Editor's Note: Every week, the Kyiv Post picks the most interesting of upcoming entertainments and presents them in this special feature.
Ukraine vs. France
Ukraine faces France in the World Cup qualification playoff round at Kyiv’s Olympic Stadium. The two teams have played each other seven times. The last time was during the Euro 2012 football championship. France holds the edge with four victories. Tickets are allegedly sold out, but bars and cafes around the country will televise the match.
Ukraine vs. France football match. Nov. 15. 8 p.m. Inter TV Chanel
Salsa night
Salsa Old School Party unite the dancers of “old school” and “new school,” creating a night of eclectic dancing bliss. Talented salsa dancers as well as dance enthusiasts will show off their dancing skills and have a great time. Evening gowns for the ladies and suits and ties for men are required. Masks are a must for participants.
Salsa Old School Party. Nov. 16. 10 p.m. Malaya Opera (5 Dehtyarevskaya St.). Hr 50
New British Film Festival
Every autumn brings a new British Film Festival to Kyiv. This time, the event will include screenings of four feature films as well as short films, which are nominees of BAFTA 2013 (the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award). The special event of this year’s festival is the screening of director Oliver Hirschbiegel’s “Diana” – a movie that covers the last two years of Princess Diana’s life. Other movies include “The Look of Love” by director Michael Winterbottom, “Hyde Park on Hudson” by Rodger Michell and many others.
British Film Festival. Nov. 13 – Dec. 15. Kyiv Cinema (19 Velyka Vasylkivska St.). Detailed information on tickets and screening time is available at www.kievkino.com.ua/ru/1256/index.html
Yolka
Ukrainian singer Elizaveta Ivantsiv is better known by the stage name Yolka (fir tree). Back in 2012, she and her band came up with a special show called Low Concert. The concept is to make the event intimate, so that the singer has a constant dialogue with the audience, creating a home-like atmosphere in the house.
Yolka: Low Concert. Nov. 15. 7 p.m. Zhovtnevyy Palats (1 Instytutska St.). Hr 100 – 1,000
Sophie Villy
Presenting her second album after her American tour, Villy is coming to Kyiv. Work on the artist’s new album was done in a small vintage recording studio in Tbilisi. The atmosphere of the place created the album’s unique, very personal and soul-touching sound. The band combines the sounds of the East and West and puts on terrifically entertaining shows.
Sophie Villy concert. Nov. 10. 8 p.m. Malaya Opera (5 Dehtyarevskaya St.). Hr 80 – 100
Wine Ball
The event will include wine and cognac tasting, samplings of different cuisines and divine entertainment. It is the third time an International Wine Ball is taking place in Ukraine, uniting wine and art. Entertainment will be provided by the Arthur Murray Dance Studio and PoleArtBallet, Nataliya Valevskaya and Illaria, Yuliana Prado and Alena Hrebenuyk. Top Ukrainian designers will showcase their latest collections at the black-tie event.
International Wine Ball. Nov. 16. 7 p.m. Olympic Stadium (55 Velyka Vasilkivska St.). Hr 600
Brainstorm
This Latvian pop-rock band sings songs in Latvian, English and Russian. It is touring in support of their Russian language album “Chayki na kryshah” (Doves on the rooftops, English version “Another Still Life”). Recently, the band took off for their worldwide tour. The Latvian group hopes to perform on almost every continent.
Brainstorm concert. Nov. 15. 9 p.m. Stereo Plaza (119 Krasnozvezdnyy Ave.). Hr 250 – 1,500
First professional fight for Oleksandr Usyk
Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Oleksandr Usyk will make his professional debut as a boxer against Mexican Felipe Romero (16-7-1, 11KO) in Kyiv’s Palace of Sports on Nov. 9. They will have a six-round fight.
K2 Promotions, owned by brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, are promoting the bout between the two southpaw cruiserweights. The 26-year-old native of Crimea won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics and is the winner of the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Usyk, also known for his devotion to cossack culture, wears a traditional cossack haircut called oseledets. He and another Ukrainian boxer Denys Berynchik performed a cossack dance called hopak in the boxing ring after winning fights at the London Olympics. On the same night, the main event will feature a 12-round bout between light heavyweights Vyacheslav Uzelkov (Ukraine) and Jaidon Codrington (USA).
Usyk vs. Romero. Nov. 9, fights start at 7 p.m. Palace of Sports (1 Sportyvna St.). Tickets start from Hr 50. For more information call 067-110-5225. Inter TV will start broadcasting at 10:25 p.m.
