Theatre (November – December)
Virtuoso Musician and Philanthropist
Tempei Nakamura (JP, pianist)
1 December at 19.00
Palace of Culture and Arts – KPI (Pr Peremohy 37)
A virtuoso Japanese composer, Tempei Nakamura started playing piano at the age of five and then studied in Osaka and New York. In 2010, he gave a solo concert at Carnegie Hall and set off on his tour across Europe, which became an annual tradition for him. His talents earned him fame across Europe. Apart from his musical career, he has been hugely involved in charity work since the Great Hanshin earthquake destroyed his house in 1995. Nakamura has performed in Ukraine a couple of times to standing ovations.
190-750 UAH
ckm.kpi.ua
Rock Plus Ballet
Radio & Juliet. Quatro (SI, RO, two one-act modern ballets by Edward Clug)
6 December at 19.00
October Palace (Institutska 1)
After a three-year break, two internationally acclaimed ballets staged by Romanian-born Edward Clug are returning to Kyiv. The first one, Radio & Juliet, is a fresh interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy – a breakthrough pas de deux that interweaves the choreographer’s bold vision into innovative tunes by UK rock group Radiohead. The other, Quatro, explores painful relationships between men and women to sophisticated music by Slovenian composer Milko Lazar. Grab tickets to savour these shows featuring minimalistic dance, powerful body expressionism, lighting effects, and video installations.
280-1 850 UAH
icca.kiev.ua
Thirst
Erotic melodrama
16, 24, 26 November at 19.00
National Palace of Arts Ukraina (V Vasylkivska 103)
150-350 UAH
Oleksiy Gorbunov and the band Pilot’s Sadness
All money raised will be spent on children with special needs
17 November at 20.00
Caribbean Club (Symona Petlyury 4)
300-1 100 UAH
It runs in the family
Shkaff Theatre play
18 November at 19.00
House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7)
50-150 UAH
shkafftheatre.ulcraft.com
Faust
Opera in 3 acts, updated version
18, 19 November
National Opera of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)
20-500 UAH
The Bear and the Proposal
Comedy in 2 acts based on Chekhov’s works
22 November at 19.00
Actor Theatre (V Zhytomyrska 40)
80-120 UAH
teatr-aktor.kiev.ua
Testosterone
A faery story
24 November at 19.00
House of Officers (Mykhaila Hrushevskoho 30/1)
250-500 UAH
cbo.org.ua
In Commemoration of Holodomor Victims
O Rodin’s Requiem for soloists, choir and orchestra
25 November at 19.00
National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrs’kyi Descent 2)
70-300 UAH
philarmonia.com.ua
Norway.Today
Play in 1 act, stage under the roof
26 November at 19.30
Lesya Ukrainka Theatre (Bohdana Khmel’nyts’koho 5)
60 UAH
World famous Argentine tango stars
Featuring world champions Solange Acosta and Max Van De Voorde
27 November at 19.00
Kyiv Academic Operetta Theatre (V Vasylkivska 53/3)
220–890 UAH
operetta.com.ua
The Brothers Schumacher Show
Humorous concert, men’s show for women
28 November at 19.00
October Palace (Instituska 1)
100-790 UAH
icca.kiev.ua
Family
Tenth song festival named after Nazariy Yaremchuk
30 November at 18.30
National Palace of Arts Ukraina (V Vasylkivska 103)
150-1 000 UAH
All Stars of Ukrainian Jazz
Concert featuring Ruslan Egorov’s quartet and Dennis Adu
4 December at 20:00
Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater (Ivana Franka Square 3)
250-850 UAH
ft.org.ua
Vienna Strauss Philharmonic Orchestra
In programme: masterpieces by Haydn, Brahms, Mozart, and the Strauss dynasty
5 December at 19.00
October Palace (Institutska 1)
250-1 800 UAH
icca.kiev.ua
Three Sisters
Dance drama staged by new independent Misanthrope Theatre
5 December at 19.00
Lesya Ukrainka Theatre (Bohdana Khmel’nyts’koho 5)
150-600 UAH
Neo Ballet Don Quixote
Modern experimental ballet of light
9 December at 19.00
October Palace (Institutska 1)
490-990 UAH
icca.kiev.ua
The Nutcracker
Kyiv Modern Ballet
10 December at 19.00
October Palace (Institutska 1)
200-750 UAH
icca.kiev.ua
The Bald Soprano
Absurd comedy, Between Three Columns Theatre
10 December at 19.00
Assembly hall at College of Information Systems and Technologies (L’vivs’ka Square 14)
50-120 UAH
facebook.com/teatr.mej3kolonn
Mozart Underground
Ballet performance
12 December at 19.00
Kyiv Academic Operetta Theatre (V Vasylkivska 53/3)
25-200 UAH
Game of Thrones
Symphonic show featuring soundtracks to movie masterpieces
13 December at 19.00
National Palace of Arts Ukraina (V Vasylkivska 103)
200-1 550 UAH
