Works by famed Russian artist Ilya Rebin at the Museum of Russian Art; the lovely voice of mezzo-soprano Elena Bikhunova enchants St. Andriyivsky Church Aug. 6; that mad mix of funk, polka, hip hop and folk, Hutsul Calypso, hits Art Club 44 Aug. 7; new Russian movie "Driver for Vera" starring Ukraine's Bohdan Stupka comes to theaters this week.
eautiful) venue, where she’ll be accompanied by pianist Oleksandr Moskalets.
Andriyivska Church (23 Andriyivsky Uzviz, 228-0482). 7:30 p.m. Tickets Hr 10 to Hr 45.
SATURDAY 7
ROCK CONCERT
Hutsul Calypso.
These western Ukrainian favorites, who play a high-energy blend of punk, folk, hip-hip, acid jazz and whatever else they can get their hands on, are always a blast to see live. Trashy old-style punk of the Stooges variety gets mixed up with sax-blowing, flute-tootling, and Carpathian melodies. Expect lots of yelling and jumping around. Sweaty fun.
Art Club 44 (44 Kreshchatyk, 229-4137). 10 p.m. Free admission.
TUESDAY 10
EXHIBITION
Ilya Repin.
Russia’s national artist, the painterly equivalent to Tolstoy or Mussorgsky, was actually born in Ukraine – in Chuhuiv, in Kharkiv oblast. This and the fact that Ilya Repin’s richly realistic portraits of life in the Russian empire remain as great as they ever were are the reasons to see this exhibition, devoted to his 160th birthday. Volga bargemen, bawdy Cossacks, stern revolutionaries, winsome Ukrainian peasant girls and more.
Kyiv Museum of Russian Art (9 Tereshchenkivska, 234-6218). Open Tue., Fri.-Sun. 10 a.m. till 5 p.m., Mon. 11 a.m. till 5 p.m. Closed Wed. and Thu. Admission Hr 3. Through September 20.
THURSDAY 12
MOVIE PREMIERE
“Voditel dlya Very.” (“Driver for Vera.”)
Starring Alyona Babenko, Ihor Petrenko, Bohdan Stupka, Andry Panin and Yekaterina Yudina.
This Russo-Ukrainian project starring Bohdan Stupka (a Ukrainian acting legend, in case you didn’t know) caused a lot of fuss at the recent Moscow Film Festival, and is expected to be a hit. An ambitious young sergeant in the Brezhnev-era Soviet Union is hired by a general (Stupka) as his personal driver – and is also expected to marry the commanding officer’s pregnant and lame daughter.
Various theaters and showtimes.
See Page 30 for more information.
