LEISURE BULLETIN

January 16-22
Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Theater

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

17 – La Sylphide, ballet by Levenschold
18 – Carmen, opera (in French) by Bizet
19 – The Viennese Waltz, ballet by Strauss
20 – Macbeth, opera (in Italian) by Verdi
22 – Swan Lake, ballet by Tchaikovsky

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

16 – Small stage. The Possessed
by Lesia Ukrainka
16 – Zorba the Greek by Kazantzakis
17 – On Sunday Morning She
Gathered Herbs by Kobylianska
18 – The Marriage of Figaro
by Beaumarchais
19 – Small stage. The Lonely Lady
by Afanasiev
19 – Kaidash’s Family
by Nechui-Levytsky
20 (at noon) – Shelmenko, the Orderly by Kvitka-Osnovianenko
20 – Marriage by Hohol

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

16 – No. 13 (Out of Order) by Cooney
17 – Don Quixote.1938
by Bulgakov
17 (at 8 p.m.) – Valentine’s Day
by Vyrypaev
18 – Trees Die Standing by Casona
18 (at 8 p.m.) – Premiere.
The Sorrows of Young Werther
by Goethe
19 (at noon) – Fat Pig by LaBute
19 (at 6 p.m.) – Premiere. Women. Fragment. Scandal without
Intermission by Mardan
19 – The Minister’s Wife by Nusič
19 (at 8 p.m.) – Aleksandr Vertinsky. The Lord’s Ball. One-man show
20 (at noon) – Don’t Dress for Dinner by Camoletti
20 (at 6 p.m.) – Crazy Blood
by Erpulat and Hillje
20 – My Mocking Happiness
by Maliugin
20 (at 8 p.m.) – Edith Piaf: La Vie En Rose by Havryliuk
21 – Premiere. Le Malade Imaginaire by Moliere
22 – Premiere. The Follies of Love
by Regnard

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

16 – Spectators Are Not Admitted to the Performance by Frain
16 – Small stage. A Little Wine, or
70 Turns by Pirandello
17 – Anna Karenina by Tolstoy
18 – Playing Chonkin by Voinovich
19 (at 3 p.m.) – You Beloved of My Soul by Ptushkina
19 – Premiere. Opiskin. Foma
(based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s story)
20 (at 3 p.m.) – My Dear Boys!
by Dostoevsky and Volodin
20 – The Corsican Woman by Hubač
22 – All Good Things Come to an End by Ostrovsky
22 – Small stage. A Call from
the Past by Krym

Music

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

16 – Symphony music concert
18 – In commemoration of
the 140th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birth. Pavlo
Kachnov (piano), Vira Zhuk (violin), Nikolai Gimaletdinov (cello, Russia)
19 – Christmas concert
20 – Kyivska Kamerata National Soloists Ensemble of Ukraine
conducted by Wolfgang Guettler (Austria). Soloist: Arkadii Vinokurov (violin, Austria)
22 – Kralytsia Folk Ensemble
conducted by Ivan Synelnykov

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

(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
16 – Natalia Lavrenova
(mezzo-soprano), Tamara Roi (flute), Iryna Kharechko (organ)
17 – In commemoration of
the 20th creative anniversary. Kateryna Bazhenova (piano,
harpsichord)
18 – Iryna Kalynovska (organ)
19 – Volodymyr Koshuba (organ)
21 – Kyiv Chamber Ensemble,
Tamara Roi (flute)
22 – Vitalii Chikirov (lyrical baritone), Larysa Reutova (piano),
Iryna Kalynovska (organ)

Palliative and Hospice Relief Association
(St. Catherine’s Lutheran Church, vul. Liuteranska, 22)

17 – Organ and chamber music
concert starring Olha Dmytrenko
(organ) and Nina Syvachenko (violin). The Association will appreciate
donations for gravely afflicted hospice inmates in Kyiv

Museums

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

Standing exhibits: Lavra Caves:
History, Archeology,
and Architecture; Lavra Treasury. 17th-20th cc. Relics (from
the preserve’s collection)
Open 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Kyiv Sophia National Museum
(vul. Volodymyrska 24)

15-20 – Ukrainian Christmas puppet shows
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wed.

Taras Shevchenko National Museum
(blvd. Shevchenko 12)

15-25 – Maria Prymachenko (naive art), Oleksii Shevchuk (sculptures made of hay)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Mon.

Galleries

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

15-20 – Winter is Here (paintings
by Ukrainian artists)
Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Mon., Tues.

Nebo
(vul. Drahomyrova 14)

15-25 – Yuri Gorbachev (paintings, US)
Open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Closed Sun.

Triptych ART
(vul. Desiatynna 13)

15-22 – Hanna Kyseliova (sculpture), Fedir Bohynsky (paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Jacob Greter Art Center
(vul. Vadyma Hetmana 6, Bolshevik Shopping Mall)

Jan. 15-Feb. 26 – Dmytro Nikulin (photos)
Open 11 a.m.-9 p.m.