LEISURE BULLETIN

Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Theater

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

19 – Turandot, opera (in Italian)
by Verdi
20 – The Forest Song, ballet
by Skorulsky
21 – Madama Butterfly, opera
by Puccini
22 – Eugene Onegin,
opera by Tchaikovsky
23 – Raimonda, ballet by Glazunov
25 – Aleko, opera by Rachmaninoff; Bolero, ballet by Ravel

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

19 – The Paradise Case by Malkovych
20 – Small stage. The Dream
of a Ridiculous Man (based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’ short story)
20 – The Anthem of Democratic Youth by Zhadan
21 – Small stage. The Glass Menagerie by Williams
21 – Zorba the Greek by Kazantzakis
22 – Small stage. Maria
(When Two Drift Apart)
by Chrzanowski and Kadyrova
22 – Premiere. Such Is Her Destiny (based on Taras Shevchenko’s verse)
23 – Marriage by Hohol
25 – Urus Shaitan by Afanasiev

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

20 – Don’t Run for Your Wife
by Cooney
21 (at 6 p.m.) – Backyard Games
by Mazia
21 – The Uncle’s Dream
by Dostoevsky
22 (at noon) – The Farewell Tango
by Nicolai
22 – Christmas Dreams
by Ptushkina
22 (at 8 p.m.) – Marriages Are Made in Heaven (based on Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace)
23 (at noon) – A Profitable Position
by Ostrovsky
23 (at 6 p.m.) – The Last Love
by Mukhariamov
23 – My Mocking Happiness
by Maliugin
23 (at 8 p.m.) – Alexander Vertinsky. The Lord’s Ball. One-man show
25 – Le Malade Imaginaire by Moliere

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

19 – The Petty Demon by Sologub
19 – Small stage. Young Stage
Directors’ Lab. An Evening with
a Pretty and Lonely Lady
(based on Oleg Yernev’s play)
20 – Premiere. Hearty Merrymaking or A Cap with Carps
(based on Yurii Koval’s stories)
21 – Mein Kampf, or Socks
in the Coffee Pot by Tabori
21 – Small stage. Two Little Ladies Head North by Notte
22 (at 3 p.m.) – Any Complaints about Your Wife? (My Dear Boys!)
by Dostoevsky and Volodin
22 – Four Reasons for Getting
Married (based on Richard
Baer’s story)
23 (at 3 p.m.) – Sea…Night…
Candles… by Bar-Joseph
23 – 26 Rooms by Chekhov
24 – Playing Chonkin
by Voinovich
25 – Premiere. What Do Women Want? (based on Aristophanes’ comedies)

Music

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

19 – Symphony music concert
20 – Concert in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Mykola
Lysenko Boarding Music School
21 – National Philharmonic Society’s Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
conducted by Mykola Diadiura
22 – Kyiv Soloists National Chamber Ensemble conducted by Dmytro Yablonsky (US). Soloist: Myroslava Kotorovych (violin)
23 – Concert “Blues Style Fantasy”
24 – Russian Music concert

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

(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
20 – Concert “Italian Chamber Music, 17th-18th cc.”
22 – Ravisan Trio, Ihor Ishchak
(countertenor), Maksym Sydorenko (organ), Natalia Kravchenko (piano), Tamara Roy (flute), Oleksandr
Stytsiuk (violin), Yaroslav Venher
(viola), Oleh Moroz (clarinet)
24 – Iryna Kalynovska (organ)

Circus

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

19-31 – Gartner Bros. International Circus. Giant Elephants Return Show
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)

18-23 – “Foundation”
(Ukrainian antiquities)
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wed.

National Museum of Ukrainian Literature
(vul. Khmelnytskoho 11)

18-31 – In Memory of Taras Shevchenko (Ukrainian works of art dedicated to the poet’s bicentennial)
 Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sat. Closed Sun.

Taras Shevchenko National Museum
(blvd. Shevchenko 12)

Museum open after restoration
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Mon.

Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art
(vul. Lavrska 9)

18-30 – In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko’s birth. Artistic Shevchenkiana (decorative art from the museum’s collection)
Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Fri.

Galleries

MyGallery
(vul. Kozhumiatska 18)

18-28 – Stephan Geisler
(paintings, Germany)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon.

Olena Zamostian Art Gallery
(vul. Illinska 9)

Mar. 18-Apr. 5 – “Discovering Shevchenko in Ourselves” (posters)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Sun., Mon.

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

Mar. 18-Apr. 14 – Renat Ramazanov and Oleksandra Syrbu (paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-9 p.m.