Editor's Note: Every week, the Kyiv Post picks the most interesting of upcoming entertainments and presents them in this special feature.
Post rock from Maybeshewill
British post-rock band Maybeshewill debuts in Kyiv on Sept. 2. The show will concentrate around the band’s recently released fourth album “Fair Youth.” The trademark of Maybeshewill is the hypnotizing mixture of instrumental rock and electronics that they deliver.
Maybeshewill. Sept. 2. 7:30 p.m. Green Theater (4 Parkova Road). Hr 180-300
Street Food Festival
This weekend the Street Food Festival bids farewell to summer. Taking place for the eighth time, the festival offers lots of quality traditional street food as well as new exotic dishes. The festival normally features a wide range of national cuisines, including Thai, Indian, Italian, Spanish, Mexican, Moroccan, Hungarian, Uzbek, Greek – and that is not the full list. This time, the festival is especially focusing on fish and seafood. Vegetarian fare is also available.
Street Food Festival. Aug. 30 -31. 12-11 p.m. Darynok Market Parking Lot (1A Mahnitohorska St.). Free
Darkside
One of the most influential DJs of our times, Nicolas Jaar is coming to Kyiv, bringing his project Darkside along with him. Darkside is a collaboration of Jaar and Dave Harrington, a multi-instrumentalist from Brooklyn. The duet has been called one of the most interesting formations in the music world for the past several years.
Darkside. Sept. 3. 9 p.m. Sentrum (16A Shota Rustaveli St). Hr 350 – 600
Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’
The British Council in Ukraine has been bringing a fascinating spectacle to local theater lovers – the British Theatre in Cinema Festival. It features screen versions of shows by various British theaters that belong to the Royal Shakespeare Company. The next screening in Kyiv is “As You like It,” one of William Shakespeare’s most acclaimed plays. Featuring are all the traditions of pastoral romance: cross-dressing, love notes and poetry. The screening is in English with Ukrainian subtitles.
“As You Like It”. Sept. 2. 7 p.m. Kyiv Cinema (19 Chervonoarmiyska St.). Hr 120
Mykola Bilous art exhibition
This show by modern Ukrainian artist Mykola Bilous includes works from his “Apollonida” series. Its inspiration comes from the eponymous movie directed by France’s Bertrand Bonello. Their common theme is the world’s end because of lust. The artist, known for his love for fragmentary composition, captures standard moments of life and depicts them on canvas. His works, often described as post-media art, are definitely worth seeing.
“Appolonida” exhibition by Mykola Bilous. Sept. 5-25. Tsekh Gallery (69 Frunze St.) Free
Days of Inspiring Films
The program includes some of the best motivational movies, focusing on love, bravery, kindness and humanity – just what one needs before the beginning of gloomy fall days. The festival will close with live music and healthy snacks. The movies will be screened in the original languages, mostly English. Learn more at www.inspiringfilms.com.ua.
Days of Inspiring Films. Aug. 29-31. Kinopanorama (19 Shota Rustaveli St.). Hr 40
