Aria, Bingo club (112 Peremohy Pros.), 14 May at 19.30 When you think about Russian heavy metal, you think Aria - they're the blokes who started it all. These road warriors have been at it since 1985, when metal was

Ketsel', a play by Anton Adasinskiy's Derevo Theatre, House of Officers (30/1 Hrushevskoho), 12 May at 19.00 The Derevo Theatre took shape at the end of the 80s, led by Anton Adasinskiy, and by now it's an institution. Now they're

Kyiv Solo Players, National Philharmonic (2 Volodymyrsky Uzviz), 9 May at 19.00 Created in 1995, the Kyiv Solo Players have gained world renown under the direction of violinist Bohodar Kotorovich, who's also the director and conductor of the company. The

Gogolfest, Mystetsky Arsenal (31 Sichnevoho Povstanya), 7-25 May Gogolfest is back, paying tribute to the Ukrainian writer who became a titan of Russian literature - while never giving up his Ukrainian roots. That UNESCO has proclaimed 2009 as 'Gogol's Year'