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Comic Con Ukraine
A month after it won a lawsuit over naming against Kyiv Comic Con, Comic Con Ukraine will again try to prove that it’s the largest festival of popular culture, comics and cosplay in the country. Like last year, the event will welcome visitors, fans and cosplayers at the Platform Art Factory, a vast and artsy open-air venue in Kyiv’s outskirts. The organizers say the festival will become even bigger, with a life-size model of X-Wing Starfighter in a Star Wars zone, Dog Cosplay Contest for the cutest of superheroes and the Live Action Role Play zone, a fantasy world where young and old can play a real-life quest. Human cosplayers will compete at the first Ukrainian qualifiers for the World Cosplay Summit in Japan. Traditionally, the event will have a geek-market, live music, lectures, board games and themed photo zones. The star guests this year are Christopher Lloyd (Doc from ‘Back to The Future’ film series), Danny Trejo (‘Machete’ film series) and John Romero, a developer who pioneered the first-person shooter video games with classics like ‘Doom’ and ‘Wolfenstein.’
Comic Con Ukraine. Platforma Art Factory (1 Bilomorska St.) Sept. 21-22. 12 p.m. – 10 p.m. Hr 600-650, two-day pass Hr 950
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Balthazar
The Belgian kings of indie-pop are returning to Ukraine. Balthazar, whose last show in Kyiv was a sensation, are approaching another sold out. After taking a break to work on solo projects, the band’s members got back together to release a long-awaited album “Fever” this year. Famous for giving outstanding shows with high-quality sound and explosive energy, Balthazar will play both the new records and the big hits, such as “Bunker” and “Do Not Claim Them Anymore.”
Balthazar. Bel Étage (16A Shota Rustaveli St.) Sept. 17. 8 p.m. Hr 2,100-2,400
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Body Worlds
One of the world’s most fascinating travelling exhibitions has finally arrived to Kyiv. Body Worlds displays human body models in various conditions. It is the collection of plastinated, flayed corpses that aims to educate people about their bodies. The exhibition was launched by German anatomist Gunther Von Hagens who invented the technique to preserve bodies. Body Worlds was first displayed in Japan in 1995. Since then, over 50 museums all around the world have hosted it. Apart from that, over 49 million people around the globe have seen the exhibit. Now, Body Worlds has six permanent exhibitions located in the U.S., Germany, U.K. and Netherlands. In Kyiv, it will be displayed at VDNH exhibition center until Oct. 31, 2019.
Body Worlds. VDNH (1 Akademika Hlushkova Ave.) Aug. 31-Oct. 31. 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Hr 400. Free for children under 6
Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin.
Salvador Sobral
Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral is coming back to the country that brought him international acclaim. Sobral won the Eurovision song contest held in Ukraine in 2017 charming the audience with his subtle performance of now-famous hit “Amar pelos Dois.” The singer, who mixes soul and alternative genres, will give a big show in one of Kyiv’s biggest venues, Zhovtnevyi Palace. He will present his latest longplay “Paris, Lisboa” released in March.
Salvador Sobral (alternative, soul). Zhovtnevyi Palace (1 Heroiv Nebesnoi Sotni Alley). Sept. 18. 7 p.m. Hr 600-1,350
