Editor’s Note: Ukraine remains under adaptive quarantine, as the number of COVID-19 cases has been growing recently. However, after the country lifted some of the restrictions, the entertainment industry has been getting back to operations under new measures that include social distancing and a limited number of attendees. To let us know about the upcoming shows, exhibitions, concerts, movie screenings, festivals, and parties, please send an e-mail to [email protected].
‘Tenet’
The summer’s main and only blockbuster will be screened in English at the Planeta Kino multiplex cinemas next week. Director Christopher Nolan’s take on spy thrillers “Tenet” has his signature diversions in time and an incredibly complex narrative. In short, the story centers on a former CIA agent played by John David Washington, who tries to save the world from terrorists with a time-inversion technology. Aided by another agent played by Robert Pattinson, the protagonist travels around the globe and even backward in time. The film is an exciting rollercoaster with stunning soundtrack and cinematography, but — like many other Nolan’s films — it doesn’t really touch an audience’s emotions. Still, it’s arguably the best blockbuster experience one can have since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tenet. Planeta Kino Blockbuster (34 Stepana Bandery Ave.) on Sept. 3-9 at 7:30 p.m. and Planeta Kino River Mall (12 Dniprovska Embankment) on Sept. 3-9 at 9:05 p.m. Hr 125-220
(Courtesy) (Kyiv Vechirniy/Facebook)
Rhadoo and Borys
The Romanian minimal and techno virtuoso Rhadoo will spin records at one of the last electronic music parties of this summer. Co-organized by the Closer nightclub and Kyiv Vechirniy promotional group, Rhadoo’s performance will take place outside by the Kureni restaurant in accordance with the COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. The site is in a park area by the Parkova Road in central Kyiv. Closer’s Ukrainian resident DJ Borys will provide local support.
Rhadoo and Borys. Kureni (4 Parkova Rd.) Aug. 29. 5 p.m. Hr 250-400
(Andrew Olifirenko)
Jazz Kolo Festival
The annual Jazz Kolo Festival is happening after all — at Vsi Svoi D12, a large terrace of a residential building in central Kyiv. For two days, the festival will be featuring several Ukrainian artists and bands. The organizer, Ukrainian jazzman Igor Zakus, will present his “Spivanky” project — the folk songs of western Ukraine performed by jazz musicians and the symphony orchestra of the Lviv National Philharmonic. Other festival highlights include New Brain Trio, which improvises with future jazz and experimental funk, and hip-hop band Dao Park.
Jazz Kolo Festival. Vsi Svoi D12 (12 Desiatynna St.) Aug. 5-6. 5 p.m. One-day ticket – Hr 400-1,000
(Sasha Maslov)
Sasha Maslov. Ukrainian Railroad Ladies
The latest project by the Ukrainian photographer Sasha Maslov, who shoots for The New York Times, The Guardian and other western media, will be on display at the Naked Room gallery. “Ukrainian Railroad Ladies” is dedicated to the women who work as traffic controllers and safety officers for the Ukrainian Railways, having to spend 12-hour shifts every two or three days in small dedicated buildings beside the tracks. Maslov’s method is a documentary portrait of a person in her natural interior, rich with facial expressions, details and context. The project has won several awards, including from World Photo Awards and LensCulture.
Sasha Maslov. Ukrainian Railroad Ladies. The Naked Room (21 Reitarska St.) Aug. 21-Sep. 6. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Free of charge
