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‘Sonia Delaunay: Color Rhythm’
The first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in Paris was Ukrainian-born French creator Sarah Elievna Stern, known as Sonia Delaunay. Originally from the southern Ukrainian city Odesa, Delaunay studied art in Germany and France before settling in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. A bold, avant-garde artist, she didn’t limit her creativity to paintings – in her work, Dulaunay combined design, fashion, music and performance. Along with her second husband Robert Delaunay and Czech artist František Kupka, Dulaney co-founded the Orphism movement, an off-shoot of Cubism that emphasized pure abstraction and bright colors. The upcoming exhibition, ‘Sonia Delaunay: Color Rhythm,’ will feature the artist’s graphics, placards, letters and books. It will also exhibit works by artists and designers who follow Delaunay’s approach and worked at the intersections of multiple fields.
“Sonia Delaunay: Color Rhythm.” Set (14 Yaroslaviv Val St.) Nov. 15 – Dec. 15. Tue-Sun. 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. Free
(Courtesy of FOX Movies)
‘Ford v Ferrari’
Movie stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale have teamed up to star in one of the most talked about movies of the year. Their characters, accomplished former driver and car designer Carroll Shelby and proud, ambitious driver Ken Miles collaborate to create the fastest car in the world for the American car company Ford. Set in 1966, the biographical sports drama portrays the duo’s journey to Ford’s first victory at the legendary Le Mans race in France and the much-anticipated defeat of the previous winner, Ferrari. Directed by U.S. filmmaker James Mangold (“Logan,” “Girl, Interrupted”), ‘Ford v Ferrari’ received positive reviews and Oscar buzz. The picture will be screened in English.
“Ford v Ferrari.” Zhovten (26 Kostiantynivska St.) Nov. 16. 2:15 p.m. Nov. 17. 2:10 p.m. Hr 75-85. Multiplex (Atmosphere, Komod, Lavina Mall, Sky Mall, Prospect). Nov. 19. 7 p.m. Hr 95-250
(Courtesy of MET Opera)
Akhnaten
The new production of Philip Glass’s opera “Akhnaten” that has just premiered at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera will be broadcast live at Kyiv’s Multiplex Lavina Mall cinema. Part of Glass’s “portrait” trilogy on historical visionaries like Einstein and Gandhi, “Akhnaten” tells the story of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh who is believed to have pioneered monotheism by abandoning polytheism. For this, the titular character played by the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, gets overthrown, his monuments are dismantled and his name is erased from the king lists. Critics call the production “mystical,” “spellbinding” and “self-aware,” praising the cast, the director and the conductor of Glass’s 1983 minimalistic score.
Akhnaten. Multiplex (Lavina Mall, 6D Berkovetska St.) Nov. 23. 7:55 p.m. Hr 240-300
(The Days of Visegrád Cinema/ Facebook)
The Days of Visegrád Cinema
Twelve of the best new films made in the countries of the Visegrád Group – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia – will be featured at Kyiv’s Zhovten cinema this week. Most of them will be screened in their original languages with Ukrainian subtitles. The highlight of the festival is the Czech war drama “The Painted Bird” about a Jewish boy wandering through Eastern Europe in search of refuge during World War II. The film won the special UNICEF Award at the Venice Film Festival as one of the best films addressing children’s rights issues. The Polish drama “Boze Cialo” or “Corpus Christi” tells the story of a young man who wants to be a priest but is prevented from applying to the seminary because of a crime in his past. Two classics from the “Golden Fund” of Visegrád cinema, the 1996 “Kolya” and 2011 “Alois Nebel,” will also be screened on the last day of the festival.
The Days of Visegrád Cinema. Zhovten Cinema (26 Kostiantynivska St.) Nov. 14-20. Hr 95-105. See all screenings in the full list of events
