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ANTONIS SEDERAS: THE EXUBERANCE OF YOUTH Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Winner of the Summer 2015 ‘Pride in the House’ competition, Sideras will present a selection of selfportrait silkscreen prints..

In the year of the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Highgate Gallery is delighted to host an exhibition of works by members of the Artists’ Union of St Petersburg 1950-1980.

Curator John Barkes has been working with artists in St Petersburg for more than twenty years. A chance meeting in 1993 with a painter with close links to the Repin Academy of Fine Arts resulted in nearly a hundred trips to the city, with visits to more than three hundred studios. The collapse of the Soviet system in 1989 left many elite professions without salaries or resources. Members of Artists’ Unions were no exception, but crucially they retained their studios and the paintings that represented their lives’ work.

To the artists’ surprise, and often severe irritation, John Barkes nearly always ignored their finished exhibited paintings, which tended to be rigid and formal, selecting in preference the vibrantly observant oil sketches and drawings that had no monetary value under the old system. It has thus been possible, by chance and the accidents of history, to exhibit and sell a great number of works by eminent artists and teachers at very accessible prices.

One wall will feature designs for major mosaic and mural projects from the 1960s and 1970s by Evgeni Kazmin. He is most proud of his scheme for the Sochi State Circus building, and is delighted that it survived the depredations associated with the recent Winter Olympics. The main theme of any Socialist Realist exhibition is life under the Soviet system – work, leisure and the family – paintings of a time that has passed into history, brilliantly observed.

All works are for sale, mostly priced from £400 to £4,000.

Gallery Talk:
On Sunday 5th February at 5.30pm. Dr Elizaveta Butakova, visiting lecturer at the Courtauld Institute, will lecture on Socialist Realism. John Barkes will share the platform giving his insights into the Soviet art education system.
Admission £10 (HLSI members £5) on the door.
To reserve your place please eMail admin@hlsi.net or telephone 020 8340 3343.

Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.
Exhibition continues until 16 February and is free.

Tim McArthur Wed 15 Feb CONTROL explores a relationship that blooms, then darkens. Who has the final control of the situation?

Christian Durham Thu 16 Feb FINDING THE BURNETT tells the story of 16 year old Tyler who lives with his father and is just coming out as gay.

Philip Lawrence Mon 20 Feb A PINK TRIANGLE follows two men in a complacent, loveless civil partnership in post-Brexit London.

EXHIBITION: HERITAGE IN THE MAKING   Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Documenting the Lauderdale Transformed building works by photographer in residence Polly Hancock and members of the Lauderdale Exposed project. See website for all exhibition times.

LGBT

ANTONIS SEDERAS: THE EXUBERANCE OF YOUTH Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Winner of the Summer 2015 ‘Pride in the House’ competition, Sideras will present a selection of selfportrait silkscreen prints..

In the year of the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Highgate Gallery is delighted to host an exhibition of works by members of the Artists’ Union of St Petersburg 1950-1980.

Curator John Barkes has been working with artists in St Petersburg for more than twenty years. A chance meeting in 1993 with a painter with close links to the Repin Academy of Fine Arts resulted in nearly a hundred trips to the city, with visits to more than three hundred studios. The collapse of the Soviet system in 1989 left many elite professions without salaries or resources. Members of Artists’ Unions were no exception, but crucially they retained their studios and the paintings that represented their lives’ work.

To the artists’ surprise, and often severe irritation, John Barkes nearly always ignored their finished exhibited paintings, which tended to be rigid and formal, selecting in preference the vibrantly observant oil sketches and drawings that had no monetary value under the old system. It has thus been possible, by chance and the accidents of history, to exhibit and sell a great number of works by eminent artists and teachers at very accessible prices.

One wall will feature designs for major mosaic and mural projects from the 1960s and 1970s by Evgeni Kazmin. He is most proud of his scheme for the Sochi State Circus building, and is delighted that it survived the depredations associated with the recent Winter Olympics. The main theme of any Socialist Realist exhibition is life under the Soviet system – work, leisure and the family – paintings of a time that has passed into history, brilliantly observed.

All works are for sale, mostly priced from £400 to £4,000.

Gallery Talk:
On Sunday 5th February at 5.30pm. Dr Elizaveta Butakova, visiting lecturer at the Courtauld Institute, will lecture on Socialist Realism. John Barkes will share the platform giving his insights into the Soviet art education system.
Admission £10 (HLSI members £5) on the door.
To reserve your place please eMail admin@hlsi.net or telephone 020 8340 3343.

Gallery open Tuesday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-5pm; closed Mondays.
Exhibition continues until 16 February and is free.

Christian Durham Thu 16 Feb FINDING THE BURNETT tells the story of 16 year old Tyler who lives with his father and is just coming out as gay.

Philip Lawrence Mon 20 Feb A PINK TRIANGLE follows two men in a complacent, loveless civil partnership in post-Brexit London.

EXHIBITION: HERITAGE IN THE MAKING   Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Documenting the Lauderdale Transformed building works by photographer in residence Polly Hancock and members of the Lauderdale Exposed project. See website for all exhibition times.

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ANTONIS SEDERAS: THE EXUBERANCE OF YOUTH Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Winner of the Summer 2015 ‘Pride in the House’ competition, Sideras will present a selection of selfportrait silkscreen prints..

The Opera Cabaret is delighted to present

Royal Divas – Doomed

An evening of thrilling scenes from grand opera, brought to you by stars of the Norwegian Opera House

Hege Hoisaeter – mezzo soprano

JohnLidal – piano

Witness the fates of Dido, Airceste, Jezebel, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I, Mary Stuart, Eboli, Lady Macbeth, Herodias, Cleopatra, and Helen of Troy! Share the drama of the troubled royals in a semi-staged performance of startling moments of beauty and passion!

Tickets £12.00

Concessions £10.00

• on line from www.operacabaret.org
• by phone 0771 729867
• by cheque to:
• The Opera Cabaret Company
• 59 Allerton Road N16 5UF

Time: 19.00

Website: www.operacabaret.org

EXHIBITION: HERITAGE IN THE MAKING   Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Documenting the Lauderdale Transformed building works by photographer in residence Polly Hancock and members of the Lauderdale Exposed project. See website for all exhibition times.

SELF-GUIDED TOUR Sat 11/Sun 12 & Sat 18/Sun 19 Feb | Free Explore Lauderdale House and find out its history in a fun, family friendly way.

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ANTONIS SEDERAS: THE EXUBERANCE OF YOUTH Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Winner of the Summer 2015 ‘Pride in the House’ competition, Sideras will present a selection of selfportrait silkscreen prints..

HIGHGATE HERITAGE FAIR Sat 18 Feb, 12-4pm | Free Meet local people and organisations interested in and passionate about Highgate history and heritage. There will be a range of experts and enthusiasts with stalls in the Lower Gallery of Lauderdale House, all of whom will be happy to answer your questions and even discuss your theories! W

EXHIBITION: HERITAGE IN THE MAKING   Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Documenting the Lauderdale Transformed building works by photographer in residence Polly Hancock and members of the Lauderdale Exposed project. See website for all exhibition times.

SELF-GUIDED TOUR Sat 11/Sun 12 & Sat 18/Sun 19 Feb | Free Explore Lauderdale House and find out its history in a fun, family friendly way.

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ANTONIS SEDERAS: THE EXUBERANCE OF YOUTH Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Winner of the Summer 2015 ‘Pride in the House’ competition, Sideras will present a selection of selfportrait silkscreen prints..

FAMILY WORKSHOP Sun 19 Feb, 2.30–4.30pm | £8.50 Children (along with their parents and carers) can have lots of fun making all kinds of things inspired by the House. Parade around the gallery in your own Tudor ruff, make a Good Luck Chicken inspired by the good luck charms found bricked into our chimney, and bring to life to our historic characters by making stick puppets of Nell Gwynn and King Charles – lots of fun for all!

CABARET AT TEA TIME: KIERAN BROWN supported by Francesca Benton-Stace Sun 19 Feb, 3.30pm | £28.50 – £14  In homage to our glorious past as a Victorian Tea Room, the new Cabaret at Tea Time series combines two of our favourite things: afternoon tea and cabaret! Today’s star is the magnificent Keiran Brown who has recently performed in The Phantom Of the Opera as well as Les Miserables and Wicked.

Philip Lawrence Mon 20 Feb A PINK TRIANGLE follows two men in a complacent, loveless civil partnership in post-Brexit London.

STEPHEN HOSE, PIANO Tue 21 Feb, 1.15pm | Free Stephen Hose trained at the Royal Academy of Music and enjoys an international career as a pianist, musical director and conductor. He’ll perform sonatas by Mozart and Liszt.

EXHIBITION: HERITAGE IN THE MAKING   Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Documenting the Lauderdale Transformed building works by photographer in residence Polly Hancock and members of the Lauderdale Exposed project. See website for all exhibition times.

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ANTONIS SEDERAS: THE EXUBERANCE OF YOUTH Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Winner of the Summer 2015 ‘Pride in the House’ competition, Sideras will present a selection of selfportrait silkscreen prints..

EXHIBITION: HERITAGE IN THE MAKING   Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Documenting the Lauderdale Transformed building works by photographer in residence Polly Hancock and members of the Lauderdale Exposed project. See website for all exhibition times.

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ANTONIS SEDERAS: THE EXUBERANCE OF YOUTH Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Winner of the Summer 2015 ‘Pride in the House’ competition, Sideras will present a selection of selfportrait silkscreen prints..

THE MOERAN QUARTET Thu 23 Feb, 7.30pm | £12/£10 With pieces by Beethoven, Bach, Elgar, Mascagni, Mozart, and Borodin, as well as 20th century works by Irving Berlin and Cole Porter.

EXHIBITION: HERITAGE IN THE MAKING   Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Documenting the Lauderdale Transformed building works by photographer in residence Polly Hancock and members of the Lauderdale Exposed project. See website for all exhibition times.

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ANTONIS SEDERAS: THE EXUBERANCE OF YOUTH Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Winner of the Summer 2015 ‘Pride in the House’ competition, Sideras will present a selection of selfportrait silkscreen prints..

changing of the seasons

1st Half: Bruno Heinen Solo

2nd Half: Bruno Heinen/Camerata Alma Viva

The dynamic ensemble Camerata Alma Viva and renowned jazz pianist/composer Bruno Heinen has embarked on a daring new collaboration. They have recorded theit take on one of the most recognisable and oft performed works in all classical music. Heinen’s Four Seasons is a completely new composition. Rather than an arrangement of the Vivaldi, Heinen to answer the question posed to him by the Camerata. If Vivaldi were alive today, what might a new Four Seasons sound like? Heinen explores a written and improvised language somewhere between jazz and impressionism to attempt to answer. With influences from the historically informed performance practice (emphasising the baroque spirit of freedom and transparency) and the language of of modern jazz improvisation.

They will be launching their album with a solo set from Heinen in the first half and their Changing of the Seasons in the second.

Time: 20.00 to 22.30

Price band:

Standard: – £15.00

Concessions: – £10.00

EXHIBITION: HERITAGE IN THE MAKING   Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Documenting the Lauderdale Transformed building works by photographer in residence Polly Hancock and members of the Lauderdale Exposed project. See website for all exhibition times.

LGBT

ANTONIS SEDERAS: THE EXUBERANCE OF YOUTH Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Winner of the Summer 2015 ‘Pride in the House’ competition, Sideras will present a selection of selfportrait silkscreen prints..

EXHIBITION: HERITAGE IN THE MAKING   Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Documenting the Lauderdale Transformed building works by photographer in residence Polly Hancock and members of the Lauderdale Exposed project. See website for all exhibition times.

LGBT

ANTONIS SEDERAS: THE EXUBERANCE OF YOUTH Tue 7 – Sun 26 Feb, Free Winner of the Summer 2015 ‘Pride in the House’ competition, Sideras will present a selection of selfportrait silkscreen prints..

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