LEISURE BULLETIN

Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted

Theater

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

20 – Iolanta, opera by Tchaikovsky
21 – Romeo and Juliet,
ballet by Prokofiev
22 – Un Ballo in Maschera,
opera by Verdi
23 – Madama Butterfly, opera by Puccini
24 – The Master and Margarita, fantasy ballet (music by Shostakovich, Berlioz, Bach, et al.)
26 – The Nutcracker,
ballet by Tchaikovsky

Ivan Franko National Drama Theater
(pl. Franka 3, tel. 279-5921)
20 – Small stage. Premiere. Morituri Te Salutant (based on Vasyl Stefanyk’s stories)
20 – Small Family Crimes by Schmitt
21 – Zorba the Greek by Kazantzakis
22 – Small stage. Maria
(When Two Drift Apart) by Chrzanowski and Kadyrova
22 – Good Soldier Schweik by Hašek
23 – The Tempest by Shakespeare
24 – Small stage. A Moment of Love (based on Volodymyr Vynnychenko’s stories)
24 – Urus Shaitan by Afanasiev
26 – Kaidash’s Family
by Nechui-Levytsky

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

21 – Premiere. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe
22 (at 8 p.m.) – A Thousand and One Passions, or Little Nothings of Life
by Chekhov
23 (at noon) – Premiere. Women. Fragment. Scandal without
Intermission by Mardan
23 (at 6 p.m.) – The Farewell Tango
by Nikolai
23 – School for Scandal by Sheridan
23 (at 8 p.m.) – [email protected] (Norway.Today) by Bauersima
24 (at noon) – Caught in the Net
by Cooney
24 (at 6 p.m.) – The Tower of Pisa
by Ptushkina
24 – The Uncle’s Dream by Dostoevsky
24 (at 8 p.m.) – Black Maidens
by Zaimoglu and Zenkel
25 – Don’t Dress for Dinner by Camoletti
26 – Imprisoned by Passions
(The Stone Host) by Lesia Ukrainka

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

20 – Don Juan, or Lessons in Seduction (Guests Are Expected at Midnight) by Miller
21 – Playing Chonkin by Voinovich
22 – Line by Mardan
23 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage. Three Sisters by Chekhov
23 – Premiere. Lifelong Falsehood (based on Dina Rubina’s story)
24 (at 3 p.m.) – Small stage. My Dear Boys by Dostoevsky and Volodin
24 – Mein Kampf, or Socks in the
Coffee Pot by Tabori
25 – Lying the Truth by Berger
26 – Woyzeck. Carnival of Flesh
by Buechner

Music

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

21 – National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko. Soloist: Andrii Honiukov (bass)
22 – National Philharmonic Society’s Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
conducted by Mykola Diadiura
23 – Taras Shtonda (bass), Ridni Naspivy Folk Instruments Ensemble
24 – French Piano Music Concert
25 – Pochaina Folk Choir conducted
by Oleksandr Zhyhun
26 – Ernst Kovacic (violin, Austria), Mathilde Hoursiangou (piano, Austria)

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

(Curtain at 7:30 p.m.)
20 – Maria Lipinska (mezzo-soprano), Ihor Ishchak (countertenor), Larysa Reutova (piano), Volodymyr Koshuba (organ)
21 – Olha Shvydka (soprano),
Nina Syvachenko (violin),
Oleksandr Hosachynsky (cello),
Natalia Svyrydenko (harpsichord),
Iryna Kharechko (organ)
23 – Olha Basystiuk (soprano),
Vitalii Chikirov (lyrical baritone),
Hanna Bubnova (organ)
25 – Ivan Kucher (cello), Tetiana Voitekh (piano), Iryna Kharechko
(organ)
26 – Ravisan Trio, Maksym Sydorenko (organ)

Circus

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

Mar. 20-Apr. 30 – From Heart to Heart Show
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)

19-25 – Mykola Murashko and His
Students (paintings)
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)

Mar. 19-May 15 – “Sense of her life. Varvara Khanenko: Collector,
Philanthropist, Museum Founder.” Open 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Closed Mon., Tues.

Galleries

AVS-Art
(vul. Vozdvyzhenska 10b)

19-30 – Mykhailo, Andrii and Oksana Nadezhdyn (paintings)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Closed Sun., Mon.

Brucie Collections
(vul. Artema 5b)

Mar. 19-Apr. 28 – Wolf Ademeit
(photos, Germany)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sat.; noon-5 p.m. on Sun.

Triptych ART
(vul. Desiatynna 13)

Mar. 19-Apr. 2 – Steve Ryan
(photos, US)
Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sun., Mon.