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Ukrainian Border Guards Get a MakeoverOfficials at Boryspil National Airport have decided that football fans arriving for EURO 2012 should be greeted at the border by beautiful women. To maximise this, they have arranged for a team of experts to give the female border guards a makeover master class. One young passport inspector, who underwent the course on looking good, commented, “We won’t be receiving this treatment on a daily ba-sis, but I always try to make myself look decent. We’re the first to greet airline passengers and the last to say goodbye, so we have to look our best.” One of the stylists confirmed this view, saying, “Even without make-up they look astonishing, so we’re just here to touch up the al-ready beautiful faces.”Well, we here at What’s On think that’s all well and good, but think it would be far more important to give Boryspil border guards lessons in how to smile and be polite when inspecting passports. And the men should be included in that as well, because as far as we can tell they’ve been given lessons in nothing so far.

5 EU Countries Issue a Strong Warning to Yanukovych“Today we are at an impasse in the association process. The way forward – through signing and ratification of the agreement – has in effect been blocked by the Ukrainian government.”“These trials bear the marks of politically-motivated and selective justice. Ac-cording to independent experts, they have been conducted in a manner that has failed to respect the principles of the rule of law and the human rights of the defendants. “These developments are incompatible with Ukraine’s own European choice. It is fair to say that the association agreement has been imprisoned, and the Ukrainian leadership is holding the key.”These are excerpts from a joint letter penned by the Foreign Ministers of Great Britain, Sweden, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic to President Yanukovych and the Ukrainian government, and is the strongest worded criticism of the current Ukrainian administration since Yanukovych came to power. The letter, in no uncertain terms, tells Yanukovych the association agreement, which was originally due to be signed in December last year, will not be signed while Tymoshenko and Lutsenko remain in prison.And the letter should be pretty embarrassing to Yanukovych (if that’s at all possible), as he’d just issued instructions to Azarov telling him Ukraine had to be ready to sign the agreement by 2 April.The big question now is, does Yanukovych care? Up until now, it seemed like he didn’t, but we know the people of this country (including many of those who’ve supported him) do. If the association agreement is signed, it would mean visa-free travel for Ukrainians to Europe would likely follow, and it cer-tainly makes the prospect of EU membership for Ukraine far more likely. But the Foreign Ministers of these five EU countries have laid it on the line – the agreement will not be signed until Yanukovych starts recognising the basics of democracy and rule of law.The ministers finished by saying, “Our goal is to anchor Ukraine in the European family, as symbolised through the signing and ratifica-tion of the association agreement. We call on the Ukrainian leadership to display the political courage and wisdom needed for this to happen.”The fact is, Yanukovych has neither the political courage nor wisdom. In fact, the man is a polit-ical imbecile. Sadly, the Ukrainian people are the ones who will suffer for it.

FEMEN Strike Again! Our topless raiders of justice and equality have done it again. Brandishing little more than their breasts and a little paint, FEMEN stormed into a poll-ing station in southwest Moscow, where Vladimir Putin cast his ballot on 4 March shouting anti-governmental slogans. The same rallying cries, such as “I steal for Putin” could also be found painted on their chests, which, of course refer to the ‘party of crooks and thieves’, better known as Putin’s United Russia party. As if on cue, police showed up to bring the whole fiasco under some kind of control, and the three devushkas were removed and promptly arrest-ed. Appearing in court the next day, they have been sentenced to five, 10 and 12 days of administrative arrest for hooliganism under the Code of Administrative Offenses and banned from future entry into the country. Could our damsel desperados be out of a gig? Stay tuned – there’ll no doubt be more to come.

Russian Empire Revived?Vladimir Putin has won the Russian presidential elections – big surprise. What they should have done was blindfold everyone and told them to play pin the tail on the donkey for all the time they wasted with an actual election. There was never a doubt that Putin would come out on top, even though he is a bit of an ass. What worries us, however, is what that means for Ukraine. Turns out Oleh Tyahnybok of the far-right political party, Svoboda, is thinking the same thing, predicting, probably quite accurately, that our relationship will become even more entrenched in the Russian system. “It is obvious that all of the directions of our affairs will be working towards setting up a Russian Empire once again. Ukraine is exactly on that part of the geopolitical map in which the Kremlin is most interested,” said the ideological politician. Not only will our relationship become that much more inflexible, he also ex-pects changes in administration to our own Ukrainian government. In his words, we will have a completely new system of appointments and all deci-sions will assist Russian interests. Incredulously, he also believes religion will be overturned and foresees our “monasteries given over to the Russian Orthodox” faith. While we all know and have our own feelings about Tyahnybok and all that he stands for, we can’t help but see his point ever so slightly. The rebirth of the Russian Empire is unlikely. And yet, we can’t help but cringe – there’s no doubt Putin’s hand and all of his tails will be moving swiftly in our direction.

A Different Kind of Gap We have accepted that frittering away countless dollars on cars and planes is an essential part of saving face for our president, and even though we don’t like it, we have come to expect that public funds have a tendency to move magically into the private accounts of our deputies, but this next monetary manoeuvre by our dear Ukrainian government is a new one in-deed. Are you ready for it? The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to allocate a yearly 40 million hryvnia expenditure on…can you guess? The growth of patriotism in Ukraine!The concept of this extremely vague project promises to raise a brand new generation of nationalists, which means 31% of patriots in 2013 (how they already know how many patriots there will be in 2013 is beyond us) will rise to 48% in 2017; those “proud to speak Ukrainian” will grow from 17% to 35%; and if that’s not enough to persuade you, just imagine that in five years, there will be twice as few emigrants as there are now. It's just amazing they're able to predict all this!We have to admit, the statistics sound fairly optimistic, and who wouldn’t want to be part of a country where everybody speaks Ukrainian and walks around wearing sharovary (the wide, often red, trousers that gather at the foot and happen to be highly fashionable at the moment). That is, unless such a place also includes shunning Ukrainian citizens because their skin happens to be a few shades darker. That wouldn’t be a very nice place to live at all.

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9 March 1814Taras Shevchenko, a prominent Ukrainian writer, artist and poet, is born. He is called Father of Ukrainian Liberty after his works supporting freedom in Ukraine, and is re-membered every year on this day all over the country; especially Taras Hill near Kaniv, where he is buried.

12 March 1863Volodymyr Vernadsky, creator of the Noo-sphere Theory, is born. Besides being one of the founders of biogeochemistry and ra-diogeology, Vernadsky also helps found the National Academy of Science of Ukraine and the National Library of the Ukrainian State. Co-working with Tavrida University in Crimea results in the naming of this univer-sity after him.

15 March 1927Construction on the Dnipro Hydroelectric Station begins. Located in Zaporizhia, it is the largest hydroelectric power station along the Dnipro River. It is designed by construc-tivist architects Viktor Vesnin and Nikolai Kolli and starts producing electricity 12 years later.

15 March 1939Carpatho-Ukraine, an autonomous region in Czechoslovakia, declares itself an inde-pendent republic. The Hungarian Army tries to invade but are met with incredible resis-tance by Ukrainian troops, known as the Carpathian Sich, who defend the area for two days. They put up a good fight, but the Hungarian invasion is successful, and the Sich soldiers are taken to the banks of the Tisa River and executed.

11 March 2010The new government under Mykola Azarov is launched. Two declarations are adopted on this day as well. One appoints Azarov as Prime Minister, while the other dismisses Tymoshenko. Two hundred and forty-two out of three hundred and forty-three depu-ties are in favour of this decision.

This Week in History

New Mother Makes Headlines While the possibilities in science are endless, there are some things that just shouldn’t be attempted, and giving birth to twins at the age of 66 is one of them. At least, that’s what neighbours in the Swiss town of Chur have been telling the unnamed single Protestant pastor who is now the proud mother of Joshua and Michael. It’s a story, you might be thinking, that has noth-ing to do with Ukraine. And if you didn’t know that she had come here to have the in vitro fer-tilisation, you would be right. But she did come here, and doctors did agree to the procedure, which really makes us wonder what people won’t do for money in this country.

No More Second-handWhen anyone talks about Shulyavka, the first image that comes to mind is a huge second-hand market located under the bridge. Un-fortunately, for the many immigrant vendors found selling their wares, Head of Kyiv admin-istration Oleksandr Popov has a different im-age for the area.It was a topic most recently discussed with Ni-gerian Ambassador Ibrahim Pada Kasai. Pop-ov is quoted as saying the Shulyavka overpass is in need of reconstruction, and “we can’t be placing these salespeople who work under the bridge in danger.” One might think that Popov actually worried about the safety of these Kyiv citizens if he wasn’t continually listing other reasons for removing them. Trying to reassure the Nigerian Ambassador, what he really meant was “although we sup-port entrepreneurs, these salesmen work il-legally”, and they could easily sell their wares elsewhere. “There are almost 1,000 free spots for traders [around town]. Plus, we could give them new trading grounds that already have all the necessary documentation”, said Popov. Even with such a comforting speech, there are still a number of questions that need answer-ing, such as whether there are even plans in the works for such construction. While it is the main reason for removing the market, it’s also a good way to get rid of the peddlers, which is exactly what happened to the Kurenivka mar-ket recently demolished. And they’re still wait-ing for their new trading grounds.

Ukraine Launches into 5th PlaceAccording to the Ukrainian State Space Agency as of the end of last year, Ukraine joins China, the EU, Russia and the US as one of the top five space rocket launching countries in the world! With four different space launch facili-ties across the globe, incorporating a fifth in 2013, Ukraine has become a highly sig-nificant player in the field of space industry. Having launched 125 rockets and delivered 238 satellites into orbit we seem to be huge-ly space savvy. The current Selena project, gearing up to send its own scientific satellite to the moon in 2017, is yet another great ex-ample. Blast off Ukraine!

Ukraine Women NOT the Most Beautiful in the World – But Kyiv Women Are!That’s the shock news according to a recent poll by Travellers Digest. Ukrainian women are only the third most beautiful women in the world, being pipped to the post by the Swedish and Ar-gentineans. Silence fell as the results were announced, and there were tears of shock and dismay from many. How could it be possible? “Swedes may have their height and blond hair, but it’s all so obvious,” one onlooker commented, continuing, “and Argentineans have their dark eyes and stunning Latino looks. But none can compare to the all round svelte-like beauty of a Ukrainian girl.”Luckily, before a riot broke out, Kyiv was announced as the city with the World’s Most Beautiful Women. Cheers of assent rose from the crowd and everyone felt that everything was right in the world once again. Especially in Kyiv, where the world’s most beautiful women reside!

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This Week Theatre & Classical Music 9-15 March 20128

9FridayThe Lady and The hooLiganBallet in 2 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-4280

My CaLM WorLd, My naTive MoTherLand,

My UkraineFeaturing Mayboroda National Ensemble of Bandurists, Savenko (UK, bass-baritone)Time: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

The Pink BridgePlay in 2 actsTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

Mr. XOperetta in 2 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-2630

№ 13 (Crazy nighT or Pigden’s Marriage)Comedy in 2 actsTime: 12.00naPoLeon & The CorsiCanComedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223/5087

nazar sTodoLia

Lyrical ballad in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)279-5921

10SaturdayThe aUdiTorComedy in 5 actsTime: 12.00ChrisTMas dreaMsComedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223/5087

LeTisia Moreno (sPain, vioLin)

Featuring Academic Symphonic OrchestraWorks by Lalo, RespighiTime: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

The MarinaTed arisToCraTUkrainian/British fantasy in 2 actsTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392

ThroUgh danCeWorks by Satie, Pulenko, Ravel, Berg, Scriabin, Shostakovich, Shchedrin, Milhaud Time: 19.00House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7)253-8247/2081

Lying TrUThComedyTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

La TraviaTaOpera in 3 actsTime: 19.00National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

11SundaysheLMenko The drayManComedy in 2 actsTime: 12.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)279-5921

reverBeraTions froM Triana

An evening of Flamenco Featuring Pechentsina (dance), Laptinova (flute), Fernandes (vocal), Sedko (guitar), Baydush (percussion)Time: 19.00House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7)253-8247/2081

PUshkinRomantic melodramaTime: 19.00KPI (Pobedy 37)241-8626

UnTiL MoTher CoMesComedyTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392

13TuesdayBayaderaOperetta in 2 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-2630

The BirTh of a Legend Anniversary of theatre Featuring Koshel, Dzhigurda, Holodnuy, Zagorska, Skobnikov, Benuk and others Time: 19.00House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7)253-8247/2081

inCrUsTaTionsPoetic performanceTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392

CyniCaL CoMedyPlayTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223/5087

zorBa The greekPlay in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)279-5921

The BarBer of seviLLeOpera in 3 actsTime: 19.00National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

14WednesdayMoskoviadaPlay in 3 actsTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392

shakesPeareMenTs: MyTh of verona

Ballet in 1 actTime: 19.00Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-4280

CorsiCanHistorical anecdoteTime: 19.00Drama & Comedy Theatre on the Dnipro (Brovarskiy Pr 25)517-1955

UnCLe’s dreaMTragic comedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223/5087

arT of Piano PLaying

Featuring Kuzetsov (Russia)Works by Rota, Chopin, DebussyTime: 19.00National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2)278-1697

in PodiL in kyiv Featuring Dzerkalo TheatreTime: 19.00House of Actors (Yaroslaviv Val 7)253-8247/2081

MonTMarTre vioLa

Opera in 3 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-2630

15 ThursdayzaPorozheTs Beyond The danUBeOpera in 3 actsTime: 19.00National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50)279-1169

UrUs shaiTanTales of the Cossack Otaman and Turkish Sultan in 2 actsTime: 19.00I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)279-5921

foresT songPoetic-musical composition Time: 13.00Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-4280

kaUdashiTragic comedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00Molody Theatre (Prorizna 17)278-7392

The 105Th Page of LoveDrama in 2 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 55) 234-4223

Confession of a nUn

PlayTime: 19.00Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)247-2316

sUCh JeWish haPPinessMusical in 2 actsTime: 19.00Kyiv Operetta (V Vasylkivska 53/3)287-2630

a reaL Man aT The Beginning of MiLLenniUMPlayTime: 12.00LasT LoveMelodrama in 2 actsTime: 18.00The WiLL of a ChasTe gigoLo Comedy in 2 actsTime: 19.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223/5087

12WednesdayThe Cherry orChardComedy in 4 actsTime: 19.00The fareWeLL TangoPlayTime: 20.00L Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre (B Khmelnytskoho 5)234-4223/5087

Spring Flamenco Carmen by the Aida Gomez Company (Spain), Centre of Culture and Arts of NAU (National Aviation University – Komarova 1)15 March at 19.00Well-known Spanish ballerina Aida Gomez has won ‘best dancer’ titles by the plenty. Her sensuality and true pas-sion for life shines through in all that she does, most espe-cially when she takes to the stage. Bringing flamenco like you’ve never seen it before, Carmen, with music by Bizet and Antonio Rodrigez, is more than just inspiring. This is the first time Ms Gomez and her troupe have come to Ukraine. Don’t miss your chance to see them in person. Tickets are 120 – 620hrv. For more information call 406-6835.

Eccentric CoryphéeAnastasia Volochkova (Russia), I Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre (Ivana Franka 3)12 March at 19.00Fired from the theatre, the scandalous Anastasia Voloch-kova doesn’t give up! With nude photos and rumours of an affair with Russian opera star Nikolai Baskov popping up all over the place, you never know what to expect from this woman. Presenting solo projects all over the CIS, this bal-lerina brings a new show to Kyiv. Working with a team of acrobats and world stars of opera, we can’t help but won-der what surprises she’s got up her sleeve. Tickets are 150 – 1200hrv. For more information call 279-5921.

: What's On Recommended

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Family

PUPPeT TheaTreHrushevskoho 1A (metro Maidan Nezalezhnosti)278-5808

MUniCiPaL PUPPeT TheaTreMytropolska 1513-1500

MarioneTTe TheaTreSahaidochnoho 29/3 (metro Poshtova Ploshcha)417-3058http://marionet.com.ua

CirCUsPeremohy 2 (metro Vokzalna)486-3927www.circus.com.ua

zooPeremohy Pr. 32241-7769www.zoo.kiev.ua

dyvosviT4D cinema, children’s labyrinth, attractions Marshala Malinovskoho 24/10502-0088www.dyvosvit.ua

BUTTerfLy ULTraMarineCinema, children’s playground, bowling, arcadeUritskoho 1A (metro Vokzalna)206-0350www.kino-butterfly.com.ua

koBzov CirCUs239-2181Prospekt Pobedy 82www.circus-kobzov.com.ua

MysTiCaL-aqUariUM CenTreKoshytsa 8A (metro Poznyaky)502-1796www.aquariumfish.com.ua

neMo doLPhinariUMAkademika Glushkova 9520-5550www.nemokiev.com

kyiv PLaneTariUMChervonoarmiyska 57/3287-7508www.planet.org.ua/about.html

aqUaPark TerMinaL Aquapark, shopping and entertainment centreKyivska 316 in the town of Brovary200-1450www.aquapark-terminal.com.ua

yasnogorodskya osTriCh farMPodlesnaya 32, Yasnohorodska (30km outside of Kyiv)782-3240www.ostrich.com.ua

hoPak in kyivHopak Training Centres 332-7747 or 067-933-3244Visit http://hopak.kiev.ua/ua/

naBeg horseBaCk riding CenTre Vishgorodska 85067-712-3384http://www.loshadi.kiev.ua/

kyiv horse raCe TraCkAkademika Glushkova 10266-2223

sTaTe MUseUM of ToysKlovskiy 8253-5400

inTeresniy kievTours in and around Kyiv in English!491-1176 or 068-121-4458Visit www.interesniy.kiev.ua/new/tour/english

Pyrohovo oPen air MUseUMFolk architecture and lifeMarshrutka #3/156 from metro Lybydska526-5542

MaMaeva sLoBodaOutdoor Cossack MuseumMykhayla Dontsya 2, Otradniy region361-9848www.mamajeva-sloboda.ua

nivky ParkChildren’s playground, rifle ranges, walking paths, cafesProspect Pobedy 82

kUrenevskiy ParkPlaygrounds, attractions, cafesFrunze 134

naTionaL BoTaniCaL gardenOpen year roundTimiryazevskaya 1

The kiTTen’s hoUseMusical in 2 acts for children 3+ Time: 12.00Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17)253-6219

The LiTTLe PrinCe FantasyTime: 19.00Plastic Drama Theatre (Shovkovychna 7a)253-9383

15ThursdayforesT songPoetic-musical composition Time: 13.00Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-3116

Chief redskinTragic comedy in 2 acts for children 7+Time: 12.00Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17)253-6219

Ying Project Exhibition of paintings by various artists, M17 (Antonovycha 102-104)Until 18 March Dedicating the next few weeks to those in a romantic state of mind, M17 has gathered the works of many famous artistic city residents to spread the love. Pure poetry will be revealed in Valeria Trubina’s magnificent mi-rages, Olena Blank will be showcasing exquisite accuracy in her exhibi-tion of tiny objects, and many more quixotic items will be on display for your viewing pleasure. For more information call 596-2030.

Marika and The BearPuppet-play for children 3+Time: 11.00The WoLf and The goaTPuppet-play for children 3+Time: 13.00ivasyk-TeLesykPuppet-play for children 3+Time: 15.00The frog PrinCessPuppet-play in Russian for children 4+ Time: 17.00Kyiv Puppet Theatre (Hrushevskoho 1a)278-0566

The snoW qUeenMusical fairytale in 2 acts for children 7+Time: 12.00The BiCyCLe WiTh red WheeLs Adventure in 1 act for children 3+Time: 13.00Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17)253-6219

The LiTTLe PrinCeFantastic storyTime: 19.00Plastic Drama Theatre (Shovkovychna 7a)253-9383

11SundayThe Three LiTTLe PigsPuppet-play for children 3+ Time: 11.00Pan koTskyPuppet-play for children 4+ Time: 13.00aLaddin’s MagiC LaMPPuppet-play in Russian for children 4+ Time: 15.00The goLden keyPuppet-play for children 3+ Time: 17.00Kyiv Puppet Theatre (Hrushevskoho 1a)278-0566

BarMaLey and ayBoLyTBallet in 2 actsTime: 12.00Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-3116

Art 9-15 March 2012

Hop On, Hop OffOpen-Kyiv Bus, (Lavrska 16)15 March anytimeAt last, spring has arrived, and now you’ve got a unique opportunity to experience

it! It may not be London, Paris or New York, but here in Kyiv the scenery is just as good, so hop on the great red double-decker to explore this great city. With 17 different stops, you can hop on and hop off as often as you wish. Your ticket is valid for the entire day – all you have to do is wait for the next bus!Tickets are 150hrv for adults, 100hrv for kids. For more information call 227-2864/63 or visit www.openkiev.com.ua

9Friday12 MonThsFairytale in 2 acts suitable for children 5+Time: 12.00Lypska Youth Theatre (Lypska 15/17)253-6219

The deer kingFantastic storyTime: 19.00Plastic Drama Theatre (Shovkovychna 7a)253-9383

10Saturday12 MonThsMusical fairytale in 2 actsTime: 12.00Kyiv Theatre of Opera & Ballet for Children & Youth (Mezhyhirska 2)425-3116

forTeExhibition of paintings by Vasyl BazhaiUntil 20 MarchBottega Gallery (Mykhalivska 22b)279-8383

WorLd Press PhoToExhibition of best press photos by various photographers Until 22 MarchLavra Gallery (Lavrska 1)280-0290

qUoTes Exhibition of works by Mykola BelousUntil 18 MarchNational Museum of Ukraine (Hrushevskoho 6)278-1357

iMMigraTion To CUBa Exhibition of paintings by Yuriy Ermolenko

Until 14 AprilZeh Gallery (Frunze 69)

591-1369

BeaUTy and sereniTyExhibition of paintings by Anna GidoraUntil 13 MarchTriptych-Art Gallery (Desyatynna 13)279-0949

arT MaP of Ukraine: CriMea Exhibition of paintings by Anna Syarova and Artem BrikunovUntil 25 March Museum of Modern Art of Ukraine (Hlybochynska 17)201-4945

PhoTograPhs in LighTExhibition of photographs by Jeff Wall Until 1 AprilPinchukArtCentre (Baseina 1/3-2)590-0858

MediTaTion. 30 feBrUaryExhibition of paintings by Yuriy

VakulenkoUntil 1 April

Kyiv Fine Art Gallery (Darvina 5)490-5858

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Cry BaBy (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

PaULa & karoL (PoLand/Canada, PoP-roCk)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

MoJo Jo Jo (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: call for details Ciro’s Pomodoro (S Rustaveli 12)221-4545

Cross B Band (BLUes)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

11Sunday

BrazzaviLLe (Us, WorLd MUsiC)

Time: 22.00Admission: call for details Art Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

aniMaLs’ session (Cover Band)Time: 22.00 Admission: freeDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

TeX-MeX Co (Cover Band) Time: 21.30 Admission: freeDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

Pivnyk PeTya (PoP-roCk)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

deL Tora (roCk)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

12Monday

noThing PersonaL ProJeCT (Jazz)

Time: 22.00Admission: freeArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

nighT BLoCk (Cover Band)Time: 22.00 Admission: freeDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

aniMaLs’ session (Cover Band) Time: 21.30 Admission: freeDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

Jahzoo, zhyTeLi sonTsya (PoP-roCk)Time: 19.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

yUkhyM dyM (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

kandUr (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: call for details Ciro’s Pomodoro (S Rustaveli 12)221-4545

vasya CLUB, aniMaLs’ session (Cover Bands)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

10Saturday

BrazzaviLLe (Us, WorLd MUsiC)

Time: 22.00Admission: call and checkArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

Tres deseos, BLUes road (Cover Bands)Time: 21.00Admission: call for details Bochka Khmilna (B Khmelnytskoho 3b)390-6106

BLUes road, Tres deseos (Cover Bands) Time: 21.00Admission: call for detailsBochka Pyvna (Khreshchatyk 19a)459-0551

MoTor’roLLa, More khUana (Cover Bands)Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

TaBULa rasa, ParTyzanski vyTivky (PoP-roCk, Cover Bands)Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrv Docker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

9FridayLighT fLirT (Cover Band)Time: 22.00Admission: 50hrvArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

hoT gUys, LUCky Band (Cover Bands)Time: 21.00Admission: call for details Bochka Khmilna (B Khmelnytskoho 3b)390-6106

LUCky Band, hoT gUys (Cover Bands) Time: 21.00Admission: call for detailsBochka Pyvna (Khreshchatyk 19a)459-0551

TaBULa rasa, red roCks (Cover Bands)Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

MoTor’roLLa, ChUMaky, Cash (Cover Bands)Time: 22.00 Admission: 75hrvDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

riffs (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

8-BiT ParTy (eLeCTro PoP)Time: 21.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

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CadiLLaC reCords (Cover Band)Time: 22.00Admission: freeArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

MaMa Mia (Cover Band)Time: 19.00 Admission: 20hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

soMe Like iT hoT (Cover Band) Time: 21.30 Admission: freeDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

TroPiCana (LaTino danCe ParTy)Time: 20.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

TheLen, vosMiy den (Cover Band)

Time: 20.00Admission: 40hrvDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

More khUana (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

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roLLiks, We are (PoP-roCk)

Time: 22.00Admission: 50hrvArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

aniMaLs’ session (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: call for details Bochka Khmilna (B Khmelnytskoho 3b)390-6106

WUnderkind (Cover Band) Time: 21.00Admission: call for detailsBochka Pyvna (Khreshchatyk 19a)459-0551

The MagMa (Cover Band)Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

roCking WoLves (Cover Band) Time: 21.30 Admission: freeDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

More khUana (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

her naMe is CaLLa(PoP-roCk)Time: 20.00Admission: 40-60hrvDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

dyadya vasya (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

15Thursday Cash (Cover Band)Time: 22.00Admission: 20hrvArt Club 44 (Khreshchatyk 44b)279-4137

MaMa Mia (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: call for details Bochka Khmilna (B Khmelnytskoho 3b)390-6106

CarTe BLanChe (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: call for detailsBochka Pyvna (Khreshchatyk 19a)459-0551

Tres deseos (Cover Band)Time: 22.00 Admission: 30hrvDocker’s ABC (Khreshchatyk-Zankovetskoi 15/4) 278-1717

Pink fLoyd TriBUTe Band, rUky v BryUky (Cover Bands) Time: 21.30 Admission: 50hrvDocker Pub (Bohatyrska 25) 451-8528

radioLa (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeStar Pub (Popudenka 1a)292-2900

akUTe (PoP-roCk)Time: 20.00Admission: freeDivan (Besarabska 2)235-7366

soMe Like iT hoT (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: call for details Ciro’s Pomodoro (S Rustaveli 12)221-4545

TeX-MeX Co (Cover Band)Time: 21.00Admission: freeRoute 66 (Zhylyanska 87/30)239-3865

This Week Live Music 9-15 March 2012

Smooth SaxKenny G (US, jazz), October Palace (Instytutska 1)12 March at 19.00American saxophonist Kenny G should be proud. Not just for being among the 25 best musicians of all time and na-tion, according to RIAA. But also for those gorgeous locks! Over the 30 years he’s been around, he’s played to count-less, winning many awards, such as a Grammy, for best instrumental composition. While there are those who can-not see past the bland elevator-music instrumentalist he’s been stereotyped as, perhaps they’ve not given the man, his soprano sax and their 17-albums an honest shot.Tickets are 290 – 2390hrv. For more information call 279-1582.

The Keys to Your HeartPianoboy (pop-rock), Arena Entertainment (Baseina 2a) 10 March at 20.00One of the most famous pop-pianists in Ukraine, Dmytro Shurov, better known as Pianoboy, is giving a concert here in Kyiv. Incredibly talented, this guy has worked with groups like Okean Elzy and Esthetic Education. Replete with incredible melody mixed with rhythms of jazz, he will be on his own this evening. He’s aiming to reach the former glory Pianoboy had in the past – we suggest you take it in. Admission is 135 – 190hrv. For more information call 492-0000.

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Descendant of Russia’s last tsar Nicolai II, Francis Mathew is starring in the new season of STB’s The Bachelor. His Slavic roots and amazing life experience make this man one of the most sought after bachelors among Ukrainian women everywhere. We get him to spill the beans about what goes on backstage, and whether being “the” Bachelor has changed his life.

Brought up in Scotland by Princess Olga Romanoff, whose father just happened to be the nephew of Niko-lai II, Francis Mathew’s biography is

replete with exploit and intrigue. Seizing new opportunities wherever they present them-selves, this enthusiastic adventurer is trained as a stuntman and fashion photographer, has lived in the jungle and has starred in Bollywood movies. Who wouldn’t want to date him? Turns out it’s a question many Ukrainian women asked themselves, as 16,000 of them signed up to be competitors for the second sea-son of Ukraine’s The Bachelor. In the end, only 25 were chosen to try and charm the pants off this promising bachelor. We couldn’t wait to find out whether any one girl in particular had melted his heart so we sat him down for a chat. He couldn’t tell us anything on the record about how the show ends. Off the record, however, we couldn’t help but get the feeling there was one special girl who might well be making that spe-cial walk down the aisle sometime soon.

When you got the offer to be Ukraine’s next Bachelor, what was the first thing that crossed your mind? At first I thought it was a joke and couldn’t help but laugh. But after getting a second call I rea-lised these guys were pretty serious. I hadn’t de-cided anything until I told my friends who talk-ed me into it. Had I refused it would have been someone else’s opportunity, so I agreed – it was fate!

Searching for a wife with dozens of cameras on you is probably not the easiest way to go about it. Was there any worry that the girls were playing to the camera rather than por-traying their true feelings? Frankly speaking, yes. I did feel that some girls were faking it. It was obvious they didn’t have any true feelings, and they didn’t stay on the show for more than a couple of weeks.

Many people think that all Ukrainian girls want are foreigners who will take them

abroad so they can live in prosperity. Were you faced with any money-hungry hunters on the show? Yeah, that wouldn’t work for me. I hate to disap-point you, ladies, but I don’t plan to live in Lon-don! (laughs)

There is a tendency in Ukraine to marry and start a family as soon as possible. What is your attitude to this? I do want kids, four of them would be perfect! But I completely disagree with this kind of men-tality. You need to enjoy a couple of years living on your own, learning to understand each other, before having kids.

I’ve heard you say it’s difficult to find a girl to be “compatible with”. What does that mean? There are three fundamental things that are equally and absolutely necessary for me: intelligence, a sense of humour and at-traction.

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It’s a Holi FestBollywood Rangholifest – 2012, House of Artists (Artema 1/5)18 March at 17.00Whenever one has the time and initiative to take in an Indian movie, a certain desire to head to this South Asian country always bubbles to the surface. Luckily for the residents of Kyiv, India is coming to Ukraine. This second Indian dance fest is steeped in Bollywood, bringing you dancers from India, Bangladesh, Moldova and more. In dedication to one of the most colourful Indian holi-days, Holi, the evening includes more than 20 amazing perfor-mances. Let them lead you into spring. Tickets are 60 – 250hrv. For more information call 272-0547.

Stylish New Yorker Gregory Porter (US, jazz), National Music Academy (Architect Horodetskiy 1-3/11)23 March at 19.30New York jazzman Gregory Por-ter is most easily recognised by the funky hat and scarf he wears together with his classic suit. In spite, or perhaps because, of his unique style, as well as his smooth Afro-American baritone, he is known and loved world-wide. His debut album, Water, was released just two years ago, and was nominated for Best Vo-cal Jazz Album at the Grammies. His most recent compilation, however, came out on Valentine’s Day of this year. Telling everyone to Be Good, he will be following his own advice come concert night. Tickets are 100 – 300hrv. For more information call 067-430-7306.

A Range of Voices Turetsky Choir (Russia, vocal, crossover), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)17 April at 19.00The gents of the Turestky Choir have many talents. Not only do they sing, they have an extraordinary talent for producing a whole show on stage with nothing more than their voices! Ten men singing in ten different lan-guages, their range takes you all through basso profundo right up to tenor altino. Calling themselves an ‘art group’, 22 years have shaped this choral ensemble into what they are today, and they have no problem telling you that theirs is the best live performance you’ll ever see. Tickets are 200 – 1900hrv. For more information call 247-2316.

Drumming Up a Storm Yamato (Japan, Taiko drummers), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103)31 March at 19.00Yamato are incredible. Full stop. If you’ve not seen this traditional Japanese drumming art before, you would be well-advised to take the opportunity this spring. Found-ed in 1993, with their international debut in 1998, they have since given thousands of performances the world over. Creating a spec-tacular show expressing both their musical and artistic flair, these 13 drummers are going to have the en-tire audience marching to the beat of the same drum. Tickets are 150 – 1200hrv. For more information call 247-2316.

The Sweetness of Italy Zucchero (Italy, blues, rock), Palace Sport (Sportyvna Pl. 1)5 April at 19.00Famous Italian singer and com-poser Zucchero is coming back to Ukraine on the tail end of his Chocabeck Tour 2011. As a truly multi-genre musician, he plays music that borders on the verge of blues, rock’n’roll and even gospel. Producing music since 1983, his recognisably husky voice is one of the sweetest sounds on all of his 26 albums. The most recent includes collaborations with Brian Wilson and U2’s Bono. Check him out this spring. Tickets are 250 – 850hrv. For more information call 246-7406.

We Can Barely Believe It ID Bass Event 1 w/ Bare Noize (UK, dubstep, electronic), Sullivan Room (Prorizna 8) 30 March at 23.00There is a new series of rather unique projects on the go at the moment that aims to work with only the best in bass music. This first event is being held at the in-imitable Sullivan Room, where the fantabulous Londoners, Bare Noize, will bare all. As a “3-piece dubstep crew producing some seri-ously sick stuff”, you can’t help but have a good time. Admission is 70hrv in advance, 110hrv at the door. For more infor-mation call 066-485-5555.

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Sip n’ WatchYou may not be Irish, but that doesn’t mean you can’t join the rest of the city in the Jameson Irishfest Film Festival. Coming to Kyiv 15 – 21 March, make sure your glass is full, sit back, sip, relax n’ watch!

With six films coming to town, a week’s worth of English-language flicks will be shown at Kyiv Kino. Directors and actors will not be

accompanying – unfortunately. But that didn’t stop us from ringing up the great Colm Meaney, star of the highly-rated and hugely-awarded film, Parked. Take it in. Take them all in!

You have a lovely Irish accent, which doesn’t always come through in the roles that you play.No, because sometimes the roles that I play I’m not Irish (laughs). I lived in America for almost 30 years, and have played a lot of American charac-ters, so you’ve got to play the accent of the char-acter.

You’ve lived in America, you’re now in Spain but you grew up in Dublin. What was it like be-ing around so much political turbulence and how did it affect your childhood?Certainly, we have a sort of unresolved political situation in Ireland, and I think it affected every-one who is at all consciously political. It’s been going on for so long, and I think every generation of Ireland has been affected one way or another. I support [the political party] Sinn Fein, and be-lieve in a united Ireland.

Can you see yourself getting into politics at some point in the future? I’m not devious enough to be a politician (laughs), or diplomatic enough, whichever is more appli-cable. What I do best is what I do – acting.

That’s true! And I know you started quite young. Yeah, I kind of wanted to be an actor in my early teens, and went to some classes while I was still at school. And then I went into the Irish National Theatre, drama school, which was attached to the Abbey Theatre when I was about 17, and be-came a member of the company.

Was it your intention to leave Ireland at that time? No, I think every actor has a desire to go to where the big challenges are. And so I first moved to London, and then I moved to New York, and then ended up in Los Angeles. It was a pursuit of op-portunities as an actor.

Having started off in theatre, was it a fairly seamless move into television and then into film? You know, I had moved to New York first and I was working in the theatre a lot. But at the time, in the mid 80s, there wasn’t a lot happening in the theatre. In order to work, you had to go out to the regional theatres, like Cleveland and Chicago and places like that. And also, unlike most of the capital cities in Europe, whether it’s London, Paris or Kyiv, theatre, television and film are centred in the capital city. But in the US, New York tends to be the theatre town, and Los Angeles is the film and television town. So that was a kind of conscious decision I made. I moved to Los Angeles in order to work more in film and television.

And you’ve certainly done that. So much so, many people would probably associate you immediately, with Star Trek. Well, yes, I did Deep Space Nine for seven years. It was a good show, well written, and enjoyable. I was very fortunate in that the ex-ecutive producer was keen that we do other things as well. One of the worries about doing a television show is that you just do that show, and nothing else. I was kind of reluctant to do it, but was assured that I would be released to do any feature films I wanted to do. And they did it for seven years, which is very unusual for television. Every year I did at least two fea-tures, which was good, because it kind of re-freshes you, you know, you’re not playing the same character every week.

Speaking of different characters, you played a bartender on The Simpsons in one episode. Do you get such interesting offers often?You know, The Simpsons is such an institu-tion, and I don’t watch it on a regular basis, but I do find it amusing. They sent me the script and asked me if I’d do it, and it just made me laugh.

Another great role is you playing Don Revie in The Damned United. First of all, are you a football fan?Yes I am! I’ve been living in Spain for the last five or six years and so I would have to say Barcelona would be my main squeeze. But I kind of enjoy football on all levels.

Does the club you coach in the film, Leeds United, fit in there anywhere? No. Leeds was never a club I would have sup-ported. But then, the character was an interest-ing one. He was very flawed, and made a lot of mistakes. But he was a fascinating guy and obvi-ously a great football manager.

Another film you’ve appeared in recently is Soldiers of Fortune. I had no idea this was filmed in Ukraine!Yes, we shot down in Sevastopil. I’d never been to Ukraine before and so it was quite fascinat-ing. Sevastopil is an extraordinary town. It’s a beautiful location with the port and all that. I had some time off and drove down the coast to Yalta and was able to go into Chekov House. I would love to go back and spend more time there.

Was it what you expected? Yes I suppose. When compared to Western Europe there’s still a bit of a lag in terms of development, which I found very attractive. You know the post-Soviet period is still kind of evident, which I think for some Westerners is still kind of surprising, but I was kind of ex-pecting that.

The film coming to Kyiv is called Parked. The character you play has just come back to Ire-land and you’ve got nowhere to live but in a parked car. And up comes this dope-smoking 21-year old who changes your life a little bit. Is that pretty much the gist? Yeah, it’s an unlikely kind of buddy movie in a way. It’s about this older guy who’s lived in Eng-land for a long time who’s kind of fallen through the cracks. He doesn’t function very well in so-ciety, and he ends up living in his car. And so he’s come back to Ireland hoping to find him-self. But it doesn’t really work out. And then he meets this young guy, who also lives in his car. His father has thrown him out because he’s a drug addict. Together, they help each other. It’s a beautiful story. For me it was a bit of a departure because the characters I tend to play are very overt. I tend to go for the bigger, more theatrical characters. This was a very introverted character who speaks very little, so I thought that would be an interesting challenge for me.

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Vika Zvereva, Myroslava Samiolenko and Natalia Mitrofanova thanked What’s On for putting on “a brilliant party”

Winner of our grand prize – two business class tickets with UIA

Nataliya Protciv and Alice Ostrovskaya –

looking stunning and “having a wonderful

evening”

Olga Filatova and Vita Shchur were too busy dancing to stop for long. What a couple of beauties!

SKAI’s Oleksandr Khryshchuk and Oleh

Sobchuk rocking the place

The ravishing Myroslava Makarchuk and Darya Zhuck dancing up a storm!

Hanan Zweig of Air France KLM, liking the What’s On back cover with buddy Christoper Hendler

Fabien Gastinel, Christina Gudzyak (centre right)and Marcos Torres of the new Fairmont Hotel with a friend

MC Igor Posypaiko gearing the crowd up for a contest

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The Party of the SeasonCRYSTAL HALL Were you at the Famous What’s On Spring Flowers party on 2 March? If not, you know you should have been! If so, thank you for coming and contributing to such an amazing event! With thanks to our friends at The Famous Grouse, Rich, UIA, Arthur Murray Dance Studios and Ukraina Cinema, performances from Yulia Piltsa, Kryhitka, SKAI and Kishe kept everyone well entertained. Perhaps you won two business class flights to any Ukrainian International Airlines destination? Maybe you bagged a gift certificate for dance classes? Or took home one of the many bottles of all kinds of stimulating substances we were handing out. If none of the above, you doubtless enjoyed the evening MCd by the great Igor Posypaiko, the great drink deals and the fantastic dancing! Hopefully we caught you there, if not – we’ll catch you at the next one!

Kasha Slatsova of Khryhitka making a comeback with What’s On!

Ozzy and the girls – some things never change!

Face of Kyiv 2012 contestant Anna Vasylenko and her beau

Two drinks, two girls – logical!

Caught in the action

Yulia Piltsa put on a fabulous performance

Kishe behind the turntable getting everybody up and shaking their bootie

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Networking, Networking, NetworkingBRUNELLO BAR BUCC’s February Networking Reception took place on 29 February in Kyiv’s Hyatt Regency. Members and friends enjoyed a glass of wine while making new connections and listening to the Business Corporate Loyalty Programme presentation conducted by British Airways. With a prize drawing for one business class Kyiv-London return ticket from the airline, the happy winner went home with plans for a trip to London.

BUCC’s Anna Berestian and Stephen Butler of Adam Smith Conferences

Ali Kardes, Anna Ganich and Anthony Addington-Barker got together for a pic

Prize-winner Maria Piza of Sky Travel HRG Ukraine ready to head to London

Svitlana Igolnikova

of British Airways as

pretty as ever

ACC Celebrates MaslyanaKURENI RESTAURANT Keeping up with Ukrainian traditions, ACC invited its members out to the first family event this year. The air was filled with the smell of pancakes on 25 February, which got gobbled up in record time, and then came the ritual burning of the Diddukh. Beseeching the gods for an early spring in preparation for Lent, everyone went home full and happy.

Denys Torkhov of International Finance Corporation with his

wife Victoria Lyubarevich-Torkhova and their son all

bundled up for the festivities

Vitaliy Terentiev of NetCracker engaged in some handicrafts with his family

The traditional burning of the Didukh, a symbol of Maslyana

Volodymyr Vashchenko of

Vashchenko, Bugay and

Partners acquaints

his son with Maslyana

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Modern Art Museum founder Serhiy Tsyupko and artist Hryhoriy Afanasiev

Olena Hribkova with artist Roman

Tretyakov who brought his dog

Sand master Olena Agamyan shows guests the

tricks of the sand trade

Abstract Meditation KYIVFINEART GALLERY Yuriy Vakulenko opened “Mediation. 30 February” on 1 March not as Head of the National Russian Art Museum, but as the artist. Having created every single piece of work in this exhibition, it focuses on Vakulenko’s own abstract vision of the world as depicted in bright and bold colours. Those who ventured out this evening were able to talk to the artist himself. For those unable to make it, you’ve still got until the end of April to take it in.

A Holiday Romance MODERN ART MUSEUM Celebrating the first day of spring, the museum invited guests out on 1 March for the opening of a typically Ukrainian summer exhibition. Gathering the works of over 70 Crimean artists, organisers featured 300 pieces revealing the true beauty of the Crimean Peninsular. For those so inclined, sand art awaited while classical music played on in the background.

Sculptor Oleh Pinchuk (right) and friend take in the exhibit

Actor Ostap Stupka talking to the Deputy Head of the Artistic Union of Ukraine Petro Zikunov

Ambassador of Romania HE Cornel Ionescu (right) out to see something a little out of the ordinary

Politician Volodymyr Semynozhko with the exhibition’s author Yuriy Vakulenko

Oleh Baishev of Collection Gallery, artist Zinaida Likhacheva and fashion director Victoria Zubenko

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Hunter Saksahanskoho 147/5236-3735 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00International cuisine

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Ikra Honchara 67067-300-8871Hours: 11.00 – 24.00Japanese/Mediterranean cuisine

Il MolinoMoskovskaya 17280-7722Hours: 11.00 – 23.00Pizza/Italian cuisine

Il Patio Ihorivska 13/5501-7464Hours: 11.00 – 23.00Italian cuisine

Karavan Klovskiy Uzviz 10280-9577Hours: 12.00 – 24.00Uzbek cuisine

Kazbek L Ukrainka Blvd 30a285-4805Hours: 11.00 – 24.00Caucasian cuisine

KrendelPavlovska 17585-9897Hours: Mon-Fri 09.00 – 22.00. Sat-Sun 10.00 – 22.00Russian cuisine

Kupetcheskiy Dvor24km down Stolychne highway067-246-6246Hours: 11.00 until the last guestRussian cuisine

Kuvshyn Fedorova 10592-6363Hours: 12.00 – 24.00Caucasian cuisine

La Bodeguita del MedioYaroslaviv Val 20/21272-6500Hours: Mon-Wed 12.00 – 00.00, Thurs-Sat 13.00 – 00.00, Sun 16.00 – 03.00Cuban cuisine

La CantinaYaroslaviv Val 20234-7074Hours: 11.00 – 00.00Italian cuisine

L’Accente Lesi Ukrainka 5200-5002Open: 10.00 – 24.00Mediterranean cuisine

Lale Sofiivska 14278-7566Hours: 12.00 until the last guestTurkish cuisine

La PaellaDonetska 10223-7242Hours: 11.00 – 23.00Spanish cuisine

Le CosmopoliteVolodymyrska 47278-7278Hours: Sun-Thurs 10.00 – 23.00, Fri-Sun 10.00 – 02.00Belgian/European cuisine

LimoncelloMoskovska 22 254-2024Hours: 24 hoursFusion

Lipsky Osobnyak Lypska 15254-0090Hours: 11.30 – 01.00Ukrainian cuisine

Lucky PubV Vasylkivska 13499-1313Hours: 11.00 – 01.00Pub/restaurant

Lun Van Khmelnytskoho 26279-8191Hours: 11.00 – 02.00Chinese cuisine

Lyudi Casual FoodV Vasylkivska 5067-322-7575Hours: Sun-Wed 12.00 – 03.00, Thurs-Sat 12.00 – 06.00Italian/European cuisine

Mai TaiV Vasylkivska 66583-5553Hours: 12.00 – 06.00European/Asian cuisine

Mambo Druzhby Narodiv 5522-8224Hours: 12.00 – 02.00Latin cuisine

MantraV Vasylkivska 5221-4448Hours: 11.00 – 24.00Asian/Fusion

MarmarisHlybotchytska 40586-4233Hours: 10.00 – 02.00Turkish cuisine

Marocana L Ukrainka 24254-4999 Hours: 09.00 – 02.00Fusion

MarrakeshSahaidachnoho 24494-0494Hours: Sun-Thurs 12.00 – 01.00, Fri-Sat 12.00 – 14.00Moroccan/French/Japanese cuisine

MayachokLutneva 58a585-3941Hours: 12.00 – 00.00European cuisine

Meat & Fish Pylypa Orlyka 6253-8097Hours: 08.00 – 23.00French cuisine

Mille Miglia (Radisson Blu Hotel)Yaroslaviv Val 22492-2255Hours: 12.00 – 23.00Italian cuisine

MiminoSpaska 10a417-3545Hours: 11.00 – 00.00Georgian cuisine

MonacoV Zhytomyrska 20a590-0151Hours: 12.00 – 06.00Mediterranean cuisine

Murakamiwww.murakami.ua for locations230-8888Hours: Sun-Thurs 09.00 – 23.00, Fri-Sat 09.00 – 02.00Japanese cuisine/Sushi

Myka Khreshchatyk 46a227-8943Hours: 12.00 – 24.00International cuisine

New York Bagel CaféShota Rustaveli 15235-9437Hours: Mon-Fri 09.00 – 21.00, Sat-Sun 10.00 – 23.00Café-style

Nirvana LoungeL Ukrainky 28b285-5215Hours: 12.00 – 02.00Indian cuisine

Nobu Shota Rustaveli St 12246-7734 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00Japanese cuisine

Non-Stop Peremohy Pr 6236-0501 Hours: 24 hoursInternational cuisine

Olivera V Zhytomyrska 2a219-1919Hours: 06.30 – 23.00Mediterranean cuisine

O’Brien’s Irish PubMykhailivska 17a279-1584 Hours: 08.00 – 02.00 Pub/restaurant

O’Connor’s Horiva 15/8425-7788Hours: 11.00 – 02.00Pub/restaurant

Ok BarV Vasylkivska 94225-0220Hours: Sun-Thurs 08.00 – 00.00, Fri-Sat 08.00 – 02.00European/Asian cuisine

Oliva www.oliva.com.ua for locations234-5592Hours: variousItalian cuisine

Oopen (Ibis Hotel)Shevchenko Blvd 25591-2222Hours: 06.30 – 23.00International cuisine

O’Panas Tereschenkivskaya 10585-05-23Hours: 10.00 until the last guestUkrainian cuisine

Osteria PantagruelLysenka 1278-8142Hours: Mon-Fri 08.00 – 23.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 – 23.00Italian cuisine

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The Ukrainian government have stated they will cut hotel costs. This reportedly came af-ter news that the cheapest room in a Donetsk hotel costs $1,000,000 for a night. Check out by 8am. Not including breakfast.

KlitschkoVitaliy is running for mayor, for the third time. Rather than fin-ishing 2nd the first time and 3rd the second time, let’s be posi-tive and hope he’s third time lucky!

What’s On PartyWere you there? Do you agree that it was the best party ever? Until the next What’s On party of course, so, be looking out for that….

EurovisionLet’s be honest, Gaitana is not exactly Ukraine’s finest, is she. And now the UK has chosen Engerlbert Humperdinck. And it’s in Azerbaijan. It’s enough to make you fantasise about that wonderful German show last year.

Drifters in BarsOne of our team encountered a chap in a bar this week who is in Ukraine short-term, from a foreign country, got drunk and proceeded to tell him how Ukraine is a country where he can do whatever he likes to whoever he likes. Sadly, he’s not alone in that theory!

Ze Germans200 protesters marched on the German Embassy this week, protesting against the lecture of Grzegorz Rossolinsky-Liebe, claiming it’s aimed at inciting ethnic hatred and confronta-tion. Come on now Germans, play nice!

We’ve all been there, standing in a club when the photographer comes round. It’s hard not to feel a bit

rejected when they pass you over. You look for excuses – they’re only looking for bim-bos, this, that etc. but it still stings a little. Recently, I’ve crossed over to the other side and, with our photographer Artem, been go-ing out to clubs as part of our rebooted Kyiv Clubbers feature. Artem does what he does, my involvement consists of sometimes point-ing him in the direction of people, but usually just taking names. I’d thought, in the beginning, there may be some reluctance to give out info but, in real-ity, there are very few refusals. The fact is that people are accustomed to being ‘on show’ when they’re out, at least in Kyiv. Go to almost any club in town and the photographers are out in force. Sometimes if not outnumbering, there’s a very high ratio of snappers to punt-ers. There’s always a club photographer who usually announces him or herself as such, fair enough, and the What’s On team give out cards so the people we capture know where to find themselves. But, most camera bearers simply snap and move on. What’s a little surprising is the willingness of people to pose for photos when they have no idea what will happen to them. But, it’s be-come a part of Kyiv life, part of the night out process. The relief of not being passed over by a photographer overcomes any inhibitions about sticking your tongue out and so on, for a photo you may never see again. Or worse, be tagged on Facebook sometime. Another side of this I don’t exactly under-

stand is the business model. Almost all of these photos are taken for websites, which generally subsist on rather limited advertis-ing. Thus, the photographers are paid rather little. Yet, some of these cameras cost several thousands of pounds. I guess most of these photographers try to make a living taking photos of other things, but, say there are 50 clubs in Kyiv, on any Saturday you’ll find an average of three of them (in some clubs much more). And say that some are having a night off. Well, you’re looking at hundreds of photographers in a city, which, however bus-tling and booming, can probably not support hundreds of photographers. So, presumably, most are hobbyists, doing it to build their portfolio and trying to get work in the future. The trouble with that is, there are already so many eager photographers taking pho-tos of everything for free, it has kind of eaten into the market of people paying for photos. Meanwhile, how far are we in Kyiv from a situ-ation where your every single move in a night-club is photographed? Actually, maybe that’s quite handy, if you get really drunk you can simply trace your every move through a series of website searches. And how long until the photographers even start showing up at your house for those ‘morning after’ photos?

Dear Graham,Last night when I looked in the mirror, I saw without question, that I’ve gained some weight. Well, to be honest, I’ve gained quite a lot, even more than I’d previously thought. And now it’s spring. During winter, I hid myself in baggy clothing and ate cake. Now, it’s getting too hot for this, it’s skirt season! I must admit that I’m a good few pounds the wrong side of curvy. This win-ter was so cold I just … ate. Now, none of my dresses fit, so either I spend a lot of money buying new dresses, crying while I’m doing so, or try to fit into last year’s outfits and look like I’ve been poured into them without someone saying ‘stop’. I really hope you can help me with this growing problem (it grows every time I have another slice of pie).Yours, Chunky

Dear Curvy,Well, as our publisher observed recently, I’m no oil painting myself, so perhaps I shouldn’t be dish-ing out critical advice on such matters. I’m sure you’re still lovely. I’m sure the extra ballast merely enhances your beauty. I’m certain that men will love having a little more of you than last year. I’m confident you’ll squeeze into the outfits and pull them off (in the ‘being a success’ sense, rather than the literal). I believe you will undoubtedly see more action than a fiddler’s elbow this spring.Kindest regards,Graham

If you have a question about life, work or relationships in Kyiv please write to graham@whatson-kiev.com

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EVERY WEEK WE TAKE TO THE VIRTUAL STREET THAT IS TWITTER TO SEE WHAT’S ON PEOPLE’S MIND. THIS WEEK, OUR DEAR LEADER SET TWITTER TONGUES WAGGING IN TWEETS OF THE WEEK!Taras Kyiv ‏ @Ukroblogger #Yanukovych-faced condoms have police searching activists in downtown Kyiv ahead of ‘2 yrs in office’ mock protests’ #UkraineJosh Black ‏ @OutoftheBlack Inaction could be a crime too – Yanukovych must do something about Ukraine’s gas problem, and soon. Neil Pattie ‏ @NeilPattie City insiders concerned #Yanukovych regime could harm uptake of future Bond issues. Banks see reputation management riskSawyer Heckler ‏ @UkraiJVN Ukraine’s authorities, opposition unanimous about drawing closer to EUDaniel Hamilton ‏ @danielrhamilton Another day, another attack on democracy in Ukraine. Yury Lutsen-ko joined Yulia Tymoshenko in jail today. Dictator Yanukovych must be ousted

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