CURRENT ACTIVITES
On 13 March 2013 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, William Hague signed a Joint Statement designating 2014 as the bilateral UK/Russia Year of Culture.
30 March 2013 is the first night of Selector Live, a series of parties devoted to British music today, co-hosted by the British Council and the club Solyanka. The first party will be dedicated to the launch of the Selector radio show at Megapolis 89.5FM. The Selector Live party at Solyanka will feature DJ Goldierocks and young musicians from today’s British music scene who are regularly played on Selector Radio: Egyptian Hip Hop, Tim Exile,Ital Tek,
British Council and CoolConnections art association present “The magistrate” by Arthur Wing Pinero which is a forth performance in the framework of NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE project 2012-13.
Moscow Government, Moscow City Department of Culture, Multimedia Art Museum Moscow, and Moscow House of Photography Museum present the 8th Moscow International Biennale “Fashion and style in photography – 2013” from 20 February until 26 May 2013 at the Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow and other venues across the city. The British Council is pleased to support three iconic British photographers presented during the Biennial this year: Jim Lee, Tom Wood and Martin Parr
A statue of the first cosmonaut and the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, originally sited in the Mall from 14 July 2011, was unveiled at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, which became the statue’s permanent home on 7 March 2013 .
The year 2013 marks the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, one of the great composers of the twentieth century. As part of the celebrations across the world the Mikhailovsky Theatre (Saint-Petersburg) with the support of the British Council present one of the most prominent and extraordinary of his works, the opera Billy Budd, which is staged for the first time in Russia
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PAST ACTIVITIES
If you are interested in our arts projects and activities history, have a look at our archive.
PARTNERS
British Council is happy to have built mutually beneficial relationships with numerous Russian artists and cultural institutions. You might be interest to have a look at the list of them here.
USEFUL LINKS
We regularly receive various enquiries regarding our arts activities, arts projects funding, UK artists’ contacts, artistic networks around the world, education in arts, etc. This section will provide you with useful resources to answer almost all these questions.
ABOUT US
British Council Russia arts team works with the best of British creative talent to develop innovative, high-quality events and collaborations that link Russian artists and cultural institutions, drawing them into a closer relationship with the UK.
The areas we cover include music, drama and dance, visual arts, design and architecture, fashion, film, literature, new media, museums management and the creative economy.
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