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Femen in FranceSince cutting down a cross last month, suppos-edly in support of Russia’s Pussy Riot, the Fe-men girls have come out of their hiding places, and have now appeared in Paris. Opening a new headquarters in what appears to be a largely Muslim neighbourhood, about 20 girls (both Ukrainian and French) paraded through Paris’ 18th Arrondissement on Monday, in traditional fashion – topless – with slogans “STOP” painted across their chests.According to Femen activist, Inna Shevchenko, the Ukrainian organisation received an email reading, “Hello, we’re French women and we need Femen in France.” Apparently that’s all these bare-naked marauders require to make an appearance these days – an email, which, if you think about it, is a little bit like the modern-day Bat-Signal. Too bad they’re not nearly as cool as the Dark Knight, nor as discreet…

Visas! What a Problem!Foreigners to Ukraine often complain about the 90-day rule, and that leaving the coun-try every three months just to get their pass-ports stamped is a bit of a nuisance, to say

coalition with the PoR after the election. “The Party of the Regions has lost its repu-tation and we consider any links with this party impossible,” he said.Now that’s what we like to see – real people fighting for the betterment of their country, because it’s the right thing to do. Keep punch-ing Vitaliy, you may just win this thing.

Ukraine Produces Hot Chicks Not that you need more evidence to prove some of the most beautiful women in the world are Ukrainian. However, if you do, then we’ve got a little snippet for you.Esquire magazine has just awarded well-known Ukrainian-born Hollywood actress, Mila Kunis, the title Sexiest Woman Alive. Dethroning last year’s winner, Rihanna, the Black Swan actress appears on the Novem-ber issue wearing nothing more than a pair of skintight trousers, posing seductively with her back to the camera. The star of cult American sitcom, That 70s Show, and romantic comedy, Friends with Benefits, Kunis was born in the western Ukrainian town of Chernivtsi, but left for the US with her family at the tender age of seven. Taking up where Demi Moore left off, Kunis is often seen on the arm of former co-star Ashton Kutcher, and says about her new title, “If I wanted to charm the pants off you, I could.” Yep, we bet!

Polls Put UDAR in Second Place The 41-year-old heavyweight-boxing champion is ploughing through his op-ponents in the ratings, if reports from independent polls earlier this week are accurate. Vitaliy Klitschko and his party UDAR (Punch) has surged into a gleam-ing second place, just behind Party of Regions, and past the United Opposition, which includes Tymoshenko’s Batkivsh-chyna (Fatherland). According to the Democratic Initiatives Foundation on Monday, the numbers are such: PoR – 23.3%, UDAR – 16%, United Opposition – 15.1%, a huge difference from just last week, which showed the President’s party with 28.1% support. This is massive for the political newcomer, and not just be-cause he stands two metres tall. But be-cause it could well mean a 50-50 parliament split if election results are fairly tabulated. “It would not be telling the truth if I said I was not satisfied with this,” said Klitchko in an interview. “I am satisfied that the curve of our support is being maintained and, with three weeks left, that we will be able to in-crease our electoral support even more.” What’s more, Dr Ironfist has ruled out any

the least. What we don’t realise is that we are often the lucky ones – many of us do not need visas to enter Ukraine, and for those of us that do, they’re fairly easy to acquire. This, or at least the idea of visas, is the premise be-hind a new exhibition, featured recently in the home of well-known Ukrainian photogra-pher, Ihor Hayday.Joining forces to speak out on the problem of that ever-elusive European visa, many Ukrai-nian and foreign activists, writers, journal-ists, scientists and sportsmen feature in this very topical exhibition. Unveiled symbolically on 3 October (the day the Berlin Wall fell), it is called, “Visas? What’s the Reason?”, and features the more often than not negative visa experiences of well-known figures Irena Karpa, Myroslav Marynovych, Roland Mikiani, just to name a few.Conceived by the public service, Europe With-out Borders, the exhibition was initiated here in Ukraine and was on display for just a few days. Already on the road to Poland, the hope is that Europeans will finally become aware of Ukrainians’ plight concerning European visas, so that missing important events aboard, such as scientific conferences, sports champion-ships, even innocent family visits, becomes a thing of the past.

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IT in Ukraine Continues to Outsmart the Competition As reported in a What’s On feature on Out-sourcing just a couple of weeks ago, Ukraine is one of the strongest IT countries among the CIS. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and this pudding is called Viewdle, a Ukrai-nian IT company Google recently paid $35 – 40 million for. Viewdle offers face, object, and gesture recognition technology products, allowing, among other features, automated photo tagging; and now it belongs to Google. The deal is a huge coup for Ukraine, and specif-ically those in the IT sphere, confirming there are talented professionals that exist in this country; even if our government makes it dif-ficult for outsiders to believe that to be true. As for its future use, the Android community anticipates the face recognition technology will be utilised in conjunction with Google Goggles. “Imagine, looking at a friend and having [a pair of] glasses [which] recognises them and tells you key facts such as when their birthday is or what their favourite top-ics of conversation are,” suggests the news website, Interfax. Amazing!

Odesa Says Thanks to Steve JobsThere’s a brand new monument in Odesa. It’s got nothing to do with the upcoming elections, nor does it have to do with farming, vodka or girls (presumably all things people associate with Ukraine). It’s a tribute to Apple’s former CEO, Steve Jobs.Unveiled on 5 October, the monument was born out of one student’s desire to commemo-rate the late computer guru. Featuring a hand made of cogs, pistons, screws, bolts and other such mechanical items, a silhouette of the Ap-ple logo in the palm completes the picture. Its creator, Kirill Maksymenko of the Odesa State Academy of Technical Regulation and Quality, says he started working on the tribute in No-vember of last year and used more than 300kg of metal parts. Christened “Thank you, Steve”, the 2-metre monument is one of Odesa’s newest attrac-tions. If you happen to be down in this seaside town, give it a look. It can be found at Novosel-skoho 74/76.

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This Week in History

13 October 1875 Founded by the Austro-Hungarian em-peror Franz Joseph, the Czernowitz Higher Theological School opens. It reopens as the Chernivtsi State University in 1940, and becomes known as one of the oldest classi-cal universities in Ukraine. It is also listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site for its unique architecture.

14 October 1942The Ukrainian Insurgent Army is officially created. As their immediate goal is the es-tablishment of a united, independent na-tional state on Ukrainian ethnic territory, they fight against the Red Army, Nazi Ger-many and Communist Poland.

14 October Orthodox Christians celebrate this day as the Holy Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and as tradition states, all harvesting should be finished by sundown. It becomes the Day of Ukrainian Cossacks in 1999.

15 October 1926 The Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theatre of Russian Drama is opened in Kyiv. It houses the former Bergonie Theatre, which goes back to 1868, and is renamed only in 1941 after the famous Ukrainian poetess and dramatist.

15 October 1995A bomb goes off in the Shakhtar Stadium in Donetsk, killing President of the Shakhtar Football Club, Akhat Bragin. As Bragin’s right-hand man, Rinat Akhmetov inherits the club and takes over exactly one year later.

16 October 2010Kyiv acquires a new high-speed tram, linking the Borchshagivka district with the city centre.

Karavan Shooter Identified In what may be the most lethargic and least impressive manhunt of all time, Ukrainian authorities say they have identified the Karavan shooter as Yaroslav Feodosiyovych Mazurok, and that they will arrest him soon. According to an official statement, the 38-year-old Lviv native has lived in Kyiv for a “long time”, and is an avid boxer and sports-man. Initial reports indicate that he has worked at private security firms, confirming initial suspicions that Mazurok is a trained gunman. Authorities refused to address questions about Mazurok’s whereabouts or his (presumably) imminent arrest. Mazurok fatally shot three employees and seriously wounded a forth at the Karavan shopping mall on Luhova in Kyiv on 26 September. He opened fire when the se-curity guards confronted him after seeing him steal a USB flash drive from a store. In happier news, authorities also announced that that fourth wounded security guard re-gained consciousness and that his life is no longer in danger. He is, however, still recov-ering from gunshot wounds to the neck and is unable to speak. He is under round-the-clock, armed surveillance.

Cooking with Fire Punishable By LawA Ukrainian student was sentenced last week for frying eggs over an open flame in the middle of Kyiv last week. Now, one might wonder why such an act requires such a hefty suspended three-year sentence, until you learn that the open flame was actually the eternal flame of the WWII memorial – the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.Protesting against governmental policies which do little to assist impoverished war veter-ans, the perp is 21-year old Hanna Sinkova, member of the radical youth movement The Brotherhood of St Lucas. “Its symbolical meaning was that soon, very soon, veterans, old people, poor people will queue up in front of this flame to cook food there because they will have nowhere to live, nothing to cook on and nothing to eat,” she was quoted as saying on Friday, when the sentence was handed down. According to statistics, the average monthly salary for pensioners in Ukraine is a measly 1,100hrv. Perhaps Hanna has a point.

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8 This Week Live Music 12–18 October 2012

Larus (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: freeDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

YuriY Loza, carnivaL Heat (cover band)Time: 22.00 Admission: call for details Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

ace ventura (cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: call for detailsPorter (Konstantynivska 2a)425-0281

Wunderband(cover band)Time: 19.00Admission: call for detailsPorter (Mishuhy 3a)536-9979

PYatiY vYmir (PoP-rock)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

vovcHi YagodY (PoP-rock)Time: 21.00Admission: 30hrvRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

15MondayboHdan HumenYuk Quartet (jazz)Time: 22.00Admission: freeArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

eastern exPress (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: freeDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

injear (cover band)Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

max tavricHeskiY (cover band)

Time: 21.00Admission: call for detailsPorter (Konstantynivska 2a)425-0281

max vorek(cover band)Time: 19.00Admission: call for detailsPorter (Mishuhy 3a)536-9979

HooLigan convention (mono PLaY)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

bender band (cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

16Tuesday

Los coLorados (funk rock)

Time: 22.00Admission: 100hrvArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

tabuLa rasa, mama mia (PoP-rock, cover band)Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

ot vinta, tex-mex co (cover bands)Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrvDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

crY babY (cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

rukY v brYukY(cover band)Time: 19.00Admission: call for details kPorter (Konstantynivska 2a)425-0281

soutHern Hot guYs(cover band)Time: 21.30Admission: call for detailsPorter (Mishuhy 3a)536-9979

Prostor radio PartY (PoP-rock)

Time: 20.00Admission: 50hrvDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

Pirata band, animaLs’ session (cover bands)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

14Sunday

soYuz 44 (jazz)

Time: 22.00Admission: freeArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

12Friday

Lacuna coiL (itaLY, metaL)

Time: 19.00Admission: 250-350hrv National Aviation University (Komorova 1)408-3300

enter sHikari (engLand, Post-Hard

core)Time: 19.00Admission: 300-400hrvBingo Club (Pr Peremohy 112)424-2555

oH, Lennon... (cover bands)Time: 22.00Admission: 50hrv Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

ot vinta, cHiLL out (cover bands)Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrv Docker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

easY dizzY, red rocks (cover bands)

Time: 22.00 Admission: 100hrvDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

bender band (cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

stereo tYPes(cover band)Time: 19.00Admission: call for detailsPorter (Konstantynivska 2a)425-0281

rock four(cover band)Time: 21.30Admission: call for detailsPorter (Mishuhy 3a)536-9979

vzrosLiY band (PoP-rock)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

coLours, Hijackers (cover bands)

Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

13SaturdaygHurt Yo gHurt (cover band)Time: 22.00Admission: 50hrvArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

more kHuana (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 20hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

tres deseos (cover band)Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

YukHYm dYm(cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: call for detailsPorter (Konstantynivska 2a)425-0281

street band(cover band)Time: 19.00Admission: call for detailsPorter (Mishuhy 3a)536-9979

guitar House jam session (cover bands)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

nigHt bLock (cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

17Wednesday

figHt music Post rock concert (Post rock

bands)Time: 22.00Admission: 30hrvArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

rocking WoLves (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

tHe magma (cover band)Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

tex-mex co (cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

carte bLancHe(cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: call for detailsPorter (Konstantynivska 2a)425-0281

: What's On Recommended

Rocking Travellers Around the World in 80 Days & Way Station (Russia, instru-mental, post-rock), Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)17 October at 21.00Russian duo AW80D was formed in 2009 and has managed three international tours in that time. One of these had them partner up with the intriguing Karusell Theatre in Germany, the result of which was a pretty spectacular show. Sharing stages with some big names in the post-rock biz – 65Day-sofstatic, God Is an Astronaut, My Own Private Alaska and Moving Mountains, AW80D are all on their own this autumn, with a concert here in Ukraine promoting their new record, noneXistent. Support provided by Ukrainian post-rockers, Way Station.Tickets are 30hrv. For more information call 279-4137.

kH.P.z.(cover band)Time: 19.00Admission: call for detailsPorter (Mishuhy 3a)536-9979

stariY & co (jazz)

Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

tHe beLLs (cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

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robots don’t crY, bLuedance (indie)Time: 22.00Admission: 40hrvArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

cHiLL out (cover band) Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

mama mia (cover band)Time: 21.30 Admission: free Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

fusion skY (cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

Wunderkinds(cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: call for detailsPorter (Konstantynivska 2a)425-0281

PartYzanski vYtivkY(cover band)Time: 21.30Admission: call for detailsPorter (Mishuhy 3a)536-9979

dzd (PoP-rock)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

vexLarskiY (cover band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

Us Two and a Few MoreBi-2 (Russia, pop-rock), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)18 October at 19.00Fearlessly entertaining their fans with some top music since the 80s, Russian rock band Bi-2 continues to pump out the hits. Bringing their “Genderless and Sad Love” to Kyiv this fall, Shura and Leva have opted for a different kind of con-cert, and taking to the stage in black tie, they will be accom-panied by the National Symphonic Orchestra of Ukraine. Get your tickets today – it’s going to be a good show. Tickets are 250 – 1,600hrv. For more information call 247−2444.

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Theatre & Classical Music 12–18 October 2012

13Saturday

tHe roads of Love concert

Featuring Shvachka (mezzo-soprano), Semenenko (soprano), Ridni Naspivy Ensemble of Folk Instruments Time: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

an evening of mozart and scHubert

Featuring Lyatoshynsky Classical Music EnsembleTime: 19.30National House of Organ and Chamber Music (V Vasylkivska 77)528-3186

a masked baLLOpera in Italian in 3 actsTime: 19.00National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

WeLcome to ukraineMusical in 2 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-2630

Paradise caseSelf-portrait in front of the mirror in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (I Franka 3)279-5921

Le maLade imaginaire

Play in 2 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223

LYing tHe Pure trutHPlay in 1 actTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25) 517-1955

emPtY trasHCrazy comedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392

Lettice & LavidzHFun w/ shadowsTime: 19.00Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16) 212-4188

14Sunday

in tHe caPtivitY of Passion

Featuring La Venexiana Ensemble (Italy)Works by Vivaldi, Scarlatti, HandelTime: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

madam butterfLYOpera in Italian in 3 actsTime: 19.00National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

baLL at tHe savoYOperetta in 3 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-6257

nazar stodoLYaDrama in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (I Franka 3)279-5921

1,001 Passions/tHe LittLe tHings in LifeTragic comedy Time: 18.00QuartetPlay in 2 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223

four reasons to get marriedPlay in 2 acts Time: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

sPineLessAn evening for people with visible abnormalitiesTime: 19.00M17 (Antonovycha 102-104)093-013-0614

15Mondayan evening of ukrainian and euroPean cLassicaL musicFeaturing Chubaryeva (soprano), National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments Works by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Bellini, LysenkoTime: 19.00 National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

an evening of cLassicaL musicFeaturing Svyrydenko (harpsichord), Sydorenko (organ)Works by Vivaldi, Haydn, MozartTime: 19.30National House of Organ and Chamber Music (V Vasylkivska 77)528-3186

cYnicaL comedY Play in 2 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223

1,001 Passions/tHe LittLe tHings in LifeTragic comedyTime: 20.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223

siLviaPlay in 2 actsTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

tHe rigHt of Love Comedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17) 278-7392

tHe LittLe PrinceHistorical fantasyTime: 19.00Plastic Drama Theatre (Shovkovychna 7a)253-9383

oscar – godA secret dialogueTime: 19.00Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16)212-4188

tHe singLe LadYMusical fairytaleTime: 19.00Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16)212-4188

12Friday

an evening of cLassicaL music

bY jaPanese musiciansFeaturing Japanese violin and piano performersTime: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

an evening of organ musicFeaturing Kalynovska (organ)Time: 19.30National House of Organ and Chamber Music (V Vasylkivska 77)528-3186

zorba tHe greek Ballet in 2 actsTime: 19.00National Opera of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

sucH jeWisH HaPPinessMusical in 2 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-6257

sPineLessAn evening for people with visible abnormalitiesTime: 19.00M17 (Antonovycha 102-104)093-013-0614

16Tuesday

an evening of sPanisH cLassicaL music

Featuring National Academic Wind Orchestra of UkraineTime: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

an evening of braHms Featuring Kyiv Chamber Ensemble Time: 19.30National House of Organ and Chamber Music (V Vasylkivska 77)528-3186

romeo & juLietBallet in 3 actsTime: 19.00National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

tHe merrY WidoWOperetta in 2 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3287-6257

tHe marriage of figaroComedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (I Franka 3)279-5921

strange mrs savageTragic comedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223

in Lurid darknessDrama in 1 actTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392

17 Wednesdayan evening of cHamber and vioLin musicFeaturing Maslakov (baritone), Dudenkova (piano)Works by Brahms, SchubertTime: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

La traviataOpera in Italian in 4 actsTime: 19.00National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

mY fair LadYMusical in 2 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-6257

zorba tHe greekDrama in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (I Franka 3)279-5921

tHe cHerrY orcHardComedy in 4 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223

tHe QueuePlay in 2 actsTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

Love Letters to staLinPlay in 1 actTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392

LigHtsPages of novels by Anton ChekhovTime: 19.00Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16) 212-4188

18Thursday

an evening of cLassicaL musicFeaturing National Academic Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Bortnyk (baritone)Time: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

an evening of organ musicFeaturing Kharechko (organ)Works by Bach, Slavytsky, Bovet, Eskesh Time: 19.30National House of Organ and Chamber Music (V Vasylkivska 77)528-3186

don QuixoteBallet in 3 actsTime: 19.00National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

: What's On Recommended

Andalusian PassionTomas de Madrid Flamenco Theatre (Spain, flamenco), October Palace (Instytutska 1)17 October at 19.00 The legendary flamenco theatre of Tomas de Madrid preserves the pure and ancient tradition of Andalusian culture, and coming to Kyiv this week, they’re going to give you the opportunity to experience the passion, the power, the obsession. Considered one of the best in the world, the concert includes dancers, guitarists and singers and promises to be first class. Take it in and get singed!Tickets are 100 – 1,200hrv. For more in-formation call 279-1582, 278-7492.

Opera in 4D Juno and Avos (Russian-language rock-opera), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)15 October at 19.00Juno and Avos is a legendary, Soviet rock-opera celebrating its 30th anni-versary this year! Inspired by Russian poet Andrey Voznesensky, Aleksey Ryb-nikov brings both the lyrics and musi-cal composition together to present a passionate performance, replete with love, heartache and everything in be-tween. Having run a successful 30-year course, Rybnikov dared to step it up yet another notch, incorporating spectacu-lar computer scenography, light effects and unbelievable sets. Get ready to step foot into the fascinating world of 4D. Tickets are 160 – 1,500hrv. For more information call 247-2316.

tHe sorocHYnskiY fairOperetta in 2 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-6257

a Wife is a WifeVaudeville in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (I Franka 3)279-5921

don Quixote. 1938Historical playTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5) 234-4223

PLaYing cHonkinPlay in 2 actsTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25) 517-1955

fourtH sisterPlay in 2 actsTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392

aLL about LoveParableTime: 19.00Suzirya Theatre (Yaroslaviv Val 16)212-4188

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Tango Sparks in KyivWorld Tango Stars, House of Officers (Hrushevskoho 30/1)18 October at 19.00As autumn often brings in the winds and the rains, you’ll want to warm yourself up this evening with some hot-tempered Tango. Appearing for the third consecutive year, the Interna-tional Tango Festival presents interna-tional Tango stars and choreographers Horacio Godoy, Magdalena Gutierrez, Dominic Bridge and French ballerina Sigrid Van Tilbeurgh, with live music provided by Moscow’s Solo Tango Or-questa. Don’t get wet – get sizzling!Tickets are 100 – 550hrv. For more in-formation call 253-8072.

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djs fLY Project Time: 22.00Admission: call for detailsD’Lux (Hrushevskoho 3)200-9009

LigHt nigHt WitH dj games and mc nata LuncHTime: 21.00Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrvAura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

fresH Private PartY WitH djs kaYun, joHn brigHt, mario Yard and moreTime: 22.00Admission: 120hrvChateau Mystique (Bortnichy District, Lenina 39)097-640-9774

Lux PartY Time: 23.00Admission: L-free, G-100hrv Karusel (Golosiivskaya 87-6)259-0001

freegrant music nigHt voL. 3 WitH djs freegrant,

rYtHmiQue, underHiLL, miss moniQue and neoTime: 22.00Admission: before 00.00 L-25hrv, G-30hrv, after L-30hrv, G-50hrvPrime (Nauki 8)524-2209

Hi-fi WitH djs branski and staLker and Pj sHoWTime: 21.00Admission: L- 50hrv, G-200hrvAzure (Leontovycha 3)234-7494

14SundaybeautY: Ladies nigHt WitH maLe Pj sHoW and dj saYLexTime: 22.00Admission: before 00.00 L-free, G-20hrv, after L-free, G-40hrv Bionica (Borshchahivska 128a)232-7296

WorLd of Love WitH dennYsmiLe, arturo ricci, and david djTime: 22.00Admission: before 00.00 L-free, G-20hrv after L-20hrv, G-30hrv Prime (Nauki 8)524-2209sundaY fundaY karaoke WitH djs vados and beatsTime: 21.00Admission: L-free, G-50hrvSorry Babushka486-0300

deatH race – kYiv frYdaY Time: 21.00Admission: L-50hrv, G-100hrvShooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

ua trance session WitH djs anna Lee, smart aPes, dima krasnik, fandY, and more Time: 22.00Admission: before 23.30 L-30hrv, G-40hrv, after L-50hrv, G-60hrvForsage (Harmatna 51a)232-6780

fridaY nigHt vixens Time: 21.00Admission: before 00.00 L-Free, G-100hrv, after L-100hrv, G-100hrvSorry Babushka486-0300

bLondY nigHt WitH djs ameLY, katYa tsarYova, and HoteL nikova Time: 23.00Admission: L-free, G-100hrv Karusel (Golosiivskaya 87-6)259-0001

Love nigHt WitH dj games and mc nata LuncHTime: 21.00Admission: L-40hrv, G-60hrvAura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

dj suncHase at tHe turntabLes

Time: 21.00Admission: call for details Boom Boom Room (Shevchenko 33)588-8989

union tecHno PartY series WitH djs anton feuer, smaiLov, igor gLusHko, roman k and moreTime: 23.00Admission: 50hrv Xlib (Frunze 12)417-3233

fresHman debut PartY WitH djs eric sWitcH and egor keYTime: 23.00Admission: 80hrvBarHot (Verkhniy Val 30a)093-873-4773

miss asia 2012 contestTime: 20.00Admission: call for detailsD’Lux (Hrushevskoho 3)200-9009

xxx PartY WitH djs branski and staLker and Pj sHoWTime: 23.00Admission: L- free, G-150hrvAzure (Leontovycha 3)234-7494

13Saturday

movida corona 2012 dj contest semi-finaL

Time: 22.00Admission: call for details Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1) 702-7862

art-sHoW PartY WitH ricHard gorn and djs Lorient, dan, and artem fLemingTime: 22.00Admission: before 00.00 L-30hrv, G-50hrv, after L-50hrv, G-80hrvBionica (Borshchahivska 128a)232-7296

aestHetic vibes WitH djs LutiQue, koma junior, underHiLL, id crasH and more Time: 22.00Admission: before 23.30 L-25hrv, G-30hrv, after L-50hrv, G-60hrvSaxon (Trutenko 4)257-4070

before our era WitH djs matrosov and keY Time: 23.00Admission: call for detailsSky Bar (V Vasylkivska 5)223-8888

PartY nigHt WitH dj sanYa dimovTime: 22.00Admission: 30hrvLime Club (Mayakovskiy 26Aa)515-9484

PartY nigHt Time: 23.00 Admission: freeFood Tourist (Arena City 5) 095-780-6070

sHoW mafia WitH dj snacH Time: 21.00Admission: L-100hrv, G-100hrvSorry Babushka486-0300

samba fever! Time: 21.00Admission: L-50hrv, G-100hrvShooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

fresH cut event WitH dj dustY kid (itaLY), marika

rossa, and a gaLickiY Time: 22.00Admission: before 23.30 L-40hrv, G-60hrv, after L-60hrv, G-80hrvForsage (Harmatna 51a)232-6780

Pre-PartY for kiss fm’s 10tH birtHdaY PartY WitH dj ira cHamPion Time: 22.00Admission: call for details Ikon Bar/Club (Baseina 5a) 234-6996

drum and bass WitH djs ibenji, danY PreacHer,

gabber, sPieLer and HorsYTime: 22.00Admission: before 23.30 L-15hrv, G-30hrv, after L-25hrv, G-30hrvSaxon (Trutenko 4)257-4070

back in tHe ussr WitH dj veLskiY and friends

Time: 23.00Admission: L- free, G-100hrvAzure (Leontovycha 3)234-7494

Pioneer bacHeLorette PartY WitH dj games and mc adamTime: 21.00Admission: L-20hrv, G-40hrvAura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

bsP Time: 21.00Admission: before 23.00, free, after L-free, G-100hrvShooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

aLL out dance PartY WitH djs zeekreY and joYintTime: 22.00Admission: call for details Sakhar Party Bar (Dekabrystov 12/37)563-9662

rnb boom: sWagga PartY WitH djs LadY, kasH fLoW,

and mukvikTime: 22.00Admission: before 00.00 L-10hrv, G-15hrv, after L-20hrv, G-30hrv, after Forsage (Harmatna 51a)232-6780

15MondaysHooters tv Time: 21.00Admission: freeShooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

Pivomania – dj sizeTime: 21.00Admission: freeAura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

disco PartY and karaoke djs vados and beatsTime: 21.00Admission: freeSorry Babushka486-0300

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dance battLe: rnb and Latin music PartY WitH dj veL

Time: 21.00Admission: 50hrvAzure (Leontovycha 3)234-7494

mix stYLe WitH dj sHtuzer Time: 21.00Admission: freeAura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

Latino masH-uP carnivaL WitH dj nobrain and more

Time: 23.00Admission: freeVodka Bar (Globus, II line, Maidan Nezalezhnosti)371-1102

mojito nigHt Time: 21.00Admission: freeShooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

disco nostaLgia PartY and karaoke djs vados and beatsTime: 21.00Admission: freeSorry Babushka486-0300

17WednesdayLadies nigHt Time: 21.00Admission: before 00.00 L-50hrv, G-closed, after G-100hrvShooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

radio daYsTime: 21.00Admission: freeAura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

WHiskY PartY WitH djs staLker and veLTime: 21.00Admission: L- free, G-100hrvAzure (Leontovycha 3)234-7494

sWeet retro WednesdaYs Time: 21.00Admission: L-free, G-50hrvSorry Babushka486-0300

18Thursdaycossacks nigHt Time: 21.00Admission: before 23.00 L-free, after G-100hrvShooters (Moskovska 22)254-2024

master cLass in dancing WitH mc adamTime: 21.00Admission: L-30hrv, G-30hrvAura (Vyshhorodskaya 28/1)237-7023

Ladies nigHt WitH dj staLker and Pj sHoW Time: 21.00Admission: L- free, G-100hrvAzure (Leontovycha 3)234-7494

Ladies nigHt Time: 21.00Admission: before 23.00, L-free, G-50hrv, after L-50hrv, G-50hrvSorry Babushka486-0300

Hits PartY 90s to todaY WitH dj Leo keYTime: 21.00Admission: L-free, G-50hrvSakhar Party Bar (Dekabrystov 12/37)563-9662

: What's On Recommended

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fridance PartY WitH djs kisHe, Pink cream,

and anton HorosHTime: 23.00Admission: L-free, G-80hrvVodka Bar (Globus, II line, Maidan Nezalezhnosti)371-1102

stars of stYLes WitH djs omnia (trance), stePkiLLaH

(drum & bass), suHar (tecHno) and more Time: 22.00Admission: before 23.30 L-40hrv, G-50hrv, after L-20hrv, G-25hrvSaxon (Trutenko 4)257-4070

girLs’ bacHeLorette PartY WitH djs neo, robot, and nikz Lorenz Time: 22.00Admission: before 00.00, L-free, G-30hrv, after L-25hrv, G-50hrvPrime (Nauki 8)524-2209

LuxurY nigHt – girLs edition WitH djs LadY, ameLY and marka PoLa Time: 22.00Admission: before 00.00 L-30hrv, G-50hrv, after L-50hrv, G-80hrvBionica (Borshchahivska 128a)232-7296

after-PartY for ukraine fasHion Week anouki bicHoLa WitH dj eva and sPeciaL guestTime: 22.00Admission: call for detailsD’Lux (Hrushevskoho 3)200-9009

PartY nigHt WitH resident dj zeekreY and mc PavLik morozovTime: 21.00Admission: L-free, G-50hrvSakhar Party Bar (Dekabrystov 12/37)563-9662

LaWYer’s nigHt Time: 22.00Admission: call for details Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1) 702-7862

toPLess nigHt WitH djs PHoenix and rockstar Time: 23.00Admission: call for detailsSky Bar (V Vasylkivska 5)223-8888

PartY nigHt featuring dj burzHuYTime: 22.00Admission: call for details Noblesse (V Vasylkivska 3)097-282-6760

Reggae and SoulAlai Oli (Russia, reggae) Underground Music Hall (Moskovskiy 13b), 18 October at 20.00 Russian reggae band, Alai Oli, has gained a cult fan following for its infec-tious reggae beats. It has kept it with the soulful lyrics of lead singer and songwriter Olga Marquez, whose inimitable voice takes the band into “emo-tional hardcore” territory. Alai Oli’s unique blend of hardcore, reggae, and emo makes for a catchy and instantly-recognisable sound. Make sure you get in on the good times. Tickets are 110 – 160hrv. For more information call 063-142-1932.

This Week Nightlife 12–18 October 2012

Soulfooled Alex Niggemann (Berlin, house), Mantra (V Vasylkivska 5)12 October at 22.00 DJ Alex Niggemann is in the midst of a worldwide tour to promote his new album, Soulfooled, and he is stopping over in Kyiv for a night of great music at Mantra. The House DJ plays everything from dark-tech to vocal-heavy house, but is known for feel-good tracks that get everyone on the dance-floor, putting him in high demand in nightclubs all over the world, from Bra-zil to Paris. Last year, Niggemann created an electronic music label called Soulfooled, with this eponymous record as his first self-produced project. Get ready for a party sure to bring the ‘house’ down!For tickets and more information call 221-4448.

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The Artistic

12 This Week Art 12–18 October 2012

kYiv academic PuPPet tHeatreHrushevskoho 1a (Park Khreshchatyk)278-5808www.akadempuppet.kiev.ua

kYiv municiPaL PuPPet tHeatreMyropilska 1513-1500www.puppet-theater.kiev.ua

mariinskiY Park Arsenalna Metro

marionette tHeatre Sahaidachnoho 29/3417-3058www.history.marionet.com.ua

nationaL circus of ukraine Peremohy 2486-3856www.circus.kiev.ua

kYiv zooPeremohy 32 277-47-69

famiLY entertainment centre dYvosvit M Malinovskoho 24/10502-0088www.dyvosvit.ua

nemo doLPHinariumAcademic Hlushkov 9520-5555www.nemokiev.com

kYiv PLanetarium V Vasylkivska 57/3287-7508 www.planet.org.ua

aQua Park in terminaL Brovary, Kyivska 316200 29 80/81www.aquapark-terminal.com.ua

dream Land aQua Park Obolonskiy 21b485-2111/12

ostricH farm Yasnohorodka, Podlesna 32 (30km from Kyiv) 353-8821www.ostrich.com.ua

Horse-riding centre nabeg Vyshhorodska 85a360-3838 (call in advance)www.loshadi.kiev.ua

centraL Horse race track of ukraine Akademika Hlushkova 10526-2053www.ipodrom-kiev.at.ua

exHibition centre ParkAkademika Hlushkova 1www.expocenter.com.ua

state museum of toYsKlovskiy Spusk 8253-5400

interesting kYiv tours 364-5111www.interesniy.kiev.ua

PYroHovo oPen air museum Trolleybus 11 from Lybidska Metro526-5765www.pirogovo.org.ua

mamaeva sLoboda museumM Dontsya 2361-9848www.mamajeva-sloboda.ua

nationaL botanic garden Timiryazevska 1284-9506www.nbg.kiev.ua

FamilykoLobok’s magicaL journeYPlayTime: 11.00tHe starrY skY above usEducational programmeTime: 14.00mYtHs and Legends of tHe starsTime: 18.00Kyiv Planetarium (V Vasylkivska 57/3)287-7508

magic musicComic Opera-fairytale in 2 acts Time: 12.00Admission: 10-40hrvKyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-4280

14Sundaykind Horton musicaL in 2 actsTime: 12.00Admission: 40-50hrvLypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17)253-6219

a guest from sPacePlayTime: 11.00a WaLk in tHe starrY skY Educational programmeTime: 14.00mYtHs and Legends of tHe starsTime: 18.00Kyiv Planetarium (V Vasylkivska 57/3)287-7508

tHumbeLina Ballet in 2 acts Time: 12.00Admission: 10-40hrvKyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-4280

mariYka and bearTime: 11.00our HaPPY koLobokTime: 13.00tHe LittLe mermaid Time: 15.00Puss in boots Time: 17.00 Admission: 40hrvPuppet Theatre (Hrushevskoho 1a)278-5808

cindereLLa Fairytale in 2 acts Time: 12.00Admission: 10-50hrv I Franko Theatre (I Franka 3)279-5921

17 WednesdayLadY and tHe HooLigan Ballet in 2 acts Time: 13.00Admission: 10-40hrvKyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-4280

18ThursdayHoW tHe cossacks defeated tHe snake Ballet in 2 acts Time: 13.00Admission: 10-40hrvKyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-4280

Squat on OlehivskaExhibition of art-works by Ukrainian artists – Anatoliy Varvarov, Volodymyr Zaichenko, Volodymyr Padun, Ihor Konovalov, Serhiy Kornichevsky, Eduard Potapenkov, M17 (Antonovycha 102-104)From 12 October M17 is always coming up with new and inter-esting projects, and this next one is sure to im-press. Uniting six artists in an old abandoned house on Olehivska, the group were allowed to let their creative juices flow; products of which now appear in the gallery. Promising art-objects unlike those you typically see in museums these days, we can’t help but be a little bit curious!For more information call 596-2030.

Elephants, Tigers and Bears…Oh My!Circus Classic and Fantastic, Nation-al Circus of Ukraine (Peremohy 2)All season at 13.00, 17.00 & 19.00This season, the National Circus of Ukraine is presenting a brand

new programme to entertain your little ones. With funnier bloopers, fascinating stunts, and a whole range of animals to fall in love with, you can’t help but have a fantastic time yourself. In addition to the clowns, the acrobats, and the animal trainers you’re already familiar with, there’s a few ostriches and even a kangaroo to whom you haven’t been introduced. It’s all un-der the Big Top on Peremohy – grab a few tickets this weekend!Tickets are 80 – 180hrv. For more information call 486-3856.

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tHe taLe of tsar saLtan Opera in 2 actsTime: 12.00Admission: 10-40hrv Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-3116

tHe mYsticaL HiPPoPotamusTime: 11.00tHe Princess frogTime: 13.00tHe WoLf and seven Young kidsTime: 15.00Peter PanTime: 17.00 Admission: 40hrvPuppet Theatre (Hrushevskoho 1a)278-5808

tHe canterviLLe gHostFairytale in 2 actsTime: 12.00Admission: 40-50hrvLypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17)253-6219

summer 2012Exhibition of works by David Sharashydze (UA)Bizantium Gallery (Pushkinska 21)Until 19 October050-310-5778

exHibition of scuLPture and Paintings

Exhibition of works by Vasyl Tatarsky and Alina Maksymenko (UA)

Triptych Gallery (Desyatynna 13)Until 9 October279-2909

of LandscaPes and LoveExhibition of photographs by Michael McCafrey (US)Brucie Collections (Artema 55b)Until 30 October205-4264

mamaYcHukY. a timeLess Look.Exhibition of paintings by Anatoliy Melnyk (UA)National Art Museum of Ukraine (Hrushevskoho 6) Until 28 October278-7454

cimmerian cHronicLesExhibition of photographic works by

Andriy Lobov (UA)Soviart Gallery (Andriivskiy Uzviz 22a)

Until 18 October425-2219

tHe iLLusion of reaLitYExhibition of dolls by Olena Vanzhega (UA)Parsuna Gallery (Khoryva 43)Until 18 October425-2415

stars traveLLing in timeExhibition of photographic works by Telenedelya magazineArt-Hall Gallery (Frolivska 1/6)Until 21 October238-6521

terraPiaExhibition of paintings by Mykhaylo Deyak (CZ)Mystetska Zbirka gallery (Tereshchenkivska 13)Until 28 October099-245-1118

Get to Know Malevich!Excursion to Malevich-esque monuments, starting place – UNIAN News Agency (Khreshchatyk 4)13 October at 12.00 Did you know that Kazimir Malevich, world famous artist and founder of Suprematism, was born in Kyiv, spent his childhood here, taught at the National Art academy, and that

his last exhibition while he was still alive was here in the Ukrainian capi-tal? Charmed by his genius, the Cen-tre of Contemporary Art in conjunc-tion with the Polish Institute gather nominations biennially for the Ka-zimir Malevich Award. Still accepting applications this year, you have the opportunity to find out more about this fascinating artist here in Kyiv,

in the form of an excursion. Visit-ing those places with which he is connected, such as Oleksandrivsky cathedral where he was baptised, or the National Art Academy where he taught, this is one walking tour you don’t want to miss. Tickets are 25hrv. For registration and more information call 501-9461 or visit www.csmart.org.ua

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JestDespite its tongue-in-cheek char-

acter, some art fans argue that the pieces ANTIart exhibits are often more interesting and meaningful

than the supposedly transcendental lavatory pans or embalmed cow heads we’re used to seeing on the Kyiv art scene. What’s On meets Todor for a chat about contemporary art and anti-art.

What’s Eating Kyiv?The Centre of Contemporary ANTIart made headlines this summer, shortly after officials announced a competition for a new logo for the city of Kyiv. The scandal and confusion sur-rounding the contest prompted Todor and his group to run a parallel competition for the city logo. They received well-thought-out submis-sions from people who have never even been to Kyiv; such as the competition’s winner, Ivan Rumov, from Barnaul, Russia. His emblem de-picts a greedy official literally eating Kyiv. The other entries were in the same vein: sarcastic, creative, and far more interesting than the ap-plicants of the official competition. When I meet Todor, the first thing I ask is what sparked the whole ANTIart movement. “A ter-rible thing happened to contemporary art in Ukraine—it became trendy! It went from being an interesting phenomenon to the equivalent of microwave popcorn. There are so many galleries and ‘centres of contemporary art in Kyiv’ and a lot of them have nothing to do with art at all!” That is why Todor and his friends deliberately took an official, pretentious name: “We actually could have named ourselves the Institute of De-velopment of Contemporary Art or something equally official-sounding and no one would’ve asked about our credentials!” laughs Todor.

A Metamorphosis of Transcendental Indulgence The project launched in 2011 with its first exhibition, self-importantly titled, “Metamor-phosis of Transcendental Indulgence”. Todor jokes that the name has no meaning whatso-ever, it’s just highfalutin, pretentions words thrown together. The works exhibited were children’s drawings and scribbles, accompa-nied by cryptic inscriptions like, “A cat on a roof—a man in search of meaning.” Todor says the collection was put together in jest, but that, unexpectedly, the pieces kindled

When you look at Kyiv’s art scene you’ll find

dozens of galleries that self-importantly declare

themselves nothing short of “centres” for

contemporary art. Some visitors take these places very seriously, spending

hours rubbing their chins and contemplating

works as if they might reveal the meaning of

life. Others, like Todor Aleksandrov, look at

these places with a more discerning eye, looking for the real art in a city

full of what he dismisses as anti-art, or fake art.

With no background in contemporary art

himself, Todor started a non-commercial project

titled the Centre of Contemporary ANTIart.

The Artistic

serious discussion. “I witnessed people exam-ining the works and theorising about their deeper meaning! And therein lies the problem – our people have no critical approach, they are ready to sit down and try to think out the meaning for anything they see.”

Corridor to the ToiletThe location of ANTIart is in keeping with its facetious roots: it’s a corridor in a local pub on Prorizna. “Since we are parodying art institu-tions, we did not worry too much about loca-tion,” quips Todor, “though it’s telling that this corridor leads to a toilet. And by the way, the name of the pub (Trallebus) is misspelled – it all works for our concept.” However, the site does have its drawbacks. Todor recalls that many works have been stolen from the “gallery”. “It was unpleasant, of course, but then I figured we were doing something right if people were stealing our anti-art!” ANTIart’s early exhibitions mostly attacked the cultish pretention surrounding contempo-rary art in Ukraine, but in its later collections, the gallery has expanded its purview, weighing in on politics and social life as well.

The Future of Fake Art Perhaps in a bid to evade theft by full-blad-dered bar patrons, ANTIart has displayed some of its more recent collections exclusively online. One is entirely comprised of works by Ivan Rumov, the same Russian artist who won alternative ANTIart’s logo competition. Todor says the exhibition highlights problems that are pretty much the same in different coun-tries: corruption, politicians’ lies, and the stupidity of political slogans and campaigns. Another exhibition highlights well-known on-line artist Valeriy Zavatt, whose trademark is drawings of clever double entendres. Todor says ANTIart has attracted a large enough group of young and talented artists to stage a new exhibition each month. When I ask him about the future of his group, Todor compares it to charity work. “The aim of each charity organisation is not to be needed anymore – if you help orphans you want there to be no orphans in the end. I won’t take the comparison too far, but my aim is essentially the same – our goal is to get rid of this fake contemporary art. When this happens, I’ll think of something else to do!”

This WeekKateryna Kyselyova

Check out the entries and all ANTIart exhibitions at

www.fakeart.com.ua

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Notre Dame’s Golden VoiceBruno Pelletier (Canada, French pop), Palace Sport (Sportyvna Pl 1)25 December at 19.00Bruno Pelletier has had an in-teresting career – rock bands in his youth, orchestras in early adulthood, and huge parts in some of the world’s most fa-mous musicals. While Kyiv au-diences have already had the pleasure of his performance in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, this year the Quebec-native has something really special to offer – a collection of Christmas songs. Celebrate the blessed event in a new and wonderful way, with carols from Bruno Pelletier.Tickets are 250 – 1,500hrv. For more information call 246-7406.

Grand NaturalExhibition of photographic works by artists of 15 countries, J Greter Gallery (V Hetmana 6)From 1 NovemberThe J Greter Gallery is inviting one and all on a virtual trip around the world, thanks to the international competition, Panorama of My Coun-try. Instigated by the National Union of Photographers of Ukraine, this competition brings in works from all over the world, and incorporates some of the most breath-taking landscapes. Featuring 15 different na-tions, the best of the best are on show, many works of which are so vo-luptuous and eloquent you’ll want to hop right into the picture itself!For more information call 200-0760.

Kiss FM’s 10th

Birthday BashKiss FM Radio w/ Avicii (Swe-den), Stereo Plaza (Kikvidze 17)19 October at 21.00Join Kiss FM as they blow out candles at their tenth birthday party at Stereo Plaza next week. Kiss FM’s annual birthday par-ties always make a splash with Kyiv clubbers, and the radio sta-tion pulled out all the stops to cel-ebrate its first full decade on the airwaves. At 23-years-old, Swed-ish headliner and Grammy win-ner Avicii is considered one of the best dance DJs on the planet – a fitting choice for Kyiv’s top dance music station. Let the celebra-tions begin! For more information call 502-3464.

you want to take in. With appli-cations coming in since March of this year, only the best and most agile knights from all over Europe will be coming to Kyiv. Come and take in the 5-on-5 battle (which begins at 15.00), or come for the whole day. There’ll be activities to keep everyone entertained as soon as the doors open. Admission is free. For more in-formation call 461-9937 or visit www.parkkyivrus.com

Back to the Past Knight of Kyiv Fortress Tourna-ment (medieval sporting event), Kyiv Rus Park (Kopachiv Village, Obukhov district) 24 November at 10.00 (actual battle at 15.00)Do your kids get excited about history? Then perhaps this next international tournament, fea-turing knights battling it out in a medieval setting, is something

A Factory Original Anastasia Prykhodko (UA, pop), Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1)8 November at 20.00The young and talented Anasta-sia Prykhodko, winner of Fabryka Zirok 7 and Eurovision 2009 par-ticipant, is presenting a new con-cert programme this fall. Featuring some of her most popular songs, such as Bezotvetno, Mama, and Love, she’s got a few musical tricks up her sleeve as well. Accompa-nied by the Dzhankoy Brothers, it’s sure to be a great evening, and certainly a good excuse to get in out of the cold. Tickets are 100 – 500hrv. For more information call 538-0100.

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Bill Brandt – Ain't Nothing More To Say Exhibition of photographs by Bill Brandt (GB), Brucie Collections gallery (Artema 55b)From 15 NovemberBorn in Germany, Bill Brandt spent most of his life in the UK and was one of their most sig-nificant photographers of the 20th century. Captivating Brit-ish hearts with his creative eye for geographical panoramas, his penchant for nudes had the op-posite effect, and instead often shocked the conservative Brit-ish society. Candid and antipa-thetic, his works make you forget you are looking at a photograph, capturing the real beauty of the moment. This is a real treat for Kyiv audiences – don’t miss it. For more information call 353-1234.

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Like a Fish to WaterDolphin (Russia, rap, rock), Crys-tal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1)16 November at 21.00A CIS big fish is headed to Kyiv this November. Best Artist in 2004 at the MTV Russian Music Awards, rapper/rocker Andriy Lysikov, better known as Dolphin, has hooked fans with his most recent album, Creature. Featur-ing Leonardo Da Vinci’s Madonna Litta on the cover, 14 tracks line this new LP. Reel in a copy your-self, and then cast an eye on the concert later this year.Tickets are 170hrv. For more in-formation call 538-0100.

Bring on the Noize Noize MC (Russia, punk rap), Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1) 28 November at 19.00Russian-born Ivan Alekseev is the front man of Noize MC, a punk rap outfit known for its flippant lyrics and clever rhymes. Alekseev honed his im-pressive freestyle skills in Mos-cow rap battles, defeating some 3,000 opponents in a national

Mozart, Brahms and Schubert Close UpChamber Art Music International Festival, National Philharmonic (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)20 – 21 October at 19.00The stage of the National Philhar-monic is often graced with world classical music performers, and this next weekend is no differ-ent. Featuring Spanish pianist Claudio Martinez, French flutist Stephane Rety and Russian-born Swiss cellist Denys Severin, these three brilliant soloists will present a fabulous programme of Mozart on 20 October. Then on 21 Octo-ber, your ears will be treated to the music of Brahms and Schubert, thanks to the Collegium String Quartet. This evening is definitely one of the highlights this fall. Tickets are 45 – 90hrv. For more information call 278-1697.

Pole DanceAs ArtPole Art Show: 80 Days Before Armageddon, Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3) 16 – 17 November at 19.00While there are those out there who have their own preconcep-tions about pole dancing, this very provocative activity is quickly becoming a spectacularly popu-lar pastime, hobby, some might even say art! Still sceptical? Come

The Final StingScorpions (Germany, classic rock), Palace Sport (Sportyvna Pl 1)29 October at 19.00Two years ago, we announced that the Scorpions would be com-ing to Ukraine to then leave the stage forever. That didn’t happen, and we’re glad, because it means they’ll be here again this fall! Threatening to disband after the show, they are claiming this as the second half of their European Farewell Tour. Having released a brand new album since their last visit, called Comeblack, however, we can’t say that we believe them. Either way, songs like Still Loving You, Rock You Like a Hurricane, When Love Kills Love, Send Me an Angel, and Wind of Change will live on forever.Tickets are 390 – 2,990hrv. For more information call 246-7406.

A Golden Oldie Skryabin (UA, pop-rock), Underground Music Hall (Moskovskiy 13b)28 October at 20.00Skryabin is one of those bands that have been on the indepen-dent Ukrainian music scene for so long it’s hard to imagine what Kyiv pubs, clubs and mu-sic halls would look like without them. Founded in 1989 by An-driy Kuzmenko, the group went through a number of phases, experimenting first with electric alternative, then darkwave, and finally settling on what seems to be most popular (and not just here in Ukraine), pop-rock. With 20 albums under their heavy belt, tonight will be a showcase of their best. Don’t miss it. Tickets are 170 – 200hrv. For more information 277-3540.

along this weekend, where mas-ters in pole dance, acrobatics and juggling will try to overturn your prejudices. Add to this modern music written specifically for the event, plus a two-storey stage with a number of special effects, and you’ve got an unforgettable show! Oleksandre Leshchenko, well-known Ukrainian choreog-rapher and director of massive dance shows Maydans-2 and Dancing for You, guarantees it!Tickets are 150 – 870hrv. For more information call 287-2630.

rap competition in 2006, and catching the eye of Universal Records, which represents the likes of Lady Gaga, Eminem, and Lil Wayne, to name a few. After becoming one of the best known rappers in Russia, Noize MC added a punk rock band to his act and never looked back. Admission is 250 – 400hrv. For more information call 063-194-7429.

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FuellingIt’s been two years since the IMF started chal-lenging Ukraine on household gas prices, say-ing the government should be trying to equalise the buying and selling price. As such, everyday Ukrainians have no need for alternative energy, like solid biomass, because they believe they are already getting a good deal when it comes to gas. Experts are hoping this situation doesn’t last much longer: “We are not asking for subsidies for alternative energy, we only want the subsidy to be removed on natural gas,” continues Heletukha. “Then biomass can become economically com-petitive, which means everyone saves money.” Today, biomass represents only 0,7% of the over-all consumption of energy in Ukraine. Half of that includes village inhabitants who still use firewood to heat their homes; the other half is the wood industry – woodworking factories supply themselves completely with energy just in burn-ing the waste of their production. Ukraine also provides biofuel for export: last year the country sold nearly 600 tonnes of biomass mainly to Po-land and Germany.

Liquid PowerThe situation with liquid biofuel is even more complicated. Liquid biofuels (biodiesel and bio-

ethanol) are produced from such crops as sunflower, rapeseed, corn, or any sugar-con-taining plants – sugar beets for instance. Six

or seven years back, Ukraine did not know

much about rapeseed. But over the last five years,

the volume of rapeseed found in Ukraine has increased expo-

nentially – more than 2 million tonnes a year, sold at $600 per tonne. Molasses (a sugar beet by-product) are one of the most common products used in Ukraine to pro-duce liquid biofuel. Vitaliy Daviy, president of the Association of Alternative Fuel and Energy Mar-ket Participants of Ukraine, explains the situa-tion regarding sugar beets in Ukraine: “The first steps to establish stable bioethanol production in Ukraine were made in 2000, when the Ukrai-nian government adopted a special programme called, Ethanol, which provided tax breaks for mixed petrol producers. In 2001, the programme was cancelled, and soon the tax breaks returned to those who produced alternative fuels contain-ing no less than 30% of bio-component. Today, the volume of bio-components production (bio-ethanol) is nearly 3,000 tonnes a month, while monthly usage of petrol in Ukraine is more than 500,000 tonnes. “The problem is that the rest of the world has pret-ty high excise taxes for petroleum products, so in Europe, for example, petrol costs nearly 2 euros, while biodiesel is free from excise tax, making al-ternative fuel economically justified. In Ukraine, petrol is 1 euro per litre and biodiesel simply can-not compete with this price. Experts suggest the state either raise the tax for petroleum products,

or give a separate subsidy to alternative fuel pro-ducers – so far Ukraine is doing neither!”

Raw ResourcesThe only economically profitable activity in the alternative fuel industry in Ukraine is growing plants and selling the raw materials to Europe, where they are later processed into liquid biofuel. Exporting raw rapeseed to Eu-rope is tax free – if one wanted to export biodie-sel he’d have to pay a levy. That’s why Ukraine today is mainly a raw materials supplier for Europe, while for the Ukrainian economy, un-derstandably enough, it would be better to sell readymade products. But, here we come to the dilemma pointed out by one of our experts – Dave Young, Chairman of the Board at the European Ukrainian Energy Agency: “Ukraine has resources, good agricultural land, water, and sunshine. From there you have a choice of how to use those resources, whether you grow a food crop, or an energy crop. If you have taken the route of choosing an energy crop, once it is grown it will give you a yield per acre which, depending on the crop you have chosen, will equate to a cer-tain measure of embodied energy or potential en-ergy. And from there, how you process this energy, and how much energy you use to get it to final use, are key issues on the environmental front and in terms of sustainability. Biomass to liquids is always a highly politicised subject and markets usually occur with subsidies.”Another prospect in liquid biofuel production, according to Young, is the potential of state-owned distillery factories. Vitaliy Daviy, of the Association of Alternative Fuel and Energy Mar-ket Participants of Ukraine (APEU), agrees that Ukraine has huge potential in growing crops for alternative energy, and this sphere will not be an obstacle to agricultural food crop-growing, giving examples of growing sorghum or corn: “Taking into account a good half of Ukrainian distillery factories are not working, or working at 10-15% of their capacity, biofuel production can reani-mate the distillery branch. Today, Ukraine is able to produce nearly 500,000 tonnes of bioethanol per year. The cheapest way of producing bioetha-nol is from corn, though in Ukraine, there are no companies which have grown the crop and pro-duced alternative fuels just yet.” A solution may come from the state again – by adopting the law on compulsory content of bio-ethanol (say 5%) in petroleum, the state would give powerful momentum to this effort. Without such a law, Ukraine will simply remain an im-portant raw material supplier to Europe,despite its potential. Ukraine can try hard at becoming green in its energy sphere, and in people’s mentality, but be-fore that happens, the green strategy needs to be supported on the state level, and be given a stable economic justification. Only then can Ukraine become really independent from Russian gas and private petroleum traders.

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The Chamber’s Family Day TAMPOPO RESTAURANT The ACC invited members and their families to a Chamber Gourmet Family Day on 6 October, providing a wholesome opportunity to combine business with pleasure. In addition to tasty treats provided by the restaurant, guests enjoyed sushi and making fruit desserts with their kids.

Not Only Books MYSTETSKY ARSENAL On 3 October, the second International Book Arsenal opened to much fanfare. The festival includes many Ukrainian and foreign publishing houses, plenty of new book releases, literature readings, discussions, master-classes, and much more. The main guest of the event was Alessandro Barricco, one of the most compelling Italian writers today, and he received a warm welcome from Ukrainian literature fans. A laundry list of remarkable individuals like Yuriy Andrukhovych, Serhiy Zhadan, Taras Prokhasko, Maryana Savka and Irena Karpa presented Ukrainian literature in new and interesting ways. The Kyiv audience had the chance to experience an intersection of literature, art, music and performance—all in one place!

Anton and Vedana Smirnovi check out the books together

UNESCO expert Oscar Brenifier with the French Embassy’s Eric Tozatti

Presidential Advisor Anna Herman sparing some time for books

Mystetskiy Arsenal’s Natalya Zabolotna and Head of Austrian Cultural Forum Yakub Forst-Battalya open the event

Kateryna Okhrushchak with her little one, Kirill Oksana Rudiuk of Astelit and family

Dmitriy Uglitskih of Tampopo goes to draw the raffle winner

Paolo Sallas of the Brazilian Embassy with cutie patootie Kolya

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When Two Become OneBOTTEGA GALLERY On 4 October, the Bottega Gallery threw open its doors for an exhibition featuring two young, talented artists. 2011 MUHi (Young Ukrainian Artist) art prize nominee Maryna Talyutto and 2010 winner Zoya Orlova displayed their best works, with their contrasting styles creating an intriguing juxtaposition. Maryna’s works are depictions of her own life, while Zoya invites viewers to look for answers to deeper questions. Both art projects are on display until 22 October, so check them out.

Kings of Dance Celebrate BirthdayARTHUR MURRAY STUDIO The Arthur Murray Dance Studio here in Kyiv marked their first birthday on 6 October. Inviting guests and friends, along with students and teachers, to their studio behind Khreshchatyk, a fabulous party was planned. Accompanied by band, Friends, everyone found their way to dancefloor at some point, where the salsa, boogie-woogie, ‘German traditional’ and many other styles were featured throughout the evening.

The party took off with a Viennese Waltz performed by the students and their teachers

A little Tango performed by Eugenia Simonova and

Volodymyr Nikolaev

Students Jim and Katya Erhard demonstrate some fast footwork with the Foxtrot

President of IWCK Olha Terekhova and husband Andriy dance the Bachata

Artist Oleksandr Lidahovskiy together with Natalya Karpinska

Curator Maryna Shcherbenko and artist Maryna Talyutto pose for a pic

Ukrainian artist Andriy Bludov is mesmerised

We catch artist Zoya Orlova in action

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Oktoberfest in DWK Style ARIZONA BBQ Those who weren’t able to make it Munich made their way down to Arizona BBQ on 5 October, where DWK were celebrating Oktoberfest. A real Bavarian evening was enjoyed by one and all with Paulaner beer, Nuremberg sausages, sauerkraut and few more such tantalising treats. With music by the Mega-Life-Band, true German hospitality was felt by one and all.

EBA Helping Educate the YouthMYSTETSKIY ARSENAL In conjunction with First Lego League, members of EBA came out on 29 September to enjoy this season’s first Family Day. The afternoon’s activities incorporated the new international educational project SPARK! LAB and allowed children the chance to participate in robot football, robot racing, as well as other activities such as remote control cars, painting and more. It was a great day out for kids both big and small – thanks EBA!

Kids watching on in excitement

Learning something new

SPARK! LAB specialists at the ready

CEO of Danone Ukraine Dario

Marchetti having fun with his kids

Bernardo Gomez (left) groups up with a friend for a photo

Cheers to beers!

DWK’s Karolina Denysenko, Marie-France Dardeau-Carvaja of the French Embassy and Kateryna Bazhay of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

The ladies of Mikado Foods enjoying every last morsel

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22 Years of Unity! GERMAN EMBASSY On the occasion of German Unity Day, Ambassador of Germany HE Dr Christof Weil gathered friends and colleagues at the German Embassy on 3 October to celebrate a day early. As one would expect, conversation centred on that remarkable event, Germany’s reunification, which took place back in 1990, the consequences of which affected many surrounding countries, most notably those of the former Soviet Union. It was indeed, a wonderful reason to celebrate.

The German Embassy’s Claudia Post-Berger, Cordula Stöcker and Thomas Koppmann

There were many happy faces on this special evening!

Deputy Head of the German Embassy Anka Feldhusen and Thomas Stratomeier of the German School in Kyiv

Virginia Dronova and Serhiy Leshchenko stop for a pic

Photographer Ihor Gaidai together with TV host

Mykola Veresen

Defence Attaché of South Korea Colonel Jin Taek Lim, US Air Assistant Defence Attaché Major Patrick Self and UK Assistant Defence Attaché Major Kirsty Baxter

Spanish Ambassador HE Jose Rodriguez Moyano and friends raise their glasses

Ambassador of Germany HE Dr Christof Weil and Head of Kyiv City Administration Oleksandr Popov in conversation

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Free Political Swag As the parliamentary campaign heats up, parties are wooing vot-ers with everything from free um-brellas to clothing. That new Party of Regions sweatshirt will proba-bly make a great dishrag.

Kyiv FashionBetween Ukraine Fashion Week and Kyiv Fashion Days, we’re get-ting a hearty dose of sartorial goodness. If you’re feeling down about the dropping tempera-tures, cheer yourself up by plan-

ning your wardrobe for Spring/Summer 2013.

Steve JobsOdesa authorities unveiled a monument to deceased Apple-CEO Steve Jobs last week. The two-metre-long hand is engraved with the Apple logo and is con-structed from gears, bolts, and

other spare parts. Artist Kyrylo Maksymenko named the sculpture “Thank You, Steve!”

Being Gay, Apparently A new law banning anything that portrays gays in a positive light as “propaganda” has gained alarm-ing support in the Ukrainian gov-ernment. Combine that with the recent slander law debacle and

you’ll see why the international community is ques-tioning Ukraine’s commitment to democracy.

The OppositionOpposition parliamentary candi-date and financier Ruslan Dem-chak was arrested on money-laundering charges. Though the timing of the arrest is awfully sus-picious, Ukraine’s State Tax Ser-

vice insists that Demchak was arrested for legitimate financial violations.

MillionairesNon-millionaire, former journal-ist, and scrappy Batkivshchyna incumbent Volodymyr Ariev is beating out two millionaires in pre-election polls for Kyiv’s hotly contested Svyatoshyn district.

Ariev features his cat in his campaign ads and is known for pulling up a chair on the street and start-ing a conversation with locals.

In this day of fast paced and ever-changing life, maintaining friendships is not an easy thing to do. Maintaining friendships as an ex-pat

in Kyiv is particularly hard as most people are here for a limited time and then move on. As an ex-pat living in Kyiv, it can also be quite difficult to maintain friendships back home as clearly you can’t keep in contact and see each other the same way as before. And quite often, sadly, out of sight is out of mind.I am writing this this week from the little village of Kippen in Scotland where I am spending time with my mum and catching up with friends. I’ve still managed to keep in touch with some of them, and we all get together most times I’m back. And it’s a very nice thing to do, to catch up with them all and find out what’s happening in their lives.However, some friends I’ve lost touch with as they’ve moved away or other changes in their lives or mine have simply led to a break in communi-cation. I still think of them all once in a while, and think I should give them a call or send them an email, but I never get round to it, time passes and the gulf widens.But recently, on that social website we all love (and often love to hate), I got a friend request from one of these old friends, Geroge, who’d seen me on the friends list of a mutual friend (real life mutual friend that is). We caught up. We realised it had been around 8 years since we’d last seen each other, so he told me all that he’d been up to in that time and I told him all about my life. He was very surprised to hear I now live in Kyiv.

Within a day I had two more friends get in touch who’d seen me on George’s page. Again the con-versations went much the same way. The best part of all these conversations was sharing an-ecdotes we remembered about each other. We all had stacks of these (mostly alcohol related), and strangely the ones they remembered about me I’d forgotten and vice versa.For example, the last thing a chap called Tony remembered hearing from me was when I was travelling in North and Central America and I’d sent him an email telling him I’d driven 200 miles without the oil cap on. I’d completely for-gotten about this, but when he said it, of course I remembered. I had an old banger that burnt oil at an incredible rate. I had to refill it con-stantly, and one time I simply forgot to replace the oil cap. I found out when at about 4.00am on the coast of North Carolina the oil that had been exploding for hours out of the carburet-tor onto the engine started to smoke. Funnily, the oil cap was still lying on the rim of the body work where I’d left it.Yes, modern times makes it hard to keep friends some times, especially when one is an exp-pat liv-ing in Kyiv. But it seems whenever there is a prob-lem in life, modern technology has a solution. And sometimes that solution can unexpectedly throw up some very pleasant surprises. After all, there’s nothing better in life than friendship. Without it, all the money in the world won’t warm you.

Neil Campbell

Dear Larry,What do you think of those networking events designed to let foreign men meet Ukrainian women? I just moved to Kyiv to pursue my, uh, freelancing career and I’m looking for new friends, especially ladies. Your name sounds American, do you attend them? Just Curious, Fresh Off the Boat

Dear Fresh Off the Boat, Those events are in the same category as wedgies, curdled milk, and slipping on the Kyiv ice in the winter. The dating game here is ruthless and opportunistic, and the kind of people you’ll meet at these events tend to be old hands at it. At these events, the women are out to divest you of all your money while spending as little time with you as possible. To keep things interesting, the men are just out to bed as many women as possible, as cheaply as possible (but without stooping to hiring a professional, because that would be bad). Both men and women go for the figurative jugu-lar (though I’ve seen some men drunkenly grab for it literally when they meet a seemingly willing lady). What do you think? Sound like a good time? Just telling it like it is, Larry

If you have a question about life, work or relationships in Kyiv please write to agonyaunt@whatson-kiev.com

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WAter bAllOON metAphOrs, geOgrAphicAl cONFusiON, AND chickeN-kyiv bAseD ANger... it’s All iN tWeets OF the Week! Dutch DJ Estiva @estivamusic came to Kyiv and liked it just fine: Kyiv was like one big happy water balloon that exploded in my face! #epic Day-sha @surethingdascha has had enough: if i hear another person say “well ukraine is basically russia” i will scream Steve @Steezvo takes his chicken kyiv more seriously than this spelling: this woman is disrespecting the chicken kiev. HOE. #comedinewithme artur mars @arturmars is just happy to be here: Kyiv in autumn - definitely the best place in Europe.

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tire main hall. Matte-glass light boxes, which gently change colours from green to pink to purple with every hue in between, are every-where and act to separate tables which in turn offer a little privacy. Once your eyes adjust to all of the colour, the extraordinary use of tra-ditional Thai ornamentation, which covers not only walls from top to bottom but also ceiling, becomes immediately apparent. It’s all a little over the top – but I’m just getting started… Next I notice the floor, which is, as I would ex-pect for a Thai establishment, hard wood. From there, my eyes are drawn to the 10 or so tables occupying this first room – all of them are topped by chunky wooden slabs, set with bril-liant red placemats, which have chairs made of metal and red plastic parked at each table setting. Almost as if more effect lighting were required, various lamps, some in sequins and others in gauze-like fabric with complemen-tary beading, can be found at various points around the venue. And finally, a female DJ plays her lounge mix in the corner to a small but appreciative audience. Pairing the extremes of traditional Thai design with high-tech modernity, the whole atmo-sphere is the very essence of Bangkok, Thai-land’s very centre of activity. It screams eccen-tricity. And yet, somehow, it all sort of gels.

Why Thai? Unfortunately, we have yet to kick the old to-bacco habit, and so will not be dining in this fascinating “Oriental setting” tonight. Instead, we are shown to the second hall, which is lined with a long bar to the left. It is exponentially smaller than the first room, and almost the polar opposite in design, what with the green, oversized sofas, large tables, and soft white light illuminating the cosy little room. Another reason this room works better for us is because, while the music is the same as that be-ing played in the non-smoking section, it’s qui-eter here and allows for conversation. Settling in, we are handed menus, and quickly delve into the specialities on offer while we wait for a couple of glasses of nice, chilled Chardonnay. I am not a connoisseur of Thai cuisine, and so much of what I see before me is new.

T he restaurant Siam has become what was known a year ago as Sakurokai, a Japanese sushi bar. Today, fashioning themselves as a

more south-eastern Asian venue with better service and a more diverse menu, we walk in and are immediately struck by a number of things…

Contemporary Ethnic ChicThe vey first thing you can’t help but notice as you walk through the door is the high-tech design, something which envelops the en-

30 Take Me Out!3030Vadym Mishkoriz

Quick history reminder: before 1939, Thailand was called Siam, and was the largest and most powerful country of Indochina. Today, it is ranked the 4th richest nation, after Singapore, Brunei and Malaysia. But none of that matters really when all you want is some good Thai food – something we went looking for in a place located along Verkhniy Val with a name that politically ceased to exist 78 years ago.

Siam Still Exists in Kyiv

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