# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Evening of Poetry and Music marking Marina Tsvetaeva’s 130th anniversary
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Oct, 2022 at 06:30 pm – Sat, 08 Oct, 2022 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society (CamRuSS) is delighted to bring you an evening of poetry and music marking Marina Tsvetaeva’s 130th anniversary with the readings of poems and excerpts from the works of Tsvetaeva by the actresses of the London Russian-language Xameleon Theatre, https://xameleontheatre.com/, followed by the outstanding programme of music presented by pianist Elena Toponogova, https://www.elenatoponogova.com/, in collaboration with violinist Alice Ruffle.This is a fundraising event in support of our collective plea for peace. All proceeds will go to CamRuSS Hardship Fund supporting Ukrainians in Cambridgeshire.The evening’s programme:Elena Toponogova (piano)Frederik Chopin Nocturnes op.27 no 2 in D flat majorFrederik Chopin Etude op.10 no 9 in F minorSergey Rachmaninov Etudes-tableaux op.39 no 2 and 5Sergey Rachmaninov Musical moments op.16 in B minor and D flat majorNikolai Medtner Sonata-Reminiscenza op.38Nikolai Medtner Fairytale in F minor op.26 no 3IntermissionXameleon Theatre – Maria Blatstein, Lena Knight and Vlada LemeshevskaPoetry reading – the performance will feature works from different periods of Marina Tsvetaeva’s career, including excerpts from the musical and poetic performance “Insomnia” directed by Dmitry Turchaninov with a piano accompaniment by Maria Blatstein.Alice Ruffle (violin) & Peter Hewitt (piano)Stravinsky Suite ItalienneDmitry TurchaninovM. Tsvetaeva’s poetryWHEN: Saturday 8 October 18:30 – 21:00 (doors open at 18:00)WHERE: The Chapel Churchill College Storey’s Way Cambridge CB3 0DSFEE: CamRuSS members / Concessions (Students, Children under 16, OPAs, Ukrainian refugees) – £10; Non-members – £20.LANGUAGE: Russian with some translation into EnglishElena Toponogova is a concert pianist and chamber musician based in London. Her main interest is Russian repertoire with an especial focus on the music of Nikolai Medtner.In 2017, Elena received a Master of Performance degree from the Royal College of Music, studying under Norma Fisher. Her studies were generously supported by the Norah Seary Trust, Altrusa Careers Trust, the Future of Russia Foundation and Tsukanov Family Foundation.She was selected to study at the Academie de Musique Riviera in Switzerland with Pavel Gililov and was supported by Help Musicians UK Transmission Fund grant.Elena has taken part in many international festivals including Chichester Festival, Bloomsbury Festival and Timani Music Festival in Oslo. She has been performing as a soloist and chamber musician in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Russia and appeared at the prestigious Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, Salzburg Wiener Saal, Amaryllis Fleming Hall, V&A Museum, St.Martin-in-the-Fields among many others.In 2017, with the support of Oleg Prokofiev Trust she performed Prokofiev’s Five Poems of Anna Akhmatova at the Regent Hall together with soprano Eleanor Penfold. The concert was described as “an inspiring performance” by Musical Opinion Magazine.Elena is proud to be a part of Live Music Now initiative that brings live music to care settings and hospitals across the UK.Alice Ruffle studied at Clare College, Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music. In recent months she has played with the Musique Cordiale Festival Orchestra, East Anglia Chamber Orchestra and Mitchison Ensemble and has led the Norfolk Symphony Orchestra and Elysian Players. Alice teaches Latin, Italian and Classical Greek at the Perse Upper School, where she also coaches chamber music, and is a big fan of Max Pimenov’s ‘Comprehensible Russian Podcast’. Vlada Lemeshevska is an actress and theatre maker originally from Riga, Latvia. She trained as an actress in London at East 15 Acting School and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Acting. She participated in residencies at Shakespeare’s Globe and Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS, Moscow). In 2015, Vlada took part in The Summer Theatre School in Moscow, where she worked with some of the most prominent Russian theatre practitioners. Her acting credits include the roles of Suzanne in The Marriage of Figaro, Nora in A Doll’s House, Antigone in ANTI GONE and various roles in Anna Karenina & Love in a Nutshell. Vlada is also a Producer and Artistic Director of Xameleon Theatre. Maria Blatstein, a London based actress and pianist.Maria was born in Mariupol, Ukraine and graduated from Technion — Israel Institute of Technology. She has been living in Britain since 2007 and studied acting in City Academy and Actors Studio in London.Maria performed in several music, theatre and film projects, including “Love in a Nutshell” by Xameleon Theatre and “The Cry of the Queen” by Orzu Arts. She is a also a permanent cast member of LiveWired, improvisation comedy troupe. Lena Knight is a Russian British actress based in London. Lena graduated from Nizhny Novgorod Drama Academy affiliated with Moscow Arts Theatre School in Russia and since then has worked extensively as a stage actress. She worked in repertory theatres Kostroma State Drama Theatre and Pushkin Pskov Drama Theatre, playing various roles, including Irina in Three Sisters and Masha in The Seagull.She then moved to Saint Petersburg, where she worked in theatres, playing roles such as Catherine The Great and Larisa in Ostrovky’s Without the Dowry. Lena moved to London in 2000 and is working as an actress, acting and movement teacher and a theatre director. Dmitry Turchaninov is a theatre director and actor based in London. Dmitry graduated as an Actor from Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He then joined Lithuanian Russian Theatre in Vilnius and played various roles, including leading roles in Vassa Zheleznova by Maxim Gorky, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and Wrongly Accused by Ostrovsky.Dmitry performed the main role in the show Walking with Dinosaurs which was staged in Saint-Petersburg (Russia) in association with BBC Worldwide. Dmitry also trained as a director, graduating with a Masters degree in Directing from Moscow Arts Theatre School.He moved to London in 2011, having previously directed in Vilnius and Saratov. His shows in London include an adaptation of Chekhov’s short stories — Love in a Nutshell, A doll’s house by Ibsen and Anna Karenina by Tolstoy for Xameleon Theatre.
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 20, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Cambridge
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Chapel, Churchill College, Storey’s Way, Cambridge CB3 0DS
- **lat**: 52.2053370000
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- **full address**: The Chapel, Churchill College, Storey’s Way, Cambridge CB3 0DS, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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  - **A:** An Evening of Poetry and Music marking Marina Tsvetaeva’s 130th anniversary takes place on Sat, 08 Oct, 2022 at 06:30 pm to Sat, 08 Oct, 2022 at 09:00 pm at The Chapel, Churchill College, Storey’s Way, Cambridge CB3 0DS, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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