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Happy 20th Ukraine!
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Happy 20th Ukraine!
It may have a very long and interesting history, but ironically, this great country we live in is one of the youngest in the world. Later this month, Ukraine turns 20, and we here at What’s On would like to wish the country and every one in it, a very happy birthday. As part of this issue dedicated to this great celebration, we’re taking a look back at the last 20 years, noting the most important events in the country’s young life as it comes of age.
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A Different Perspective
Depending on your perspective, twenty years may seem like a lot or a little amount of time. Trees grow to be thousands of years old, and so twenty years to a oak is nothing! On the other hand, a twenty-year old car is considered something of a relic. But what does twenty years mean in terms of a country? And depending on whether you were born here or arrived at the turn of independence, does your perspective change?
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Getting Patriotic
Bandershtat Festival, Lutsk, 13 – 14 August
This festival is special as it is often described as one that embodies the Ukrainian spirit. And you can see why, as its symbol is the well-known head of the liberation movement of the 20th century, the late great Stepan Bandera. Inviting local and international groups to perform, Tartak and Dymna Sumish will be headlining this year.
The Whirl of Ethno
Etnovyr Festival, Lviv, 20 – 24 August
A Harvest Hitching
Harvest-Wedding Ethnic Festival, Pyrohovo open-air museum, 5 – 7 August
A Rock Nest
Gnizdo Fest, Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Region, 6 August
The Woodstock of the East
Kazantip, Popovka, Evpatoriya, 30 July – 20 August
Fascinated with Folk Rock
Mlynomania, Pechera, Vinnytsya region, 5 – 7 August
Celebrating Nine Years
Tantsy Minus (Russia), Motor’rolla (UA, pop-rock), Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25), 23 August at 21.00
Interesting Admission Fee
Eudard Dilya Prystupa and Na Vidminu Vid band (pop-rock), Divan (Besarabska 2), 5 August at 20.00
Real Men
Mansound (jazz), Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b), 11 August at 22.00
A Star in the Works
Nicolas Tym (pop-rock), Bochka Khmilna (B Khmelnytskoho 3b), 13 August at 21.00
Summer Jazz
Solomin’s Trio (jazz), Divan (Besarabska 2), 10 August at 20.00
Three Covers, One Birthday
Zemfira Birthday Party (cover bands), Bochka Khmilna (B Khmelnytskoho 3b), 26 August at 21.00
Over the Edge
On the Edge of Earth exhibition by Ivan Mykhailov, Bottega Gallery (Mykhailinska 22b), Until 13 August
Independent
Exhibition of works by Ukrainian artists, Mystetsky Arsenal (Lavrska 12-14), From 12 August
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Oops… She Did it Again
Britney Spears (USA, pop), Palace Sport (Sportyvna Pl 1), 27 September at 19.00
Britney Spears was an absolute icon for youth in 2000 when her debut album ...Baby One More Time hit music store shelves; and let’s be honest the shelves over in Petrivka couldn’t keep up either. While she had taken a break from music due to, shall we say, erratic behaviour, she’s now up to her seventh studio album (if you can believe it) called Femme Fatale.
Miracles in the Making
With Love To a Human Being – Exhibition of photographic works by Howard Shatz, Brucie Collections (Artema 55b), From 3 September
Global Rock Fever
Global East Rock Festival, Chaika Airfield, Kyiv, 10 – 11 September
The Original Macadam Flower
Emma Shapplin (France, opera), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103), 8 November at 19.00
Tango 3.0 Tour
Gotan Project (France), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103), 30 September at 19.00
Lady and Her Orchestra
Surganova and Orchestra, (Russia, pop-rock), National Aviation University (Komorova 1) & Artist’s House (Artema 1-5), 15 & 16 November at 19.30
Nothing Weak About This Girl
Skin (Skunk Anansie, UK), Sullivan Room (Prorizna 8), 9 September at 23.00
Gen X Music Maker
IAMX (UK, electronic), Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1), 22 October at 19.00
An Ocean of Emotions
Okean Elzy (pop-rock), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103), 6 October at 19.00
The Voice of a Generation
Toto Cutugno (Italy, pop), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103), 19 November at 19.00
A 20 Year Search
20 Years of Presence – exhibition of works by contemporary Ukrainian artists, Institute of the Issues Concerning Contemporary Art (Shchorsa 18d), From 25 August
They Won’t Bite
Hurts (UK, synthpop), Palace Sport (Sportyvna Pl 1), 20 October at 20.00
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Stuck In The City?
August – the last month of summer and probably the hottest and most depressing for those stuck in the concrete jungle – does not have to be a horrible 31 day countdown. This is Kyiv after all, and there is always something to do!
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What’s On: Read All Over the World (#29)
We're sticking with Europe this week, and another visit to the amazing Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, northern Spain. Hailed as a signal moment in architecture, the design of the building is just as interesting as the contemporary art it contains. Yana Sokolovska snapped this shot, and the museum's curator got very interested in our mag! Below we're back in the city of love, Paris. Olga Yermak sent us an excellent series of photos from this beautiful city, and we've selected the Arc de Triomphe as the best shot for its quirky and bold insertion of What's On.
Every month we will be giving away a pair of tickets to any scheduled Ukraine International Airlines destination absolutely free!
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A Man of Many Words
Young, good-looking and successful. But enough about me – let’s talk about Andriy Danilevych. At the tender age of 30, this baby-faced assassin is an editor at TRK Ukraina. He hosts political debates and interviews VIPs, up to and including presidents. He’s just finished for the summer, and What’s On caught up with him before he jetted off to New York.
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