Medina: a contract with the artistic director of the Bolshoi Drama Theater will extend – RIA Novosti

St. Petersburg, April 8th – RIA Novosti. The contract with the artistic director of the Bolshoi Drama Theatre (BDT) to them. GA BDT Andrew Mighty, which expires in April, decided to extend, said Culture Minister Vladimir Medina at a meeting with the staff of the theater in St. Petersburg.

Earlier in the regional media reported that the Mighty may lose his job at the end of the contract in April of this year due to the fact that its activities allegedly not satisfied with some members of the BTC company. The media as possible candidates for the post of artistic director of the theater was called the actors Sergei Bezrukov and Oleg Basilashvili. In turn, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian RIA Novosti reported that they had no “information referred to in the media the candidates”.

“We have to renew the contract with Andrew Mighty. The question is solved, work. I wish collective success and prosperity, we will help with whatever you can, “- the minister said, without specifying the period of extension of the contract

According to him, three years ago, after the appointment of the Mighty artistic director, the demand for theater performances improved significantly..

“during this time, increased revenues, increased occupancy of the hall, there are many performances BDT became one of the most effective federal theaters.” -. said Medina

in turn, the actress Alisa Freundlich speaking at the meeting, he supported the Mighty. “Theatre can be anything, but not boring. The theater is looking for new ways, we agree with it or not … The theater should be given time to artistic director could adapt and scale of the theater and the troupe. I think that something has ripened, it takes time, and this time should be given, “- said the actress

In turn, the Mighty, referring to the Minister of culture, said that the theater necessary to produce as much as possible prime minister.. “The theater is gaining momentum with the premiere, the theater received a new site, but the actors left the same amount necessary to recruit and invite filmmakers to create new forms.”, – He said

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