By Anastasiya Skorina Four of us - Marina, Max, me, and my new boyfriend Sasha - spent a wonder ful weekend in the countryside. While I was enjoying my new romance I learned something about the reality of my best
You know, while I've travelled a lot, I've never been an ex-pat before. Not until coming to the glorious Kyiv that is, and I have to say, life as an ex-pat here is good! This is such a great town
Music by Rakhmaninov, House of Organ and Chamber Music (77 Chervonoarmiyska), 16 April at 19.00 Natalya Lavrenova, mezzo soprano, is scheduled to perform at the House of Organ and Chamber Music after touring Italy, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic. Lavrenova's
The White Crow', Lesya Ukrainka Theatre (5 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho), April 12 at 19.00 The drama 'White Crow' is based on Yuriy Rybchinskiy's 1989 novel about Joan of Arc, who was a sort of blacklisted figure in the Soviet era, because
Work by Oleg Zhivotkov, Bottega gallery (22B Mikhailivska ), till 17 April Even though it just opened in February, Bottega gallery has already shown three successful high profile exhibitions. The next one is a personal exhibition by Oleg Zhivotkov, who
The Beat Devils in concert, Docker Pub (25 Bohatyrska), 12 April at 22.00 Russia's Beat Devils perform what's alternatively known as punkabilly, neo rockabilly, or psychobilly. Formed in 2001 in Moscow, the band has played a bunch of shows, becoming
Art Map of Ukraine: Lviv', exhibition at the Modern Fine Art Museum of Ukraine (14 Bratska), till 15 May This exhibition invites you to take an exciting journey across Ukraine, artistically speaking. This series of shows gives viewers a chance
The Bewitched Child', by Maurice Ravel, Municipal Opera (2 Mezhyhirska), 13 April at 19.00 Set in an old fashioned Normandy country home, Ravel's opera tells the story of a naughty child who's reprimanded by the objects in his room after
Night. Day. Garden', exhibition by Tyberiy Sylvashy at the National Art Museum (6 Hrushevskoho), from 11 April till 11 May This exhibition by the Ukrainian abstract painter Tyberiy Sylvashy comprises work he created over the last eight years. Sylvashy likes
Concert of operatic and symphonic music, House of Organ and Chamber Music (77 Chervonoarmiyska), 14 April at 19.00 It's high time that the operatic and symphonic classics, so popular in Ukraine during the Soviet era, became popular again, and maybe
Ace of Base, Palace Sport (1 Sportyvna Pl.), 14 April at 19.00 Ace of Base, the greatest and longest running international pop band ever to come from Gothenburg, Sweden, stops into cavernous Palace Sport for a concert sure to appeal
My Kyiv', exhibition of works by Vladyslav Doronkyn, Griffon Gallery (6 Kostyolna), from 15-27 April The main theme of Vladyslav Doronkyn's work is the great historical centre of Kyiv, particularly its most beautiful and well known places. He loves autumn
I'm a Cyborg and It's Okay' (South Korea), Kyiv Cinema (19 Chervonoarmiyska), from 24 April Director Park Chan Wook is known for his eccentric films, including his widely known 'Vengeance Trilogy'. 'I'm a Cyborg and It's Okay' is definitely much
Three Sisters', Lesya Ukrainka Theatre (5 Bohdana Khemlnytskoho), April 18 at 19.00 One of Moscow's leading theatres, Fomenko's Workshop, comes to Kyiv to perform Chekhov's 'Three Sisters.' The cast includes stunning Polina and Ksenia Kutepova, Galina Tunina, and Madlen Djabrailova
Lacrimosa in concert, Aviation University Cultural Centre (1 Kosmonavta Komarova), 18 June at 19.00 Two metal fiends, German Tilo Wolf and Finn Anna Nurmi, make up the backbone of this powerful outfit. Starting out playing dark wave music they switched
Tango Law, Lesya Ukrainka Theatre (5 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho), April 15-16 at 19.00 This is a musical for all dance lovers and especially of lovers of the tango. Part one seems to be a contest, in which men dance to determine
Strip Dance Show', first Ukrainian festival of erotic dance, Bingo (112 Peremohy Pros.), 19 April at 19.00 Leave the kids at home for this one. Striptease is becoming a phenomenon of sorts here in Ukraine, with women of various ages
Lara Fabian in concert, Palace Ukraine (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 31 May at 19.00 Having sold more than 10 million records across five continents, this Belgian born multi lingual singer/songwriter/performer is truly an international superstar. Her new album 'A Wonderful Life' is
Second International Festival of Irish Dance 'Celtic Fire' 2008, House of Officers (30/1 Hrushevskoho) 18 May at 17.00 Irish dance is a phenomenon that, since the birth of Riverdance, has taken the world by storm. With its fast tempo thumping
From Border to Border, a journey across Ukraine, starting 22 April at Davydo-Nykolskoe (Luhanska oblast) and ending in Chop (Zakarpatska oblast) This is interesting: A bunch of local patriots are planning a walking trip across the entire extent of Ukraine,
