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No.1/2012 20-26 January

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From THE EDITOR

ight the fires, give the dragon a poke (figuratively of course) and get the party started, because come 23 January the Year of the Dragon gets under way. I’ve begun this year’s diatribe with Chinese astrology, and so many of you will no doubt already be onto pg 4 reading about the potential dropped prices of milk or the country’s ongoing gas issue (natural as opposed to that brought on by Tetya Alla’s cooking). Whether you believe in the stories told by the stars is of course up to you. I, for example, believe that everything I do impacts my life, and (for a quick case in point) know full well that if I do not get my butt into the gym – and soon – this holiday muffintop may never go away. But I also believe there are some things that simply happen outside of our own personal control, such as the stars moving in and out of orbit, as proposed by the Density Wave Theory. We can fight it or we can go with the flow. As the Oriental element associated with this year’s dragon is water, however, I suggest you do the latter. The nonbelievers in this “crap” (as some attribute this “mumbo jumbo fairytale rubbish”) who have ploughed on thus far – I commend you. Such solidarity deserves rewards. So bear with me for just a bit longer while I relay the good news from our astrological friends. The Year of the Dragon is going to be a good one. As the symbol of power and good fortune, it brings the Four Blessing from the East – wealth, virtue, harmony and longevity, which mean opportunities will be abundant this year. Stick with me, there’s more. In addition to the emergence of new world leaders, vigilant civic organisations, brisk development in business and exciting innovations in science and development, 2012 will be a good year for Ukraine as well. At least according to astrologer Vlad Ross. Predicting a sound 12 months financially, he has postulated growth in the economy, especially in the second half of the year. This, however, may come as little surprise, as everyone and his poor Ukrainian dog knows the EURO championship is set to start in June. In addition, the country will continue to tighten ties with Europe, the result of which will culminate in the prospect of joining the EU by 2024. While he did briefly mention our dear politicians, the stars didn’t disclose any earth-shattering news where they were concerned. All Vlad would say is that those in power would experience unexpected change. Okay, so not the most revealing of readings. However, all is not lost. The Year of the Dragon is typically a positive one, resulting in changes that better individuals, society, the world at large. Just looking back throughout Ukraine’s history at various dragon years, some major achievements have indeed been realised. The Ukrainian Democratic Party forms in 1904 in pursuance of Ukrainian autonomy – the Year of the Dragon. Ukraine’s Olympic history begins in 1952 and many athletes successfully compete in Helsinki – the Year of the Dragon. Ukraine experiences great economic growth for the first time in 2000, following eight horrible years of sharp decline – the Year of the Dragon. Not all bad. I wonder what this year will bring… Lana Nicole Editor in Chief lana@whatson-kiev.com

20 – 26 January

4 What’s Up

Kyiv wins dirtiest city hands down, Vertep takes their show to Lutsenko, babies will make you more money in 2012 and more…

6 Cover Story

An Evening of French Film comes to Kyiv nearing the end of the week with five top pictures to take in. As well, What’s On gets an exclusive interview with director of The Actor, a film that has been doing phenomenally well on the international stage

8 This Week

Christmas continues in Kyiv theatres, live music in local clubs is at its best, DJs are coming in from all over Europe and galleries present a number of new exhibits

12 Ukraine Today

Roving reporter Yuliya Hudoshnyk heads out to get a feel for what Kyivites anticipate from the new year. Do their expectations mesh with yours?

14 Coming Soon

With the Stereo MCs, the Scissor Sisters and ABBA (just to name a few) headed our way and soon, the year is off to a great entertaining start

16 Kyiv Culture

We take a stab at the raw deal the foreign press is giving Ukraine. What are they saying, and is there any truth to it?

17 Kyiv Kitsch

Our big kahuna publisher is back with a few provocations, the city gets a boost in colour, 101 Reasons to Love Kyiv and a candid moment with one of our fans

18 On the Sofa with…

A local DJ with an inspired touch, Buddha Bar’s DJ Doomski

20 Kyiv Life

Our dedicated photographer worked hard of the holidays to keep you in the know about all of the fabulous events in town. Check out page 20

26 Take Me Out

With things to catch the eye at every turn, the newly-opened Antwerpen is an antique-lovers paradise. But what about the food?

35 That Said On the cover The Artist – just one of the films included in An Evening of French Film Festival Photo c/o Arthouse Traffic

Editor in Chief Lana Nicole Deputy Editor Vadym Mishkoriz Staff Journalist Yuliya Hudoshnyk Photographer Artem Myronenko Contributors Graham Phillips, Stephen Oryszczuk, Neil Campbell, Ian Bearder, Martin Nunn, Paul Niland Distribution Igor Hodakov Sales Director Alina Pavlik Marketing Manager Alina Smolina Address 01001 Kyiv, Khreshchatyk St. 50a, 5 floor Тel. +380-44-459-0553; Fax: +380-44-459-0554 e-mail: info@whatson-kiev.com www.whatson-kiev.com

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What’s Up

Vertep Performs for Lutsenko City of Happiness in 36 Pages

Kyiv has been dubbed the City of Happiness in a new booklet produced specifically for EURO 2012. Available in five languages, you can go online (www.city-kyiv.com.ua/uefaeuro2012/publication/Kyiv/euro-2012departure/1176.html) and check it out yourself. Not unlike what you might find among the pages of our own local publications, buildings such as the well-known Golden Gate, House with Chimeras, Castle of Richard the Lionheart, the Kyiv Pechersk Reserve, Sophia and St. Michael’s Squares, Mariynskiy Palace and Park, and the Ukrainian National Philharmonic are among the best spots to take in. What they have neglected to include is a stop round the President’s residence. That should be good for at least a few ooohs and aaaahs, and quite likely a warning from the numerous security guards he’s got on staff 24/7. You might even be shot at if you’re lucky enough. In addition to things to see and places to keep your head down, there is also the opportunity to get acquainted with a number of fairly prominent Ukrainians. Out of a rather large list of footballers, Ihor Sikorsky (designer of the first helicopter) and Michael Bulgakov (Soviet/Russian writer famous for the Master and Margarita) feature prominently, as odd as that may be. For those not yet acquainted with the region, there are also a number of colourful pages where the country’s culture and tradition are highlighted. Pyrohy and holubtsi (better known as perogies and cabbage rolls) even get an honourable mention! Not bad UEFA! With such in-depth reporting on the city’s best features, there’s no stopping foreign football fans who might otherwise be scared off by the foreign press (see page 16)!

Disfiguring Skin Disease for Yanukovych?

Doing away with your political rivals after you’ve imprisoned them is nothing new, Richard II of England is widely thought to have been starved to death by a peeved Henry IV back in 1400. Trying to do the same to Tymoshenko is what President Yanukovych now stands accused of after having moved her away from the capital to Kharkiv. News wires and tweets have been buzzing with speculation after an announcement by Tymoshenko’s Batkivshchyna party that she lost consciousness late on 6 January after having taken medication provided to her by prison doctors. Dark parallels between those doctors and Nazi Gestapo practitioners have been drawn. The prison authorities themselves have issued a denial of any illtreatment and reported her health to be robust enough to submit to questioning pertaining to ongoing investigations against her. The new turn taken in the saga and the shunting of Tymoshenko out to the provinces where some believe Yanukovych hopes the media spotlight will shine less brightly, continue to concern the international community. And how did knocking off an imprisoned rival work out for Henry IV? He spent his latter years afflicted by a disfiguring skin disease which some said to be retribution for his actions. Karma’s no joke. Something our beloved president might want to consider.

Having celebrated old New Year over the weekend, Ukrainian stars decided to take their show on the road and entertain Yuriy Lutsenko, Former Minister of Internal Affairs, from just outside his cell in the Lukianivska jail. Assembling Ukrainian writers, journalists, actors and musicians, The Last Barricade, an art union that puts together such performances only once a year, doled out more traditional roles of devil, angel, goat and tsar were assigned, as well as soldiers and policemen (slightly less traditional). Attracting the attention of the prison warden and his officers, the group played upon events from over the last year with the tsar asking the devil to release those detained heroes locked up behind prison walls. We will leave the question of who played whom at your own discretion. Let’s just say, the costume our boys in blue were least in favour of was the Berkut. Doing a good job of rousing those round the slammer, The Last Barricade ended up making it home safe and sound, leaving a little piece of holiday cheer with Lutsenko in the process.

The Dirtiest of Europe

We have been a part of some pretty nasty ratings but this next one has us hitting rock bottom. According to the Financial Times, the Ukrainian metropolis is Europe’s dirtiest city, citing statistics that will have you shaking your head and plugging your nose. One figure has Kyiv inhabitants producing waste ten times that of their body weight every year. Which, if you wanted to add it all up, is a nice, tidy little number around 600kg. While we do have a number of decent rivals among other European cities, the closest average index is almost 100kg less/year at 511kg/person. On a daily basis alone, the capital goes through an astounding 3000 tonnes of rubbish, which puts the yearly average somewhere just over a million! With the city's dumps overflowing, 2/3 of all garbage ends up defiling the scenic outskirts of the city. Meanwhile, the authorities continue to do little about the problem and tend to bury their heads in the sand (something they might want to reconsider in coming months as waste will start trickling down into the soil and water system – if it hasn’t already). The only good from all of this is making the Guinness Book of World Records for Best Rubbish Empire! But even then, that’s a pretty shoddy goal to aim for.

This Week in History 22 January 1919

Milk on the Move

Good news for latte lovers as the price of milk may drop by up to 30% in coming months! However such delight for dairy product devotees will come about only if Russia introduces an embargo on Ukrainian cheese, which some view as unlikely. Such an embargo would certainly not be good for Ukraine in general so if that drop does happen you can be sure that someone somewhere is crying over cut milk!

The Ukrainian National Republic and the Western Ukrainian People’s Republic unite. Since 1999, this has been celebrated as Ukraine’s official Union Day. Every year, thousands of people create a live chain across Paton Bridge displaying an important association between the two banks of the Dnipro. The biggest chain ever stretched from Kyiv to Lviv, and included more than 3 million people.

21 January 1923

A troupe of young actors led by Les Kurbas organises a theatrical fellowship. The former Young Theatre is transformed into the Berezil Theatre, where artists perform, research Ukraine’s theatrical history and publish a newspaper.

Ukrainian Make More Money – Inspires Study 25 January 1993 Scientists at the University of California have re- The National Bank of Ukraine begins the circulacently published a paper on preliminary results tion ‘coupons’. While their intended use was just Have Babies! As people continue to leave the country in droves, largely because those in power are stupid and dishonest, Prime Minister Azarov has decided the answer to the problem of a declining population is to bribe young families to have more children. How very Ukrainian-politician of him! From now on, the bribes Ukrainians will get for having babies are going up! If it’s your first child, you will now get 28,830hrv, up 2,700hrv from last year. If you’ve already got one, then you should blast out a second, because now you’ll get 57,660hrv, a whopping 5,460hrv more than last year. But if you’re looking to hit the jackpot, number three is the one to aim for as for that you’ll get an incredible 115,320hrv! Almost 11,000hrv more than the year before. So if you’re struggling to make ends meet, or if you’re simply looking for extra cash for a muchneeded vacation, some home improvements, or a new car, get at it! Babies! The way to make money in 2012!

Gas!

they found regarding serial killings. While these results may be a far cry from the petty crimes Ukraine faces on a daily basis, Mikhail Simkin and Vwani Roychowdhury have chosen Andriy Chikatilo, The Butcher of Rostov, as their test subject. Committing at least 52 murders between 1978 and 1990 before he was caught, tried and executed, he focused predominantly on women and children. His irregular patterns of killing, however, is what has caught the attention of the researchers who think they may have come up with a reason as to why. Hypothesising that “the psychotic affects – a large number or neuronal firings – causing a serial killer to commit murder are similar to epileptic seizures”, they were able to demonstrate that a “killing threshold” exists, and predicts reasonably well whether the killer will commit another murder. While gruesome at best, it is an incredibly interesting study, using one of our very own as guinea pig.

We’re starting this year as we finished last year, with stories about natural gas and its transit through Ukraine. In fact, it’s impossible to miss it. The headlines are full of tales as it seems the Russian/Ukrainian, Gazprom/ Naftogaz debacle is coming to a peak. There’s a headline in Korrespondent saying Gazprom has offered Ukraine $4 billion to buy the Ukrainian gas transit system outright. Now, we’re sure $4 billion is a lot of money for Ukraine, especially with the current administration stealing so much – but for the country’s biggest asset? They’ve got to be kidding themselves. And how would it work? How could one country own something that is so routed in the ground of another? How would they maintain it? Protect it? Upgrade it? Seems like nonsense to us. And, we think (confidently) that that’s exactly Putin’s plan. He and his Russian reprobates are not just after control of the gas pipeline; they’re after control of the whole country, because, after all, they still believe it belongs to them. From this side, another headline states that Ukraine says it will not sell the

four to six months, you could still find them in use four years later alongside the hryvnia.

26 January 1993

The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice registers the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists. This is the 11th officially-registered political party of Ukraine. The party’s mandate favours the elimination of all things Soviet and claims that cosmopolitanism is a thing of the communist past.

20 January 1994

The Antonov Kyiv aviation complex presents the AN-70 to the world. It is the first large aircraft powered by propane engines. Test pilot Hovorenko continues to set six world using this aircraft.

gas transit system to Russia, quoting both Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko. On the same story we have two more rather humourous headlines, which cover stories we assume Ukraine is promulgating in order to strengthen its hand in negotiations. The first is that Ukraine is going to start importing Iranian gas via Turkey (which is kinda funny), and the second says that Ukraine is going to convert all its power stations to run on coal rather than gas; something it plans to do it this year (which could be a little more believable). Another funny headline, this time from the Forum website (for.ua.com), quotes Azarov saying, “Gas Price in Ukraine is Five Times Higher than in US.” Whether that’s true or not, we don’t know, but what’s amusing about it is that he goes on to blame the current contract he signed for this massive imbalance! And then there’s, “Will Ukraine be singing the Gazprom song?” in which one could easily replace the word Gazprom with Russia, or Putin for that matter. Sadly, it’s still a real threat, and we can only keep our fingers crossed that Yanukovych and his merry men aren’t that stupid!

Lana Nicole

Cover Story

France on Screen

There is something about the French that is just so… je nais se quoi. With the seventh annual French Film Festival quickly on its way to us here in Kyiv, five directors put that indescribable quality on the big screen.

n Evening of French Film begins on 25 January and runs for just one short week. Held at the Ukrainian Theatre, there are five films – My Worst Nightmare, The Artist, 17 Girls, Tomboy and Distant Neighbourhood – available for your viewing pleasure. While each film is wonderful in its own right, there is one that has been causing quite a stir as of late. Picking up trois, that’s three, Golden Globes just this week for his film The Actor, Director Michel Hazanavicious has not been the easiest to track down. Pulling up our pants, however, we finally caught up with him in Beverly Hills. The stardust had yet to fully sink (lucky for us), and he agreed to an exclusive interview with yours truly. What was it that got you into films? I grew up in Paris, and all of my family was kind of into cinema. When I was a boy, my grandfather would take me to the Max Linder Cinema on Boulevard Poissonniere, where they showed silent movies on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Later I lived in an apartment in the cinema building, as if gravitating to this first love of mine. My first wife and two of our children still live in that apartment! My real education in cinematheque I got across town. What did you want to be when you grew up? I always tried to make people laugh when I was a kid. I think it’s very noble. I don’t have this snobbish attitude towards comedy. So, when the time came, it was quite natural for me to become a comic writer for one of the TV series of the time. Some time later, when I had an opportunity to direct my first feature, my older brother Serge, who’s an actor, starred in it. Your first film was a spy parody called OSS 117. Do you enjoy the spy genre or is it just what you happen to be good at? The first OSS was, on paper, quite risky. A lot of

directors didn’t want to do it, people were a little bit afraid of the movie. The books it is based on are actually quite racist, and I wouldn’t even consider them good. I had to rewrite the script, and make the central character a bit more likeable. So we made some money with it and it looks like it was a success. Even doing the sequel wasn’t an obvious move. So to me it wasn’t like being naturally good in doing this, but it’s also not so surprising to me to do something that people don’t see coming. The most stupid thing I’ve heard is that people are calling my latest feature, The Artist, a marketing movie, saying it was obvious it was going to do well. That’s not at all true, it’s stupid, these people don’t have a clue what it is to make a movie and find the money to make a movie. They must think I’m a genius, that I know what’s popular and doing everything in a single breath, but it’s totally false. I’m confident but I’m no genius. The thing is I always try to do what I want to do, I follow my desires. The current film winning you accolades left, right and centre is a silent picture. What would you say are your top three silent films of all time? There are many. Murnau’s films, particularly Sunrise, which was considered to be the most beautiful film in the history of cinema for a long time, and City Girl, which I tend to prefer… Frank Borzage’s films, which are in the same vein even though they’re more dated. Murnau, however, is timeless, modern even. Moreover William Fox, the founder of Fox, encouraged Borzage and John Ford to watch Murnau at work. Fox had brought Murnau to America because he was “the best director in the world”. After this experience, Ford made Four Sons, a magnificent film that really resembles a Murnau film, like one director replying to another. It was very moving. The Crowd, by King Vidor, is another moving example. Chaplin’s films also. But Chaplin is so far above the rest that I was wary of him, because I think that what is true for him is true only for him. His work is unique. With the arrival of the talkies, we lost the utopia of a universal language, but we also lost something that was specifically about cinema. Silent mov-

ies are really the purest form of cinema. It’s what cinema is really all about and it belongs to no other art form. Probably because the most significant films I admire most all come from silent era, I’ve always fantasised about making a silent film. Was shooting in Hollywood another fantasy? Of course! Here again we have to give thanks to Thomas Langmann. If he had said to me, “Okay, for the film but we’ll shoot it in Ukraine!” I would have gone to Ukraine to shoot it. It’s he who did everything within his power to allow us to shoot it where it should be shot, where the action took place. And this was not only shooting a film that talks about Hollywood in the 20s and 30s in Hollywood, but right in the heart of Hollywood, in the streets of Warner and Paramount. For sure, for someone who loves cinema, scouting locations for this film seemed like a fantastic package tour! We visited all the studios. We went to Chaplin’s offices, the studios, etc. We visited the offices of Harry Cohn, Mack Sennett, Douglas Fairbanks’ studios – it was incredible... Peppy’s house in the film, that’s Mary Pickford’s house, the bed where George Valentin wakes up, that’s Mary Pickford’s bed... We were in truly mythical places... Then, once you start shooting, you’re working and the fantasy fades somehow, inevitably, even if sometimes you have moments of clarity when you think, “We’re in Hollywood!” And to top it all with Dujardin Jeannot in Holly-

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wood! In a French film! Would you like to continue among the Hollywood circuit or are you happy in Europe? I’m very happy in France making movies. There’s a temptation to go Hollywood. I mean, I made “The Artist in Hollywood”, but it was through French organisation, and in France, the real boss is the director. I make almost all the decisions on set and have to deal with all the financial aspects. I do my own coverage and storyboards, and I can change and rewrite, and I don’t have to deal with anyone. And at the end of editing, I have the final cut. So this is the way I work. I think for Hollywood, that makes me maybe not likely to get many propositions. What is it about films that enter festivals such as the Canne that draw people in? I was actually very surprised myself when my movie was accepted to Cannes, let alone with all its success. When we were looking for the money

to make “The Artist”, I said to the financiers, “If we do our job well, it can be a prestige movie. We can get it into some festivals.” But I didn’t know if I was lying or telling the truth. [Laughs.] The Oscar talk, when you’re not American, you just never even dream of that. It’s not for us. So to be in the discussion is not even real for me. I think, above all, people really are drawn in by the format. They might come to the film with negative preconceptions about silent film. They think it’ll be boring, or hard to understand, and they’re surprised to find that they not only follow it, but enjoy it, relate to it. It’s like they’re saying, “I survived the silent movie!” So I think there’s a double pleasure in that. Do you have a favourite actor or actress that you enjoy working with? It would come as no surprise, obviously, but my answer is Jean Dujardin for an actor, and Bérénice Bejo for an actress. I worked with them on my first OSS movies, and getting into “The Art-

ist” project was linked with the desire to work with them both once again. For a start, Jean is an actor who is as good in close ups, with his facial expressions, as he is in long shots, with his body language. Few actors are good with both. Jean is. He also has a timeless face, a face that can easily be “vintage”. Bérénice also has that quality. We’re happy to accept the idea that Hollywood is going to chose her and make a big star out of her. She exudes freshness, positivity, goodness, almost too much! These characters are in a way close to who they really are, in any case, to the idea I have of them. George Valentin and Peppy Miller are, in a way, Jean and Bérénice fantasised by me! They are people I like to work with, of course, and I wrote the script for them. There was no question of casting. It’s your life, you’re not just making movies, so it’s best to work with people you like if you can. I wanted to see them in those kinds of characters and this kind of movie. I think that something works very well between them. Did Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Béjo have real lines, even if we can’t hear them? Sometimes they did, sometimes they didn’t. They asked for some all the way through prep but I didn’t want to give them any. I thought, “They’re actors, they’re going to work on their lines,” but, on this project, the last thing I wanted was for them to work on text. In the end, they worked on other things, if only tap dancing. We didn’t do a classic reading, of course, but we talked a lot about the characters, the situations, the sequence shots, the style of acting, etc.. I tried to reassure them that they would not have to play “silent” and that if I had got the screenplay right, they wouldn’t have to act in a special way. Bérénice, who has followed the project since day one, probably had more points of reference, but for them, shooting this film was a very particular exercise. It’s as if they no longer had any points of reference. I know Jean well, once he has placed his voice, he’s in character right away. He couldn’t do that here. For most actors, the voice is a great asset. And often, text is an essential aid to convey feelings. But here, everything had to be conveyed visually, with no help from words, breath, pauses, tone, all the variations actors normally use… I think that what they had to do was very difficult, even more so than usual. Their acting takes meaning really only in the frame, in a shot that will be edited later. Thankfully, Jean, Bérénice and I trust each other completely. Have you ever been to Kyiv before? Will you be accompanying the film for the festival? I haven’t, actually, and I won’t be able to come, unfortunately! But, after all, life is so unpredictable – sooner or later it could bring you anywhere! [Laughs]. And my latest film is the best evidence for that statement!

French Film Festival Schedule (all films in French with Ukrainian subtitles)

The Artist (France, Belgium/2011, silent movie) Director: Michel Hazanavicius Starring: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller Awards: Best Motion Picture/Comedy/Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture/Comedy/Musical, and Best Original Score – Golden Globes 2012; Best Male Role – Cannes International Film Festival 2011; Palme d/Or Nomination – Cannes International Film Festival 2011; Best Film – New York Film Critics Circle 2011 We meet George Valentine, a successful actor of silent movies, when his life is about to change dramatically. The introduction of “talking” movies in the 1920s turns the whole of Hollywood upside down, and George happens to be in the middle of this revolution. What seems to be a breakthrough in filmmaking appears as a real problem for an actor who doesn’t like talking in the cinema. Moreover, his lover is quickly becoming a star of this new age cinema making an awful impact on their relations. So what’s the next role he has to play? Playing 28 January My Worst Nightmare (France, Belgium/2011, comedy) Director: Anne Fontaine Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Benoit Poelvoorde and Andre Dussollier Everyone knows that opposites attract. It becomes the main topic of My Worst Nightmare, when the head of the prestigious Art Centre is caught in unwanted relations with an exprisoner. This twist of faith puts their kids together, and now for the sake of their happiness Agathe and Patrick have to find a way to tolerate each other leading them into an unexpected romance. Playing 26 & 30 January Tomboy (France/2011, drama) Director: Céline Sciamma Starring: Zoe Heran, Malonn Levana and Jeanne Disson Awards: Teddy Bear – a special prize from the Berlin Berlin International Film Festival; Gran Prix – Odessa International Film Festival Ten-year old Laura moves to another city together with her parents and younger sister. Their neighbours’ daughter Liza takes Laura for a boy and the latter decides to let the show go on. That’s when Michael shows up and befriends an unsuspecting Liza. Unfortunately for Michael/Laura, the naive Liza falls in love with the tomboy image created by Laura and the acting has to stop before it’s too late. Playing 27 January 17 Girls (France/ 2011, comedy) Director: Delphine and Muriel Coulin Starring: Louise Grinberg, Juliette Darche and Carlo Brandt When 16-year old Cecil finds out she’s pregnant, it doesn’t seem to be a problem. Thinking that pregnancy is the key to a mature life, 17 girls from a small town decide to follow Cecil’s example and try out motherhood themselves. Based on a true story. Playing 27 & 31 January Distant Neighbourhood (France, Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg/2011, comedy) Director: Sam Garbarski Starring: Pascal Greggory, Jonathan Zaccai and Alexandra Maria Lara Taking a train back home, Thomas happens to have taken the wrong route by accident. This other train, however, takes him to a town where Thomas was born 50 years ago. Emotions and memories fill his heart and the hero loses consciousness. When Thomas awakes, he finds himself in his long forgotten past as a young boy. But can he change anything and correct all those mistakes he made? Playing 28 January

This Week Theatre & Classical Music

20-26 January 2011

An Unusual Occupation

Empire of Angels (tragic comedy in 2 acts), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)

21 & 22 January at 19.00

Bernard Werber turned the world upside down with the second in his Les Thanatonautes trilogy, Empire of Angels. No wonder then the Kharkiv Theatre, May Be, won itself legions of fans with its adaptation. Receiving awards of all sorts, the most recent include best creative staging, best work of prose, and best intellectual virtuoso during the Kurbalesiya Festival just last year. Heading for heaven, the main character takes on the unusual occupation of guardian angel watching over two souls here on earth. Life is always easier with a little help. However, there are some situations that prove difficult even for angels. (Play performed in local language). Tickets are 100 – 140hrv. For more information call 247-2316.

Friday An Evening of Opera Featuring Kalinkina (soprano), Badalyan (tenor). Works by Bach, Strauss, Kalman, Webber, Gershwin, Bernstein Time: 19.00 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 278-1697 Classics on Fridays Featuring Chisato Kusunoki (Germany, piano) Time: 20.00 Master Klass Cultural Centre (Lavrska 16) 594-1063 My Fair Lady Musical in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3) 287-6257 The End of Parnassus Poetic scope Time: 19.00 Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16) 212-4188 Boris Godunov Opera in 4 acts Time: 19.00 National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50) 279-1169

Where the Wind Blows Play in 1 act Time: 19.00 Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25) 517-1955

Nord-Ost. The Future Shows Play in 2 acts Time: 18.00 L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223

Empty Trash Crazy comedy in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17) 278-7392

My Fair Lady Musical in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3) 287-6257

The Seagull Modern romance in 2 acts Time: 19.00 House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7) 253-8247/2081 Third Day Me.She.They. He/Fallen Angel Play in 1 act Time: 19.00 Dakh Modern Art Theatre (V Vasylkivska 136) 529-4062

Saturday Romeo and Juliet Ballet in 3 acts Time: 19.00 National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50) 279-1169

Romeo & Juliet Ballet in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2) 425-3116

Nazar Stodolya A knight’s ballad in 2 acts Time: 19.00 I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3) 279-5921

Two Flowers the Colour of Indigo Choreographic drama Time: 19.00 I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3) 279-5921

Random Tango Tragic comedy Time: 19.00 Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16) 212-4188

A Profitable Place Comedy in 5 acts Time: 19.00 L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223

Third Day Me.She.They. He/Fallen Angel Play in 1 act Time: 19.00 Dakh Modern Art Theatre (V Vasylkivska 136) 529-4062

Don Juan Mythological comedy in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17) 278-7392 Art of Piano Playing Featuring Chetuev Works by Chopin, List, Beethoven, Brahms Time: 19.00 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 278-1697 Ihor Zavadsky (accordion) in concert Time: 19.00 House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7) 253-8247/2081

Sunday Christmas Concert Featuring Kyiv Chamber Choir Time: 19.00 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 278-1697 Blue Bird Musical fairytale Time: 12.00 Asso and Piaf Story of one love Time: 19.00 Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16) 212-4188 Norma Opera in 2 acts Time: 19.00 National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50) 279-1169

Christmas is Back

The Night Before Christmas (ballet in 3 acts), National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)

24 January at 19.00

Although Christmas is almost a month behind us, there is little Kyiv or its residents can do to stifle the holiday spirit surrounding the city, which is why the Opera Theatre has opted to continue with the staging of this festive ballet. Taking their cue from Ukrainian/Russian writer Mykola Gogol, The Night Before Christmas is a magical tale that has changed little throughout the ages. Indulging in masterful sets, marvellous costumes and motivated dancers, we strongly recommend seizing one of the last opportunities this holiday season to soak up Christmas. Tickets are 20 – 200hrv. For more information call 279-1169. : What's On Recommended

Marriage An incredible event in 2 acts Time: 19.00 I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3) 279-5921 Too Happy Father Comedy in 2 acts Time: 12.00 Last Love Melodrama in 2 acts Time: 18.00 Trees Die Standing Play in 3 acts Time: 19.00 L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223 Such Jewish Happiness Musical in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3) 287-6257 26 Rooms Play in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Prospect 25) 517-1955 Satisfaction Play in 2 acts from The Merchant of Venice Time: 19.00 Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17) 278-7392 Ihor Zavadsky (accordion) in concert Time: 19.00 House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7) 253-8247/2081

Monday The Cherry Orchard Comedy in 4 acts Time: 19.00 L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223

The Lonely Lady Lyric comedy in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16) 212-4188

Tuesday Tabula Rasa Featuring Kyiv Soloists National Chamber Ensemble, Kotorovich (violin), Belov (violin) Time: 19.00 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 278-1697 The Pink Bridge Play in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25) 517-1955 Accomplished Charlie Ironic melodrama for adults Time: 19.00 Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16) 212-4188 No Time. Behind the Glass Play in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Dakh Modern Art Theatre (V Vasylkivska 136) 529-4062 Incrustations Poetic play in 1 act Time: 19.00 Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17) 278-7392 In Ancient Style Evening of chamber music Time: 19.00 House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7) 253-8247/2081

Wednesday An Evening of Symphonic Music Featuring National Academic Symphonic Orchestra, Sharapov (violin), Nyzha (cello) Works by Popper, Schubert, Saint-Saens, Berlioz Time: 19.30 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 278-1697 An Evening of Piano Music Featuring Chisato Kusunoki (Germany, piano) Time: 19.00 House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7) 253-8247/2081 No Time. Behind the Glass Play in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Dakh Modern Art Theatre (V Vasylkivska 136) 529-4062 Zaporozhets Beyond the Danube Opera in 3 acts Time: 19.00 National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50) 279-1169 The Marriage of Figaro Play in 2 acts Time: 19.00 I. Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3) 279-5921 The Will of a Chaste Gigolo Comedy in 2 acts Time: 12.00 1001 Passions/The Little Things in Life Tragic comedy Time: 20.00 L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223

Moment of Love Investigative experiment Time: 19.00 Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16) 212-4188

Thursday Anniversary Concert Featuring Dudenkova (piano), Chahoyan (soprano), Borko (tenor), Rodina (soprano), Chenska (soprano), Maslakov (baritone), Stratshenko (soprano) Time: 19.00 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2) 278-1697 Caprice Ballet in 2 acts Time: 19.00 National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50) 279-1169 Eight Lines About the Qualities of Passion Play by William Shakespeare Time: 19.00 L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223 Laugh of the Lobsters Tragic comedy Time: 19.00 Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16) 212-4188 July Play in 1 act Time: 19.00 Dakh Modern Art Theatre (V Vasylkivska 136) 529-4062 Tango of Life Choreographic-plastic show Time: 19.00 Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3) 287-6257 Dangerous Liaisons Suspenseful intrigue Time: 19.00 Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25) 517-1955 A Man and Eternity Philosophical comedy in 2 acts Time: 19.00 Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17) 278-7392 Rejoice Christmas songs by Roma (vocal), Lebedeva (piano), Ionenko (bassguitar), Alik Phantayev (drums) Time: 19.00 House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7) 253-8247/2081

Live Music

20-26 January 2011

Goodlife (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137

MJ Project (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137

Friday

Ruky v Bryuky, Carte Blanche, Chill Out (cover bands) Time: 21.00 Admission: call and check Bochka Khmilna (B Khmelnytskoho 3b) 390-6106 Chill Out, Carte Blanche (cover bands) Time: 21.00 Admission: call and check Bochka Pyvna (Khreshchatyk 19a) 459-0551 Motor’rolla, Red Rocks (pop-rock, cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 T abula Rasa, Partyzanski Vytivky (pop-rock, cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

Saturday

Lucky Band, Hot Guys (cover bands) Time: 21.00 Admission: call and check Bochka Khmilna (B Khmelnytskoho 3b) 390-6106 Hot Guys, Lucky Band (cover bands) Time: 21.00 Admission: call and check Bochka Pyvna (Khreshchatyk 19a) 459-0551 Re nesans, Chill Out (cover bands) Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 Motor’rolla, Carnival Heat (pop-rock, cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528 Vzrosliy Band (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: free Ciro’s Pomodoro (S Rustaveli 12) 221-4545

Mojo Jo Jo (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: free Ciro’s Pomodoro (S Rustaveli 12) 221-4545

Banderas, Animals’ Session (cover bands) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Route 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30) 239-3865

Vzrosliy Band, Mr Och and his Root Boys (cover bands) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Route 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30) 239-3865

Good, Bad, Evil (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Star Pub (Popudenka 1a) 292-2900

Riffs (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Star Pub (Popudenka 1a) 292-2900 O rchestra Che (pop-rock) Time: 20.00 Admission: 60hrv Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366

Iva Nova (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: 60hrv Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366

Sunday Soyuz 44 (jazz) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137

Brown Sugar (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 N ogu Svelo, Tex-Mex Co (pop-rock, cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: call and check Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528 Nasa (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Route 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30) 239-3865 K imnata Gretkhen (pop-rock) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366

Monday B rand New Quintet (jazz) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137 Night Block (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717 Hot Guys (cover band) Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528 Bender Band (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Route 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30) 239-3865 Puding Band (pop-rock) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366

Dja nkoy Brothers, More Khuana (cover bands) Time: 21.30 Admission: 50hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528 Night Block (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Route 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30) 239-3865 Tropicana Party (dance party) Time: 20.00 Admission: 20hrv Star Pub (Popudenka 1a) 292-2900 Druhe Sontse, Voronin Band (pop-rock, cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366

Mara’s Best

Mara (Russia, pop-rock), Sullivan Room (Prorizna 8)

20 January at 20.00

Mara, a fairly well-known voice of Russian rock, hits Ukrainian stages this week with her latest album, Lotuses. Quite a bit different from her previous two records, which featured intricate piano riffs alongside hard and hard-hitting drum beats. By adding guitar to her third album, Mara has managed to create a sound far more powerful, which, incidentally, is perfect for performing live. You’ll be up out of your seats in no time. Admission is 150 – 200hrv. For more information call 066-485-5555. Crazy Train (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

High Score (cover band) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Star Pub (Popudenka 1a) 292-2900

More Khuana (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: call and check Bochka Pyvna (Khreshchatyk 19a) 459-0551

Stariy & Co (jazz) Time: 20.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366

Ruky v Bryuky (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

Thursday

P ink Floyd Tribute Bands, Carnival Heat (cover bands) Time: 21.30 Admission: 50hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

rhiy Dzhegurda, Se Rosemary (cover bands) Time: 21.30 Admission: 50hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

Yakovlev Band (rock) Time: 22.00 Admission: free Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137

Hot Guys (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: call and check Bochka Khmilna (B Khmelnytskoho 3b) 390-6106

Lunniy Zagar (cover band) Time: 20.30 Admission: free Ciro’s Pomodoro (S Rustaveli 12) 221-4545

Rockabilly Style Race Party (rockabilly) Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrv Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b) 279-4137

Tres Deseos (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 20hrv Docker’s ABC (KhreshchatykZankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

Mama Mia (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: call and check Bochka Pyvna (Khreshchatyk 19a) 459-0551

Oleksiy Molchanov & Indianapolice (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Route 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30) 239-3865

Animals’ Session (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: call and check Bochka Khmilna (B Khmelnytskoho 3b) 390-6106

Tuesday

Wednesday

A Legend Brought Back to Life

Volodymyr Vysotskiy Tribute (acoustic rock, pop), Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)

25 January at 22.00

Volodymyr Vysotskiy is perhaps the most recognisable Soviet figure of the 70s. Actor, singer and author, he has become a permanent fixture in the historic hall of fame among Eastern Europeans alike. His Hamlet brought recognition among theatre-goers, while roles on screen introduced to him to a new generation of cultural buffs. But it was his musical career that made him an irresistible character above all else. It is the works of this last Vysotskiy, the musical one, that will be paid tribute to tonight. Don’t miss it. Admission is 30hrv. For more information call 279-4137.

Some Like It Hot (cover band) Time: 20.30 Admission: free Ciro’s Pomodoro (S Rustaveli 12) 221-4545 Rocking Wolves (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Route 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30) 239-3865 SV Savana Group (rock) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Divan (Besarabska 2) 235-7366 Positiff Band (cover band) Time: 21.00 Admission: free Star Pub (Popudenka 1a) 292-2900

: What's On Recommended

This Week Art

20-26 January 2011

Meditations on Painting

Exhibition of paintings by Irzhy Kornatovskiy, Bottega Gallery (Mykhalivska 22b)

From 20 January until 7 February

In conjunction with the Embassy of the Czech Republic, Bottega Gallery is gathering art fans for the first time this year to exhibit works put forth by an unusual and eccentric artist. Covering his canvas with long black lines, Kornatovskiy successfully transfers the depth of his ideas onto flat surfaces beckoning the viewer to wade deep into the dark world of his perceptions. For more information call 279-8383. Two Exhibition of paintings by Oleh Hryshchenko Ya Gallery (Khoryva 49b) Until 6 February 492-9203

The Great and Beautiful Trinity Exhibition of paintings by Vrubel, Serov and Korovin Museum of Russian Art (Tereshenkivska 9) Until 31 January 287-7324

100th Birthday Exhibition of works by Serhiy Shyshko National Art Museum (Hrushevskoho 6) Until 29 January 278-1357

Electrifying Exhibition by Oleh Kulik Mironova Gallery (Olhynska 6) Until 25 January 277-8888

Back to Colour Exhibition of paintings by Serhiy Savchenko Triptych-Art Gallery (Desyatynna 13) Until 30 January 279-0949

No Art Exhibition of photographic works by Vitaliy and Olena Vasilievy M17 (Antonovycha 102-104) Until 30 January 596-2030

Waiting for a Miracle Exhibition of paintings by various artists Globus Art Centre (Globus Mall, 3rd line) Until 31 January 451-7303

Family

A New Shape to an Old Fairytale Cinderella, I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)

24 January at 12.00

There are few people in this world who do not know Cinderella. But even famous fairytales can surprise sometimes. Adapted by the young troupe of actors over at the Ivan Franko Theatre, the story of a young girl made princess has been polished up to enchant and mesmerise. It’s your chance to take a trip to a land far, far away where dreams do come true. Tickets are 10 – 50hrv. For more information call 279-5921. Puppet Theatre Hrushevskoho 1A (metro Maidan Nezalezhnosti) 278-5808

Circus Peremohy 2 (metro Vokzalna) 486-3927 www.circus.com.ua

Municipal Puppet Theatre Mytropolska 1 513-1500

Zoo Peremohy Pr. 32 241-7769 www.zoo.kiev.ua

Marionette Theatre Sahaidochnoho 29/3 (metro Poshtova Ploshcha) 417-3058 http://marionet.com.ua

Dyvosvit 4D cinema, children’s labyrinth, attractions Marshala Malinovskoho 24/10 502-0088 www.dyvosvit.ua

Friday Chief Redskin Tragic comedy in 2 acts for children 7+ Time: 13.00 Lypska Youth Theatre 253-6219

Saturday Fairytales for Kind Hearts Puppet-play for children 4+ Time: 11.00 Little Red Riding Hood Puppet-play for children 3+ Time: 13.00 Marika and the Bear Puppet-play for children 3+ Time: 15.00 Aladdin’s Magic Lamp Puppet-play for children 4+ Time: 17.00 Kyiv Puppet Theatre 278-0566

Butterfly Ultramarine Cinema, children’s playground, bowling, arcade Uritskoho 1A (metro Vokzalna) 206-0350 www.kino-butterfly.com.ua Kobzov Circus 239-2181 Prospekt Pobedy 82 www.circus-kobzov.com.ua Mystical-Aquarium Centre Koshytsa 8A (metro Poznyaky) 502-1796 www.aquariumfish.com.ua

Nemo Dolphinarium Akademika Glushkova 9 520-5550 www.nemokiev.com Kyiv Planetarium Chervonoarmiyska 57/3 287-7508 www.planet.org.ua/about.html Aquapark Terminal Aquapark, shopping and entertainment centre Kyivska 316 in the town of Brovary 200-1450 www.aquapark-terminal.com.ua

Sambo Puppet-play for children 3+ Time: 15.00 Puss in Boots Puppet-play for children 3+ Time: 17.00 Kyiv Puppet Theatre 278-0566

Adventures of the Bremen Musicians Musical in 1 act Time: 11.00, 12.00 & 14.00 Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3) 287-6257

Thursday

Patrick and the Wolf Ballet in 1 act Time: 11.00 The Carnival of Animals Ballet in 1 act Time: 12.00 Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth 425-3116

The Speckled Hen and the Golden Sun Puppet-play for children 3+ Time: 11.00 The Wolf and the Goat Puppet-play for children 3+ Time: 13.00 Kyiv Puppet Theatre 278-0566

The Bicycle with Red Wheels Adventure in 1 act for children 3+ Time: 11.00 Adventures of Tom Sawyer A boys’ tale in 2 acts for children 7+ Time: 12.00 Lypska Youth Theatre 253-6219

12 Months Musical fairytale in 2 acts Time: 12.00 Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth 425-3116 You are Special Musical fairytale in 1 act for children 3+ Time: 11.00 The Prince & the Princess Fairytale in 2 acts for children 5+ Time: 12.00 Lypska Youth Theatre 253-6219

Sunday

Yasnogorodskya Ostrich Farm Podlesnaya 32, Yasnohorodska (30km outside of Kyiv) 782-3240 www.ostrich.com.ua Hopak in Kyiv Hopak Training Centres 332-7747 or 067-933-3244 Visit http://hopak.kiev.ua/ua/ Nabeg Horseback Riding Centre Vishgorodska 85 067-712-3384 http://www.loshadi.kiev.ua/

Kyiv Horse Race Track Akademika Glushkova 10 266-2223 State Museum of Toys Klovskiy 8 253-5400 Interesniy Kiev Tours in and around Kyiv in English! 491-1176 or 068-121-4458 Visit www.interesniy.kiev.ua/new/ tour/english

Patrick and the Wolf Ballet in 1 act Time: 11.00 The Carnival of Animals Ballet in 1 act Time: 13.00 Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth 425-3116

Pyrohovo Open Air Museum Folk architecture and life Marshrutka #3/156 from metro Lybydska 526-5542 Mamaeva Sloboda Outdoor Cossack Museum Mykhayla Dontsya 2, Otradniy region 361-9848 www.mamajeva-sloboda.ua

Nivky Park Children’s playground, rifle ranges, walking paths, cafes Prospect Pobedy 82 Kurenevskiy Park Playgrounds, attractions, cafes Frunze 134 National Botanical Garden Open year round Timiryazevskaya 1

Nightlife

20-26 January 2011

Nouvelle Vague Live

Teckhnotantsi with Piatto (Italy), Saxon (Trutenko 4)

20 January at 22.00

Piatti is a group of two brothers hailing from the country of spaghetti and Mafiosi. Collaborating with DJs from around the globe as far back as the late 70s, they are the ones attributed with a new style of music: Nouvelle Vague. Injecting a new style of dance music into the nightlife scene, electronic, acid house, even indie rhythms find their way onto the mixes of Davide and Alessandro. While it’s not yet clear whether one or both will be in town tonight, it’s sure to be a gooder. Admission is L-40hrv, G-50hrv. For more information call 257-4070.

Friday J ike Birthday Party – Jike, Duberman, Zloy, Katwon Time: 23.00 Admission: 60hrv Cinema Club (Entuziastiv 1) 295-5854 Showbiza.net Awards Part 1 – DJs Andrey Balkonsky, Topless DJ Katusha, Ivan Ionov Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free until 00.00, 30hrv after, G-25hrv until 00.00, 40hrv after Prime (Nauky 8) 524-2209 op DJ Awards 2011 – T Anna Lee, Omnia, Tapolsky, Denis Dynamite and Woo York Time: 22:00 Admission: Call and check Forsage (Harmatna 51a) 406-7600 Tehnotantsy – Alexandr Galichiy, Marika Rossa, Spieler, Tim Wade Time: 22:00 Admission: L-40hrv, G-50hrv Saxon (Trutenko 4) 232-7274 G Party – Grill Girls, Koma Junior, Artem Fleming, Markov, Key Time: 22:00 Admission: L-50hrv, G-100hrv Party Room (V Vasylkivska 5/3) 050-187-6003 Bracelet Party – DJ Shummi, DJ Andrew Krisis, PJ Show, MC Black Bodya and Night Wolves Ballet Show Time: 23:00 Admission: Free at 22.00, after L-25hrv, G-50hrv Egoist (Horlovskaya 124/140) 223-3633 From Dusk Till Dawn – Lil Sun, MC Sid Time: 22.00 Admission: L-30hrv, G-40hrv Renova (Mishugi 3b) 332-4808

Night of Guessing Time: 21.00 Admission: 50hrv Kalinka-Malinka (Mayakovsky 47) 515-0322

Saturday Easy Come, Easy Go – Justrock, Karasi, Trash Yourself Time: 22.00 Admission: 40hrv, 50hrv if you don’t dance! Sky Hall (Malinovsky 24/10) 502-0088 he Fall of Manners: T Immoral Music – Diana (DSS), Ivan Zaitsev Time: 22.00 Admission: L-50hrv, G-100hrv with dress code: mask, cocktail and evening dresses, suits, white shirts, bow, tie Party Room (V Vasylkivska 5/3) 050-187-6003 Vodka Party Time: 23:00 Admission: free before 22.00, after L-25hrv, G-50hrv Egoist (Horlovskaya 124/140) 223-3633 Night of Aces Time: 22.00 Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrv Gallery (Pobeda 47) 453-3727 DJ Moonbeam Time: 22.00 Admission: L-60hrv, G-100hrv Misto (Klochkovskaya 190a) 057-758-1702 Are U Techno – DJ Beltek, Spartaque, Egor Boss Time: 22.00 Admission: call and check Forsage (Harmatna 51a) 406-7600 Tuborg Green Parade – DJ Natasha Rostova, DJ Koma Junior Time: 22:00 Admission: L-30hrv before 23.30, 50hrv after, G-45hrv before 23.30, 60hrv after Saxon (Trutenko 4) 232-7274

DJ Sashko Polozhinsky, DJ Dan, MC Jack Bush, star guest Time: 22.00 Admission: L-30hrv before 00.00, after 50hrv, G-50hrv before 00.00, after 70hrv Bionica (Borshchahivska 128a) 232-7296 Weekend Party Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free, G-40hrv Renova (Mishugi 3b) 745-1477

Sunday Voskresation – Ander5, Oliver Varnce, Johnny Hertha Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free until 00.00, 30hrv after, G-20hrv before 00.00, 40hrv after Prime (Nauky 8) 524-2209 Sweet Girls – DJ Dan, DJ Konstantin Ozeroff Time: 22.00 Admission: L-free, G-free before 23.00, 30hrv after Bionica (Borshchahivska 128a) 232-7296 50/50 Dub Step & Nu rave Time: 22:00 Admission: L-10hrv before 00.00, 15hrv after, G-15hrv before 00.00, 30hrv after Saxon (Trutenko 4) 232-7274 DJ Teri, DJ Lady, MC Gerik Gorilla Time: 21.00 Admission: call for details Forsage (Harmatna 51a) 406-7600 Disco Karaoke – MC Stimul, MC Melnikov, DJ Gusev Time: 20.00 Admission: 20hrv Gallery (Pobeda 47) 453-3727 Salsadromo, Dance Show and Disco Time: 21.00 Admission: L-60hrv, G-40hrv Caribbean Club (Kominternu 4) 288-1290

Tasty Sunday! Time: 21.00 Admission: 30hrv Kalinka-Malinka (Mayakovsky 47) 515-03-22

Day of Students and Tatianas – Koma Junior, Artem, Heaven, Tally, Vega Time: 22.00 Admission: free for students by the name of Tatiana, L-80hrv, G-100hrv Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Uzviz 1) 067-442-9267

Monday New Year of the Moon Time: 21.00 Admission: Free Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024 Salsadromo and Dance Show Time: 21.00 Admission: L-20hrv, G-50hrv Caribbean Club (Kominternu 4) 288-1290

Tuesday Mojito Night Time: 21.00 Admission: L-free before 23.00 after 50hrv, G-80hrv Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024 Disco Latino Time: 22.00 Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrv Caribbean Club (Kominternu 4) 288-1290 Disco 80s & 90s, Burlesque Showgirls Time: 21.00 Admission: 30hrv Sorry Babushka (Dmytrivska 18/24) 486-0300

Wednesday

Students’ and Tatianas’ Day + Night of Porno – Kit, Kawa, Melkiy Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv, 35hrv in advance plus perks Tema Fashion Club (Artema 37-41) 093-630-4925 Dance-party – Marika Rossa, Alexander Galickiy, Sergey Mankovsky, NoBrain, PJ Show Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Sky Hall (Malinovsky 24/10) 502-0088 Students’ Day – DJ Koma Junior, DJ Original B Time: 22.00 Admission: 50hrv Sullivan Room (Prorizna 8) 066-485-5555

Ladies’ Night – ClubNichka Time: 21.00 Admission: L-free until 00.00, 50hrv after, G only after 00.00-90hrv Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024

Thursday Social Networking – Magma Time: 21.00 Admission: L-free, G-free, after 23.00-90hrv Shooters (Moskovska 22) 254-2024 Ladies’ Night Time: 21.00 Admission: 50hrv Sorry Babushka (Dmytrivska 18/24) 486-0300 Disco Latino Time: 22.00 Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrv Caribbean Club (Kominternu 4) 288-1290 Ladies’ Night Time: 22.00 Admission: L-25hrv, G-30hrv Gallery (Pobeda 47) 453-3727

President Party/Students’ Day – DJ Richwell and DJ Zoits Time: 23.00 Admission: 90hrv after 00.00 Sorry Babushka (Dmytrivska 18/24) 486-0300

Synergy from the Underground Good Hash Production, Xlib (Frunze 12)

21 January 19.00

Underground stars from Moscow are headed to Kyiv in the hopes that they might impress the capital’s nightlife enthusiasts. Aren’t familiar with the talent in Russia? Let us enlighten you. Zheltaya Vetka (Yellow Branch) was set up seven years ago as an amateur project. Mingling rappers of all backgrounds, they wrote tracks in their bedrooms before releasing a debut album that stirred everyone who heard it. Their fellow hip-hoppers, Polymyahkiye (Half Soft), barely got through the tough times only to have their spark recently kindled. Throwing a light on the music of the Moscow underground, expect a good production (we can’t vouch for the hash) all round. Admission is 80 – 100hrv. For more information call 417-3233. : What's On Recommended

Yuliya Hudoshnyk

Ukraine Today

Hopes and Dreams

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For Ukraine, and the general world population, this year is a big one. As well as being a leap year (29 February babies finally get a birthday after waiting four years!) parliamentary elections will keep everyone well-entertained next month, EURO 2012 will ensure a strident summer, after which, as we all know, the world supposedly ends in late December. It hasn’t seemed to phase most people around these parts, however, which is exactly what you’ll find as you scroll through the comments of the colourful collection of Ukrainian folk we found roaming the streets this week. Maksym & Nastya (23 & 23, philologist & economist) We hope our media will change radically this year. Specifically, less pornography and more purity! It’s time to get rid of the trash aired on television and published in magazines. This would be the best present for 2012! Harmony and cleanliness – at last!

Vika (19, student) Obvious things need to be changed like salaries and public services, and there is no question that the standard of living should at least be close to what they have in Europe. But I don’t want our president to resign. As far as my own aspirations, I would like to completely transform my life, and in the end be happy.

Volodymyr (47, courier) I expect nothing good to come out of this year. Everything only gets worse as the years pass. An awful lot of change needs to happen. But it won’t. 2012 will be just another ordinary year of regular tediousness.

Yulia (26, marketing specialist) I have so many wishes for this year that I put together a big bulletin board full of them all! But the most important one is to get married. They say that weddings during a leap year are unlucky but I don’t care. First, however, I’ll have to decide on the groom!

Karolina (24, singer) I have a lot of plans for 2012. First of all I need a new car. Then I want to produce a new music video. Whatever happens this year, I just have to appear on the big stage! In addition, I would like my parents to be wealthy and remain healthy. Do you think I’m asking for too much?

Danil (19, student) I hope the new draft law regarding education does not come into effect. If it does, I will lose my scholarship because of a few bad marks. Regardless, I hope this year my classes will be more stimulating and enjoyable and full of interesting information. I have not been excited about being in university at all and it drives me absolutely crazy!

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Yura (28, salesman) I hope 2012 will bring more financial security. I’ve got two children and I would like to provide them with everything they need. So the only wish I made under the Christmas tree was for money! I do hope Did Moroz was listening and we will be wealthy at last! Nothing would make my family and I happier! Nastya & Yuliya (16 & 21, students) Along with a deluge of expected classes, meetings and get-togethers this year, we hope to improve our music skills this year, achieve and create more. As far as the country goes, neither of us expects anything too great, as we, along with many others, are pretty disillusioned with our politicians.

Snigurka & Did Moroz (18 & 47, makers of magic) There is nothing bad about believing in magic and we want 2012 to be a year of fairytales. Belief is necessary for making positive change, and if everyone believed in miracles we would have long been living in a highly developed and beautiful city. The lesson then is don’t be afraid to dream! In fact, I believe I shall meet a handsome and wealthy American at EURO 2012 (says a confident Snigurka)!

Olena (35, housewife) I hope 2012 reforms our mentality. Ukrainians only ever talk about the bad things that happen in their lives and I am fed up with the negativity. Plus, I hate the way we treat each other. There is too much violence and misunderstanding between us all, and sooner or later this will come to a head. Only after we change the way we behave around toward our fellow human beings can we begin to make changes elsewhere in our lives.

Natalia (58, pensioner) To be honest, I don’t have any dreams or expectations for this year, and I’m fairly confident no global changes are going to occur. I lead a fairly tranquil life and enjoy it immensely. The only wish I might have is to keep things exactly the way they are without any change to the status quo.

Dragon (1,000,000, the Chinese symbol of 2012) As I am the official emblem for the year, allow me to make a grand wish for everyone in 2012. May it bring as much love into your lives as possible. At least, until the world ends, which has been predicted for this year! Therefore, hurry up, and make the most of your time here on earth. Work on making your dreams come true and always do your best. I look forward to a wonderful 2012 and wish you all the same.

Coming Soon

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times. Rebirth and Apocalypse in Contemporary Art

The Ultimate Tribute

17 May – 31 July

19 February at 19.00

Arsenale 2012, Mystetskiy Arsenal (Lavrska 10-12)

Taking only the best features from the world famous Venice Biennale, Mystetskiy Arsenal is producing the first ever Biennale Ukraine to be held later this spring. The long name given to the art fair aims at underling the long history of Ukrainian art, which has risen out of the ashes from its fair share of misery and decay. Divided into four parts, Tireless Spirit draws inspiration from myths and legends, In the Name of the Order investigates the rationalism behind the power that dominates our culture, The Flesh analyses the human body along with its desires, and finally Restless Dream, which focuses on nightmares and ineluctable twists of faith. Names of the artists showcasing are soon to be released so stay in touch – this is huge! For more information call 288-5225.

Version 550

A State of Trance 550: Invasion, International Exhibition Centre (Brovarskiy Pr 15)

10 March at 21.00

Huge news! Armin van Buuren and A State of Trance 550 will be making a special stop through Kyiv on its world tour this spring. Kicking off in Belgrade, Moscow will be next. Here in Kyiv we’ll get the best of the Dutch DJ along with Cosmic Gate and Markus Schulz before they move on to LA, Miami to finish up in the Netherlands. “Like last year, I wanted to lay it on again, so that ASOT 550 turns into a real worldwide happening. I’m very much looking forward to sharing this with all listeners, visitors and DJs!” Tickets are 349 – 7499hrv. For more information call 538-0827.

ABBA, The Show (Sweden, tribute band), Palace Sport (Sportyvna Pl 1) With permission from Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn, and Anni-Frid to start a tribute group in 1996, ABBA The Show has been up and running for ten years now. They are good, almost as good as the original, who have won awards for everything from Best Single to Best Album to Best Vocal Record for Dancing. Coming to Kyiv next month there may even be one of the original members making the trip – make sure you’ve got your tickets before they sell out! Tickets are 150 – 900hrv. For more information call 246-7406.

The Spirit of Rock Bi2 (Russia, pop-rock), Stereo Plaza (Kikvidze 17)

20 April at 19.00

Starting their spring with the presentation of a new album called Spirit, Bi-2 are ready to impress audiences with their fresh sound. Combining dance rhythms with good old rock’n’roll, Shura and Lyova are sure their 8th album will

Dance, Dance, Dance

Feast Before You Fast

5 February at 18.00

13 – 19 February at 10.00

Dances of the World 2012, House of Artists (Artema 1-5) Every nation is distinguished by its culture; an essential part of which is dance. Replete with intense energy and beautiful costuming, the beauty and peculiarity of any one nation is immediately revealed. The third annual festival of Dances of the World will take you to far off places such as Argentina, Afghanistan, the Americas, Africa, Brazil, Greece, Korea, Georgia and many others. It’s a trip provided by more than 20 local dance groups, and one you won’t soon forget. Tickets are 100 – 250hrv. For more information call 272-0547.

Vseida, Mamaeva Sloboda (Mykhaila Dontsya 2, Otradniy District)

This upcoming week used to be a big one for our Ukrainian grandfathers. Feasting for seven days, a time called Vseida, Mamaeva Sloboda invites you and yours to join them and their family of modern Cossacks as they get ready for the 40-day fast. Mouth-watering goodies like roast boar, quail and other wildfowl await. After which an evening of singing and dancing is enjoyed by all! These ancient traditions may not last many more generations. Seize the opportunity to take part now. Tickets are 40hrv. For more information call 361-9848 or 093-872-4877.

bring them just as much positive feedback as their previous work and they’re out to prove it. Reaching new depths of musical immersion for these two characteristically Russian rockers, the spirit of Bi-2 remains the same. They are the Shore of Truth (Bereg Istini), bring a blanket and take a seat. Tickets are 250 – 1500hrv. For more information call 222-8040.

Turn On the Stereo

Stereo MCs (UK, hip hop, house), Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1)

25 February at 21.00

It’s true, the Stereo MCs have been around for some time. And it’s also true most acts trying to give their careers a kick-start often start in international-act-deprived Eastern Europe. But there’s no denying these “big boys of British rap” have got something. Most famous for their hit Connected, which made it all the way over to the US in the early 90s, they’re headed this way next month. Feeling sentimental about your formative years? Get yourself a ticket. For tickets or more information call 288-5069

Folk vs Classic The Apocalypse is Coming

Pirate Station Apocalypse International Exhibition Centre (Brovarsky Pr 15)

25 February at 20.00

The ancient prophesy of the Maya states there were four suns, or four great eras before us. One after another they were wiped out. The epoch of the fifth sun is called The Movement: Movement of the People, the Planets and the Stars. But this era is coming to an end. The world as we know it is destined to disappear. We know the exact time. But what should we expect? An end? Or a beginning? It is with this premise Pirate Station comes to Kyiv for the fourth and maybe the last time. Bringing drum’n’bass at its best, gymnasts, acrobats, jugglers and dancers along with top acts Immortal, Network and Teatro will leave you singed. Tickets are 199 – 349hrv. For more information visit www.piratestation.com.ua

Get Philisophical Ideologia Bass Fest, Home Concept Night Club (Perova 2)

28 January at 22.00

There is a huge party on the horizon with DJs coming in from all over Europe. Check this out: The Prototypes of Brighton (UK) are a couple of the freshest faces on the drum’n’bass scene; gaining support from a diverse selection of world DJs is Calvertron (UK); bringing their sound to Kyiv, Bristol-based Chasing Shadows keeps it real all over the UK; coming all the way from Spain, Dubsidia is all the rave; Receptor from Russia will take you to the extreme; while our own Tapolosky, Vovking, Lime Kid and Viky Sky round out the night. Tickets are 150hrv. For more information visit www.ideologia.com.ua

Virsky Ensemble of Ukrainian Folk Dance, Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)

14 February at 19.00

When it comes to folk dance, some people think if you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all. This next group of talented dancers and musicians, however, might just change that line of thinking. Astonishing Fidel Castro, Mao Tse-tung, Elvis Presley, Salvador Dali and Igor Stravinsky with incredible tricks and breath-taking beauty, Virsky is known and loved across the globe. Fusing folk with classical movement, the group’s founder created an exquisite art. Performing to sold out shows at the end of last year, they’re back just in time for Valentine’s Day. Tickets are 100 – 450hrv. For more information call 247-2316.

Every Note Just as Smooth as the Last

Chris Botti (US, jazz), October Palace (Instytutska 1)

3 April at 19.30

Working with musicians such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Paul Simon, Rod Stuart, Josh Groban, Sting, Steven Taylor, Andrea Bocelli and David Sandor, Chris Botti has long been con-

A Weird Club No Lip Service Necessary

Vladimir Spivakov and the Virtuosos of Moscow Orchestra, October Palace (Instytutska 1)

28 March at 19.00

Russian chamber orchestra, Virtuosos of Moscow, consistently compete – and win – in international festivals in and around Europe, which means the term virtuoso isn’t just a fancy name, it’s the truth. As the group’s founder, conductor, manager and a soloist himself, Vladimir Spivakov is the man who keeps it moving smoothly. With years of practise and plenty of tours behind them, allow yourself a pleasant evening out that promises impeccable music, both in score and scope. Tickets prices TBA. For more information call 279-1582.

sidered a charismatic musician and talented composer. With his trumpet always by his side, he is a devotee of smooth jazz who has come up with his own style just as impressive as the list of names with whom he has played. Give your ears a rest, take in the best, which is exactly what you’ll get with Chriss Botti and the sweet sounds of his trumpet. Admission is 100 – 1200hrv. For more information call 279-1582.

Scissor Sisters (US, pop, electronic), Stereo Plaza (Kikvidze 17)

16 February at 20.00

This new year is full of events featuring bands that have never before played on Ukrainian soil. One of them being the wacky, the wonderful Scissor Sisters! Celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, they decided to hit up all the places they’d never played before and will be here in Kyiv just next month. Keeping fans duly shocked and entertained with their crazy antics, the band, once know as Dead Lesbian and Fibrillating Scissors Sisters, made their mark at the turn of the century on the gay scene. Stirring up their own musically-oriented sexual revolution, they have been appearing atop both the American and European charts ever since. Admission is 350hrv. For more information call 222-8040.

Immigration to Cuba

Exhibition of paintings by Yuriy Ermolenko, Zeh Gallery (Frunze 69)

10 February until 30 March

Yuriy Ermolenko has travelled extensively, exhibiting his works all over the world. Among all the places he could have chosen to be front and centre for this new exhibition, Cuba won out. Taking time out of his busy touring schedule, he plonked himself down, took out his paintbrush and began to sweep a palette of colour across his canvas. Ready for viewers to breathe in the delicious sights, smells and tastes of this incredible country next month, don’t miss your chance to see Cuba in a whole different light. For more information call 591-1369.

Graham Phillips

Kyiv Culture

U f o k n r i a a i n P e e ? h T The press, both foreign and local, love to rag on Ukraine, it’s true; especially with EURO 2012 fast approaching. Does it affect the way people really view the country? Or is it just half-hearted scaremongering-for-thesake-of-headlines?

’d been going to England home games for a good while and in the run-up to the last World Cup decided to step things up and follow the team to South Africa. It was around this time two years ago an article appeared in The Sun carrying dire warnings of perils and menaces lying in store in the host African nation. Of particular note, was a charming denizen going by the name of The Captain who declared, while taking hits of crystal meth, “I’ve been shot four times... been in prison for attempted murder and armed robbery. The only thing that means anything to me is meth.” Lovely chap and not alone either in his country with a record of 50 murders, with 50 more attempted, every day; even months before The Daily Telegraph had warned that England fans were “certain to be killed” in South Africa. Notwithstanding this, I along with around 20,000 other England fans headed over to find that the greatest dangers awaiting us were dodgy goalkeeping and a blind Uruguayan referee. As Euro 2012 approaches, I’ve now been living in Ukraine for over a year and feel I know the country at least to some degree, so was very interested as to what line the British media would take with my new(ish) homeland. And I must say that as coverage has got underway, I’ve been a bit surprised at the stick Ukraine has been getting! A recent article in the Daily Mirror was entitled EURO 2012 Hooligan Warning for England Fans and began with: “England fans Little-known travelling to Ukraine for EURO 2012 have been UEFA Facts: warned they will be heading into a cauldron of neo-Nazi violence.” It told of a Kyiv where ü This is the 14th European Champifootball fans get stamped to death to the onship and the prestigious trophy has tune of Nazi refrains from perpetrators. been won by nine different teams so far Not very nice at all. An article in the Daily ü The Soviet Union finished runner-up in the Mail took up the theme with its headline 1988 tournament of No England Euros Invasion as Ukraine ü There has been no 3rd place match since 1980 – England finished 3rd in 1968, their best Base Drives Fans Away. result in the tournament Granted both articles cite price and ü The last time England lost a fixture on lack of accommodation plus ticket prices away soil, not including the World and transport as being contributing facCup was against Ukraine in tors to the supposed stay-away of England Dnipropetrovsk! fans, but I hardly recall South Africa offering wallet-friendly digs. In fact, I put through an order for a complete set of England tickets the other day, which came out at less than 300 Euros (cheap seats but still not bad). Meanwhile The Sun has joined in with Race Hate Threat to England Fans, and while the BBC has taken a more modulated line, their journalists have still warned of bigotry and hooliganism facing fans who make the journey. What’s more surprising than anything, how-

ever, is to think of those hardened England fans who converged en masse in Cape Town supposedly now sitting somewhere back in Blighty knees knocking at the prospect of a trip to Ukraine! Prior to coming here, I remember imagining Ukraine as a country of beautiful women (see our own Face of Kyiv competition for further proof and yes, check) and a country as depicted in the film Everything Is Illuminated where people have a comical way with English and a lack of vegetarian dining options (actually, the level of English here is pretty good and vegetarians well catered for). I never really imagined Ukraine as dangerous in a violent kind of way and unless you really do go looking for it, would stick to this. Actually when I said this to someone once they said, “Try Hydropark at night.” Am happy to say I have and the worst that happened is that nothing interesting happened. So, the coverage in the British press is a shame if it were really to keep the English fans from coming. However, I don’t see this happening. If a scarily-tattooed, machete-wielding maniac threatening to knife fans up can’t put them off then this kind of half-hearted scaremongering-for-the-sake-of-headlines won’t either. As for racism, well, it’s true, at least from my experience of Dynamo, that the fans can be racist, which is unedifying in the extreme, but sadly true of football fans in many countries. And neo-Nazism? I’m sure it’s there if you go looking for it but ditto for many countries as well. Ok, Ukraine’s boys in blue and yellow are pitted against the Three Lions, but walk up and down Khreshchatyk on an average summer’s afternoon and you’ll likely see more English tops being sported than Ukrainian. Actually the idea of even talking to an English person, or ‘native speaker’, is one many Ukrainians find highly appealing for the prospect of practicing their English. I’ve known many such ‘native speakers’ who have been bought more than one beer on this basis. As for the ‘t’ word, transport, around Ukraine, well it may not be most premium (to quote Everything Is Illuminated) but by gosh is it cheap. So, to paraphrase the words of the great Alan Partridge in welcoming potential England fans to Ukraine (or anyone else for that matter), “Come to Ukraine – you’ll either be charged a very reasonable rate for public transport, meet some Ukrainians who may well want to have their picture taken with you or over-appreciated simply because you have English as a first language.”

Kyiv Kitsc

Publisher’s Provocations

Colouring the Concrete

Freeze!

Ten days and 1,500 spray cans later, the country’s longest piece of graffiti appeared on the walls of the Darynok Market on 12 January. Covering an impressive 780m2, the SprayWay studio has livened up a rather large slab of concrete that once resembled something more akin to a prison barrier than anything else. Depicting many of the things you can find at this outdoor market, these aerosol artists have managed to beautify an area busy but dull. Check it out before the city decides they prefer the dark and depressing cement of a barricade. Take the Red Line to the last stop: Lisova Metro station

Olga Zhygalo’s 7-year old cat Lucy loves tuna, Paris and What’s On! She says, “It’s the puuuurrrrrrfect way to stay in the know about what’s going on in the city!”

noticed, and this one is a special o it’s a New Year, in case you haven’t looking forward to for years. It's one. It's the one the country’s been all championship comes to footb 2012 2012, the year the UEFA Euro thing good in the country! town. And it’s going to make every ta all over the world, and they’ll see wha Football supporters will come from to can ibly poss it all rnment has done wonderful place Ukraine is. The gove Ukraine new a e rienc expe will fans all make the country ready, and the footb ays. with great roads and modern railw g the country right from the start was facin was that lem prob one se, cour Of idation, so, as we all know, the pres a distinct lack of suitable accommo ing allow m syste track fast a iding prov n dent introduced special legislatio the mmodation an easy path through all those wanting to build such acco nal! Hunome phen been has lt resu the previously boggy bureaucracy. And try, els have popped up all over the coun dreds of new 3-star hotels and host dable affor and ble forta com safe, of ce so visiting fans will have a great choi accommodation when they arrive. have the fans’ welfare at heart are the Of course, big worries for all of us who sort ys been amusing to me in a perverse police and border guards. It’s alwa for in out look to have you le peop of p of way that the police is the one grou le the world (most, not all), they’re peop this country. Most other places in I’m sure So . them avoid to try you here you look to when you need help, and ed. the football supporters will get treat we’re all very worried about how he is ple, exam by ing Lead . hand in er But Yanukovych has taken this matt for ing along with threats of dismissal threatening to enforce rigorous train uit of purs erse perv the in te icipa part to all those boys in blue who attempt bribe-taking. t’s ugh the same, thanks to our presiden Border guards have also gone thro mer, sum the ng duri crowds coming hard and diligent work, so all the the ile, should have safe passage into mob auto or train e, plan by her whet problems leaving. country. And, more importantly, no turn that the whole thing was going to ied worr were who you of e thos For t iden pres Our fine. be ything is going to into a complete fiasco, don’t! Ever has made sure of it! t, t what might happen after the even And those of you who worry abou all over, it’s once n essio depr dark and scared that there might be a deep inred the country is ripe for inward don’t! Again, our president has ensu corrupwith away g doin e, regim tax fair vestment by introducing a new and ing sure the courts act independently tion and corporate raiding, and mak and fairly. ! 2012 is going to be a wonderful year Neil Campbell

101 Reasons to Love Kyiv by Ian Bearder

№83 Cheap Food

You can get a 3-course Business Lunch for less than 5 Euros.

№25 Zhovten Cinema

Check out this cinema with its small ‘halls’ (rooms) complete with sofas and DVD-player-run screens. Zhovten blurs the boundary between staying home and going out. However, it’s cheap, fun and they show a wide range of foreign art-house films. It’s apparently the best cinema for sex in Kyiv. I was told this. ww.zhovten-kino.kiev.ua Want more? Check out www.bearder.com

Vadym Mishkoriz

On the Sofa with...

The Vinyl Buddha Boy enters nightclub. Boy is enamoured by the DJs, the ambiance, the atmosphere. Boy dedicates his life to electronic music attracting thousands to the mystery of music in the process. Who is the boy? Kirill Markovich, better known as DJ Doomski.

his is the story of one man behind the turntable of one of Kyiv’s most exclusive clubs – Buddha Bar. Representing this revered sage as well as his country at some top international music festivals, Kirill Markovich is among the country’s musical cream of the crop.

Nothing More than Desire

Little more than two decades ago, nightlife in the Ukrainian capital was very different. DJing was unheard of in the kingdom of live music and mixed tapes. But that didn’t mean there weren’t those with dreams. Like his peers, Kirill was a fan of music. He didn’t have the money to go about buying expensive equipment, but he did see an opportunity to express himself. Getting his hands on as many records as he could find, he began a series of school discos, which were very well-attended. By placing needle to vinyl, he quickly learned what his audience wanted. It is an experience he looks back on fondly, and says without it, he may not be where he is today. “DJing is not something you can learn from anyone else. Moreover, there was really no one to learn from back in those days. It is a skill, a talent, which comes from feeling the audience and giving them what they want. A good DJ knows what the crowd wants before he even gets up on stage.” In the late 90s, DJs were like fairytale characters. No one knew what they were doing or why they were doing it. Yet despite those early conditions, Kirill’s first club experience really made an impression. He loved every piece of it from the gloomy atmosphere of post-Soviet clubs to the rusty sound coming from old equipment to all the people for whom clubbing was a completely new phenomenon. “Young DJs like us didn’t dare dream about proper equipment – we played on what we had. In 1996, I started working with Playoffs, the first and only nightclub in Kyiv at that time. Looking back, I can see the huge steps DJing has taken here in Ukraine. And yet, I still remember the pleasure I had working in those less than perfect conditions early on in my career.”

The Culture of Leisure

Perhaps this very ability to get the most out of nothing was what helped open club doors for this particular DJ all over Europe. In addition to being one of the regulars at Kazantip each year, one of his most impressive achievements had him in front of thousands here in Kyiv playing the massive house/trance music event, White Sensation, just last year. But in fact his memory is full to bursting with great events over the past 16 years such as a 3-day non-stop party aboard a ship that was headed from St Petersburg through Tallinn to Stockholm, where he played a 12-hour set, as well as performances in London where he learned a few tricks of the trade from the partyhardy Brits. Always pretty good at satisfying the tastes of a diverse public, something to which those school discos can attest, going aboard solidified a few things for him. One of which was in recognising just how much our generation had become a culture of leisure, and that many factors, including trends, time and mood, needed to be taken into consideration when playing a set. Ascertaining whether to entertain the audience, show them something new or just chill them out was all part and parcel. “Of course you can stick to your own line, but that’s not the best way to succeed.” Working on equipment that is far superior to what was once available, DJ Doomski says the age of technical development where electronic music is concerned is more or less over. The growth of club culture has stopped moving vertically, and has instead started moving horizontally, introducing interesting innovations within the already existing electronic genres. Incurring an era of enlightenment, the competition among DJs generally, but specifically here in Ukraine, is unthinkable. What’s really exciting, however, is that their demand is growing all over Europe. While the rest of the world might still be recovering from a crisis that turned the world on its back, just chatting with Kirill tells me this guy won’t sit for long, if at all, without work now, or anytime soon. Just nicely back from St Petersburg where he was offering young DJs there a few pointers, catch him down at Buddha Bar where he continues his life of sleepless nights and never-ending sets.

Kyiv Life

A Little New Year Reportage

VARIOUS VENUES For those of you who skipped town the night of 31 December, indulge in a little coverage of some of the better clubs in town. We visited the InterContinental, Vodka Bar, Ciro’s Pomodoro, Mantra, Arena and Buddha Bar – maybe the camera caught you?

Kyiv Life The Youngest Stars

COTE D’AZUR Some parents love their children so much nothing makes them happier than to show them off to the whole world. For those parents in particular, BabyPhotoStar organised an event on 27 December allowing kids from two months to thirteen years of age the opportunity to flaunt and flash their talents in front of an audience who were appreciative, to say the least. Finishing up with a few fantastic acts from some of our local stars, the evening was a hit and won’t soon be forgotten.

It’s little Kira’s first show

Singer Maryna Litvinova hides from the camera

Iryna Turbaevskaya and Eugeniya Hryhorieva ready for winter

Anna Honcharova taking a pose

Upcoming model Tymofiy Maksymyuk and his mother Vika

Yana receives a flower for a job well done

Warm Up For the Holidays

Famous ladies’ man Petr Listerman on the lookout for new clients

OK BAR Three years in a row now, the Courchevel pre-party has been getting Ukrainian and Russian socialites together a few days before they all leave for their holidays to sip on eggnog and sup like stars. This year, that gathering happened on 22 December. How will our Eastern European elite keep us entertained in 2012? All we can do is wait and see! Sculptor Oleh Pinchuk gets model Natalya Okunska to pose

The Dontski brother and sister in festive attire

Singers Artur Bosso and Masha Sobko preparing for a great show

Mr Levi and his wife came to entertain too! Project organiser Natalia Uvarova addresses the kids with a few inspirational words

Holiday Blessings

PREMIER PALACE Getting children together from seven local orphanages around town, the international charity project, Orphans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Our Children, gave all involved the opportunity to see that there is always hope for humanity. Treated to a dinner on 26 December, the children were entertained throughout the night by both Russian and Ukrainian pop stars. The kids then demonstrated their own talents in song and dance, after which they were greeted with gifts from the big guy in red.

Art Critic Oleksiy Rohotchenko and Tetyana Savchenko

Maryna and Vitaliy Shcherbenko enjoying what they see

Martin Leberle of Management Academy Kyiv-Munich looking for new ideas

Back to Colour

Artist Serhiy Savchenko together with Natalya Shpitkovska, Yuriy Kaplun, and Taras Lukachuk

TRIPTYCH GALLERY As soon as the celebration of Christmas and the New Year came to an end, the Ukrainian art community opened the doors of the cosy Triptykh Gallery with an exhibition by Serhiy Savchenko called, Back to Colour. Trickling in since 11 January, all the works on display are connected by colour bringing vibrancy back to art in all of lifâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;e most magical moments. While Savchenko has done his fair share of touring, he carries a soft spot for his native Ukraine. Put a little colour in your life until 31 January.

Kyiv Clubbers

There’s a new club in town we couldn’t help but check out last weekend, Museum Le Club. Replacing our old friend Patipa, no one seemed to have any tears to shed over the loss of the ‘best club of Kyiv’ over much of the first 2000 decade. If you were out and about but we didn’t manage to catch you, don’t worry – there’s always next week!

Stephen Oryszczuk

Take Me Out!

Who Lives in a House Like This?

ou’ll know you’ve reached Antwerpen when you get to the spectacular wrought-iron gates. Twisted and intricate, gold-leafed and gothic, they look like they’ve been made by the Elves of Rivendell. It’s a dark night, and were it not for the lack of bats, we’d think we were entering a Transylvanian mansion.

Me and The Brunette Do Belgium

In we go. I’m accompanied by the Brunette (Bubski’s in England). A black and yellow 1950’s Rolls Royce stares at us from the courtyard. Of course it does. As we put our hands to the glass to admire the fascia’s walnut panelling, the security guard asks something. The Brunette is Ukrainian and answers for us, presumably assuring him that we’re not thieves but would-be diners. He points towards an inconspicuous entrance in the far corner, and we make our way over. Inside, guard number two is manning the cloakroom. The entrance hallway is small and crammed with marvels. Oh God, my Editor’s going to kill me. She knows I end up writing like I’ve swallowed a dictionary when I go somewhere like this. Sod it. It’s my last review. Overhead are old certificates, complete with military medals, stained by time. Coats of arms and faded photos of monarchs compete with wooden dial-up telephones and crossed swords on the walls. Brass sun-shaped mirrors complete the package. We’re immediately hit by the rich colours and tender loving care with which this place has clearly been put together. As we hand over our coats, we see a sumptuous dining room to the right, and a nod from the guard allows us to poke our noses in. With the exception of huge lacquered vases resting on equally enormous mantelpieces, almost everything in here is of an aristocratic red and glinting gold. From the textured wallpaper to the tasseled curtains – this room reeks of aristocracy, and is as dignified as deity. Chandeliers drizzle down, and military figures with trimmed beards and long hair stare out from the framed paintings. It demands a moment to take it all in.

A Storeroom of Sorts

We’re pointed upstairs. Past the statue of the bespectacled butler holding a huge dish. Past the gaunt figures on canvas. Past the pious portraits. To the top, to a large brass bell, and to a room that could be an 18th century inn. Here we meet Sasha, a beautiful and friendly lady who (thankfully) speaks

When you spend your whole life collecting antiques, you can either stuff them in the attic or use them to fill a restaurant. What’s On sampled an example of the latter recently, and found that of all the attics in Kyiv in which to eat, this wasn’t a bad bet. But who lives in a house like this? Kyiv, it’s over to you...

perfect English. She’s the daughter of the owner, and takes time to give us the inside line, and tell us the story of Antwerpen. She spends almost two hours with us, mainly because it needs two hours to tell. As she’s talking I take in the background. My eyes are everywhere. It’s difficult to place, and floats somewhere between a pub, a museum and a royal palace. Upstairs feels more like a pub, but you could still spend an hour just wandering around the four rooms and still not absorb everything. Grandfather clocks sit beside cuckoo clocks. Antlers and animal heads contest helmets and horns for space. Brass taps and brick fireplaces add another layer. Sasha says her dad (the owner) has collected antiques all of his life, mainly from Europe, and particularly from Belgium (hence the name of the restaurant). Everything we see is his. He finally collected so much stuff that he needed somewhere to house it all, which is where the restaurant idea came in. That’s how Antwerpen came into being: he simply wanted a storeroom. We go for a wander. Sasha explains that the red room downstairs was the French room, that the room we’re now in is the Belgian room, that next door is the German room, and that there are private dining rooms as well. There is wood everywhere, including dark oak flooring, even darker oak panelling and engraved cabinets galore. This quality and scale of craftsmanship is usually only found in cathedrals, and yet it’s not over-bearing, because each room is still relatively small, and there are personal touches everywhere. Atop the cabinets sit cookie jars and chocolate tins, teddy bears and Santa hats. And from the speakers comes good old 60s classics, with a bit of jazz and motown thrown in for good measure.

Review or Walking Tour

Onwards we wander. Every inch of space is utilised. Porcelain is prominent, in the form of vases, statues and plates. Dusty leather fire fanners hang from hooks, as do string instruments defying description (“whatever they are, they’re old...”). There’s bench seating in both upstairs rooms, and in the Belgian room, each table is framed like a 4-poster bed, with jugs and jars

Edible Inventory:

resting on top of the beams. The walls are busy. Faded oil paintings of river scenes mix with black and white photos of Antwerp. Oil lamps help to create the perfect lighting levels – dark enough to be intimate, light enough to see. There are some religious references (like the paintings with Madonna and child, and various others with halos, which adds a touch of the Louvre. The pair of rifles and the antelope heads remind you that it’s not all saintly. Look up and you could be in Florence or Rome. A giant 2m x 2m fresco (commissioned just for Antwerpen by Sasha’s father) depicts an Italianate orgy – all robes and writhing, with the occasional breast and the obligatory steed thrown in for good measure. Self-check, Stephen. This is a restaurant review, not a walking tour. If you want more details on the

stained glass, secret rooms, antique telescope or the collections of everything from salt and pepper shakers to wooden pipes, you best go yourself. Enough flummery, let’s get down to business. What does it sell, apart from an experience? Well, the beer is assuredly quality. One of my best friends comes from a small town near Brussels where they make Palm beer. It’s exceptional (the beer, not the town). He brought us over a crate of it for our wedding present last year, as it’s rarely available outside Belgium. But together with De Koninck, Leffe, Hoegaaden and Kwak (which comes in an amazing glass that needs its own contraption to stand up), Antwerpen stocks Palm on draught! Heaven is a place in Kyiv.

A Faultless Menu

Surely then, Antwerpen can’t do food as well as it does beer and attic chic... Sasha smiles. Antwerpen has a secret weapon: a young Ukrainian chef who was trained by Belgian masters and who looks about 13. Credit to him. Everything we eat is faultless. We start by sharing a tuna and prawn salad, and it’s a monster of size and taste. We then move onto soups, where the Brunette opts for Onion with cheese and croutons whereas

Once people discover this newly-opened venue, there will be no stopping it

I try (and delight in) the Classic Belgian soup with chicken meatballs and vegetables. Both are well worth the 48hrv. The portions are large, and we’re both getting full, but Sasha is the perfect Ukrainian host, and insists we eat more. More. More!!! Next up is a course somewhere between starters and main. I have the Quiche Lorraine, cooked and finished with flair. My dining companion (visibly suffering by this stage) tucks into her Florentine Toast. Both are fantastic, but we hadn’t even got to the serious stuff yet. After an extended breather of two minutes, I devour a perfectly prepared beef pepper steak, whilst the ever-expanding entity beside me pokes and prods at a sculpted salmon/pesto/mashed potatoe creation that we both agreed would have been the highlight, were we to have eaten it second as opposed to seventeenth. To finish, the obligatory Belgian Waffles, one with cherry, the other with chocolate. Dr Styles from AMC could be reading this, so I’ll say I had the cherry. Antwerpen has not only raised the bar, they’ve hiked it almost out of sight. Once people discover this newly-opened venue, there will be no stopping it. Expats will love it because it will remind them either of home or holiday. Everyone else will love it because it is an affordable experience that allows you to play merchant, monarch or marketseller, depending on the occasion. There is catering for different wallets too. The wine we had was a sterling Chilean Reserva Sauvignon Blanc for 225hrv, but you could go up to 1150hrv for a Domaine Thierry Mothe Chablis Bougros, whatever that is. For 85hrv, they offer a 3-course Business Lunch plus drink between 12:00 and 15:00, allowing you to choose from fixed menus called Vitamin, European and Bavarian. And for an average of 55hrv, they offer a page of cocktails, including the inescapable Green Mexican. And that, by the way, is who owns it. A little green Mexican guy called Pesto Pablo. If you keep your eye out for an old Rolls Royce, you may just catch a glimpse.

234-1300 12.00 – 23.00

Grand Total – 952hrv

Antwerpen (Pushkinska 38)

Tuna and Prawn Salad – 157hrv Onion with Cheese and Croutons Soup – 48hrv Classic Belgian Soup – 48hrv Quiche Lorraine – 59hrv Florentine Toast – 48hrv Beef Pepper Steak – 124hrv Pesto Salmon w/ mashed potatoes – 148hrv Belgian Waffles x2 – 98hrv Chilean Reserva Sauvignon Blanc – 225hrv

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Varenichnaya #1 Esplanadna 28 287-1539 Hours: 24 hours Ukrainian cuisine

7 Fridays City Café Khmelnytskoho 29 278-1187 Hours: 12.00 – until the last guest Café-style

Vernissage Andriivskiy Uzviz 30 425-2403 Hours: 11:00 – 23:00 Artema 10 272-2003 Hours: Mon-Fri 08.00 – 22.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 – 22.00 French cuisine Viola’s Bierstube Shevchenko Blvd 1a 235-3751 Hours: 11.00 – 06.00 Pub/restaurant Volkonsky Bakery Visit www.wolkonsky.com for locations 244-1360 Hours: various Café-style Wagon V Vasylkivska 52 287-0490 Hour: 12.00 until the last guest Creative cuisine Yakitoriya www.yakitoria.com.ua for locations 237-5577 Hours: various Japanese/Thai cuisine

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Essential Kyiv Kyiv Telephone code is +380 44

AIRPORT/BUS/ TRAIN STATIONS Boryspil International Airport Kyiv-Boryspil highway (23km) 281-7122 www.airport-borispol. kiev.ua Kyiv-Zhulyany International Airport Povitroflotsky 92 242-2309 www.airport.kiev.ua Central Bus Station Moskovska 3 525-5774 Central Train Station Vokzalna 1 465-2111

AIRLINES

Book Shops

Air France-KLM Ivana Franka 34/33 490-2490, 496-3575 www.airfrance.ua www.klm.ua

Albion books Ukraina Shopping Mall, (Peremohy Pl 3, 3rd floor) Globus Shopping Complex (Instytutska 2, 3rd line, 2nd floor) 221-0044 www.albion-books.com

Austrian Airlines V Vasylkivska 9/2 8-800-300-0492 www.austrian.com Delta Air Lines SIA ContinAt (General Sales Agent) V Vasylkivska 9/2, #17 287-3595 www.delta.com

Avis Yamska 72 502-2010

Lufthansa Khmelnytskoho 52 490-3800

Budget Ivana Lepse 4 490-1088

Ukraine International Airlines Lysenka 4 581-5050 www.flyUIA.com

Apartment rentals Kyiv Ukraine Apartments M Zhytomyrska 15 229-3079

CAR RENTALS

Charities Kyiv Lions Club 050-334-5410 www.kyivlionsclub.org International Women’s Club of Kyiv 234-3180 www.iwck.org

CULTURAL CENTRES

HOSPITALS/ CLINICS

British Council Skovorody 4/12 490-5600

American Medical Centres Berdychivska 1 490-7600

Centre of Spanish Language and Culture Obolonska 7 239-2418 www.spanish.com.ua French Cultural Centre Honchara 48 482-0672 Goethe Institute Volovska 12/4 496-9785 Italian Culture Institute Yaroslaviv Val 32b 270-6223 Polish Institute Khmelnytskoho 29/2 490-9900 Ukraine-Japan Centre Peremohy Pr 37 406-8166

HOTELS

TAXIS

Cosmopolite Hetmana 6 205-3520

Express Taxi 239-1515

HOSTELS

Hyatt Regency Kyiv Alla Tarasova 5 581-12-34 www.kyiv.regency.hyatt.com

AIDS Testing (anonymous) 278-7385

Ibis Shevchenko Blvd 25 591-2222

Chillout Hostel Kyiv Horkoho 22b/35 093-332-4306

InterContinental V Zhytomyrska 2a 219-1919 www.intercontinentalkiev.com

D’Lux Kyiv Hostel Observatorna 10 097-832-8888 Dream Hostel V Vasylkivska 47 066-244-1447

Opera B Khmelnytskoho 53 581-70-70 www.opera-hotel.com Premier Palace T Shevchenko Blvd 5-7/29 537-45-00 www.premier-palace.com

Limousine Taxi 502-0808 Radio Taxi 246-1036

Emergency Fire 101 Police 102 First Aid/ Ambulance 103 Natural Gas Emergency 104 Water/Electric/ Sewage Emergency 1557 Elevator Emergency 1586

Radisson BLU Yaroslaviv Val 22 492-2200 www.radissonblu.com/ hotel-kiev Riviera on Podil Sahaidachnoho 15 581-2828

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What’s What

What’s Wrong Tweets

Graham Phillips

That Said

love making plans for New Year and already have a biggie. Now, to give this some background, I cruised into Kyiv a few months ago in my Rover 45 to work as an English teacher. Some of my friends somewhat cruelly accused the Rover of breaking down en route – but this is absolutely untrue. It simply stopped moving until a new part was fitted. This gave me the chance to check out Hamburg, Germany, something I hadn’t intended doing at all. I’ve had a bumpy relationship with Germany, one which started back in the early 90s on a school exchange during which I was sold beer at 15 and kissed a German girl (she, similarly 15, had also had a beer, which I’m sure helped things along). The blossoming relationship foundered during EURO 96 when Germany dumped England out of the tournament, which was taking place in our own backyard. But then things picked up again after a couple of agreeable trips in the early and mid 2000s. Then their excellent 2010 Eurovision hit, Satellite, by Lena (in which her pronunciation was reminiscent of a young Shirley Temple) really sent me. Unfortunately, Phillips-German relations hit rock bottom with the 4-1 World Cup result accompanied by attendant German gloating. I couldn’t even look at an Audi for months after that. And as for Lena’s Satellite, well, ok, I still listened to it but was pretty cheesed off. A few lovely days in Hamburg put things back in the black until Dirk from Hamburg Rover Auto

Garage (or something like that) called to say my new lichtmachine had been fitted. It was time to move on, down to Czech then through Poland and into Ukraine. I’d been to Ukraine by plane before but arriving by car was an entirely different emotion, not just arriving but achieving. It had been an epic journey my British Racing Green 45 and its walnut-trim (giving it executive car status I believe) had traversed a continent to get here. That’s a biggie. But not a cheapie, as the price of petrol in modern-day Europe is really something, what with environment taxes and the likes. Elation at learning the cost of fuel in Ukraine was an emotion fairly short-lived as frequent encounters with stick-waving gentlemen soon ensured my Ukrainian motoring was even more expensive than its European equivalent. So much so my dear Rover has not been much in use of late. However, now that I’ve got this gig at What’s On, I’m confident things have turned a corner and as such I’ll be back on the roads shortly. Perhaps even with a few cheeky copies of the said publication on my passenger seat. For simple stop and document checks, I’m going to be offering one or two copies. For more serious infractions we can talk about a subscription to the local station. I don’t yet have enough editorial clout to get your girlfriend/ wife on the cover or write a feature about how you are The Coolest Cop in Kyiv, but hopefully will have by the time I’m running a bit late for an appointment on Saturday and need to tool right down Khreshchatyk.

Welcome to the inaugural Tweets of the Week! A feature that seeks to sift through the plethora and serve up the most premium for your delectation. After weeks of waiting, Ukrainians have lots to say about the snow: Andriy Shekhovtsov @DIVER_UA Finally winter and snow are here!! Kyiv is white and beautiful. Maxim Puzin @MPuzin First winter snow in Kyiv makes me feel like New Year is just coming…. Yuliya B. Kocherhan @Kocherhan Snow in Kyiv. Nice (: Marika Barisheva @Zlajamasha In Kyiv, the snow. I so want to ride on a sled. I hope that the snow will go a couple of days Sergii Filonenko @big___phil This night Kyiv got some snow, but it immediately turned to mud in the morning. Where are the winters of the years past? Fancy following us? Be our guest! Go to @WhatsOn_Kyiv Dear Graham, As Euro 2012 approaches, all my female friends are going crazy imagining how many young foreign lads will come to the country. Stephen used to give us smart answers, but sometimes didn’t entirely answer the questions! In thinking about this I came up with a question of my own: What are the chances for a young, smart, (not afraid to say) nice-looking Ukrainian man of hooking up with a nice looking foreign girl (well-fixed preferably)? And do you think single ladies will be coming to Ukraine for the Euro? – Serhiy, 23 Hello Serhiy You are absolutely correct! Having read over my predecessor’s letters Stephen is always quick with a quip and a witty comeback. You sound like a serious-minded young chap though, so I shall try to service your query in such a way. There are indeed many comely young ladies following football these days, hooliganetes as it were. And with the prices of following international football, they’d have to be well-fixed. If English, they may well want you to join in on songs about ever decreasing numbers of German bombers in the sky. Try not to be offended if, before, during or after the England vs Ukraine game she tries to assault you. It’s just her way of showing affection. Hope that helps! Sincerely, Graham If you have a question about life, work or relationships in Kyiv please write to graham@whatson-kiev.com

Snow

Time to take to the cupboard, dig out that icy wardrobe, perhaps even shoot for the slopes – Jack Frost is in town!

Fair Play

Ukrainian national goalkeeper Oleksandr Rybak has failed a doping test and is to be sanctioned. Sounds like Ukraine evening things up after England’s Rooney suspension!

Students and Tatianas

It’s Students’ and Tatianas’ Day on January 25th so a big shout out to both of you – in particular those students named Tatiana. That’s a rollover for you, and has clubs falling over themselves to offer you drinks, after which you will be falling over too!

Hotels

Who is not worried about the price and lack of hotels as Ukraine approaches Euro 2012? Apart, of course, from canny local residents planning to rename their flats ‘Chateaux du Darnitsa’ and offer accommodation.

Freedom

Ukraine has been ranked 163rd out of 179 in free economies in a new global survey. On either side of us is a pretty motley crew so let’s clean things up and move to a better class of bedfellow!

Former Columnist

The departing What’s On columnist whose witty way with words, I know you much enjoyed, has left the building. But only after he imparted the secret of his powers to me over several Sambucas!

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What’s On: Read All Over the World Igor Malianov was crusing Spain this fall and happened upon the great capital, Madrid. Mucking about with his What's On in hand, he happened upon the symbol of this fair city. The story of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree is an intersting one, which goes back to the 13th century following a dispute with the chruch about hunting rights. Agreement was made that the church may own the soil, but Madrilenos owned everything above ground. Today the bear can be found on taxis, buses, rubbish bins – almost everything the city owns! Olga Svyatyna is another who enjoys her holidays, and having found herself in the capital of Israel, she just couldn't pass up an opportunity to visit the Wailing Wall, a remnant of one of the most sacred sites in Judaism. If you're having trouble picking her out, she's the one with the What's On in hand, dressed entirely in pink! Every month we will be giving away a pair of tickets to any scheduled Ukraine International Airlines destination absolutely free! And these excellent photos from Igor and Olga are now in the running. But do you think you can do better? All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize is send us a photograph of you or a friend reading What’s On next to a globally recognised landmark and email it to editor@whatson-kiev.com. Before you know it you could be jetting off to London or Paris, Rome or Madrid courtesy of Ukraine’s favourite airline and What’s On! Entries will be judged on originality, quality and capturing that oh-soimportant landmark!

COVER MODEL! All you have to do is send us information about you following all of the rules below and you could win! Each week we will select two photos to be published in the magazine. Those published will then be chosen to appear on the cover each month as a What’s On Cover Model!!! In addition to appearing on the cover, prizes from UIA and other local businesses will accompany! Keep watching for more details and get your entries in today!!! To Enter Entry by email to editor @whatson-kiev.com

Emails should contain the words “Cover Model competition” in the subject line of the email. Send photos ( no smaller than 1 megabyte), along with the following information: name, age, height, occupation, and a little information about you in ENGLISH ONLY! Start sending us photos today and good luck to all!!!

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