Editor’s Note: To see the full list of events, please check the calendar. To let us know about the upcoming shows, exhibitions, concerts, movie screenings, festivals, and parties, please send an e-mail to [email protected].
Rayon #1 Block Party
Kyiv’s most neighborly party will welcome visitors on the central Reitarska Street for the third time in two years. Local brands and businesses will go out to the street to sell their clothes and goods with discounts, while local cafes will treat visitors to food and drinks outside. There will be games, art exhibitions and lectures as well. Part of the proceeds from the sales will fund the development of Reitarska Street.
Rayon #1 Block Party. Reitarska Street. June 1. 12-8 p.m. Free
H.R. Giger. Alienation and Camera Obscura
A two-meter sculpture of the Alien, one of the most recognizable and terrifying monsters imagined by humans, will greet the visitors of Hans Ruedi Giger’s retrospective exhibition at the Dovzhenko Center. Besides his Oscar-winning contribution to visual effects of the sci-fi horror film “Alien,” the Swiss artist is known for his graphics of humans and machines linked together in a biomechanical relationship. H.R. Giger is credited for inventing this style called “biopunk” that hugely influenced pop-culture. The exhibition will feature 32 graphics and seven sculptures of Giger’s creative work through the years. A side exhibition of Giger’s photographs will reveal more about the artist’s life and creative development at the Triptych Global Arts Workshop gallery.
H.R. Giger. Alienation. Dovzhenko Center (1 Vasylkivska St.) May 30-June 30. Mon-Sun 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Hr 80, Hr 50 for students and retirees
Camera Obscura. H.R. Giger & Photography 1950s-1960s. Triptych Global Arts Workshop (34 Andriivskyi Uzviz St.) May 31-June 12. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Free
Godsmack
The versatile rock U.S. band from Massachusetts, will unleash the power of its post-grunge, hard rock and nu-metal in Kyiv, their first time in Ukraine. Godsmack had their break in 1999 with “Voodoo”, where a sound influenced by Alice in Chains fused with Middle Eastern-sounding percussion. Their next big hit couldn’t be more different – “I Stand Alone” had grinding riffs, lumbering drums and vocals similar to that James Hetfield, the frontman of Metallica, another big influence. The percussive tribal rhythms and mystical imagery make Godsmack instantly recognizable. In Kyiv, the band will present their seventh album “When Legends Rise” and play some good old hits.
Godsmack. Stereo Plaza (119 Lobanovskyi Ave). June 5. 7 p.m. Hr 1,460-8,800
‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’
For the biggest on-screen battles ever go watch the latest in the Godzilla franchise reboot. The eponymous giant monster will face a worthy opponent in the three-headed dragon-like Ghidorah and its minions. The critics hammered the film for underdeveloped human characters and storyline, but most viewers will go see it for the monster battles. The praised action sequences and visual effects will sure make those look interesting.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters. May 31-June 5. See all screenings in the Entertainment Guide on pages 12-13.
