November 14-20

November 14-20

Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Theater

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

14 – Turandot, opera (in Italian)
by Puccini
15 – Swan Lake, ballet by Tchaikovsky
16 – The Barber of Seville, opera
by Rossini
17 (at noon) – Daniela, ballet
by Chemberzhy
17 – Crossroads, ballet by Skoryk
20 – The Viennese Waltz, ballet by Strauss

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

14 – The Cross-Paths by Franko
15 – Romeo and Juliet
by Shakespeare
16 – Edith Piaf. Life on Credit
by Rybchynsky and Vasalatii
17 – The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (based on Dostoevsky’s short story)
18 – I Can’t Help Loving You, Kyiv!
by Bilozub
20 – Premiere. Between Heaven and Earth by Afanasiev

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

14 – The Cemetery Club by Menchell
15 – Premiere. Le Malade Imaginaire by Moliere
15 (at 8 p.m.) – Back Yard Games
by Mazia
16 – Imprisoned by Passions
(The Stone Host) by Lesia Ukrainka
16 (at 8 p.m.) – Marriages Are Made in Heaven (based on Lev Tolstoy’s War and Peace)
17 (at noon) – The Inspector General by Gogol
17 (at 6 p.m.) – Crazy Blood
by Erpulat and Hillje
17, 20 – Page 105 about Love
(based on poems and prose writings
of different periods)
17 (at 8 p.m.) – Premiere. The
Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe
18 (at noon) – Testament by a Chaste Ladies’ Man by Krym
18 (at 6 p.m.) – The Tower of Pisa
by Ptushkina
18 – A Profitable Position
by Ostrovsky
18 (at 8 p.m.) – Edith Piaf: La Vie En Rose by Havryliuk
19 – Trees Die Standing by Casona

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

14 – Lying the Truth by Berger
15 – Spectators Are Not Admitted
to the Performance by Frain
16 – The Corsican Woman by Hubač
17 (at 3 p.m.) – Small Stage. Days Whistling By by Koliada
17 – Premiere. Woyzeck. Carnival
of Flesh by Buechner
18 (at 3 p.m.) – You Beloved of My Soul by Ptushkina
18 – 26 Rooms by Chekhov
19 – Four Reasons for Getting Married (based on Richard Baer’s story)
20 – Guests Are Expected at Midnight by Miller

Music

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

15-20 – Mykola Lysenko Fourth
International Music Competition

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

(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
14 – Vitalii Chikirov (flute),
Iryna Kalynovska (organ)
15 – Hanna Bubnova (organ)
16 – Maria Lipinska (mezzo-soprano), Larysa Reutova (piano), Volodymyr Koshuba (organ)
17 – Iryna Kalynovska (organ)
19 – Kyiv Chamber Ensemble
20 – Myroslava Solovianenko
(soprano), Andrii Ilkiv (trumpet), Tetiana Voitekh (piano), Valeria
Balakhovska (organ)

Circus

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

Nov. 14-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 Caves:
History, Archeology, and
Architecture”; “Lavra Treasury.
17th-20th cc. Relics”
(from the preserve’s collection)
Open 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Kyiv Sophia National Museum
(vul. Volodymyrska 24)

Nov. 13-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. 13-Dec. 1 – Anatolii Andzheievsky (art exhibit)
Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sat., Sun.

National Museum of Ukrainian Literature
(vul. Khmelnytskoho 11)

13-20 – Hanna Osadko (book illustrations)
Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sat. Closed Sun.

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

13-26 – 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.

Taras Shevchenko Literary and Memorial Museum
(provulok T. Shevchenka 8a)

Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Fri.

Galleries

Mystetsky Arsenal
(vul. Lavrska 10-12)

13-18 – The 7th forum ART KYIV
Contemporary 2012
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Mon.

Mystetsky Kurin
(Obolonska naberezhna, 7, building 1)

13-27 – Andrii Kutsachenko
(paintings)
Open noon-8 p.m. Closed Mon.

Olena Zamostian Art Gallery
(vul. Illinska 9)

13-22 – Scenography. Breath of Wind
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Closed Sun., Mon.

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

13-15 – 3rd International Photo Salon “Panorama of My Country 2012”
Open 11 a.m.-9 p.m.