Kiev Opera House was constructed by outstanding architect Victor Schroeter at the intersection of two busy roads in 1901. At that time there was the largest opera stage in tsarist Russia. The diminutions were like that - the width of stage was 34,3 m, the depth of stage was 17,2 m, the height of stage was 22,7 m. The theater was equipped with the latest technology of that time. There was no need for any renovation for 80 years.

One of the most famous Ukrainian theaters was founded in Vinnitsa in January 1920. It was headed by outstanding Ukrainian artist Ignat Petrovich Yura. The very first night took place on Jan. 28, 1920 when the “Sin" play of the famous writer and statesman Vynnychenko was performed. The well known actors such as A. Buchma, I. Girnyak, A. Dobrovolskya, M. Krushelnitsky, F. Barvinska, P. Nyatko and others started their careers then.

Operetta Theater is located in the former Trinity People's House. That establishment was a kind of "culture house" at the beginning of the twentieth century. Then it was at the outskirts of Kiev. In 1907 the troupe of the famous Ukrainian actor and director Nicholas Sadowsky rented the building. Sadowsky’s troupe was formed in Poltava in 1906. It was formed as music and drama theater with Maria Zankovetska starring. The season in Kiev was opened with "Natalka Poltavka’.

This theater is often called in short and meaningful way. It is called "Russian drama". The history of theater and its troupe is the story about actors and actresses known throughout the three historical epochs - Imperial Russian epoch, Soviet epoch and Independent Ukraine epoch.

The National Center for Performing Arts is well known in theatrical circles of Ukraine. It is a huge laboratory of creative experiment. It doesn’t have a regular troupe. Kiev’s theatre of National Center for Performing Arts is a totally different performances, actors directors, it’s a free ground for the theatrical experiments. Professionals from various Kiev and Ukrainian theatres are working here. In the Center of Les Kurbas you can see performances that aren’t popular on the “academic” stage.

Name “Young” doesn’t have to confuse the reader. Theatre’s active more than 30 years now. “Young theatre” reconsiders famous classical works, breaking the conceptions about genres, about “necessary” and “right”. That’s the way its “Hamlet”, “Uncle Vanya” and “The Inspector General” are staged. Today the troupe of “Young theatre” consists of 60 actors, all of them are known among Ukrainian spectators not only by performances of the “Young theatre”, but also by numerous tv-projects and movies.  

The Kyiv state academic theatre of drama and comedy occupies the special place among other theatres of Ukraine. The theatre was created at the end of 1970^th and over the years gained the wide popularity of the audience. Today in the repertoire of the theatre are performed “Ann Каrenina" by L. Tolstoy (dir. E. Mytnyckyi), "You need me, gentleman!”(dir. E. Mytnyckyi), based on a play "Every wise man has enough simplicity " by A. Ostrovskyi, "Eternal husband" by F. Dostoevsky (dir. A. Lysovets), "The minor demon" by F. Sologub (dir. Y.Odinokiy), "The Cuckold" by F. Krommelink (dir. A. Lysovets), "Comedy about the charm of the sin"(dir. Y. Odinokiy), based on the play "Mandrake" by N. Machiavelli, "The marriage" by N. Gogol (dir. Y. Odinokyi), "The secret of burning passion " based on the play "Romanticists" by E. Rostan and other.

The theatre on Lypky tries to talk to young people about cultural wealth on the understandable language using modern styles and directions in plays. The main feature of the theatre is its direction to the artistic necessaries of all age groups - small children, young people and adults. At the present time the repertoire includes more than 30 plays of the well-known dramatists: W. Shakespeare, Jean-BaptisteMolière, Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, A.. Chekhov, V. Nabokov, I. Franko, М. Gogol, М. Twain, E. Goffman, the brothers Grimm, A. Lindgren, I. Zlatopolskyi, О’Henry, Lesya Ukrayinka, Lope de Vega and other.

“Kiev Academic Puppet Theatre“ is the oldest puppet theatre in Ukraine, that was founded in 1927 as a branch of “Young Spectator’s Theatre”. Three-storey building in the form of fairy castle with steeples contains two halls – for 300 and 110 spectators. On the first floor you can find the children’s café plus, the museum of antiques puppets, where you can even touch the marionettes of all ages and countries. Peculiar butterflies, tigers and dragons “inhabited” the second floor of puppet castle. And the third floor is the true happiness for kids – the magic heroes of fairy-tales and cartoons peep out through every corner.

An introductory word before the beginning of the performance and a small, comfortable hall remarkably assist in the establishment of confidence and touching atmosphere of contact with a fairy-tale. The troupe makes an effort to continue the tradition of creation of opera theatres especially for children. There are not too many similar theatres in the world. An opera theatre for children and youth is rather an exception to the rule, even for Western Europe.

The theatre was created in 1980 as Theatre of Poetry, however the name "Golden gate" it got in honour of the Old Kyiv-Rus monument of architecture, in which the resonance play with the same title was performed few years after the opening of the theatre. So, it was the first time the art of theatre was successfully combined with the art of historical architecture in home theatrical practice.

From the historical and architectural side “Actor’s House” is one of the most interesting concert halls of the capital. It is situated in the building of former Karaite Kenesa – synagogue for Karaite people. Kenesa was constructed by great Kiev architect V.Gorodetskiy, it is one of the remarkable monuments of architecture and artwork in Kiev.   

The history of concerto seasons of the National Philharmonic Society started in 1863, when the Kyiv Emperor's Russian Musical Society was founded. But Kyiv musical life was rapidly developing from the beginning of the XIX century: famous "Contracts" was being visited by Ferenc Liszt, Polish performers Wieniawski. Still, actually there was no philharmonic stage in Kyiv for a long time.

Address: 77, Velika Vasilkivska (Chervonoarmiyska) Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 528 31 86

Creative lounge, named after the great Ukrainian opera singer Ivan Semenovych Kozlovskyi (1900-1993) was founded in 1994, the year of immortalization of memory of the great tenor. At the beginning of 2000th the apartment in a house that survived the destructions of Khreshchatyk Street during the WWII was turned over to the Creative lounge. Repairs of the apartment continued for a several years.

Address: 24-zh Mikhaylovskaya street
Phone: 279-32-78, 0675821946

Address: 4, Kontraktovaya Square, (Guest yard), Kiev
Phone: +38044 425-54-89

In due time, the Honoured Artist Lyubov Tytarenko left Kyiv state academic Russian drama theatre named after Lesya Ukrayinka and created the first Kyiv private theatre. The present repertoire of the theatre first and foremost includes comedies of the modern Ukrainian and foreign authors. A central theme of all plays, which can be seen on the stage of the "Bravo" theatre, is relations between man and woman.

Address: 21, Mezhygirska Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 425-23-93, +38044 230-25-09

Address: 11, Yerevanskaya Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 242-63-18

Address: 2, Mezhygirska Str., Kiev (performances are shown in different halls)
Phone: +38044 543-32-66, 425-42-80

Address: 2, Mezhygirska Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 425-41-39

Address: 71, Olesya Gonchara Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 486-80-40

Address: 6, Irininskaya Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 223-73-53

Address: 3, Shelkovichnaya Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 253-65-50

Address: 14-b, Yaroslaviv Val Str.; 16 Yaroslaviv Val Str. (Little stage), Kiev
Phone: +38044 272-41-88, 278-45-88

Address: 40, Velyka Zhytomyrska Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 362-50-50, 482-10-48, 272-27-03, 418-05-93

Address: 12, Rusanovskaya embankment, Kiev
Phone: +38044 229-10-92

Address: 8, Andreyevsky Spusk Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 425-04-22, 425-05-27

Address: 29 / 3, Sahaydachnoho Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 417-30-58

Address: 7a, Shelkovichnaya Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 253-93-83

Address: 9, Ilyinska Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 425-21-54

Address: 9, Ilyinska Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 275-09-14.

Address: 9, Ilyinska Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 362-50-50, 418-05-93, 272-27-03, 361-38-96

Address: 136, Velika Vasilkovska Str. (Chervonoarmiyska Str.), Kiev
Phone: +38044 529-40-62.

Address: 4 / 13, Sretenskaya Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 501-24-40

Address: 7, Yaroslaviv Val Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 235-20-81

Address: 38, Pobedy Ave., Kiev
Phone: +38044 241-87-97

Address: 1, Miropolskaya Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 513-15-00

Address: 109, Alma-Atinska Str., Kiev (DVRZ Cultural Center)
Phone: +38044 568-78-56, 568-98-40

Address: Center for Philanthropy, 1st  floor, 3b, Antonovicha (Gorkogo) Str., Kiev
(Performances are shown in various halls)
Phone: +38044 231-26-77, 234-03-17

Address: 2, Heroes of Stalingrad Ave., Culture and Arts Center at Kyiv State Water Transport Academy, Kiev
Phone: +38 066 732-55-31

Address: Office 458, 21, Knyazhiy Zaton Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 574-87-94

Address: Bldg. 12, 24, Heroes of Stalingrad Ave., Kiev
Phone: +38044 383-91-23

Address: 40, Yaroslaviv Val Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 272-10-45

Address: 2, Raisy Okipnoy Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 529-87-42

(No own stage)
Phone: +38066-185-40-40, +38063-039-73-75

Address: 3, Moskovskaya Str., Kiev ("Pechersk" Technical and Artistic Creativity Center)
Phone: +38044 410-00-93

Address: 57 / 3, Velika Vasilkivska Str., Kiev (Planetarium)
Phone: +38044 287-75-08

Address: 6, Kurska Str., Kiev
Phone: +38044 276-91-74