Editor’s Note: Ukraine remains under quarantine as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow. However, after the country lifted some of the restrictions, the entertainment industry has been returning to life under new measures that include physical distancing and limits on the number of attendees. To let us know about upcoming shows, exhibitions, concerts, movie screenings, festivals and parties, please send an e-mail to [email protected].
Vertuha x Hvlv Disco Rave ’20
The always noisy and crowded Hvlv (Khvylovyi) Bar located in Podil district is welcoming guests to let their hair down this Saturday. The venue will let the Vertuha promoter take over and play disco tunes on vinyl records. Visitors are encouraged to dress up in line with the style of the disco era: Colorful sequins and glitter are more than welcome.
Vertuha x Hvlv Disco Rave ’20. Hvlv bar (18 Verkhnii Val St.) Dec. 12. 6 p.m. Hr 100
The capital’s Dymchuk Gallery is showcasing a new exhibition, “Hriazne,” that features photographs by contemporary artist Anton Saenko. (Dymchuk Gallery/Facebook)
‘Hriazne’ art exhibition
Kyiv’s Dymchuk Gallery is presenting a new exhibition by contemporary artist Anton Saenko. “Hriazne” features monochrome photographs of landscapes shot in the village of the same name, where the artist spent his childhood. Through the photographs, Saenko explores how the contrasting reality combines both documentary and fictional, emotional and intellectual, past and present.
“Hriazne” art exhibition. Dymchuk Gallery (21 Yaroslavska St.) Dec. 10 – Jan. 31. Tue-Sun. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Free
Underground electronic music club Closer is holding a daytime party on Dec. 12 in Kyiv. (Closer/Facebook)
Eazy, Borys, Bambu
One of the electronic music pioneers in Ukraine, underground club Closer, has struggled to survive amid the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Known for bringing some of the world’s top DJs to Kyiv and organizing the Strichka and Brave Factory music festivals, this year the club experimented with weekday events and daytime parties. But it also laid off staff and cut expenses. The crisis still hit hard, so now the venue has started a crowdfunding campaign calling on visitors to donate to help them stay afloat. In another attempt to reform the nightclub culture during the pandemic, Closer is holding a daytime party this Saturday. The event will feature local DJs Eazy, Borys, Bambu. “Dancing in the afternoon and finishing in the evening turned out to be not that bad. Especially now that it gets dark so early,” Closer wrote on Facebook.
Eazy, Borys, Bambu. Closer (31 Nyzhnoiurkivska St). Dec 12. 2 p.m – 9.30 p.m. Hr 300. Visitors must be over 21.
M17 Contemporary Art Center is holding exhibition an to present the works by the nominees for their annual M17 Sculpture Prize. (M17/Ruslan Synhaewsky)
M17 Sculpture Prize
Twelve of Ukraine’s most celebrated contemporary artists became nominees for the M17 Sculpture Prize, the first Ukrainian sculptural award launched by Kyiv’s M17 Contemporary Art Center. The winner will be announced in February 2021 and will receive the main prize of Hr 250. The award’s international expert jury selected the nominees out of 200 applications. Their works will be exhibited at the center under the theme “Roots and Pollen.”
M17 Sculpture Prize. M17 Contemporary Art Center (102-104 Antonovycha St.) Dec. 17 – Feb. 21. Mon-Fri. 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Free
