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V What’s On ye Kryhitka
The Ukrainian songstress stops in for a chat
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Here Come the Brides
Getting hitched: It is said every girl dreams of donning a white dress and marrying her prince charming. Most plan to do it only once. But in Ukraine, a tradition has emerged that allows blushing brides the opportunity to relive their big day without the hassle of finding another spouse – the bride parade. Cities across Ukraine are set to become seas of white this summer as waves of brides take to the streets. What’s On takes a look at the schedule of bride parades – whether you simply want to watch, gain inspiration for your own nuptials, or participate in one of them – this story is for you!
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The Viral Violinist
What springs to mind when you hear the words “violin concert”? At a guess – a columned hall at the philharmonic, an orchestra and a violinist – inevitably formally dressed, with trance-like focus on their instrument and on playing music. What’s On has chronicled such concerts many times, now comes a challenge to convention – meet Lindsey Stirling, the phenomenon who is dragging violin into the modern (and electronic) age.
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Krykhitka’s Kasha Saltsova
 If you happened to be at What’s On Spring Flowers party last year, you may remember the petite, delicate, dark-haired young woman whose powerful vocals penetrate both the heart and soul. You might have not understood the lyrics of her songs – Kasha mainly sings in Ukrainian – but the emotion was definitely palatable. We profile the face of Krykhitka, Kasha Saltsova, who has made her mark as one of Ukraine’s best female rockers.
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The first thought that comes to mind when you see a drag queen is that there’s something wrong with a guy wearing women’s clothes. However, the gender-bending satirical genre of dressing up in women’s clothes to entertain the public is nothing new. Some say that the term “drag” dates back to the 18th century, referring to how transvestites dragged their long skirts on the ground. Others say drag is an abbreviation for DRessed as A Girl. As the Miss Diva 2013 pageant heads our way, we look at the sequins and stilettos of Kyiv’s drag queens of Ukraine.
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| This Week |
Sam Taylor-Wood and World Stars at PinchukArtCentre |
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 Works by Sam Taylor-Wood, the 21 Russia artists and Keita Sugiura (Project Room), PinchukArtCentre (Block A, 1/3-2, Chervonoarmiyska/Baseyna), till 1 March
The great PinchukArtCentre is getting busy this winter presenting two concurrent and large-scale exhibitions. The first is the first-ever solo exhibition in Eastern Europe by the star British artist Sam Taylor-Wood, acclaimed for her compelling psychological portraits in photography, film and video – she’s a huge art-world celebrity.
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The other exhibit is by 21 Russia, a group of contemporary Russian
artists including Vladimir Dubossarski, Aleksandr Vinogradov, Group AES+F, Semion Faibisovich, the Blue Noses Group, Konstantin
Zviezdochetov, Pavel Peppershtein, Victor Alimpiev and many others.
Additionally, photographs by the young Japanese photographer Keita
Sugiura will be presented in the Project Room series. For more
information call 590-0858.
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1531 Years on the Map
Every last weekend in May, Ukraine’s capital celebrates its anniversary. This year, Kyiv marks her 1,531th birthday and as always she is in the mood for a little giving. In addition to the usual free metro passes, free entrance to Kyiv Zoo and the daylong concert on Maidan Nezalezhnosti, there will be a few other interesting events planned for Kyiv Day.
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