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Henry M. Robert

LEISURE BULLETIN

October 23-29
22 October, 2013 - 10:53
Olena Zamostian Art Gallery. October 22-31. ORNAMENTED CARPET EDGES. OLHA YAMBORKO’S COSSACKS / Photo courtesy of the Olena Zamostian Art Gallery

Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Theater

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

23 – Don Carlos, opera (in Italian) by Verdi
24 – Jubilee concert by the Veriovka National Folk Choir
25 – Le Corsaire, ballet by Adam
26 – Requiem by Verdi
27 – In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of Astor Piazzolla. Grand Tango Gala Concert
29 – The Firebird, ballet by Stravinsky; Petrushka, ballet by Stravinsky

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

23 – Small stage. The Dream
of a Ridiculous Man (based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s short story)
23 – Zorba the Greek by Kazantzakis
24 – Martyn Borulia
by Karpenko-Kary
25 – The Anthem of Democratic Youth by Zhadan
26 – Premiere. Thistle Flower
by Vorozhbyt
27 – The Taming of the Shrew
by Shakespeare

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

24 – Imprisoned by Passions
(The Stone Host) by Lesia Ukrainka
25 – Trees Die Standing by Casona
25 (at 8 p.m.), 27 (at 6 p.m.) –
Premiere. A Lady and a Bureaucrat by Nicolai
26 (at 6 p.m.) – The Farewell Tango
by Nicolai
26 – Premiere. The Hanger-On
by Turgenev
26 (at 8 p.m.) – Aleksandr Vertinsky. The Lord’s Ball. One-man show
27 (at noon) – Don’t Dress for Dinner by Camoletti
27 – Christmas Dreams by Ptushkina
27 (at 8 p.m.) – The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe
28 – The Minister’s Wife
by Nusič
29 – The Follies of Love
by Regnard

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

23 – All Good Things Come to an End by Ostrovsky
23 – Small stage. A Call from the Past by Krym
24 – Love in Crosshairs
(The Rubber Merchants) by Levin
24 – Small stage. Two Little Ladies Head North by Notte
25 – 26 Rooms by Chekhov
25 – Small stage. A Little Wine,
or 70 Turns by Pirandello
26 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage.
You Beloved of My Soul by Ptushkina
26 – Premiere. An Ideal Couple
by Camoletti
27 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage. Three Sisters by Chekhov
27 – Foma Opiskin (based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s story)
29 – Thus Ended Summer by Shaw

Music

National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine
(Volodymyrsky uzviz 2, tel. 278-1697)
23 – Creative Project Jubilee
Assemblies
25 – National Philharmonic Society’s Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
conducted by Mykola Diadiura. Soloist: Pascal Godart (piano, France)
26 – Concert in memory of Heorhii Maiboroda (1913-92)
27 – Concert Four of the Ensemble Variations Cycle
29 – Concert of the series
“Ukrainian Music Soirees.
Heritage and Modern Realities”

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

(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
23 – Liatoshynsky Classical Music
Ensemble’s soiree
24 – Kyiv Chamber Ensemble, Volodymyr Koshuba (organ)
25 – Iryna Kalynovska (organ)
26 – Olha Basystiuk (soprano),
Hanna Bubnova (organ)
28 – Kyiv Symphony Orchestra
and Choir conducted by Roger
McMurrin, Iryna Kharechko (organ)
29 – Valeria Balakhovska (organ)

Circus

National Circus
(pl. Peremohy 2, tel. 486-3856)
Oct. 23-Dec. 15 – Caravan
of Miracles
Beginning at 7 p.m. on Fri.; 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sat., Sun.

Museums

Kyiv Sophia National Museum
(vul. Volodymyrska 24)
Oct. 22-Dec. 31 – Liudmyla Meshkova (ceramic panels)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wed.

National Museum of Ukrainian History
(vul. Volodymyrska 2)

Oct. 22-Nov. 11 – 1,000-year-old Ukrainian Seal (international
museum project)
Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed Wed.

Chornobyl National Museum
(provulok Khoryva 1)

Oct. 22-Dec. 31 – First time in Ukraine: A Prayer for Fukushima:
Two Years after the Disaster
(photos and artifacts from Japan)
Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sat., Sun.

National Art Museum
(vul. Hrushevskoho 6)

Oct. 22-Nov. 10 – Vasyl Krychevsky: Between Avant-Garde and Tradition (paintings and prints)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; noon-8 p.m.
on Fri.; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Sat.
Closed Mon., Tues.

Galleries

Arka
(vul. Bohdana Khmelnytskoho 37)

22-30 – Valentyna and Viktor
Bystriakov (prints and paintings)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Sun.

Hapchynska
(vul. Mykhailivska 16)

Standing exhibit of Yevhenia Hapchynska’s paintings
Open 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; noon-6 p.m.
on Sat., Sun.

Olena Zamostian Art Gallery
(vul. Illinska 9)

22-31 – Ornamented Carpet Edges (art textiles)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon.

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

Oct. 22-Nov. 30 – “The front view” (paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

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