You're reading: Entertainment Guide Feb.27- March 10

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

Andru Donalds 

A Jamaican musician whose voice is well-recognized all over the world, Andru Donalds is bringing his show to Kyiv. Donalds produced six solo albums starting in 1995 in which he explored the variety of music genres, including pop-rock, soul, reggae. The artist is also known for his work with the band Enigma as a soloist. Together they produced some four albums and numerous singles.

Andru Donalds in concert. March 7. 8 p.m. Caribbean Club (4 Symona Petlury St.) Hr 290 – 1,000  

Shevchenko Mania

Celebrating Ukraine’s most famous author of all time, Mystetskyi Arsenal has put together an art project. Shevchenko Mania marks 200th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko’s birthday with the exhibition of some 50 of his paintings dated back to 1830 – 1850s, along with the various poem recitals and video installations. Shevchenko Mania is an invitation to look at the artist’s life and art beyond the textbooks. 

ShevchenkoMania. Feb. 27 – Mar. 10. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Mystetskyi Arsenal (12 Lavrska St.) Hr 20 – 40

Rock Hits

The chamber crew of the Symphonic Orchestra “Resonance” is presenting their versions of the world’s biggest rock hits. The orchestra “strips down” the music of the well-known songs, allowing the audience to enjoy the core the composer built. “Resonance” will be performing hits by the Beatles, Nirvana, Queen, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple and many others.   

Rock Hits by the Chamber crew of the Symphonic Orchestra “Resonance”. Mar. 1. 7 p.m. Concert Hall NTUU (37 Peremohy Ave.) Hr 120 – 450

Georgian National Ballet

Sukhishvili started its work as a Georgian State Dance Company back in 1945. The founders, Nino Ramishvili and Iliko Sukhishvili, were both dancers since they were children, finally realizing their dream of showing the rest of the world how different the Georgian ballet can be, especially when it is mixed with modernism. Nowadays the crew counts some 500 people, including the dancers, orchestra players and technicians. Kyiv audience will have a chance to see two evening and two matinee performances.

Sukhishvili. Georgian National Ballet. Mar. 7 – 8. 3 p.m., 7 p.m. Palats Ukraina (103 Velyka Vasilkivska St.) Hr 150 – 1,250

Within Temptation

Founded in 1996, the Within Temptation band has been a music sensation for many years. Describing their music as “symphonic metal,” the band had also experimented with symphonic rock and doom metal.  The vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt had been working together since the beginning, releasing six studio albums together. Supporting its last album “Hydra,” the band is touring the world.

Within Temptation. March 6. 7 p.m. Stereo Plaza (119 Chervonozoryanyy Ave.) Hr 250 – 1,200

Dynamo (Kyiv) vs. Shakhtar (Donetsk)

Ukrainian Premier League: Round 19. The situation in the country had put the possibility of the game under the question, yet the director of the FC Shakhtar Serhiy Palkin assured the fans, that the team is ready to come up to Kyiv and play, according to izvestia.ru

Dynamo (Kyiv) vs. Shakhtar (Donetsk). Mar. 2. 7:30 p.m. NSK Olimpiyskyy (55 Velyka Vasilkivska St.) Hr 50 – 400. Live coverage by 2+2 TV Channel.