No money, do not expect Prime: “Gogol center” refused goszadaniya – Official web-site of radio Vesti FM

“Gogol center”, one of the capital’s most famous theater venues, led by Kirill Serebrennikov, first among theaters announced the losses that will inevitably lead to the current financial difficulties. On the decision to forgo new productions artistic director said yesterday. Cultural commentator commented “Vesti FM” Grigory Zaslavsky.

Applications famous capital of the director and artistic director of “Gogol center” Kirill Serebrennikov immediately overgrown with many rumors. They say, for example, that, among other things, Serebrennikov abandoned residents. The fact is that when he took office Serebrennikov tried to lead “Gogol center” along the way, already known by European theatrical experience where artistic director himself puts performances, but also has the ability to hold a number of one or even several residents – not just regular directors, and several small theater groups that do not have their own premises, and here and have the opportunity to play and produce new plays.

In fact Serebrennikov said that as a form of residency is not successful, and the reason that – that, firstly, in Russia still today there is absolutely no possibility of any officially somehow fix this form. There troupe has goszadanie with them and we must work and residents – what is it? This is – something like a misuse of budget or, in this case about the same, extra-budgetary funds.

But Serebrennikov certainly not going razdruzhivatsya with people that have long been familiar, and who sincerely wanted to make only good. Something, incidentally, managed by Vladimir Pankov, the leader sound drama, released in Moscow his first performance on the big stage – “Court”, which comes with success in “Gogol center”. Nearest performance – in mid-May. Most often it is difficult to play, it employs a lot of guest actors, including stars – Menchov, Garkalin, Alena Babenko.

Where serious to relate to other applications of theater. Director of “Gogol center” Anastasia Blue and its artistic director Kirill Serebrennikov announced that the theater is unable to enter into contracts for the production of new plays. The desire to optimize costs led the leaders of theater to make this decision: to abandon the new plays and show the performances of the current repertoire. According to the head of the Department of Culture of Moscow Alexander Kibovsky, the current debt “Gogol-center” to various organizations – about 80 million rubles. This amount is approximately equal to the average of the capital budget subsidy theater, or – a little less than the money that Moscow theaters, on average, get out of the city budget. In short, a lot of money.

Another thing: theaters are now working on goszadaniyu in which many different factors: a mandatory increase in viewers who come to the theater and stage performances – their number is also defined, and in addition, goszadanie recorded premiere that the theater undertakes to release this year. And many theaters in the province this year, do not receive any money for new productions, but in goszadanii premiere still appear! In “Gogol center” there are no problems – and in the current repertoire of many performances have something to play. And increases attendance – can, I guess. And it is possible, and necessary. But if the theater publicly refuses to release the prime minister, it actually means and refusal to perform goszadaniya, anyway, one of the items. This case is unique in every way, so that the course of events, it is hoped, not dramatic, watch will be at least interesting.