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Events details are in Russian.

2010:
30 June
Antipodes Association invites you to our July poetry evening. Our special guest will be Vladimir Aristov (Moscow). Vladimir Aristov is a poet, writer and essayist. He is an author of seven collections of poetry, a novel, and numerous articles about 20th century poetry. The English speaking audience will be provided with booklets of Aristov's poems bilingua. The evening starts at 4pm, Sunday, July 18th.
23 May
Antipodes Association invites you to participate in Tango-Happening — spontaneous, improvisational, plotless poetic action without words, with participation of Fedor Sofronov (Moscow) and Tatiana Bonch-Osmolovskaya (Sydney) but not controlled by them.
11 May
Antipodes Association warmly greets you on the 70th anniversary of birth of Joseph Brodsky and organize a Fourth Poetry Night on this occasion: «Aloof, provincial, by the seashore».
As usual for our Poetry Nights, we invite everybody to read their favorite poems by the poet and the poets close to Brodsky. We will share our opinions on Brodsky's poetry, and see some archive materials of the author's reading and memoirs about the poet.
The evening will start at 8 pm, Saturday, 22 May, in the cafe on the first floor of Berkelouw Books (19 Oxford St, Paddington).
5 May
Antipodes Association is happy to invite you to the presentation of a book — the collection of works of the Second Australian Festival of Russian Traditional and Experimental Literature.
Book's presentation will take place on May 15, Saturday, at 1 pm, in Bowen Library (Auditorium on level 1, 669-673 Anzac Pde, cnr. Gale Rd & Anzac Pde, Maroubra Junction).
2 May
Almanac of texts of Second Australian Festival of Russian Traditional and Experimental Literature is published. You could order book via email of the Association.
Also you could download the book in pdf format (1.8Mb).
18 April
Antipodes Association and School of Languages and Cultures, University of Sydney, invites you to an evening of contemporary Russian video poetry. You will see the best video poetry works of different styles made by Alexandr Gornon, Maria Galina, Elena Katsyuba, and others. The auditory will be provided with booklets of all transcriptions of the poems and their word-for-word translations into English.
The evening will take place on 12 of May, 5:30pm.
17 April
Results of super-short text contest MICRONOVEL are announced (in Russian)
17 April
Antipodes Association warmly congratulates Nora Krouk with jubilee!
We wish Nora all the best!
16 April
All texts received for super-short text contest MICRONOVEL are published in Livejournal blog of the Association (in Russian).
9 March
Hemingway once wrote a very short story: «For sale: baby shoes, never worn». And Augusto Monterroso wrote: «When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there». And Alan Moore wrote: «Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time». And Neil Gaiman wrote: «I’m dead. I’ve missed you. Kiss … ?». And… And what can you tell in just six words? To declare your love? To call for compassion? To make them laugh? To express an eternal truth? Or at least, new philosophical concept? Live is short, so write your own six words!
Antipodes Association announces a super-short text contest MICRONOVEL.
20 February
At the end of last year Tatiana Âonch-Osmolovskaya participated in the of contest of short stories «Stoslovie» with topic «Body of my city». Contest was organised by journal «KLYAP».
Read about results of the contest on our site.
3 February
All welcome to Literary Workshop. We will read our own texts and translations, and discuss them with others. Workshop will take place on Sunday, 14th of February, in a private house.
4 January
All welcome to Literary Soiree dedicated to video poetry. We will discuss what the video poetry is and watch few works by Russian authors. Workshop will take place on Sunday, 10th of January, in a private house.
2009:
6 October
All welcome to Literary Workshop. We will discuss common problems of translation and read our own works. Workshop will take place on Sunday, 11th of October, in a private house.
25 September
We are glad to announce Eurasian Journal Portal «Megalit» as a friend of the Association.
17 September
Crimean Symposium in the press.
3 September
The program of the VII Voloshin's Festival is announced
2 September
All welcome to Crimean Symposium, Centennial Park, 12 of September at 3 pm.
25 August
We are glad to announce «Union of Russian Writers» as a friend of the Association.
Union of Russian Writers has more than 3,5 thousands members, including Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Fazil Iskander, Bella Akhmadulina, Andrei Bitov, Alexander Kushner and many others. The Union has 58 regional organisations.
17 June
7th Voloshin's Literary contest has started
11 May
All welcome to new performance of russian theater «A.R.T.» by novel of Shukshin «Till the Third roosters» from 29 till 31 of May in Russian Club.
29 April
New project of Lito.ru — «Russian Autobahn» and literary contest «Agreement of Times»
28 April
Visual poetic performance Systematisation of the water on the edge of the earth will be held on 15 of May in Moscow with support and participation from «Antipodes» Association
15 April
We are glad to announce new friend of Association — literary portal «Tochka Zrenija» (Point of View) and other projects Lito.ru
13 April
On 27 of March Evening of Short Texts of the «Antipodes» Festival was held in Centre of Poetic books (PEN-centre, Moscow)
16 March
Congratulations to Tatiana Bonch-Osmolovskaya, who was affiliated to worldwide association of writers PEN (Russian centre)
26 January
Welcome to the Rabbit Hole!
You could read the most strange and mysterious stories fell through the Rabbit Hole.
We invite everybody to celebrate this day on Thursday, 29 of January, at 7 pm in Hippo Lounge, Madison hotel, corner of Devonshire and Randle Sts., across the exit from the Central Station.
20 January
Literary internet-newspaper of Finland «Severnaja Shirota» invites all russian speaking writers. Write to Gennadiy Mikhlin on email: severnaja@danpat.fi
19 January
Antipodes Association announces the Rabbit Hole Day devoted to Lewis Carroll's 177th birthday.
12 January
Producer of SBS Radio's Russian Language Program Leon Tretyak presents winners of short text contest by SBS radio: Mikhail Bezrodniy (Heidelberg, Germany) broadcast 23 of December, Olga Chadina (Sydney), Igor Sid (Kerch, Ukraine) broadcasts 15 of December and 6 of January, Sergey Altukhov (Moscow) broadcast 9 of January.
2008:
21 December
Executive Producer of SBS Radio's Russian Language Program Sima Tsyskin presents Nora Krouk (Sydney), Grand-laureate of the Festival. Broadcast 20 of December.
11 December
Executive Producer of SBS Radio's Russian Language Program Sima Tsyskin reads poem of Yulia Skorodumova «Australian folk song» on SBS radio 10 December (mp3). The poem was specially written for The First Moscow Festival of Australian Poetry.
9 December
All invited to Venedikt Erofeyev's Readings.
2pm, Intercity platforms, Central Station, Saturday, 13 December. (train 2:18 to Emu Plains)
We will repeat Moscow-Petushki route in an Australian way!
8 December
The Festival is closed!!
7 December
The First Moscow Festival of Australian Poetry is over.
You could read translations of the texts and watch video of poets' performances.
4 December
All invited to unique web-conference with Moscow to view and listen
The First Moscow Festival of Australian Poetry — specially for us!
22 November
Laureates of the Festival are announced
18 November
Results of the Short Text contest are announced
16 November
The Festival is opened!
10 November
New events are announced in the program of the Festival
2 November
Exhibition of artworks of Gennadi Veremeenko is opened in M. C. Art Picture Framing, 169 Wycombe Rd, Neutral Bay
29 October
Next Literary Workshop will take place on 2 November, 5:30 pm in 3 Dots pizzeria (45-55 Harris St Pyrmont)
28 October
Finalists of the festival are chosen.
27 October
Program of the Festival is announced
21 October
Reception of new works is closed for main program of the festival and to the contest of short text.
14 October
Association Imaducation Inc presents «Tilkin-Dilkin» Early Learning Workshops for Russian speaking children 3-5 yrs of age. Unique and extraordinary Early Learning program combines the best and most effective early learning methods with the main and most important theory of all — that children essentially learn through play and imagination.
Classes will be held on Saturdays, starting from the 25th of October at
St Andrew's Cathedral School 499 Kent Street, Sydney (Town Hall station).
Please call 0424 092 716; 0400 231 249; 0421 601 759 for more information
http://www.imaducation.org.au/tilkindilkin.html
7 October
Anthology «Australian Mosaic» and it's chief editor Tatiana Torlina
invites to soiree «Cvetaeva'a Bonfire».
Sunday 19 October, 12pm, Cooper Park.
Details are here.
5 October
Announcements of the festival appeared on literary portals New Literary Map of Russia and Literary Poster
1 October
All kids and their parents are invited on 11 October, 11 am to Bowen Library (Maroubra)
for attractive game Ancient Russian Superheroes.
18 September
Pilgrim Entertainment Group invites to new show «There's no one better or worse than us»
10 September
Next Literary Workshop will take place on 14 September, 3:00 pm in Rolling Stones Cafe (ex Plus Coffee-T House)
9 September
See program of events in Bowen Library for September (pdf)
28 August
Site of the Association is now opened in English
21 August
Association Antipodes is announcing
II Australian Festival of Russian Traditional and Experimental Literature.
Everybody is invited!
20 August
Exhibition of artworks of Gennadi Veremeenko is opened in Shopfront Studio Gallery, 152 Redfern Street, Redfern
19 August
Next Literary Workshop will take place on 31 August, 5:30 pm in 3 Dots pizzeria (45-55 Harris St Pyrmont)
12 August
Next Literary Workshop will take place on 17 August, 5:30 pm in 3 Dots pizzeria (45-55 Harris St Pyrmont)
25 July
Next Literary Workshop will take place on 27 July, 5:30 pm in 3 Dots pizzeria (45-55 Harris St Pyrmont)
16 July
Maria Okunev has won 2008 Mietta Song Recital Award. Congratulations!
15 July
Pilgrim Entertainment Group is waiting for kids on 3 and 10 of August for Interactive Fairytails
26 June
Next Literary Workshop will take place on 29 June, 5:30 pm in 3 Dots pizzeria (45-55 Harris St Pyrmont)
11 June
First Literary Workshop will take place on 14 June, 3:30 pm in Rolling Stones Cafe (ex Plus Coffee-T House)
20 May
Everybody is invited to soiree "What do we read?" 24 May, 3:30 pm in Rolling Stones Cafe (ex Plus Coffee-T House)
30 April
KINETIC ENERGY THEATRE COMPANY presents 'SHAKE-SPEARE'
It's a play about life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, who possibly was real author of works by William Shakespeare.
2-4, 9-11, 16-18 May 7:30 pm or 6:00 pm (Sunday only)
St Luke’s Hall Enmore - 11 Stanmore Road (across 7/11)
Tickets 9665 6489, mail: kineticenergy@iprimus.com.au
23 April
Rudolf Steiner presents
Longing and Belonging 5pm Sunday 4th May at Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex St, Sydney
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason says Novalis (whose image of a blue flower is often taken to symbolise longing). Which poet's work has not tangled deeply with desire or wrestled with the question of identity? Hear Sydney's cosmopolitan poets engage with these themes; recite your own poem.
Entry: $5. Enquiries: 9484 3392
17 April
Attention! Jolly Travelers starts at 10 am
5 April
Another literary contest!
6-é International Festival of Russian Literature Pushkin in Britain
19 March
All kids and their parents are invited on 19 April, 11 am to Bowen Library (Maroubra)
for attractive game Jolly Travelers.
18 March
All lovers of «Eugene Onegin» are invited to soiree devoted to great Russian poet and his novel in prose
Rudolf Steiner House (307, Sussex Street, Sydney) 13 April, 6 pm
16 March
Everybody is invited to Second Night of Poetry — Grant Reserve, Coogee beach, 28 March, 8 pm
6 February
Everybody is invited to Ginkgo, Literary Walk with Hokku Writing on Centennial Park.
24 February, 2 pm near Shelter Pavilion, Parkes Drive.
2007:
6 November
Pilgrim Entertainment Group invites kits on 9 and 16 December
to jolly entertaining show «Santa Clauses, Snowgirls and witches»
26 September
Anthology «Australian Mosaic» and it's chief editor Tatiana Torlina
invites to soiree «Cvetaeva'a Bonfire».
Sunday 7 October, 12pm, Cooper Park.
Details are here.
16 September
Theater A.Ð.Ò. (known as Theater OstrovOK), announces new production.
12 June
Let's create something new! First Literary Improvisation is o 17 of June.
10 June
Livejournal blog is opened
8 June
Due to bad weather forecast we have to move place of Tarkovky's soiree!
Join us in 'Cafe Bookstore'
31 May
Everybody is invited on 10 June to Centennial Park to celebrate 100 anniversary of Arseny Tarkovsky
21 May
And another publication of Irina Nisina
Congratulations!
30 April
We congratulate Irina Nisina with publication in internet-magazine «Satirikon-bis»!
Good luck and new publications, dear Irina!
13 April
Soiree «Beneath the sky of blue…» will be on 20 April, 7 pm in Plus Coffee-T House
12 April
22 April Everybody is invited to «Pacific Opera in Concert» with participation of Maria Okunev
11 April
All events of the association could be found on our Google-calendar
10 April
Anthroposophical Society of Australia invites to two Poetry Evenings under «Sydney's May Festival of the Arts at Rudolf Steiner House». Full program of Festival is on website «Anthroposophy in Australia»
1 April
First Europeans in Australia
23 March
Association Antipodes celebrates World Poetry Day
20 March
Announcement from Ìbantua Gallery. You could see big collection of artworks in Sydney from 26 March till 1 April. Please, send mail to Josh.vanhaaren@mbantua.com.au.
19 March
Everybody is invited to participate in International Festival of Young Writers (Dresden, Germany, September 2007)
18 March
Russian Newspaper «Unification» invites to Evening on 11 May in Russian Club.
16 March
Andrey Kravcov sells Russian books, including some rare books.
11 March
15 March everybody is invited to Graphic Poetry Night
1 March
Antipodes Association is officially founded
5 February
Sad news
Ilya Kormilcev died in London
15 January
Read reviews about Festival
2006:
28 November
Laureates of the festival are chosen.
Photos of the festival events are added to the pages of festivals program.
28 November
Radio «Voice of Russia» starts to make information support to our festival.
26 November
Check news about Festival in short report of ITAR_TASS and NTV TV.
22 November
Check place and time of Closing of the festival
Everybody is invited!
15 November
19 November, 6.10 pm Sydney time First Channel of Russian TV is going to show documentary series «Russians» about family of Australian Aboriginal, descendants of Russian traveler Ilyn — heroes of Elena Govor's book «My dark brother». Here is announcement on Russian TV.
15 November
Announcement from Mbantua Gallery. You could see big collection of artworks in Sydney from 6 till 12 December. They are going to bring about 200 works.
Contact them to organise meeting.
10 November
There is an interview about Festival with Tatiana Bonch-Osmolovskaya on website of Russian Radio SBS.
10 November
Announcement from Theater «OstrovOK»:
1 and 2 December you could watch play «Out of Order» in Fig Tree Theatre, UNSW.
8 November
We are glad to welcome Mbantua Gallery among friends of the festival.
6 November
New event in program — «First Kookaburra's Readings»
1 November
Finalists of the festival are chosen.
1 November
You could find announcement of the Evening «Introduction to contemporary Russian poetry» in NSW Writer Centre
31 October
Announcement of poetic soiree of Elena Chinakhova is added.
27 October
We are still receiving new works.
Committee has decided to publish these works on our website outside of Festival program.
25 October
Announcement of concert of Maria and Anna Okunev is added to Friends page.
23 October
Check computer graphics of Alexei Kharkov on Friends page.
12 October
Check announcements of our festival on sites:
Literary News, «Cutlets and Flies» and Livejournal Literary Network Litnet.ru
10 October
Works of Festival's participants are added.
7 October
Acceptance of new works is closed.
6 October
Texts of the Committee members are added
4 October
Songs of Australian Settlers in translations of G.Usova are added
1 October
You could now check Experts of the Festival
25 September
New section is added: «Geoprose»
18 September
Information about Friends of the Festival is added
18 September
Announcements of our Festival
could be found on Russian literary websites: liter.net and World-wide Literary Poster
8 September
Website of the Festival is opened