Kharkiv art show, Lavra gallery (17 Sychnevoho Povstannya), 22 May from 18.00 It's an open secret that Kharkiv is one of Ukraine's major cultural centres. A lot of the country's top writers, artists, and musicians come from the eastern city,
The Guru of Hip-Hop, Kryzhynka Ice-skating RInk (7 Zhmachenka st.), 20-25 May The Centre for Contemporary Choreography together with the VIP Dance Company is organising this workshop for those who are interested in hip hop dancing. David Moore, choreographer of
Vivat, Operetta', Operetta Theatre (53/3 Chervonoarmiyska), 31 May at 19.00 The Lithuanian Theatre from Kaunas in collaboration with the Kyiv Operetta Theatre present a concert entitled 'Vivat, Operetta' in honour of the Days of Lithuania in Ukraine event. Lithuanian singers
Sheshory International Festival and Daha Braha, Mystetsky Arsenal (28 Sychnevoho Povstannya), 21 May at 20.00 In the framework of Gogolfest comes the Sheshory International Festival of ethnic music and land art, named after a picturesque town in the Ivano Frankivsk
Olga de Souza is the Brazilian pop dynamo at the centre of the Italian dance-music act Corona, renowned for such hits as The Rhythm of the Night' and vBaby Baby.' So crucial is the talented woman to the band that
Tribal party, Maidan club (Kyiv cinema), 21 May from 19.00 The idea behind this party is to attract all those local Kyiv hipsters interested in tribal culture. Professional dancers will perform, but you can hit the floor and participate too.
Waiting for Godot', performance by the Lviv Les Kurbas Theatre, Gogolfest big stage (28 Sychnevoho Povstannya), 16 May at 19.00 Get ready for the Ukrainian version of Samuel Beckett's great absurdist play. Vladimir and Estragon (Oleg Stefanov and Oleksiy Kravchuk)
Does humour translate? You decide. This week's joke in translation was sent to us by Natasha Petrenko. Taking Out the Garbage A man is naked with his lover in her kitchen when they hear her husband coming home earlier than
Europe Day Celebrations, Kreschatyk, 11 May from 11.00 Days of Europe in Ukraine is a good opportunity to get to know about Ukraine's big neighbour to the West - the EU, that is. The event will feature a whole bunch
Does humour translate? You decide. This week's jokes in translation were sent to us by Eugene Gorelikov In a Ukrainian villagea young man goes to the house of his neighbour and knocks on the door. When the head of the
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
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'
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
