Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted
Theater
National Opera of Ukraine
(vul. Volodymyrska 50, tel. 279-1169)
29 – Un Ballo in Maschera,
opera by Verdi
30 – Raymonda, ballet by Glazunov
31 – Don Carlos, opera (in Italian)
by Verdi
1 – Natalka Poltavka, opera
by Lysenko
2 – Swan Lake, ballet by Tchaikovsky
4 – The Nutcracker, ballet
by Tchaikovsky
Ivan Franko National Drama Theater
(pl. Franka 3, tel. 279-5921)
29 – Small stage. The Inheritor
by Filippo
29 – The Cross-Paths by Franko
30 – Small stage. The Glass Menagerie by Williams
30 – Premiere. Ladies and Hussars by Fredro
31 – Small stage. Overture
to Rendezvous by Franko
31 – Two Indigo Flowers by Bilozub
1 – Small stage. The Old Lady Sits Waiting by Rozewicz
1 – Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
2 – Urus Shaitan by Afanasiev
4 – Shelmenko the Orderly
by Kvitka-Osnovianenko
Lesia Ukrainka National Russian Drama Theater
(vul. Khmelnytskoho 5, tel. 234-4223)
30 – Premiere. The Hanger-On
by Turgenev
31 – The Minister’s Wife by Nušić
1 (at noon) – No. 13 (Out of Order)
by Cooney
1 (at 6 p.m.) – The Farewell Tango
by Nicolai
1 – Premiere. Doctor by Nušić
1 (at 8 p.m.) – Valentine’s Day
by Vyrypaev
2 (at noon) – Don’t Dress for Dinner by Camoletti
2 (at 6 p.m.) – Backyard Games
by Mazia
2 – My Mocking Happiness
by Maliugin
2 (at 8 p.m.) – Alexander Vertinsky. The Lord’s Ball. One-man show
3 – Le Malade Imaginaire
by Moliere
4 – The Follies of Love by Regnard
Drama and Comedy Academic Theater on the Left Bank
(Brovarsky prosp. 25, tel. 517-8980)
29 – The Greater Good
(based on Ivan Turgenev’s A Month
in the Country)
30 – Cyrano de Bergerac
by Rostand
30 – Small stage. I’m No Longer Among You (Too Late to Scare,
based on Sigarev
and Protalin’s plays)
31 – Playing Chonkin by Voinovich
31 – Small stage. Premiere. White Nights of Love (based on Fyodor
Dostoevsky’s story)
1 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage. Two Little Ladies Head North by Notte
1 – The Ideal Couple by Camoletti
2 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage. Sea…Night…Candles…
by Bar-Joseph
2 – The Corsican Woman by Nušić
4 – Foma Opiskin (based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s story)
Music
National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine
(Volodymyrsky uzviz 2, tel. 278-1697)
29 – Christmas jazz concert
30 – Taras Shtonda (bass),
Anastasia Titovych (piano),
Serhii Skochelias (tenor)
31 – Concert in memory of Natan Rakhlin
1 – Eldbjorg Hemsing (violin,
Norway), Anna Fedorova (piano)
2 – In commemoration of the 200th birth anniversary of Taras Shevchenko. Anatolii Palamarenko (recital); Maiboroda Academy Choir conducted by Viacheslav Samofalov and Yulia Tkach
4 – Concert Five of the Variations
on Ensemble Theme series
National House of Organ and Chamber Music of Ukraine
(vul. Velyka Vasylkivska 75, tel. 528-3186)
(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
29 – Kyiv Brass Chamber Ensemble, Valeria Balakhovska (organ),
Myroslava Solovianenko (soprano), Andrii Ilkiv (trumpet)
30 – Volodymyr Koshuba (organ)
31 – Olha Basystiuk (soprano),
Serhii Kotko (coloratura bass),
Hanna Bubnova (organ)
1 – Concert One “Music by Bach and 20th-century Composers” of the Baroque and Modern Times series
3 – Kyiv Chamber Ensemble, Valeria Balakhovska (organ), Maria Lipinska (mezzo-soprano), Tamara Roi (flute), Larysa Reutova (piano)
4 – Ivan Kucher (cello), Natalia Lavrenova (mezzo-soprano), Vitalii Chikirov (lyrical baritone), Iryna Kharechko (organ), Larysa Reutova (piano), Tetiana Voitekh (piano)
Circus
National Circus
(pl. Peremohy 2, tel. 486-3856)
Jan. 29-Feb. 28 – Gartner Bros.
International Circus. Giant Elephants Return Show
Beginning at 7 p.m. on Fri.; at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sat., Sun.
Museums
Kyiv Pechersk National Historical and Cultural Preserve
(vul. Ivana Mazepy 21)
Open 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Kyiv Sophia National Museum
(vul. Volodymyrska 24)
Jan. 28-Feb. 28 – Masterpieces
dating from Kyivan Rus’:
15th-17th-century icons from the
Andrei Rublev Museum’s collection
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wed.
National Art Museum
(vul. Hrushevskoho 6)
Jan. 28-Feb. 9 – Ukrainian Modern Line (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
AVS-Art
(vul. Vozdvyzhenska 10b)
Jan. 28-Feb. 8 – Oleh, Aliona, Yaroslav, and Yelyzaveta Yasenevy (paintings and prints)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon.
Olena Zamostian Art Gallery
(vul. Illinska 9)
Jan. 28-Feb. 8 – Ihor Tsykura’s
project
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Sun., Mon.
Mystetska Zbirka
(vul. Tereshchenkivska 13, entrance through the arch)
Jan. 28-Feb. 25 – Winter Show
(paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Mon., Tues.
