Artistic director of the theater stood up for the Pskov authors production of “Tannhauser” in Novosibirsk – Pskov news

08.03.2015 09:49 PLN, Pskov

 Artistic director of the Pskov Drama Vasily Senin signed a petition demanding “to stop the proceedings and close the case” against the authors production of “Tannhauser” in Novosibirsk – director and director Timothy Kuljabina Opera and Ballet Theatre of Boris Mezdricha. This was reported by V. Senin in social networks.

 Authors of the appeal requires that “the prosecutor’s office of Novosibirsk region immediately withdrew charges against Timothy Kuljabina and Boris Mezdricha and spoke with their denial, thus redeemed not only the names of the accused, but also their own names in the public eye».

 Earlier, the prosecutor asked the Metropolitan of Novosibirsk and Berdsk Tikhon. In his opinion, statement Timothy Kuljabina “Tannhauser” by Wagner offend some believers who applied himself to the Lord with the complaint.

 Prosecutor’s Office initiated administrative proceedings for the “desecration of objects of religious worship” in relation to theater director Boris Mezdricha and director Timothy Kuljabina productions. According to prosecutors, production of “Tannhauser” offends the feelings of believers in the play uses the image of Christ – Christian cross, a theatrical performance defile the image of religious worship.

 

  This photo shows a fragment of the play

 Note that the “matter” Tannhauser “caused a wide resonance among dramatists. About his position on the issue, said a number of actors and directors. In particular, an adviser to the governor of Pskov, engaged in the creation of theater and concert association of the Pskov region, the film director Dmitry Meskhiev said that would not allow the opera “Tannhauser” in Pskov. “I think that will not happen, because I’ll be myself against, as a believer. I am not against any experiments, but I believe that any experiments must respect the views and aspirations of the people. Need to respect the aspirations of the Orthodox Church … I’d have would be against any tendentious productions. After all, you can do well, not berating Orthodox or any other church. I am categorically opposed to such things, although I do not advocate that any plant or prohibit. But it turns out one-sided pitch. It is not liberalism and freedom of creativity and expression, and just clear window dressing “- said Dmitry Meskhiev.

Source: Pskov news