LEISURE BULLETIN

February 6-12
Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Theater

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

6 – Carmen, opera (in French) by Bizet
7 – Turandot, opera (in Italian) by Puccini
8 – Eugene Onegin, opera by Tchaikovsky
9 – La Traviata, opera (in Italian) by Verdi
10 – Don Carlos, opera (in Italian) by Verdi
12 – The Barber of Seville, opera by Rossini

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

6 – Small stage. Premiere. Morituri Te Salutant (based on Vasyl Stefanyk’s stories)
7 – Zorba the Greek by Kazantzakis
8 – Small stage. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s short story)
8 – Premiere. In memory of
Bohdan Stupka. The Seagull
by Chekhov
9 (at noon) – Shelmenko, the Orderly by Kvitka-Osnovianenko
9 – Two Indigo Flowers by Bilozub
10 – Small stage. The Old Lady Sits Waiting by Rozewicz
10 – Nazar Stodolia by Shevchenko
12 – Urus Shaitan by Afanasiev

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

6 – Trees Die Standing by Casona
7 – A Profitable Position by Ostrovsky
7 (at 8 p.m.) – Backyard Games
by Mazia
8 – Christmas Dreams by Ptushkina
8 (at 8 p.m.) – Premiere. The
Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe
9 (at noon) – A Real Man on the Threshold of the Millennium by Dorst and Eler
9 (at 6 p.m.) – The Last Love
by Mukhariamov
9 – The Uncle’s Dream
by Dostoevsky
9 (at 8 p.m.) – Edith Piaf: La Vie En Rose by Havryliuk
10 (at noon) – Caught in the Net
by Cooney
10 (at 6 p.m.) – The Farewell Tango by Nikolai
10 – My Mocking Happiness
by Maliugin
10 (at 8 p.m.) – [email protected] (Norway.Today) by Bauersima
11 – Laure et les Jacques by Arout
12 – The Cemetery Club by Menchell
12 (at 8 p.m.) – Valentine’s Day
by Vyrypaev

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

6 – Sylvia by Gurney
7 – 26 Rooms by Chekhov
7 – Small stage. Days Whistling By by Koliada
8 – Woyzeck. Carnival of Flesh
by Buechner
8 – Small stage. A Call from the Past by Krym
9 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage. You Beloved of My Soul by Ptushkina
9 – Premiere. Opiskin. Foma
by Dostoevsky
10 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage. Three Sisters by Chekhov
10 – Thus Ended Summer by Shaw
11 – Four Reasons for Getting Married
(based on Richard Baer’s story)
12 – Dangerous Liaisons by Laclos
12 – Small stage. A Little Wine,
or 70 Turns by Pirandello

Music

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

6 – Symphony music concert
7 – Viacheslav Samofalov’s soiree
10 – Variations on Ensemble Theme series of concerts. Concert Two.
12 – Jacek Kortus (piano, Poland)

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

(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
6 – Vitalii Chikirov (lyrical baritone), Iryna Kalynovska (organ)
7 – Kyrylo Sharapov (violin),
Valeria Balakhovska (organ)
8 – Myroslava Solovianenko
(soprano), Ivan Kucher (cello), Tetiana Voitekh (piano), Maksym Sydorenko (organ)
9 – Liatoshynsky Classical Music
Ensemble conducted
by Ihor Andriievsky
12 – Maria Lipinska (mezzo-soprano),
Larysa Reutova (piano), Volodymyr Koshuba (organ)

Circus

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

Feb. 6-Apr. 30 – From Heart
to Heart Show
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 Caves:
History, Archaeology, 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)

5-11 – Oleh Sleptsov (tapestries,
architectural designs, monographs)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wed.

National Art Museum
(vul. Hrushevskoho 6)

Feb. 5-March 10 – Mykola
Pymonenko (paintings)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; noon-8 p.m.
on Fri.; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Sat.
Closed Mon., Tues.

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

5-24 – Flowers and Birds (traditional Chinese art)
Open 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Closed Mon., Tues.

Galleries

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

5-17 – Mykhailo Demtsiu (paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Mon., Tues.

Triptych Art Gallery
(vul. Desiatynna 13)

6-19 – Paintings, prints, and sculpture
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Jacob Greter Art Center
(vul. Vadyma Hetmana 6, Bolshevik shopping mall)

5-26 – Dmytro Nikulin (photos)
Open 11 a.m.-9 p.m.