The Ministry of Culture did not renew the contract with the artistic director of the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg, Andrey Moguchiy, who opposed the war. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the department.
As specified in the Ministry of Culture, the contract with the director ended on April 9. In accordance with the «new charter» of the theatre, the director of the institution, Tatyana Arkhipova, will take full control, the ministry added.
Mighty served as artistic director of the theater for 10 years. During this time, productions directed by him won the Golden Mask award more than once in the Best Dramatic Performance nomination. In February last year, Moguchy signed an anti-war appeal of art and culture figures.
Maria Revyakina, director of the Theater of Nations and General Director of the Golden Mask Award, published a letter on Facebook calling for an end to the war. The post is currently unavailable. “In each of us lives the genetic memory of the war. We do not want a new war, we do not want people to die, ”it said. In January of this year, Revyakina left the position of director of the theater, which she had held since 2012. » alt=»1″ />«War is incompatible with life and art» . Conductor Ivan Velikanov talks about how he was suspended from performing at the Golden Mask for his anti-war speech