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The Kalamazoo Russian Cultural Association
Proudly Presents
Balalaika & Bites
An Evening of Russian Food and Entertainment
at the
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA)
314 S. Park St.
featuring
Traditional Russian Cuisine
Musical Performance by "Russian Duo"
KIA Art Gallery Viewing
Cash Bar
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
6:00pm to 9:00pm
$35 admission
Limited Seating
Advanced reservations required!!
Order your tickets early
Proudly Presents
Balalaika & Bites
An Evening of Russian Food and Entertainment
at the
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA)
314 S. Park St.
featuring
Traditional Russian Cuisine
Musical Performance by "Russian Duo"
KIA Art Gallery Viewing
Cash Bar
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
6:00pm to 9:00pm
$35 admission
Limited Seating
Advanced reservations required!!
Order your tickets early
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Sponsored by WMU Theater Department and the Kalamazoo Russian Cultural Association
OUR 2016 RUSSIAN FESTIVAL DAY OF EVENTS!!
2017 Russian Cultural Expo and Conference
Free Admission
Saturday Nov. 4, 2017 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
BROWN HALL, Western Michigan University
Sponsored Kalamazoo Russian Culture Association
Hosted by WMU English Department.
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10 a.m. “Fighting Ideologies in Socialist Revolution Posters” 1028 Brown
Dr. Inna Molitoris will discuss posters the Bolsheviks used to promote their ideologies among Russian citizens in the early 20th century and how they functioned as very persuasive common instruments to reach out to recipients.
11 a.m. “A Century of Russia's Search for Identity” Dr. Jim Butterfield 1028 Brown
Dr. Jim Butterfield will examine Russia's search for a future amidst its many Soviet legacies (both positive and negative), ongoing resource dependency, Cold War-like tensions with Europe and North America, and what increasingly looks like a president-for-life political formula.
10 a.m. & again at 12 p.m Play: "The Malachite Goddess" 1025 Brown
This play, performed by students from Marshall Academy, was inspired by the Ural Mountains folktales collected by Bazhov during the Stalin era. Adapted and retold by Judith Rypma, it tells the story of a young stonecutter prepared to give up everything—including love—to be the best at his art. Children & families warmly invited.
12 p.m. “The Fate of Stalin’s Bible” 1028 Brown
Dr. Scott Lingenfelter will explore the story behind Stalin’s decision to sell the Codex Sinaiticus, the Russian Orthodox Church’s most valuable holding and the world’s oldest Bible, to the British Museum. Join him on an ancient and priceless treasure’s journey through a revolutionary age.
1 p.m. “The Russian Cultural NON Revolution of 1917” 1028 Brown
Dr. Christine Rydel will assess the Revolution’s impact on Russia’s cultural scene. Rather than give up, many visual artists, poets, prose writers, literary critics, and musicians continued experimental tendencies of the late 19th century, producing spectacular and even avant garde works until Stalin’s cultural crackdown in 1932.
2 p.m. KEYNOTE: “It Had to be Revolution: Russia’s Great Leap”1028 Brown
Dr. Lewis H. Siegelbaum will examine why the 1917 Revolution occurred. Was it only or mainly because of the devastation of war? Why did a small previously conspiratorial group of Marxists known as Bolsheviks defeat their myriad enemies? And what does it all mean for the U.S. & the American people?
3:15 p.m. Reading from novel set in 1917 Russia: "The Amber Beads" 1025 Brown
Prof. Judith Rypma will read passages from her new historical time travel novel (Black Opal Books), in which a modern American teen unexpectedly finds herself trapped in Imperial and then Revolutionary Russia.
3:15 p.m. “Petrograd, 1917: The Confidential Print” 1028 Brown
Dr. Edward A. Cole will look at The Confidential Print, an important British document that has provided a treasure trove of historical evidence, including 1917 transmissions from Petrograd revealing the frantic efforts of Britain’s diplomatic staff to sustain their Russian ally even as it literally collapses outside the Embassy gates.
: Prof. Judith Rypma, WMU English Dept. rypmaj@wmich.edu
KAZOO BOOKS will be there!
Free Admission
Saturday Nov. 4, 2017 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
BROWN HALL, Western Michigan University
Sponsored Kalamazoo Russian Culture Association
Hosted by WMU English Department.
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10 a.m. “Fighting Ideologies in Socialist Revolution Posters” 1028 Brown
Dr. Inna Molitoris will discuss posters the Bolsheviks used to promote their ideologies among Russian citizens in the early 20th century and how they functioned as very persuasive common instruments to reach out to recipients.
11 a.m. “A Century of Russia's Search for Identity” Dr. Jim Butterfield 1028 Brown
Dr. Jim Butterfield will examine Russia's search for a future amidst its many Soviet legacies (both positive and negative), ongoing resource dependency, Cold War-like tensions with Europe and North America, and what increasingly looks like a president-for-life political formula.
10 a.m. & again at 12 p.m Play: "The Malachite Goddess" 1025 Brown
This play, performed by students from Marshall Academy, was inspired by the Ural Mountains folktales collected by Bazhov during the Stalin era. Adapted and retold by Judith Rypma, it tells the story of a young stonecutter prepared to give up everything—including love—to be the best at his art. Children & families warmly invited.
12 p.m. “The Fate of Stalin’s Bible” 1028 Brown
Dr. Scott Lingenfelter will explore the story behind Stalin’s decision to sell the Codex Sinaiticus, the Russian Orthodox Church’s most valuable holding and the world’s oldest Bible, to the British Museum. Join him on an ancient and priceless treasure’s journey through a revolutionary age.
1 p.m. “The Russian Cultural NON Revolution of 1917” 1028 Brown
Dr. Christine Rydel will assess the Revolution’s impact on Russia’s cultural scene. Rather than give up, many visual artists, poets, prose writers, literary critics, and musicians continued experimental tendencies of the late 19th century, producing spectacular and even avant garde works until Stalin’s cultural crackdown in 1932.
2 p.m. KEYNOTE: “It Had to be Revolution: Russia’s Great Leap”1028 Brown
Dr. Lewis H. Siegelbaum will examine why the 1917 Revolution occurred. Was it only or mainly because of the devastation of war? Why did a small previously conspiratorial group of Marxists known as Bolsheviks defeat their myriad enemies? And what does it all mean for the U.S. & the American people?
3:15 p.m. Reading from novel set in 1917 Russia: "The Amber Beads" 1025 Brown
Prof. Judith Rypma will read passages from her new historical time travel novel (Black Opal Books), in which a modern American teen unexpectedly finds herself trapped in Imperial and then Revolutionary Russia.
3:15 p.m. “Petrograd, 1917: The Confidential Print” 1028 Brown
Dr. Edward A. Cole will look at The Confidential Print, an important British document that has provided a treasure trove of historical evidence, including 1917 transmissions from Petrograd revealing the frantic efforts of Britain’s diplomatic staff to sustain their Russian ally even as it literally collapses outside the Embassy gates.
: Prof. Judith Rypma, WMU English Dept. rypmaj@wmich.edu
KAZOO BOOKS will be there!
Pushkin School 606
The 606 students will launch the entertainment portion of the Festival with a Russian Folk Dance, Kalinka.
They have traveled from Pushkin, Russia to present an array of performances, from singing and dancing to musical pieces and poetry. Students at this school participate in an intensive English program with a strong emphasis on academic success. 606 students are also encouraged to participate in cultural exchanges around the world.
The 606 students will launch the entertainment portion of the Festival with a Russian Folk Dance, Kalinka.
They have traveled from Pushkin, Russia to present an array of performances, from singing and dancing to musical pieces and poetry. Students at this school participate in an intensive English program with a strong emphasis on academic success. 606 students are also encouraged to participate in cultural exchanges around the world.
Barvinok Ensemble
Barvinok is an instrumental, dancing and vocal group from Holland, Michigan, who interprets and plays traditional ethnic music from Eastern Europe and Russia. Nina Tritenichenko, who hails from Kiev, Ukraine, is the artistic director and accordion (bayan) master. Their other instruments include guitar, domra and sopilka (Ukrainian wooden flute).
Barvinok is an instrumental, dancing and vocal group from Holland, Michigan, who interprets and plays traditional ethnic music from Eastern Europe and Russia. Nina Tritenichenko, who hails from Kiev, Ukraine, is the artistic director and accordion (bayan) master. Their other instruments include guitar, domra and sopilka (Ukrainian wooden flute).
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Russian Duo
Oleg Kruglyakov, a balalaika virtuoso from Russia, and Terry Boyarsky, a masterful pianist from Cleveland, Ohio, have teamed up to perform Russian folk music, gypsy medodies and more. They are the only professional balalaika-piano duo in North America. Golosa
Golosá is Chicago’s one and only Russian folk choir, founded in 1997 at the University of Chicago. They sing sacred and secular Russian folk songs in a mixed-voice acappella ensemble, and perform all year long throughout the Chicago area. |
The Ballet Academy
Directed by Arlene Larson, the Ballet Academy is West Michigan's only Royal Academy of Dance certified school and specializes in classical ballet and character dance for all ages. Her students will perform traditional Eastern European dance numbers.
Directed by Arlene Larson, the Ballet Academy is West Michigan's only Royal Academy of Dance certified school and specializes in classical ballet and character dance for all ages. Her students will perform traditional Eastern European dance numbers.
