December 5-11

December 5-11

Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Theater

National Opera of Ukraine
(vul. Volodymyrska 50, tel. 279-1169)

5 – La Traviata, opera (in Italian)
by Verdi
6 – Premiere. Quatro, ballet;
Radio&Juliet, ballet based on
Radiohead rock band’s music
7 – Iolanta, opera by Tchaikovsky
8 – Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven
11 – Carmen-Suite, ballet
by Bizet-Shchedrin; Scheherazade, ballet based on Rimsky-Korsakov’s music

Ivan Franko National Drama Theater
(pl. Franka 3, tel. 279-5921)

5 – Edith Piaf. Life on Credit
by Rybchynsky and Vasalatii
6 – Small stage. A Dream of
a Ridiculous Man (based on Fedor Dostoevsky’s short story)
6 – The Paradise Case by Malkovych
7 – Small stage. The Possessed
by Lesia Ukrainka
7 – Kaidash’s Family by Nechui-
Levytsky
8 – Small stage. A Moment of Love (based on Volodymyr Vynnychenko’s stories)
8 – On Sunday Morning She Gathered Herbs by Kobylianska
9 (at noon) – Martyn Borulia
by Karpenko-Kary
9 – Romances. Nostalgia by Bilozub
11 – Sentimental Cruise by Candala

Lesia Ukrainka National Russian Drama Theater
(vul. Khmelnytskoho 5, tel. 234-4223)

6 – Don’t Dress for Dinner
by Camoletti
7 – Premiere. Le Malade Imaginaire by Moliere
7 (at 8 p.m.) – The Farewell Tango
by Nikolai
8 (at 6 p.m.) – The Cherub, or
The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents by Baerfus
8 – The Curious Savage by Patrick
9 (at noon) – Caught in the Net
by Cooney
9 (at 6 p.m.) – The Last Love
by Mukhariamov
9 – The Uncle’s Dream by Dostoevsky
11 (at 8 p.m.) – Backyard Games
by Mazia

Drama and Comedy Academic Theater on the Left Bank
(Brovarsky prosp. 25, tel. 517-8980)

5 – Guests Are Expected at Midnight by Miller
6 – The Greater Good (based on Ivan Turgenev’s A Month in the Country)
7 – Premiere. Woyzeck. Carnival of Flesh by Buechner
8 (at 3 p.m.) – You Beloved of My Soul by Ptushkina
8 – The Corsican Woman by Hubač
9 (at 3 p.m.) – Sea…Night…
Candles… by Bar-Joseph
9 – Spectators Are Not Admitted to the Performance by Frain
11 – Premiere. Opiskin. Foma
(based on Fedor Dostoevsky’s story)

Music

National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine
(Volodymyrsky uzviz 2, tel. 278-1697)

5 – 22nd Concert “Philanthropy and Music Culture of Ukraine. Turning Pages…”
6 – Dramatized Concert
“The Charming Tango”
7 – National Philharmonic Society’s Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
conducted by Roman Kofman
8 – Kostiantyn Fesenko (piano),
 Andrii Burlutsky (recital)
9 – Concert “Variations on
the Ensemble Theme”
10 – In commemoration of the 80th anniversary. Maiboroda Academic Choir conducted by Yulia Tkach
4 – Concert “Heavenly Haydn,
Heavenly Music”

National House of Organ and Chamber Music of Ukraine
(vul. Velyka Vasylkivska 75, tel. 528-3186)

(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
5 – Olena Shynal (soprano),
Natalia Lavrenova (mezzo-soprano), Larysa Reutova (piano),
Iryna Kharechko (organ)
8 – Valeria Balakhovska (organ)
10 – Larysa Nazarenko (soprano), Mykhailo Bilych (violin), Maksym Sydorenko (piano)
11 – Ivan Kucher (cello),
Tetiana Voitekh (piano),
Iryna Kharechko (organ)

Circus

National Circus
(pl. Peremohy 2, tel. 486-3856)

5-16 – Classical and Fantastic Circus
Beginning at 7 p.m. on Fri.; 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sat., Sun.

Museums

Kyiv Pechersk National Historical and Cultural Preserve
(vul. Ivana Mazepy 21)

Standing exhibits Lavra Treasury. 17th-20th cc. Relics (from
the preserve’s collection); Spiritual Relics of Ukraine (holograms)
Open 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Kyiv Sophia National Museum
(vul. Volodymyrska 24)

4-10 – Folk Icons from Polissia
(18th-19th cc, Chernihiv)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wed.

National Museum of Ukrainian Literature
(vul. Khmelnytskoho 11)

4-15 – 1932-33 Holodomor Literary and Art Remembrance Exhibit
Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sat. Closed Sun.

Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko Art Museum
(vul. Tereshchenkivska 15-17)

5-9 – Vienna: History and Style
(engravings and porcelain pieces)
Open 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Closed Mon., Tues.

Russian Art Museum
(vul. Tereshchenkivska 9)

7-23 – Volodymyr Tovkailo (paintings)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Tues., Fri. Closed Mon., Thurs.

Galleries

AVS-Art
(vul. Vozdvyzhenska 10b)

4-8 – Andrii Hurenko
(paintings and prints)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Sun., Mon.

Mystetska Zbirka
(vul. Tereshchenkivska 13, entrance through the arch)

4-16 – Borys Buriak (paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Mon., Tues.

Mystetsky Arsenal
(vul. Lavrska 10-12)

5-16 – Grand Antiquities Salon
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Mon.

Olena Zamostian Art Gallery
(vul. Illinska 9)

4-8 – Freedom Day (paintings,
sculptures, tapestries,
and ceramic pieces)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon.