LEISURE BULLETIN

February 13-19

Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Theater

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

13 – Madama Butterfly, opera
by Puccini
14-15 – Premiere. La Bayadere,
ballet by Minkus
16 – L’elisir d’amor, opera by Donizetti
17 – Cavaleria Rusticana, opera
by Mascagni; Bolero, ballet by Ravel
19 – Viennese Waltz, ballet by Strauss

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

13 – Small stage. The Possessed
by Lesia Ukrainka
13 – The Tempest by Shakespeare
14 – Small stage. The Lonely Lady
by Afanasiev
14 – The Taming of the Shrew
by Shakespeare
15 – Anatolii Khostikoev’s soiree
16 – Premiere. In memory
of Bohdan Stupka. The Seagull
by Chekhov
17 (at noon) – Martyn Borulia
by Karpenko-Kary
17 – Good Soldier Schweik by Hašek
19 – Kaidash’s Family
by Nechui-Levytsky

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

14 (at 8 p.m.) – The Tower of Pisa
by Ptushkina
15 (at 8 p.m.) – Premiere. Women. Fragment. Scandal without
Intermission by Mardan
16 (at 6 p.m.) – The Farewell Tango
by Nikolai
16 (at 8 p.m.) – Alexander Vertinsky. The Lord’s Ball one-man show
17 (at noon) – Don’t Dress for Dinner by Camoletti
17 (at 6 p.m.) – The Last Love
by Mukhariamov
17 – The Inspector General by Gogol
17 (at 8 p.m.) – Marriages Are Made
in Heaven (based on Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace)
18 – Premiere. The Follies of Love
by Regnard
19 – Imprisoned by Passions (based on Lesia Ukrainka’s The Stone Host)

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

13-14, 17 – Spectators Are Not
Admitted to the Performance by Frain
15 – The Corsican Woman by Hubač
16 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage. You Beloved of My Soul by Ptushkina
16 – Lying the Truth by Berger
17 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage. A Call from the Past by Krym
19 – Four Reasons for Getting Married (based on Richard Baer’s story)

Music

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

13 – Kyivski Solisty National Chamber Ensemble conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko. Soloists – Valerii Kozlov
(piano), Kateryna Aloe (piano)
14 – Concert in commemoration
of Valentine’s Day
15 – National Philharmonic Society’s Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
conducted by Roman Kofman. Soloist: Yelena Bashkirova
(piano, Russia)
16 – Classic Jazz concert
17 – Anatolii Palamarenko’s soiree
19 – Tetiana Andriievska (piano),
Ihor Andriievsky (violin).

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

(Curtain at 7.30 p.m.)
18 – Mykola Lysenko Quartet, Serhii Kotko (coloratura bass), Stanislav Zubytsky (flute, Italy), Kateryna Bazhenova (piano), Volodymyr Koshuba (organ)
19 – Olha Shvydka (soprano),
Nina Syvachenko (violin),
Tamara Roi (flute),
Natalia Svyrydenko (harpsichord), Hanna Bubnova (organ)

Circus

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

Feb. 13-Apr. 30 – From Heart to Heart Show
Beginning at 7 p.m. Fri.; 1 p.m. and
5 p.m. Sat. and Sun.

Museums

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

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

Kyiv Sophia National Museum
(vul. Volodymyrska 24)

Feb. 12-Mar. 25 – Mykola Murashko and His Students (paintings)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wed.

National Museum of History of the Great Patriotic War
(vul. Lavrska 24)

Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mon.

National Art Museum
(vul. Hrushevskoho 6)

Feb. 12-Mar. 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.

Taras Shevchenko National Museum
(Shevchenko Blvd. 12)

12-20 – Andrii Antoniuk (paintings)
12-20 – Anastasia Rak (paintings
on glass)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Mon.

Russian Art Museum
(vul. Tereshchenkivska 9)

12-25 – Winter. Winter. Winter
(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 10-b)
Feb. 12-Mar. 2 – Yurii Herts
(paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Sun., Mon.

Bruсie Collections
(vul. Artema 5-b)

Feb. 12-Mar. 3 – Martin Stranka
(photos, the Czech Republic)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sat.; noon-5 p.m. on Sun.

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

12-17 – Mykhailo Demtsiu (paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Mon., Tues.

Triptych ART
(vul. Desiatynna 13)
12-19 – Paintings, prints,
and sculpture
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.