Winter Festival Programme

Published: 26 September 2008

Winter Festival Programme

Visual Arts Film Music Literary Events Theatre Academic Events Language Learning

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DateEvent 
04 Oct-22 Nov 'The Eye of the Storm': Hungarian art exhibition
Collins Gallery, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Hungary
08-Oct, 6pm Relatives (Rokonok) [2006]
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow
Hungary
22-Oct, 6pm Children of Glory (Szabadság, Szerelem) [2006]
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow
Hungary
29-Oct, 5.30pm Iska's Journey (Iszka utazása) [2007]
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow
Hungary
29-Oct, 8pm Dés Streetmusic (Hungarian Jazz)
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow
Hungary
31-Oct, 8pm The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir at 'Voices in Paisley 2008' Festival
Paisley Abbey, Paisley
Estonia
17-Oct, 1pm Gegrgely Bogányi (piano)
Academy Concert Hall, RSAMD, Glasgow
Hungary
27-Oct, 5.30pm Lecture by Dubravka Ugrešić
University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Croatia
28-Oct Reading by Dubravka Ugrešić
Waterstone's, Nottingham
Croatia
30-Oct, 6.30pm Reading by Dubravka Ugrešić
Waterstone's, Sauchiehall St., Glasgow
Croatia
02-Oct, 8.00pm Cherry Blossom - performance and post-show discussion forum
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Poland
24 Oct Aspects of Hungarian identity
Seminar room, No. 8 Lilybank Gardens, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Hungary
15 Nov-06 Dec Quiet Russia. Exhibition of Photographs by Shamil Khairov
Café Cossachok, Glasgow
Russia
05-Nov, 6pm White Palms (Fehér tenyér) [2006]
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow
Hungary
05-Nov, 5.45pm Lejdis [2008]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Poland
10-Nov, 5.45pm Love and Other Crimes (Ljubav i drugi zlocini) [2008]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Serbia
12-Nov, 6pm Opium – Diary of A Mad Woman (Ópium – Egy elmebeteg nõ naplója) [2007]
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow
Hungary
12-Nov, 5.45pm Something Like Happiness (Štěstí) [2005]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Czech Republic
13-Nov, 5.45pm Rooster's Breakfast (Petelinji zajtrk) [2008]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Slovenia
17-Nov, 5.45pm Katyn [2007]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Poland
18-Nov, 5.45pm Legend of the Suram Fortress (Ambavi Suramis tsikhitsa) [1984]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Georgia
19-Nov, 5.45pm Citizen Havel (Obcan Havel) [2008]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Czech Republic
21-Nov, 6pm Dangerous Summer (Baigā Vasara) [2000]
Gilmorehill G12 Cinema, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow
Latvia
24-Nov, 6pm The Shoe (Kurpe) [1998]
Gilmorehill G12 Cinema, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow
Latvia
25-Nov, 6pm Monotony (Monotonija) [2007]
Gilmorehill G12 Cinema, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow
Latvia
29-Nov, 1pm Elementary School (Obecná skola) [1991]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Czech Republic
08-Nov, 8pm World Music from Hungary (Szilvia Bognár, Ágnes Herczku, Ági Szalóki)
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow
Hungary
07-Nov, 1pm Barnabás Kelemen (violin), Katalin Kokas (violin) & Veronika Tóth (viola)
Academy Concert Hall, RSAMD, Glasgow
Hungary
28-Nov, 5.30pm Latvian Ethnic Music: Lecture and Performance by Valdis Muktupavels
Humanities Lecture Theatre, 255, Main Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Latvia
12-Nov, 7.30pm Readings by György Dragomán and Júlia Lázár, introduced by Tom Hubbard
Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
Hungary
13-Nov, 6.30pm Readings by György Dragomán, Júlia Lázár and James Sutherland Smith, introduced by Tom Hubbard
Waterstone's, Sauchiehall St., Glasgow
Hungary
14-16 Nov 'Intercultural Crossings' Conference
Senate Room, Gilbert Scott Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
N/A
27-Nov, 5.30pm 'The Role of Culture in Nation Branding' Lecture by Brigita Stroda, Latvian Tourism Bureau, London
Seminar room, No. 8 Lilybank Gardens, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
N/A
28-Nov, 9.00am-5.00pm Ninety Years since Independence: Evaluating Latvia's Past and Present
Senate Room, Gilbert Scott Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Latvia
21-Nov Language 'Taster Days': Hungarian
Room TBA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Hungary
05 Dec-22 Mar Windows on War: Soviet Posters 1943-1945
Weston Gallery, Lakeside, University of Nottingham, Nottingham
Russia
01-Dec, 6pm Smoke (Kouř) [1991]
Gilmorehill G12 Cinema, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow
Czech Republic
01-Dec, 5.45pm Kolya (Kolja) [1996]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Czech Republic
03-Dec, 6pm The Return of the Idiot (Návrat idiota) [1999]
Gilmorehill G12 Cinema, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow
Czech Republic
04-Dec, 5.45pm Empties (Vratné lahve) [2007]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Czech Republic
05-Dec, 5.45pm Something Like Happiness (Štěstí) [2005]
Gilmorehill G12 Cinema, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow
Czech Republic
06-Dec, 5.45pm Secrets (Tajnosti) [2007]
Gilmorehill G12 Cinema, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow
Czech Republic
06-Dec, 5.45pm The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Chonkin (Zivot a neobycejna dobrodruzstvi vojaka Ivana Conkina) [1994]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Russia
13-Dec, 1pm Dark Blue World (Tmavomodry svet) [2001]
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Czech Republic
04 Feb-01 Mar Exhibition Fiat Lux! Cold War Neons, Modernity and the Metropolis. The Urban landscape of 1960s Warsaw.
The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Poland
09-13 Feb The Photography of Aleksandra Demenkova
University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Russia
15-Nov, 7pm An Evening of Photographs and Poetry: Shamil Khairov and James Sutherland Smith
Café Cossachok, Glasgow
Russia
05-Feb, 6.30pm Reading by Adam Czerniawski
Waterstone's, Sauchiehall St., Glasgow
Poland
20-Feb 'Lesser-used Languages' Workshop
Room TBA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
N/A
13-Feb Language 'Taster Days': Estonian
Room TBA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Estonia
12-Mar, 6.30pm Reading by Yuri Andrukhovych and his translator Michael Naydan
Waterstone's, Sauchiehall St., Glasgow
Ukraine
April CRCEES Research Forum 2008
Room TBA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
N/A
May Language 'Taster Days': Russian
Room TBA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Russia

First published: 26 September 2008