National windsurfing competition to be held on the Kyiv Sea in Vyshgorod outside Kyiv; Italian Days roll on; Open Door Theater at it again
31 to June 4. Athletes from at least six regions of the country will participate. The dynamics of the competition will depend on wind other weather conditions, but the height of the competition will be June 3.
Ukraine's Windsurfing Cup was established three years ago. Usually the end of the competition is marked by a big party and a fashion show, yet this year it will be more modest and oriented purely toward windsurfing. This competition is always a spectacular show even if there are no models.
Windsurfing competition. Vyshgorod. May 31 to June 4.
Italian Cultural Days
Italian theater, music and cinema will highlight Kyiv's cultural life until June 7.
First will be the Ballet of Tuscany and Vascello Theater and then world-famous pianist Michele Campanella will play with the Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra at the National Philharmonic. The orchestra will be conducted by the Italian maestro Alessio Vlad. They will play Rossini, List and Mendelson.
The following week will be dedicated to the cinema since works of B. Bertolucci, A. Frazzi and P. Virzi will be shown at Dom Kino in Italian. Young Italian guitarists and pianists will come to play at the National Philharmonic. Michele Campanella.
National Philharmonic. May 27, 7 p.m. Italian Cinema. June 2-5, Dom Kino, 7 p.m.
Open Door Theater to perform Love Letters in June
Kyiv's English-language, all-volunteer theater troupe, the Open Door Theatre has rescheduled the April production of “Love Letters” to June 8-11.
“Love Letters” is the theater's first drama. The play by A.R. Gurney explores the relationship between a man and a woman, expressed through letters that they have written to each other over five decades. Events of 50 years are revealed in the letters: the innocence of notes passed in grade school, the emotional trials of adolescence and the serious business of adulthood.
This dramatic diary of events takes the audience on a roller coaster ride of emotions. There are only two characters in the performance, played by Chris Crowley and Marilyn Pifer.
This production is intense and has an adult theme and is not recommended for children. A good command of English is advised.
ODT decided not to use the old tickets, but to print new tickets for the new showings. New tickets will be available beginning May 26 at the American Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Peace Corps, International Women's Club of Kyiv, and the U.S. Embassy Community Liaison Office.
Love Letters. Institute of International Relations, 36/1 Melnikova, June 8-10, 7 p.m. June 11, 2 p.m.
Dreamcatcher art and film festival on tap
Dreamcatcher, an international video art and short films festival, will open in Kyiv on June 9. It has been held for two years and is known for its informal avant-garde character.
Screenings, retrospectives and multimedia exhibitions will feature recent moving image art works from Russia, the Baltic States, Eastern and Western Europe and the United States. Dreamcatcher broadens traditional aesthetic parameters of film and video. The festival is being held in conjunction with the Association of Art Galleries and the Center for Contemporary Art.
Dreamcatcher. Opening Panorama Cafe. June 9, 8 p.m.-4 a.m.
