LEISURE BULLETIN

Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Theater

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

27 – Iolanta, opera by Tchaikovsky
28 – Zorba the Greek,
ballet by Theodorakis
30 – Boris Godunov, opera
by Mussorgsky
1 – Carmen, opera (in French)
by Bizet
3 – Swan Lake, ballet by Tchaikovsky

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

27 – Kaidash’s Family
by Nechui-Levytsky
28 – Small stage. The Inheritor
by Filippo
28 – In beloved memory of Bohdan Stupka. The Seagull by Chekhov
29 – Natalka Poltavka by Kotliarevsky
30 – Small stage. The Dream
of a Ridiculous Man (based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s short story)
30 – The Anthem of Democratic Youth by Zhadan
1 – Premiere. Ladies and Hussars
by Fredro
3 – Sentimental Cruise by Candala

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

27, 2 – Premiere. The Hanger-on
by Turgenev
27 (at 8 p.m.), 1 (at 6 p.m.) –
Premiere. A Lady and a Bureaucrat by Nicolai
28 – Don Quixote. 1938 by Bulgakov
28 (at 8 p.m.) – Valentine’s Day
by Vyrypaev
29 (at 8 p.m.) – Women. Fragment. Scandal without Intermission
by Mardan
30, 3 – Le Malade Imaginaire
by Moliere
30 (at 8 p.m.) – Crazy Blood
by Erpulat and Hillje
1 (at noon) – Caught in the Net
by Cooney
1 – The Cemetery Club by Menchell
1 (at 8 p.m.) – The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe
3 (at 8 p.m.) – Edith Piaf: La Vie En Rose by Havryliuk

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

27 – Foma Opiskin (based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s story)
27 – Small stage. Premiere. Froken Julie (based on August Strindberg’s play)
28 – Lolita by Nabokov
28 – Small stage. A Little Wine,
or 70 Turns by Pirandello
29 – Dangerous Liaisons by Laclos
29 – Small stage. A Call from the Past by Krym
30 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage.
You Beloved of My Soul by Ptushkina
30 – Thus Ended Summer by Shaw
1 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage.
Days Are Whistling By by Koliada
1 – Four Reasons for Getting Married (based on Richard Baer’s story)
3 – Three Sisters by Chekhov

Music

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

27 – National Symphony Orchestra
of Ukraine conducted by Volodymyr Kozhukhar. Soloist: Oles Semchuk
(violin, Italy)
28 – Kyiv Soloists Chamber Ensemble conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko; Maiboroda Academical Choir of the National Radio Company of Ukraine, conducted by Yulia Tkach.
Soloist: Dmytro Tkachenko (violin)
29 – 20th Century Poetic
Masterpieces Concert
30 – National Philharmonic Society’s Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
conducted by Ihor Palkin.
Soloist: Dorel Golan (piano, Israel)
1 – Liudmyla Martsevych’s Project Composers: Life in Music and
Correspondence
2 – Concert of the Golden Pages
of Italian Music series

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

(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
27 – Liatoshynsky Classical
Music Ensemble conducted
by Ihor Andriievsky
29 – Kyiv Chamber Brass Ensemble, Andrii Ilkiv (trumpet), Iryna Kalynovska (organ), Volodymyr Koshuba (organ)
30 – Olha Basystiuk (soprano),
Hanna Bubnova (organ)
2 – Kyiv Chamber Brass Ensemble, Maksym Sydorenko (organ)
3 – Iryna Kalynovska (organ),
Natalia Svyrydenko (harpsichord), Serhii Kotko (coloratura bass),
Larysa Reutova (piano)

Festivals

Kyiv-2013 International Guitar Music Festival
(National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine)

3-8 – Concerts by festival participants

Circus

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

Nov. 27-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)

Nov. 26-Dec. 31 – Liudmyla
Meshkova (ceramic panels)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wed.

Chornobyl National Museum
(provulok Khoryva 1)

Nov. 26-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)

Nov. 26-Dec. 1 – The Society
of Independent Artists
(early 20th c. Ukrainian avant-garde)
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

Triptych ART
(vul. Desiatynna 13)

Nov. 26-Dec. 3 – Yurii Vakulenko (paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sun., Mon.

Wunjo-Art
(provulok Liutnevy 3)

Nov. 26-Dec. 3 – Natalia
Khubedzheva (paintings)
Open noon-7 p.m.; noon-6 p.m. on Sat., Sun.