Editor’s Note: The latest lockdown in Kyiv ended on April 30, and events have resumed under restrictions, including mask-on policies. To let us know about the upcoming shows, exhibitions, concerts, movie screenings, festivals and parties, please send an e-mail to [email protected].
White Nights. Tulum
After being on pause for a year, Kyiv’s highly anticipated annual summer music festival White Nights is back this weekend. Held at Platforma Art Factory, the festival will feature two nights of modern music with more than 100 names on the lineup. The headliners are U.K. electronic band Kerala Dust, Danish indie trio WhoMadeWho, German techno DJ and producer Thomas Schumacher and French electronic trio dOP. There will also be bars and food, and many activities for visitors to enjoy. This year’s theme is inspired by the ancient Mayan city Tulum and will be embodied in the decoration and scenery of the festival, inviting guests to dress accordingly.
White Nights. Tulum. Platforma Art factory (1 Bilomorska St.) June 18 – 20. Starts at 8 p.m. Hr 999-1,949
True&Local food market is bringing together Ukrainian farmers and Kyiv restaurants for local foodies to enjoy on June 19-20. (True&Local/Facebook)
‘True&Local. Secret Garden Edition’
For lovers of gastronomy, True&Local’s food market is the place to be this weekend. Hosted in the cool flower garden of Villa Verde, the event will feature a farmer’s market with local products, a food court from Kyiv restaurants and producers, lectures, tasting marathons, music and other entertainment.
‘True&Local. Secret Garden Edition.’ Villa Verde (102 Kyrylivska St.) June 19 – 20. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Free
Berlin-based musician Karma She will give a live performance during the first Queer-themed Lust party held at the nameless club on Kyrylivska Street on June 18-19. (KARMA SHE/Facebook)
‘Lust’
This weekend, the nameless electronic music club on Kyrylyska Street is launching a new Queer party format, Lust, which will take place regularly. The event aims to create a place of empowerment for the LGBTQ community and bring an atmosphere of weirdness and fun to Kyiv’s clubbing scene. Starting on Friday night and running till 11 a.m. on Saturday, the party will feature Ukrainian and international DJs including Kahma She, DJ Gigola, Cali Rose, Byron Yeates and more. The club is asking guests to come dressed in glamourous, bright-colored outfits and use glitter and makeup to express their creativity.
“Lust.” Club on Kyrylyvska Street (41 Kyrylivska St.) June 18. 10 p.m. Hr 350. Check details at www.stimulation.zone
The Naked Room gallery’s new exhibition “When Fear Becomes a Friend” presents works by Ukrainian contemporary artist Sasha Kuzmaz. (The Naked Room/Instagram)
‘When Fear Becomes a Friend’
The Naked Room’s new exhibit titled “When Fear Becomes a Friend” spotlights Ukrainian contemporary artist Sasha Kuzmaz. He has previously won the C/O Berlin Talent Award and the Kazimir Malevich Art Award and has participated in numerous exhibitions in Germany, Poland, Austria and France. His new exhibition is a collection of silk prints, photographs and objects created between 2009 and today, dealing with the cross-cut theme of “feelings of anxiety and horror caused by the flow of information about violence, the real and the symbolic.”
“When Fear Becomes a Friend.” The Naked Room (21 Reitarska St.) June 16 – July 18. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Free
Kyiv event company Svitlo Concert is holding two concerts by Los Angeles jazz singer Chuck Wansley at two picturesque locations on June 18 and 20. (Chuck Wansley/ Facebook)
Jazz concerts
For lovers of jazz music and the outdoors, Svitlo Concert is hosting two shows this weekend. On June 18, locals have the chance to enjoy a live concert with a glass of wine in the Gryshko Botanical Garden and on the rooftop of the TsUM Department Store on June 20 to hear jazz singer Chuck Wansley from Los Angeles performing with the support of some Ukrainian jazz musicians.
‘Evening of jazz and wine in the garden.’ Gryshko National Botanical Garden (1 Tymiriazievska St.) June 18. 7 p.m. Hr 350-450
‘Jazz from Los Angeles on TsUM roof.’ TsUM Department Store (38 Khreshchatyk St.) June 20. 6:30 p.m. Hr 350-550.
