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‘Vice’
This political biopic about Dick Cheney will be the last Oscars best picture nominee to be premiered in Kyiv before the U.S. Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 24. It covers Cheney’s entire political career from his internship at the Nixon White House to his vice presidency under George W. Bush. The writer and director Adam McKay had already covered the Bush administration in comedy, focusing on the president himself. In the film, McKay concentrates on the VP, who he sees as the real source of the behind-the-scenes power that changed American democracy in some of its crucial moments.
“Vice.” Multiplex Lavina Mall (6D Berkovetska St.) Sky Mall (2T Henerala Vatutina Ave.) Prospekt (1V Hnata Hotkevycha St.) Atmosfera (103 Stolychne Hwy. Komod (4A Sheptytskoho St.) Feb. 26. 7 p.m. Hr 85-250
Yoav performs during day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival held at the Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2008 in Indio, California, the United States. (Karl Walter / Getty Images / AFP)
Yoav
Extraordinary guitar player and sensuous singer Yoav is coming back to Kyiv with a new music show. The South African musician of Israeli-Romanian origin will present his new release “Multiverse.” He wrote the songs for it while traveling around Asia and Europe. For the new album, Yoav experimented with mixing his usual alternative pop rhythms with electronic trip-hop. However, the musician retained his fragile singing manner and soulful lyrics.
Yoav (indie pop, rock, electronic). Atlas (37-41 Sichovykh Striltsiv St.) Feb. 27. 7 p.m. Hr 500-950
Fragment of a bowl with an image of a fish found among the cargo of a sunken ship in the Black Sea near Crimea. (Maksim Belousov)
‘Amazing Stories of Crimea’
Kyiv’s Mystetskyi Arsenal exhibition center is to present a new big project dedicated to Crimea. The exhibition featuring various artworks aiming to tell the rich history of the peninsula – its nature, native people and temporarily indwelling peoples, their traditions, and beliefs. ‘Amazing Stories of Crimea’ will also spotlight the obstacles that the territory had to endure over the course of the history including the latest and an ongoing one – the occupation by Russia that started in 2014.
“Amazing Stories of Crimea.” Mystetskyi Arsenal (10-12 Lavrska St.) Feb. 26 – May 5. Tue-Sun. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Hr 80. Hr 40 for retirees, school and university students. Free for children under 12, people with disabilities of the 1st, 2nd group, veterans and any museum employees
A file picture taken on Sept. 18, 1984 showing Rock star Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the rock group “Queen”, during a concert at the Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy (POPB). (Jean-Claude Coutausse / AFP)
The Queen Symphony
For those who want to enjoy some timeless rock hits, The National Academic Symphonic Band of Ukraine will perform songs of the legendary British rock band Queen on Feb. 28. The Symphonic Band will perform well-known Queen hits including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” and “Barcelona.” “The Queen Symphony” music show will take place at Kyiv’s National Philharmonic, and will feature Oleksii Vikulov as conductor, as well as the Khreshchatyk Academic Chamber Choir.
The Queen Symphony. National Philharmonic (2 Volodymyrskyi Uzviz St.) Feb. 28. 7 p.m. Hr 100-500
