You're reading: Entertainment Guide Jan. 17-26

Editor's Note: Every week, the Kyiv Post picks the most interesting of upcoming entertainments and presents them in this special feature.


English Cinema Club

Freud House
is hosting yet another movie screening. This time the film is “Up in the Air”
by Jason Reitman. The film tells the story of Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), whose
job it is to fly around the country and take charge of corporate layoffs. But everything
changes when suddenly his own company’s strategy changes and grounds him.  Freud House invites viewers to stay after the
screening to enjoy a cup of coffee and discuss the movie.

Screening of “Up in
the Air” by Jason Reitman. Jan. 19. 3 p.m. Freud House (21 Konstantinovska St.)
Hr 20 and Freud House’s hourly fee (Hr 32 for the first hour)

Volosi Christmas Tour

Polish band
Volosi is a thrilling combination of folk, classical and modern tunes played
with violins, cello and a double bass. Created in 2010, the band has already
won over thousands of hearts. First introduced to a Ukrainian audience in 2012,
the band played at the well-known international festival ArtPole. The Ukrainian
tour of the band will cover 5 cities in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhya, and Alchevsk.

Volosi band. Jan. 15.
7 p.m. M17 Modern Art Center (102 – 104 Horkoho St.) Hr 70 – 90

Crystal Music

Vlad
Nikitin is one of the band members of Crystal Harmony, an exotic tandem that
creates original music using a verrophone and aglass-harp. He will give a solo
performance – and for just one night – to introduce his solo album, “Parad
Planet” (The Parade of Planets). The out-of-this-world sounds he produces with his
verrophone are going to be bolstered by a special 3D show, projected on the
dome of the building.

Vlad Nikitin. “Parad
Planet”. Jan. 25. 8:30 p.m. Atmasfera 360 (57 – 3 Velyka Vasilkivska St.) Hr 60
– 100

Northern Breed Dogs

The annual
Northern Breed Dogs’ Championship is going to take place again this year in
Kyiv. Apart from the standard dog-showing, there will be a contest for the best
dog’s New Year costume. To register a dog for the championship, call 044-361-84-47
or 067-285-96-26. The best dog according to the judges will receive the
honorable title of Ukraine’s Champion.

Northern Breed Dogs’
Championship. Jan. 18. 10 a.m.  NSK
Olimpiyskiy (55 Velyka Vasilkivska St.) Free of charge. Entrance through gates West
4 and West 5

Evheniy Hromov in concert

The very
talented pianist Evheniy Hromov is set to transport his audience to France of
the 17th and 18th centuries with music from the Beautiful Era – La
belle époque. The program of the night will include a performance of the best
works by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Erik Satie.

Evheniy Hromov. Piano
Concert. Jan. 17. 8 p.m. Master Class Cultural Center (16 Mazepy St.) Hr 50

Evenings with French Movies

The Kyiv
Movie Theater presents the French Movie Festival this January. The program
includes the screening of five French movies: 
“9 Mois Ferme” (9 Month Stretch), “Grand Central, Elle s’en va” (On My
Way), “Un château en Italie” (A Castle in Italy) and “Les beaux jours” (Bright
Days Ahead). The film “Grand Central,” directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, won a François
Chalais Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. All of
the movies are screened in French with Ukrainian subtitles.

French Movie Festival.
Jan. 23. Kyiv Movie Theater (19 Velyka Vasilkivska St.) For tickets and more
information go to
http://www.kievkino.com.ua/ru/1273/index.html