LEISURE BULLETIN
December 10-16
Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted
Theater
National Opera of Ukraine
(vul. Volodymyrska 50, tel. 279-1169)
10 – Aleko, opera by Rachmaninoff; Carmen Suite, ballet by Bizet and Shchedrin
11 – The Viennese Waltz, ballet
by Strauss
12 – Rigoletto, opera (in Italian)
by Verdi
13 – Eugene Onegin, opera
by Tchaikovsky
14 – The Nutcracker, ballet
by Tchaikovsky
16 – Chopiniana, ballet by Chopin; Scheherazade, ballet
by Rimsky-Korsakov
Ivan Franko National Drama Theater
(pl. Franka 3, tel. 279-5921)
10 – Such Is Her Destiny (based
on Taras Shevchenko’s verse)
11 – Ladies and Hussars by Fredro
11 – Small stage. The Glass Menagerie by Williams
12 – The Living Corpse by Tolstoy
13 – The Cross-Paths by Franko
13 – Small stage. Overture to
Rendezvous by Franko
14 – Sentimental Cruise by Candala
16 – My Profession: Signor of High Society (based on Scarnicci and Tarabusi’s play Caviale e Lenticchie)
16 – Small stage. A Moment of Love (based on Volodymyr Vynnychenko’s stories)
Lesia Ukrainka National Russian Drama Theater
(vul. Khmelnytskoho 5, tel. 234-4223)
10 – Julia and Romeo (based on William Shakespeare’s tragedy)
12 – The Uncle’s Dream
by Dostoevsky
12 (at 8 p.m.) – Crazy Blood
by Erpulat and Hillje
13 (at noon) – Premiere. Liar Wanted by Psathas
13 (at 6 p.m.) – Premiere. She Is Nuts by Ptushkina
13 – Testament by a Chaste Ladies’ Man by Krym
13 (at 8 p.m.) – Alexander Vertinsky. The Lord’s Ball by Havryliuk
14 (at noon) – No. 13 (Out of Order)
by Cooney
14 (at 6 p.m.) – A Lady and
a Bureaucrat by Nicolai
14 – Trees Die Standing by Casona
14 (at 8 p.m.) – Premiere. On the Verge of an Abyss… (Norway.Today) by Bauersima
15 – Napoleon and the Corsican Woman by Hubač
15 (at 8 p.m.) – The Tower of Pisa
by Ptushkina
16 – The Cemetery Club by Menchell
16 (at 8 p.m.) – The Cherub, or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents
by Baerfus
Drama and Comedy Academic Theater on the Left Bank
(Brovarsky prosp. 25, tel. 517-8980)
10 – The Prodigal Father’s
Homecoming by Noyabriov
11 – The Ideal Couple by Camoletti
12 – Opiskin. Foma (based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s story)
13 – Spectators Are Not Admitted
to the Performance by Frayn
13 – Small stage. Premiere. Family Scenes by Yablonska
14 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage.
Premiere. Two for the Seesaw
by Gibson
14 – Four Reasons for Getting Married (based on Richard Baer’s story)
16 – The Corsican Woman by Hubač
16 – Small stage. Two Little Ladies Head North by Notte
Music
National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine
(Volodymyrsky uzviz 2, tel. 278-1697)
10 – National Symphony Orchestra
of Ukraine conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko; Dumka Folk Choir of Ukraine conducted by Yevhen Savchuk
12-14 – Kyiv’14 International Guitar Music Festival
16 – The 9th International Art Festival “Dialogue of Cultures”
National House of Organ and Chamber Music of Ukraine
(vul. Velyka Vasylkivska 75, tel. 528-3186)
(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
10 – Natalia Lavrenova (mezzo-soprano), Iryna Kharechko (organ), Tamara Roi (flute)
11 – Natalia Svyrydenko (harpsichord), Maksym Sydorenko (organ),
Yulia Uspenska (mezzo-soprano),
Nina Syvachenko (violin),
Tetiana Andriievska (violin)
12 – Iryna Kalynovska (organ),
Maria Lipinska (mezzo-soprano),
Vitalii Chikirov (lyrical baritone)
13 – Valeria Balakhovska (organ)
15 – Kyiv Brass Chamber Ensemble, Iryna Kalynovska (organ), Andrii Ilkiv (trumpet)
16 – Kyiv Chamber Ensemble, Valeria Balakhovska (organ)
Circus
National Circus
(pl. Peremohy 2, tel. 486-3856)
10-21 – New Magic Circle Show
Beginning at 6 p.m. on Fri.; at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sat., Sun.
Museums
Kyiv Pechersk National Historical and Cultural Preserve
(vul. Lavrska 9)
Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Kyiv Sophia National Museum
(vul. Volodymyrska 24)
9-31 – Liudmyla Meshkova (enamels)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wed.
Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko Art Museum
(vul. Tereshchenkivska 15-17)
9-14 – “The Treasures of Barons de Chaudoir” (16th-19th cc. European art)
Open 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Closed Mon., Tues.
Museum of Books and Book Printing of Ukraine
(vul. Lavrska 9)
9-15 – “Veselka Publishing House Turns 80” (books for children)
Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Tues.
Galleries
AVS-Art
(vul. Vozdvyzhenska 10b)
8-24 – Petro Antyp (sculpture and paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon.
Brucie Collections
(vul. Artema 55b)
Dec.9-Feb.1 – Alvin Booth (photos, UK)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sat.; noon-5 p.m. on Sun.
Parsuna
(vul. Horyva 43)
9-17 – “The Poetry of My City”
(handmade dolls, paintings,
and prints)
Open 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon.
Newspaper output №:
№78, (2014)Section
Culture
