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50 Years of Photography
Frank Horvat rolls into town this week with a retrospective on his life and work
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Experience With Age
Life is full of incredible stories, just like the one of Frank Horvat – a popular Italian-born French photographer who has been snapping away for more than 50 years. Instead of relying on his memory to recall those incredible moments in life, Frank picked up a camera, capturing them on film. With his exhibition opening up here in Kyiv this week, you too can delve into the snapshots of his reminiscence.
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They Changed the Country
Throughout our illustrious past, there have been many influential people whose names have been cast into the books of Ukrainian history. It goes without saying that almost all of them were Ukrainian, but there are also many foreigners who have had a tremendous impact on the development of this country. Some of them pushed the nation forward, while others caused deadlock. Rather than focus on the bad, let’s take a look at those who done good.
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Trendy Soothsayer Speaks Out
We live in a world in which trends move the market. It’s not something that’s going to change anytime soon. It is, however, something brands the world over (from fashion to football) rely on. Good thing they’ve got people like Li Edelkoort: trend forecaster extraordinaire.
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Cancer Doesn’t Choose
For plenty of us, cancer sounds like a disease that exists, but would never happen to us or our relatives. We comfort ourselves with this illusion and go on with our lives. Yet, a fatal bell might just ring out of the blue.
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The Final Accord
 Dance of Fireworks, Spivoche Pole (Pechersk Lavra Park), 12 May at 21.00
Three weeks of the fabulous flower exhibition held in and around Spivoche Pole will be topped off with a magnificent show of fireworks. The scenography has already been planned and considered down to the exact second, so that every flash, sparkle and sound is in harmony. With thousands of colourful ‘stars’ shooting up into the sky, a magnificent panorama will open up before your eyes.
Head Over Heels
Turandot (opera in 3 acts), National Opera Theatre of Ukraine (Volodymyrska 50), 16 May at 19.00
Ozzy On His Way?
Zakk Wylde & Black Label Society (US, rock), Stereo Plaza (Kikvidze 1), 12 May at 20.00
Earlier
Exhibition of photographs by Viktor Marushchenko (UA), Bottega Gallery (Mykhalivska 22b), 15 May – 29 May
Jazz For the Youngest
The Third Annual O’Keshkin Children’s Jazz Festival, City Garden (Mariinskiy Park), 12 – 13 May at 14.00
Fran’s Man
Oliver Koletzki & Fran (Germany, DJ set), Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1), 11 May at 23.00
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We’re With You Too
 Red Hot Chili Peppers (US, funk, rock), Olympic Stadium (V Vasylkivska 55a), 25 July at 19.00
More than just legends of rock, the gods of funk are headed to Kyiv for the first time ever this summer! Bringing their most recent album called I’m With You, it took some time to release this, their 10th EP. It has been, however, well worth the wait. Headlining various festivals and playing their own sold-out tours for over 20 years now, the guys have won 7 Grammys and continue to pump out some top tunes.
Arsenale 2012
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times. Rebirth and Apocalypse in Contemporary Art, Mystetskiy Arsenal (Lavrska 10-12), 24 May – 31 July
The Crystal Coming
Crystal Castles (Canada, electro), Crystal Hall (Dniprovskiy Spusk 1), 19 September at 20.00
Kyiv Sculpture Project
Exhibition of sculptures by various artists, National Botanic Garden (Timiryazevska 1), 2 June – 2 July
Musical Macho Man
Nikolay Baskov (Russia, tenor), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103), 23 May at 19.00
Superheroes of Rock
Supergroup (US, instrumental rock), Bingo Club (Peremohy Pr 112), 26 October at 19.00
Spring Tunes All ‘Round
Kyiv Spring Music Festival, National Philharmonic of Ukraine (Volodymyrskiy Uzviz 2), 18 – 22 May at 19.00
War of Kings in Music
King Arthur (musical opera) with Offertorium Ensemble, Collegium Kyiv, Vox Animae Choir, Master Klass Cultural Centre (Lavrska 16), 27 May at 16.00
Hleb’s Here to Help
Hleb Samoyloff and the Matrixx (CIS, gothic rock), Underground Music Hall (Moskovski 13B), 20 May at 19.00
No Smoking Allowed
Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra (Gypsy techno-rock band), Palace Ukraine (V Vasylkivska 103), 21 May at 19.00
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The Ukrainian Connoisseurs Club Visits Praha
 Every time a TUCC event comes around, there’s always a heated discussion in the What’s On office as to who should attend: will it be Paul and Lana, or Katya and I? But when Praha came up as the next destination, there was no discussion. It was Katya and I and that was it. After all, it was where we had our wedding reception, and we’d not been back since. So when the evening arrived, we headed there with a sense of excitement, mixed with a hint of nostalgia.
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She’s All That
 Yulia Tymoshenko continues to receive support from more and more people in her fight to be free. In fact, the incarcerated former PM has garnered so much empathy from European leaders they are willing to do just about anything to help her. The solution, as they see it, is to boycott EURO 2012, saying something like “you ignore our claims for democracy, we ignore your championship”.
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What’s On: Read All Over the World (#17)
 Alpan Balkis was back in his homeland a few months back, visiting the Izmir Kulturpark in Turkey. He stopped near the Ataturk and Inonu Monument, and thought to himself, “That would make a great picture!” Getting his head under the giant hands of the two great former presidents, he was right!
Our next entrant in this week’s magazine is from a local, Mr Serhiy Inozemtsev.
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Some Lovable Trillers
A cappela music has never been hyper-popular, not least because of its complexity. At the same time, this intricacy allows musicians to filter out the amateurs, allowing only the best to remain. Thus, sextet Mansound, one of Ukraine’s best vocal groups, have risen to the top. Working without instrumentation of any sort, the six men cover all manner of genres, from classical to contemporary. Well known in jazz circles the world over, they bring their sound to Ukraine’s western capital next month.
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