The court acquitted the director of “Tannhauser” Kuljabina – BBC Russian

• March 10, 2015
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Directed Kulyabin said he did not expect such a reaction on the statement

Novosibirsk Court dismissed the case against the director Timothy Kuljabina in connection with the production of the opera “Tannhauser” by Richard Wagner. The judge also ruled that the actions of the director of the Novosibirsk State Opera and Ballet Theatre of Boris Mezdricha not constitute an offense.

Timothy Kulyabin and Boris Mezdrich accused of deliberate public desecration of religious symbols.

The opera of Richard Wagner’s “Tannhauser” moved to the present, where the protagonist appears as a director filmmaking of unknown sinful life of Jesus Christ.

Earlier, during the inspection Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the booklet “Tannhauser” and making out scene poster for a nonexistent film “Grotto of Venus”, which allegedly took “modernized” Heinrich Tannhauser. The poster “film” depicts the crucified between the legs of the woman, Jesus Christ.

The message that the case has been closed, appeared in the “Twitter” theater, which was conducted Broadcast court hearing: “All my friends! We won! Thank you all for your support !!! “

Position charges

The premiere staging of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater December 20.

The case against Timothy Kuljabina director and director of the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Boris Mezdricha was opened on the complaint Metropolitan Tikhon of Novosibirsk and Berd.

He believes that the interpretation of the opera offends the feelings of believers. In particular, he stated that in the production of inappropriately used the symbolism of the church.

February 24 prosecutor’s office opened an administrative action under the deliberate public desecration of religious or theological literature and objects of worship.

The audit in the department said that the director and the director of the theater of the production of “publicly desecrated the subject of religious worship in Christianity – the Gospel image of Jesus Christ”.

The first prosecution witness at the trial on Tuesday became Archpriest Boris Brewers, who looked statement in the record. He noted that in the opera Kuljabina “sacred images are superimposed on the obscene”.

Witness prosecutors also made a cultural and musicologist Marina Pusik-Trofimuk, who accused the director not only tasteless formulation, but also in violation of copyright. At the same time, she said, she did not finish the statement.

“The interpretation of such a freestyle that infringes copyrights Wagner” – quoted her Tayga.info edition. Finally, it is also attached to the case.

“Reaches church”

However, experts do not see anything in the interpretation Kuljabina “profane”.

Premiere of Timothy Kuljabina held in Novosibirsk at the end of last year

“Statement does not contain the image of Christ of the Gospel, because the Gospel image of Christ – the true, and the image of Christ in the formulation – a fiction” – said in conclusion read out in court.

In It also notes that in “Tannhauser” Kuljabina no objects of religious worship, and logos and symbols representing ideological symbolism does not deteriorate during the theatrical action and not destroyed.

theologian Boris Falikov noted that religious symbols and attributes are represented in the formulation in the context of art and therefore are not sacred, Interfax reported.

“Kulyabin not want to offend anyone, he holds out his hand for the dialogue of the Orthodox Church … How can offend believers – kill God, not understand “- quoted Falicov portal sibnet.

dangerous precedent

Protection Mezdricha insisted that the statement lacks any abuse and desecration of religious items veneration. Lawyer Sergei Badamshin noted that Russia’s constitution guarantees freedom of artistic expression.

Sam theater director said that the conviction in his case would set a dangerous precedent.

“If there is a conviction – I foresee that the number of cases of this article will continue to grow exponentially, “- said at the meeting Mezdrich.

His support Kulyabin and Mezdrichu previously expressed many figures of Russian culture, including Oleg Tabakov, Valery Fokin, Yevgeny Mironov, Cyril Serebryannikov, Mark Zakharov, Galina Volchek and Boris Grebenshikov.

An open letter to the prosecutor and the investigating committee of the Novosibirsk region also sent Moscow Association of music critics.

“Onegin killed Lensky, but Pushkin prosecuted for murder. Khlestakov deceived the whole city, but Gogol was not tried for fraud. Vronsky broke the back of Frou-Frou, but Tolstoy was not charged with cruelty to animals. Filmmaker Heinrich Tannhauser, Novosibirsk character performances, wrote in a biography of Christ questionable ( absent in the Gospels) page – so why is it judged director of opera productions Timothy Kuljabina? “- said in the letter.