As one of the UK's bigger stars, Sonia Clarke, better known as Sonique, has been playing her kind of music for over a decade in Britain and beyond. Brought to Kyiv for a party organised by Ciro's Pomodoro on the

Having lived in this country as long as I have - six years already - I think it absolutely reprehensible that there remain things on my Ukraine 'To Do' List that have yet to be checked off. Having waded in

For a long time London was somewhere we were missing, but it seems this summer many of our Ukrainian friends have been visiting there, as is demonstrated by this photo of Iryna Golovshenko reading What's On on Horse Guard Parade

Cinema Bizarre, Bingo Club (112 Peremohy Pr.), 10 November at 19.00 From first glance, it's kind of hard to say whether what you see on stage is in actual fact guys or girls. Their fans however, which are made up

Exhibition of Photographs by Josef Hoflehner, Brucie Collections Gallery (55b Artema), 13 November - 8 December Austrian photographer, Josef Hoflehner was born in Wels, in 1955. Beginning in his teens, Josef fell flat out in love with photography but it

Ensemble of Georgian Folk Song and Dance 'Erisioni', Palace of Ukraine (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 26 October at 19.00 Continuing the development of the musical art and culture of the Caucasus, Erisioni is a song, dance and orchestral ensemble that has millions

The St. Petersburg Men's Ballet, 'Mykhailovskiy', Kyiv Operetta (53/3 Chervonarmiyska), 29 November at 19.00 If you are a fan of the theatre and certainly the ballet, then you really won't want to miss the likes of this new and innovative

Chaif (Rock), Palace Sport (1 Sportyvna Pl.), 2 February at 19.00 For 25 years now, Chaif has been playing music for the masses and as their anniversary tour includes numerous cities across Europe, Kyiv is also on that list and

Talita Kum (Pop-Rock), Art Club 44 (44 Khreshchatyk), 9 October at 22.00 After taking quite a long break, Talita Kum is back on stage and delivering tons of new tracks, with one in particular, 'Believe', that they believe is going

Splin (Russian Rock), Alto Expo Center (11a Moskovskiy), 24 October at 19.00 This band appeared on stage in 1994 and for a long period, had managed to finagle a whole whack of fans to follow in their rockin' footsteps. Their

Nani Bregvadze in Concert, (Classical, Folk) Palace of Ukraine (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 13 October at 19.00 Nani has an incredible classical and cultural history. As a student of the Tbilisi State Conservatory, she moved on to sing with the Georgian State

The Best Music of 2000, Baby Face DJ Bar, (44 Shorsa), 17 October at 23.00 Baby Face DJ Bar has recently undergone a few changes in the parties and attractions they are offering and what used to be known as

Allegory of Being' Lelio Dance Company, Kyiv Planetarium (Vasylkivska 57/3), 10 October at 19.00 Lelio is constantly coming up with new and interesting ways to look at the outside world, depicting it in choreography. This next installation is no different

Diamond DJ's B-Day, Azhur Club (3 Leontovicha), 10 October at 22.00 Azhur Club, located on the second floor of the Avalon entertainment complex, is known for its parties where the music of the 80s reigns free and it's the Diamond

Todes Ballet, Palace of Ukraine (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 3 November at 19.00 It has oft been noted that the Todes Ballet, originating from Russia, has become successfully popular due to its professional work ethic, the high level of both choreographic as

Valeriy Syutkin and Band (Rock'n'Roll), Kyiv Operetta (53/3 Chervonoarmiyska), 16 October at 19.00 Valeriy, even though he has hit the half century mark, hasn't slowed a bit and his music, which has always included childish and rebellious tones, still maintains

Everybody raves about the place, but in the three something years in Ukraine I've never been. And it is one of the places I've always wanted to go, so when the subject of a weekend trip to Odesa was broached

Allois (of band Gorchitza) in Concert, Saxon Club (4 Trutenka), 3 October at 23.00 Allois is a chaotic vocalist, a club singer and beauty. She's part of the up-and-coming Gorchitza Live project, but this Friday, she's going to try her

Crystal Mike Awards, M-Hall (8 Prorizna), 3 October at 19.00 Natalia Bychinska, Anna Sedakova, Alex Voevutsky, Max Barskih, Alibi, SMS... These are just some of the faces you'll see performing on one stage the night of the 3rd for the

Fighting Hopak Festival, Pirohovo Village, 3 - 4 October There is a festival of Ukrainian tradition going on this weekend and it's taking place for the first time ever in Pirohovo village. The programme includes competitions in the Ukrainian martial