Irvine two years ago
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New CONCERT PROGRAM of T. and S. NIKITINs, "Davai, dusha, davai",
includes new songs to the poetry of Yu. Morits, Yu. Levitanskiy, A. Tarkovskiy,
and others.
To read more (in Russian) about this program, please see
http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/russ-assn/Nikitin.htm
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1. Russian Studies Office, University of Calif., Irvine
Humanities Office Bulding #2 (HOB2), see www.uci.edu/campusmap ,
(949) 824-7254 or (949) 824-6735 (call before coming)

2. Moscow Deli, 3015 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, (714) 546-3354

3. Teatral'naya Kassa, 1600 N. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, (323) 465-0093
They can sell tickets BY PHONE with credit card payment (3% fee),
sending them by mail before May 17, 2004

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CONCERT of bard songs -   Alexei BRUNOV ( Russia )

SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2004, 7:00 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

Tickets (at the door): $12
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Alexei BRUNOV is one of the best performers of bard songs.
His repertoire includes more than one thousand songs and is growing.
At this concert, A. Brunov will present his new program,
"Nezapetoe luchshee" - From Vertinskiy to Vizbor ,
including rarely performed songs of bard classics and
also songs of less known interesting bards.
To read about Brunov's past concerts and this new program,
please see http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/russ-assn/Brunov.htm

For more information, please contact Larisa and Moisei at
mjsimber@pacbell.net or (949) 651-8610
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To learn more about Alexei Brunov, please see
www.bards.ru/person.asp?id=2673

To listen to Brunov's audio records, please see
www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=196 ,
www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=118   ,
www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=767 ,
www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=1095

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Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

Tickets (at the door): $10
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Svetlana VETROVA composes songs to verses of many wonderful poets
and also performs songs of other bards that are close to her own lyrical
and philosophical style. She is a laureate of many bard-song festivals.

A special part of Svetlana’s creative work is writing and performing songs
for children. She has given many charitable concerts at orphanages and
children’s hospitals. Besides, she regularly conducts singing lessons
with groups of pre-school children.
Children’s songs by S. Vetrova are interesting for adults as well,
due to their simple and deep wisdom combined with lyrical music
and fine performance.
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To learn more about Svetlana Vetrova, please see
http://bards.ru/person.asp?id=65 ,
www.kspus.org/AUTHORS/Vetrova.doc ,
www.vetrova.ru or http://vetrova.com .

To learn about Svetlana's work with children, please see
http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/russ-assn/Vetrova.htm ,
http://umnica.vetrova.com .

To listen to songs and performance by S. Vetrova, please see
http://vetrova.com/parts/songs.shtml ,
including full audio cassette of children's song -
http://vetrova.com/sun .

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Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

Tickets (at the door): children - $7 , adults - $12
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Grigoriy GLADKOV is well known for music and songs that he composed
and performed for numerous cartoon films and TV programs for children,
as well as humorous songs for general audience.
He also composed many "serious" songs, in particular, to the verses of
Alexander Kushner, whose poetry evening was recently held at UC Irvine.

G. Gladkov studied guitar performance and music theory at a Music College
and show directing at the University of Culture in St. Petersburg.
He has performed his songs all over Russia, including major bard-song festivals,
and for Russian audiences around the world.
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NEW-YEAR FAIRY-TALE and TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION with
new-year tree, Ded Moroz [Santa], Snegurochka [Snow-white], presents

Hall HH 161 - "Little Theater" ( 175 seats, amphitheater, real stage ; see photo )
HUMANITIES HALL building (HH)
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to HH )

Tickets (only in advance): $10 per child
( includes the present and admission of one accompanying adult,
admission of more then one adult per child will be subject to seat availability )
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Tickets can be bought from Irina Frantsuzova, the Children's Studio Coordinator,
by appointments before Sunday, December 28.

For more information and tickets, please contact Irina Frantsuzova,
at (949) 362-0370 or irinafran@sbcglobal.net .

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2003, 6:00 p.m.

Room HIB 135 ( 75 seats, big screen , digital quality )
HUMANITIES INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING (HIB)
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to HIB )

Admission is FREE for all children in and around Orange County
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Feature film "Snezhnaya Koroleva" [Snow Queen] (1966) was directed
by Gennady Kazansky . The screen-play by Eugeny Shwarts is based
on the wonderful fairy-tale by H. C. Andersen.

For more information, please contact the Children's Studio Coordinator,
Irina Frantsuzova, at (949) 362-0370 or irinafran@sbcglobal.net .
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Organized jointly by Children's Studio of Russian Cultural Association at UCI and
Russian Studies Program at the University of California, Irvine.

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ART-SONG CONCERT : Victor LUFEROV (Moscow, Russia)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2003, 8:00 p.m.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

PROGRAM: author songs, famous bard songs, Russian romantic and folk songs

Tickets (at the door): general - $10 , children up to age 14 - free
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Victor LUFEROV is a song author and performer well known in Moscow.
He studied jazz guitar performance at the Gnesin School of Music.
Participated in major bard-song festivals.
Performed all over Russia, Europe, and the United States.
His songs and performance are very expressive and artistic.
He is a founder and director of Bard-song Theater "Perekrestok".

To read more about V. Luferov (in Russian), please see
www.bards.ru/person.asp?id=225   and   article by B. Goldshtein .

To listen to V. Luferov's songs and performance, please see
www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=507 and www.bard.ru/cgi-bin/disk.cgi?disk=89

CHILDREN's MOVIE SCREENING - "Fire, Water, and Trumpets"

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2003, 6:00 p.m.

Room HIB 135 (big screen, 75 seats),
HUMANITIES INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING (HIB)
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to HIB )

Admission is FREE for all children in and around Orange County
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Fire, Water, and Trumpets [Ogon', voda ... i mednye truby], a film
by director Alexander Rou, is a wonderfull Russian folk tale,
interesting for children of all ages, as well as adults.
A children's discussion will follow the screening.

For more information, please contact Irina Frantsuzova,
the Children's Studio Coordinator, at (949) 362-0370
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Organized jointly by Children's Studio of Russian Cultural Association at UCI and
Russian Studies Program at the University of California, Irvine.

CHILDREN's PERFORMANCES in Russian
by students
of CHILDREN's THEATER STUDIO of RCA at UCI
and RUSSIAN LANGUAGE and MUSIC sections of RuSOC
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2003, 3 p.m.- 6 p.m.
and
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2003, 3 p.m.- 6 p.m.
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Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

Admission is free
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PROGRAM : (see photos at www.derkach.info/vadim/theater2003_ru.php )

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Part 1.
a. Poetry reading, b, Song singing, 4-6 year old students
Part 2.
a. Theater play "Bust hut", 4-5 year old students
b. Puppit theater play "Tail about a cockerel", 5-6 year old students
Part 3.
Theater play "Adventures on an uninhabited island", 6-8 year old students

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Part 1.
Poetry reading, 6-12 year old students
Part 2.
Theater play "Adventures on an uninhabited island", 5-6,9-10 year old students
Part 3.
Theater play "Adventures of Alisa Seleznyova", 11-12 year old students
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For more information, please contact Irina at (949) 362-0370
or Natasha at (949) 387-2315 and natasha@rusoc.com

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POETRY EVENING : ALEXANDER KUSHNER (St. Petersburg, Russia)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2003, 7:00 p.m.

Room HIB 135
HUMANITIES INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING (HIB)
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697

Tickets (at the door): $12 general, $10 students/seniors
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Poet Alexander KUSHNER is one of the most significant lyricists
of the second half of the 20th century.
He is a laureate of many literary awards, including the State Prize of Russia
and the Pushkin State Prize.
He is also an interesting person and really connects with the audience
at his poetry readings.
To read more about A. Kushner and his poetry, see
www.rubca.com/bards/win/articles/about_kushner.htm ,
www.litera.ru/stixiya/authors/kushner.html .
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Organized jointly with Russian Studies Program at the University of California, Irvine.

Crystal Cove Auditorium
UCI Student Center
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697

Tickets (at the door): $12 general, $10 students/seniors
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B. KINER and M. TSITRINIAK formed their duo in 1996.
They perform bard-song classics and contemporaries (including songs by B. Kiner with verses of bright poets), Russian romances (classical and modern), folk songs, and more.
Both B. Kiner and M. Tsitriniak are profesional actors, and their performance of each song becomes a little theatrical act.
The duo has peformed on the best stages all over Russia, including the Grushin Festival and the Rossia Concert Hall.

Hall SSPA 1100 ( amphitheater, 190 seats ; see photos : upper , lower )
SOCIAL SCIENCE PLAZA A building
UNIVERSITY of California, IRVINE , CA 92697 ( see Directions to SSPA )

Tickets (at the door): $12 general, $10 students/seniors
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PPROGRAM: Classical arias and songs, Russian romances

Sussana PORETSKY is a soloist of New Israeli Opera and of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
She studied voice performance at the L'vov Conservatory in the Ukraine and in the best master classes all over Europe.
In 1998, she was a winner of the Placido Domingo Operalia Competition.
In recent years, S. Poretsky performed leading roles in such opera houses as Metropolitan Opera (Maddalena in Verdi's Rigoletto), Stockholm Royal Opera (Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma), Teatro La Scala (Strauss' Ariadne), Houston Opera (Bizet's Carmen), Los Angeles Opera (Polina in Tchaikovsky's La Pique Dame with Placido Domingo and Yelena Obraztsova), and others.
For details, please see www.home.earthlink.net/~sporetsky .