Mark Zakharov: The story of the accusations against the opera “Tannhauser” seems not only absurd, but also blatantly dangerous – TVNZ

Around the performance of “Tannhauser” Timothy Kuljabina staged at the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre recently going wrong. At the request of the Metropolitan Tikhon on the director and the director of the Novosibirsk Opera Boris Mezdricha sued under “desecration of objects of religious worship” (for what he said in his statement used the image of Christ, faithful love with Venus). Penalty – 200,000 rubles – with Kuljabina and 100,000 – with Mezdricha.

For our colleagues stands up our theater workers. Artistic director “Lenkoma” Mark Zakharov, wrote an appeal to the prosecutor of the Novosibirsk region, as well as regional management of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

«Let’s not forget that the church – it’s still an earthly institution and the clergy has certain misconceptions and complexes, which from time to time we all experience, sinful people. Today, watching a special zeal of the clergy for the control of works of art, I sometimes think that, and I want to participate in the construction of temples, to intervene in the process and even to pray some of the current projects – to make other forms of domes or alter the altar as I like . But I say nothing, knowing that it is unworthy of normal human development – I have no right to interfere in church affairs. Why did some members of the Church believe they can do anything? They have a strong passion conversion, censorship – the same passion that was the Soviet leaders of the fifties – sixties of the last century. It is very puzzling and distressing, “- said Zakharov. Just Mark A. stressed that the whole story of the charges brought against the opera “Tannhäuser” directed by Timothy Kuljabina seems he is not only absurd, but also blatantly dangerous.

Yermolova artistic director, Oleg Menshikov, also wrote a letter to the prosecutor’s office of Novosibirsk. “If a piece of art becomes a cause for trial – then reborn in the state censorship. Absolutely wild looks that the accusations against the performance push people may be respected, but have not seen the show (phrase said at the Congress of the Union of Soviet Writers on the exclusion from its ranks Boris Pasternak “I myself have not read Pasternak, but with all my heart except .. “sounds today, alas, is not an anecdote,” – said Menshikov. People’s Artist of the so-called well learn to negotiate and listen to each other “without repressive arm».

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