Made in Ukraine Spring Festival
The Made in Ukraine initiative is gathering Ukrainian producers together for the 11th time this spring for a two-day festival, where visitors can buy clothes, shoes, accessories, toys and clothing for children, food from all over the country, home decor, cosmetics, furniture, and souvenirs. Ukrainian bands will entertain the festival guests at night.
“Made in Ukraine” Spring Festival. April 22-23. 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Kontraktova Square. Free
‘Exhibition on Screen. Vincent van Gogh’
This film-exhibition is dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the death of Vincent Van Gogh, one of the most influential artists in the world. Directed by a British documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky, it presents the life of the artist through the collection of his paintings in Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. The film reveals previously unknown details behind the creation of the famous pieces.
“Exhibition on Screen. Vincent van Gogh.” April 23. 3 p.m. Kyiv Cinema (19 Velyka Vasylkivska St.) Hr 150
Retro Cruise
Retro Cruise is a journey through the ages. The organizers encourage visitors to create their own retro looks and spend a great day listening to jazz music, dancing and buying vintage things. They have also prepared lectures about style and culture, a photo zone and food court. The festival will start at 11:30 a.m. with a bicycle parade from Sofiivska Square to Ukraine’s Expocenter or VDNH.
Register for bicycle parade here: bit.ly/2pg2bok
Retro Cruise Festival. April 29. 12 a.m. – 10 p.m. VDNH, Wishes Garden (1 Hlushkova Ave.) Hr 150. Free for children and retirees
Dakh Daughters
Eccentric freak-cabaret band Dakh Daughters will perform their new circus-themed show dedicated to the role of women in the times of the building of the tower of Babel. The stage for the show is built of eight concentric circles moving in the opposite directions. Apart from music and vocals, the performance involves trapeze artists, tightrope walkers and VJs.
Dakh Daughters concert. April 27. 7.30 p.m. Palace of Culture KPI (37 Peremohy Sq.) Hr 200-750
‘Up the River’
Kyiv’s Modern Ballet company has prepared a new program – a night of three, one-act ballets. The performance is being staged by the company’s outstanding Moldovan director Radu Poklitaru and Anna Gerus, the company’s principal dancer and choreographer. The one-act ballets cover a range of diverse emotions within three stories.
“Up the River” (ballet). April 26. 7 p.m. Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater (3 Ivana Franka Sq.) Hr 300-900
‘The Threepenny Opera’
The famous play “Die Dreigroschenope“ by German playwright Bertolt Brecht has been adapted and brought back to the stage by British playwright Simon Stephens. The story is set in Victorian London and revolves around the mysterious local criminal Mack the Knife. The original play, a socialist critique of the capitalist system, was first staged in Berlin in 1928.
British National Theatre Live ‘Threepenny Opera.’ April 25. 7 p.m. Kyiv Cinema (19 Velyka Vasylkivska St.) Hr 175
