Theater
Festival of capoeira and Brazilian dances
Young Theater
May 16, 18:00
Capoeira is a Brazilian national martial art that combines elements of dance and acrobatic tricks. The bouts are accompanied by ethnic Brazilian music. Capoeira proved its effectiveness in the struggle of Brazilian slaves with oppressors but nowadays is rarely used for combat purposes.
The festival is organized by the Hache Capoeira School, who has worked in Ukraine for more than 8 years now.
Among the honorary guests are President of the Capoeira Federation of the Brazilian State of Pernabucu Mestre Barrao, 3-time world champion Prof. Barrazinho and Prof. Tigaro, a many-time champion of combat without rules.
UAH 50-150
Concert
Anastasia Volochkova
Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music
April 30, 19:00
The Russian ballerina presents the show “Nine Stories about Love” with the participation of other opera and ballet stars. Ukrainian singer Alex Luna with a rare soprano that no more than 20 performers have is the guest of the show.
UAH 100 – 800

Kindergarten
Child of the Year
Ukraina National Palace
April 30, 19:00
A contest will be held to determine Ukraine’s most outstanding child of 2010. The performances of young talents will be judged by jury. Cartoon characters Spiderman, Shrek and Batman will entertain the participants and the public.
UAH 40 – 250
Clubbing
Paul Van Dyk
International Exhibition Center
(Left Bank)
May 1, 21:00
One of the world’s most famous deejays Paul Van Dyk will give a show. According to the rules of the German language, his name is properly spelled Paul von Duk, but abroad goes by the stage name Van Dyk, though his real name is Matthias Pol. Born in the former East Germany, all of his childhood days he learned modern music listening to banned western radio stations.
Today, Paul Van Dyk is considered an undisputed leader of the trance. He is also a political activist protesting against the war in Iraq and the invasion of Afghanistan. He considers his music an international language that is understood by all people and proves in the lyrics of his compositions.
UAH 250- 500
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