November 28-December 4

November 28-December 4

Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Theater

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

29 – Madama Butterfly, opera
by Puccini
1 – Natalka Poltavka, opera
by Lysenko
2 – Norma, opera (in Italian)
by Bellini
4 – The Nutcracker, ballet
by Tchaikovsky

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

28 – The Taming of the Shrew
by Shakespeare
29 – A Wife Is a Wife (based on Anton Chekhov’s stories)
30 – Small stage. The Inheritor
by Filippo
30 – The Cross-Paths by Franko
1 – Small stage. Between Heaven and Earth by Afanasiev
1 – Kean IV by Gorin
2 – Marriage by Gogol
2 – Small stage. Premiere.
Maria (When Two Drift Apart)
by Chrzanowski and Kadyrova
4 – The Anthem of Democratic Youth by Zhadan

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

29 – The Curious Savage by Patrik
29 (at 8 p.m.) – Valentine’s Day
by Vyrypaev
30 – The Minister’s Wife by Nusič
1 (at 6 p.m.) – Premiere. Women. Fragment. Scandal without
Intermission by Mardan
1 – Trees Die Standing by Casona
2 (at noon) – No. 13 (Out of Order)
by Cooney
2 (at 6 p.m.) – The Tower of Pisa
by Ptushkina
2 – Laure et les Jacques by Arout
2 (at 8 p.m.) – Premiere. The Sorrow of Young Werther by Goethe
3 – Napoleon and the Corsican Woman by Hubač
3 (at 8 p.m.) – Black Maidens
by Zaimoglu and Zenkel
4 (at 8 p.m.) – Fat Pig by LaBute

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

28 – Three Sisters by Chekhov
29 – A Little Wine, or 70 Turns
by Pirandello
30, 1 – Premiere. Opiskin, Foma (based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s story)
1 (at 3 p.m.) – I’m No Longer among You (Too Late to Scare; based
on Sigarev and Protalin’s plays)
2 (at 3 p.m.) – My Dear Boys
by Dostoevsky and Volodin
2 – 26 Rooms by Chekhov
4 – Thus Ended Summer by Shaw

Music

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

28 – Christian Haimel (guitar, Austria)
29 – Kyiv Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Roman Kofman.
Soloists: Ksenia Moroz (violin),
Artem Poludenny (cello)
30 – Hortus Musicus, an Estonian early music ensemble conducted
by Andres Mustonen
1 – Taras Yaropud (violin),
Ihor Zavhorodny (violin), Maksym Hrinchenko (violin), Yurii Lihun (oboe), Kyivski Solisty National Chamber
Ensemble conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko
2 – Antonii Baryshevsky (piano)
3 – Symphony Music concert
4 – Concert “Heavenly Haydn,
Heavenly Music”

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

(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
28 – Liatoshynsky Classical Music
Ensemble conducted by Valentyna Ikonnyk-Zakharchenko
29 – Ravisan Trio, Vitalii Chikirov
(lyrical baritone), Natalia Kravchenko (piano)
30 – Iryna Kharechko (organ)
1 – Volodymyr Koshuba (organ)
3 – Kyiv Brass Chamber Ensemble, Olena Shynal (soprano),
Hanna Bubnova (organ)
4 – Kyiv Chamber Ensemble,
Andrii Ilkiv (trumpet),
Valeria Balakhovska (organ)

Circus

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

Nov. 28-Dec. 16 – Classical and
Fantastic Circus
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, 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)
Nov. 27-Dec. 10 – Folk Icons from Polissia (18th-19th cc., Chernihiv)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wed.

Chornobyl National Museum
(provulok Khoryva 1)

Nov. 27-Dec. 1 – Anatolii
Andrzheievsky (art exhibit)
Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sat., Sun.

Russian Art Museum
(vul. Tereshchenkivska 9)

27-30 – Hidden Treasures
(from the museum’s collection)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Tues., Fri. Closed Mon., Thurs.

Galleries

AVS-Art
(vul. Vozdvyzhenska 10b)
Nov. 27-Dec. 8 – Andrii Hurenko (paintings and prints)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon.

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

Nov. 27-Dec. 16 – Borys Buriak (paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Mon., Tues.

Olena Zamostian Art Gallery
(vul. Illinska 9)

Nov. 27-Dec. 8 – Freedom Day
(paintings, sculpture, tapestries,
and ceramics)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon.

Triptych ART
(vul. Desiatynna 13)

Nov. 27-Dec. 4 – Catherine Tiley (paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.