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Kyivness
The capital’s favorite vintage market is back. Kyivness is holding a two-day event at gorgeous 100-year Poliakov Palace. It will as usual feature the sellers of rare vintage garments by the world’s top labels, accessories and décor, as well as goods from local brands, including an archive selection from elegancy advocate Bevza.
Kyivness. Poliakov Palace (22 Hrushevskoho St.) Jan. 30-31. 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Entrance – Hr 120
The new exhibition of Ukrainian contemporary artist Nikita Kadan “Mutilated Myth” takes place at Kyiv’s The Naked Room gallery. (The Naked Room/Instagram)
‘Mutilated Myth’ exhibition
“Mutilated Myth” is a new exhibition of Nikita Kadan, one of Ukraine’s most prominent contemporary artists. In his recent project, Kadan explores historical memory and the traumas that Ukrainians had to live through in the past. The artist picked documentary photos of 1941 Lviv massacres of Jews as a basis for the pieces, using his repeating method of reproducing borrowed plots with coal on large sheets of paper.
‘Mutilated Myth’ exhibition. The Naked Room (21 Reitarska St.) Jan. 27 – March 7. 8 a.m. – 11 p.m. Free
Kyiv Vinyl Music Fair brings together record sellers and music enthusiasts. (Mitchel Lensink / Unsplash)
Kyiv Vinyl Music Fair
This event is perfect for those obsessed with authentic music and sound of exceptional quality. The monthly fair is a platform for communication between vinyl fans and simply music enthusiasts that aims to promote the culture of consuming music. It will bring together the sellers of old and new vinyl records, literature about music and related accessories.
Kyiv Vinyl Music Fair. Cinema House (6 Saksahanskoho St). Jan. 30. 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. Free entrance
Kyiv Modern Ballet will perform its own version of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince” in Kyiv. (KYIV MODERN-BALLET Theatre/Facebook)
‘The Little Prince’ by Kyiv Modern Ballet
Kyiv Modern Ballet headed by Radu Poklitaru, famous choreographer of Moldavian origin will perform their version of famous “The Little Prince.” The ballet adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s story is brought to the stage to remind adults of the importance of simple things and basic values over materialistic goals, which people so often forget about caught up in their daily routines.
‘The Little Prince’ by Kyiv Modern Ballet. Zhovtnevyi Palace (1 Heroiv Nebesnoi Sotni Alley). Jan. 30. 3 p.m. Hr 190-850.
