BEIJING, July 31 Artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet Company Makhar Vaziev in an interview called Western attempts to ban Russian culture absurd , and also noted that many cultural figures of European countries continue to communicate with him, despite the pressure.
“It's kind of absurd when they try to artificially slow down, drown out, and prevent Russian culture from expressing itself in some countries,” Vaziev said.
According to him, when such bans apply to art and the sphere of culture, it already becomes «a manifestation of not just weakness, but some kind of hysteria.»
«When you ban Russian literature, Russian culture, Russian composers, Russian performers, conductors, pianists, singers, ballet dancers and so on, it borders on some kind of schizophrenia,» the maestro believes.
He also said that those cultural figures in Europe who previously worked with the Bolshoi Theater have not stopped communicating with him either.
«The fact that they want to work with us — yes. I am in touch with them every day. Yes, they are forbidden, they are threatened that they will break contracts with them in the places where they live and so on. Well, these are some strange methods for cultural figures (in European countries — ed.),» Vaziev said.
According to him, the Bolshoi Ballet belongs not only to Russia, but to the whole world, since it is recognized all over the world, it is of world value.
«Well, let's deprive everyone of this pleasure, and what will you achieve? If the idea is that we will thereby become not self-sufficient, yes we are super self-sufficient, however, with such a story it would be ridiculous to say otherwise. But Of course, it’s still better to cooperate than not to cooperate,” the maestro believes.
When talented people from different countries unite, they have a chance to create something new and bright, he noted.
«I'm sure that this will last a fairly short time, because the sphere of culture and culture itself in general, it is too powerful, it will break through everything and everyone, I have no doubts about this, and this has already happened more than once,» — Vaziev said.
The day before, the Bolshoi Ballet Company completed its first tour in China after a five-year break. From July 25 to July 30, the artists of the Bolshoi Theater performed on the stage of the Opera Hall of the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, gave four performances of the ballet «Don Quixote» and two gala concerts. The performances were accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of the National Ballet of China. Conductor — maestro Pavel Klinichev. html» data-title=»The United States accused Ukraine of trying to destroy Russian culture»>