November 21-27

November 21-27

Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Theater

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

21 – La Traviata, opera (in Italian)
by Verdi
22 – Carmen-Suite, ballet
by Bizet-Shchedrin; Scheherazade, ballet by Rimsky-Korsakov
23 – Eugene Onegin, opera
by Tchaikovsky
24 – Zorba the Greek, ballet
by Theodorakis
25 – Carmen, opera (in French)
by Bizet
27 – The Nutcracker, ballet
by Tchaikovsky

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

21 – The Marriage of Figaro
by Beaumarchais
22 – Nazar Stodolia by Shevchenko
23 – Small stage. A Moment of Love (based on Volodymyr Vynnychenko’s stories)
23 – Urus Shaitan by Afanasiev
24 – Small stage. The Overture to Rendezvous by Franko
24 – Frederic, or Crime Boulevard (based on Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s scripts)
25 – Small stage. The Lonely Lady
by Afanasiev
25 – Zorba the Greek by Kazantzakis

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

21 – Premiere. Le Malade Imaginaire by Moliere
22 (at 8 p.m.) – A Real Man on the Threshold of the Millennium by Dorst and Eler
23 (at 8 p.m.) – The Cherub, or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents
by Baerfus
24 (at 6 p.m.) – The Last Love by Mukhariamov
24 (at 8 p.m.) – Black Maidens
by Zaimoglu and Zenkel
25 (at noon) – Caught in the Net
by Cooney
25 (at 6 p.m.) – Fat Pig by LaBute
25 – My Mocking Happiness
by Maliugin
25 (at 8 p.m.) – Aleksandr Vertinsky. One-man show
27 – The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov

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

21 – Small Stage. I’m No Longer among You (based on Sigarev and Protalin’s plays)
21 – Thus Ended Summer by Shaw
22 – All Good Things Come to an End by Ostrovsky
23 – Spectators Are Not Admitted to the Performance by Frain
24 – Small Stage. A Call from
the Past by Krym
24 – The Greater Good (based on Ivan Turgenev’s A Month in the Country)
25 (at 3 p.m.) – You Beloved of My Soul by Ptushkina
25 – Four Reasons for Getting
Married (based on Richard Baer’s story)
27 – Cyrano de Bergerac by Rostand

Music

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

21-24 – Mykola Lysenko Fourth
International Music Competition
25 – Beethoven Quarter (Switzerland) and Oleksii Liubimov (piano, Russia), Botond Kostiak (double-bass, France)
26 – Soiree in commemoration of the centenary of Andrii Sova’s birth (1912-94)
27 – Concert in commemoration
of the 50th anniversary of the birth and the 25th anniversary of career
of conductor Volodymyr Sheiko

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

(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
21 – Tamara Roi (flute), Maksym Sydorenko (organ)
22 – Natalia Lavrenova
(mezzo-soprano), Mykhailo Bilych
(violin), Iryna Kharechko (organ)
23 – Valeria Balakhovska (organ)
24 – Olha Basystiuk (soprano),
Vitalii Chikirov (lyrical baritone),
Hanna Bubnova (organ)
26 – Kyiv Brass Chamber Ensemble
27 – Maksym Sydorenko (organ)

Circus

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

Nov. 21-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 Treasury. 17th-20th cc. Relics (from the
preserve’s collection); Spiritual Relics of Ukraine (holograms); Mykola Siadrysty (microminiatures)
Open 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Kyiv Sophia National Museum
(vul. Volodymyrska 24)

Nov. 20-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. 20-Dec. 1 – Anatolii
Andrzheievsky (art exhibit)
Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sat., Sun.

Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko Art Museum
(vul. Tereshchenkivska 15-17)

20-26 – The Mysteries of Old
Woodcuts (early masterful German prints, including maps of cities and
political prints). Open 10:30 a.m.-
5:30 p.m. Closed Mon., Tues.

Galleries

AVS-Art
(vul. Vozdvyzhenska 10b)

Nov. 20-Dec. 8 – Andrii Hurenko (paintings and prints)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon.

Olena Zamostian Art Gallery
(vul. Illinska 9)

20-22 – Scenography. Breath of Wind
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Sun., Mon.

Parsuna
(vul. Khoryva 43)

Nov. 20-Dec. 4 – Author’s dolls, sculptures, and paintings
Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sat. Closed Sun.

Ya Gallery
(vul. Voloska 55/57, vul. Khoryva 49b)
20-26 – Valentyn Bo, Ivan
Chernichkin, Maria Voinova,
Yurii Salabai (photos)
Open 10 a.m.-8 p.m.