Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted
Theater
National Opera of Ukraine
(vul. Volodymyrska 50, tel. 279-1169)
28 – Un Ballo in Maschera,
opera by Verdi
29 – The Marriage of Figaro,
ballet by Mozart
30 – Aleko, opera by Rachmaninoff; Chopiniana, ballet by Chopin
31 – Natalka Poltavka, opera
by Lysenko
1 – The Sleeping Beauty, ballet
by Tchaikovsky
3 – Carmen Suite, ballet by Bizet
and Shchedrin; Scheherazade,
ballet by Rimsky-Korsakov
Ivan Franko National Drama Theater
(pl. Franka 3, tel. 279-5921)
28 – Rhinoceros by Ionesco
28 – Small stage. On the Field of Blood by Lesia Ukrainka
29 – The Tempest by Shakespeare
29 – Small stage. A Moment of Love (based on Volodymyr Vynnychenko’s stories)
30 – On Sunday Morning She
Gathered Herbs by Kobylianska
31 – The Cross-Paths by Franko
31 – Small stage. Maria by Chrzanowski and Kadyrova
1 (at noon) – Natalka Poltavka
by Kotliarevsky
1 – A Wife Is a Wife (based on Anton Chekhov’s stories)
3 – Kaidash’s Family
by Nechui-Levytsky
3 – Small stage. The Glass Menagerie by Williams
Lesia Ukrainka National Russian Drama Theater
(vul. Khmelnytskoho 5, tel. 234-4223)
29 – Don’t Dress for Dinner
by Camoletti
29 (at 8 p.m.) – Premiere. The Woman from the Past
by Schimmelpfennig
30, 1 – Premiere. Risk (Lovers and Thieves) (based on Eduardo
de Filippo and Dario Fo’s plays)
30 (at 8 p.m.) – Alexander Vertinsky. The Lord’s Ball by Havryliuk
31 (at noon) – A Lady and
a Bureaucrat by Nicolai
31 – The Minister’s Wife by Nušić
31 (at 8 p.m.) – Warsaw Melody
by Zorin
14 (at noon) – Testament by a Chaste Ladies’ Man by Krym
1 (at 6 p.m.) – Premiere. She Is Nuts by Ptushkina
1 (at 8 p.m.) – Klavdia Shulzhenko. The Old Waltz. Music and scenic
composition by Olha Havryliuk and Olha Kohut
2 – Premiere. Liar Wanted by Psathas
2 (at 8 p.m.) – Fat Pig by LaBute
3 – Le Malade Imaginaire by Moliere
Drama and Comedy Academic Theater on the Left Bank
(Brovarsky prosp. 25, tel. 517-8980)
28 – A Season of Love (based on Ivan Turgenev’s story)
28 – Small stage. 26 Rooms
by Chekhov
29 – Mein Kampf, or Socks in the
Coffee Pot by Tabori
29 – Small stage. Three Sisters
by Chekhov
30 – Four Reasons for Getting Married (based on Richard Baer’s story)
31-1 – Premiere. Closer by Marber
1 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage. Sea…Night…Candles…
by Bar-Joseph
3 – The Ideal Couple by Camoletti
Music
National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine
(Volodymyrsky uzviz 2, tel. 278-1697)
28 – National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko. Soloist: Serhii Terentiev
(piano)
29 – Concert “Rest your Heart”
30 – National Philharmonic Society’s Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
conducted by Mykola Diadiura. Soloist: Jean-Baptiste Monnot
(organ, France)
2 – Requiem by Verdi
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 Bohdan Plish. Ivan Kucher (cello),
Artem Poludenny (cello),
Tetiana Voitekh (piano)
29 – Natalia Kravchenko (piano), Pavlo Khmara (violin), Dmytro Taran (French horn), Maksym Sydorenko (organ), Tamara Roi (flute), Natalia Svyrydenko (harpsichord)
30 – Valeria Balakhovska (organ),
Andrii Ilkiv (trumpet)
31 – Olha Basystiuk (soprano),
Hanna Bubnova (organ)
3 – Natalia Lavrenova
(mezzo-soprano), Iryna Kharechko (organ), Tetiana Voitekh (piano)
Circus
National Circus
(pl. Peremohy 2, tel. 486-3856)
Jan.28-Apr.30 – Circus of Our
Childhood
Beginning on Fri. at 7 p.m., on Sat. and Sun. at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Museums
Kyiv Pechersk National Historical and Cultural Preserve
(vul. Lavrska 9)
Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra History Museum
(vul. Lavrska 9, bld.3)
Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Kyiv Sophia National Museum
(vul. Volodymyrska 24)
Jan.28-Mar.23 – “Cross and Saber. Metropolitan of Kyiv Petro Mohyla (1597-1647)” (exhibits that illustrate two periods of Petro Mohyla’s life path)
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)
Jan.28-Feb.1 – Venite, Adoremus (6th-19th cc. works)
Open 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Closed Mon., Tues.
Galleries
Brucie Collection
(vul. Artema 55b)
Jan.28-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. Khoryva 43)
Jan.28-Feb.9 – Nadia Onyshchenko (prints), Olha Havryliuk (ceramics)
Open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sun., Mon.
House of Artist
(vul. Artema 1-5)
Jan.28-Feb.8 – Ukraine’s Contemporary Art of Fire (ceramics, glass, and metal)
Open 12 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Tues.
