The Frank Theater canceled its participation in the Theater Olympiad in Budapest because of the Russians in the program
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The Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater refused to participate in the 10th Theater Olympiad in Budapest (Hungary) due to the inclusion of Russians in the program. Read UP.Kultura in Telegram. The representatives of the theater reported this on their Facebook page. “More than four months ago, we gave consent to the participation in the Theater Olympiad of the plays “The Career of Arturo Ui” and “Caligula” only after we received assurances from the organizers that there were no representatives of the aggressor country Russia in the program,” the theater said in a statement . Also, the people of Frankiv reported that in a letter to the organizers dated January 19, 2023, they once again informed about their position and emphasized that “calls to find a “dialogue without politics” and to restore “broken bridges” with Russian artists are absolutely unacceptable.” But recently, the program of the Olympics was supplemented with the play REX, staged by the artistic director of the Alexandrinsky Theater Valery Fokin. “Also, within the framework of the Olympics, there was a screening of his film “Petropolis” with Anton Shagin in the lead role – a Russian actor who actively supports the war against Ukraine,” the theater added. Performance “Caligula”. Photo: Franko Theater Therefore, the Franko Theater announced that it refused to participate in this event. Instead, he will prepare for participation in several other international festivals in Europe. “Our theater sincerely sought to join a major world theatrical event and did a lot of work in preparing the screening of Ukrainian plays in Budapest, but we cannot agree with the dubious “neighborhood” in the program of the Theater Olympiad. The Franka Theater understands the importance of presenting Ukrainian culture abroad and is constantly working on the development of international cooperation with colleagues from all over the world. At the same time, we maintain an unshakable position regarding the impossibility of participating in international events to which representatives of a terrorist country and persons who justify Russia’s aggression are invited,” said the people of Frankivka. The 10th Theater Olympiad is an international forum that presents the work of leading theater creators from around the world. This year it will be held from April 1 to July 1, it was opened by the performance of the world-famous acrobat László Simet Jr. About 200 groups from more than 30 countries will show their performances to the audience. As part of the program, the public can expect 550 performances at 70 locations. In addition to the REX performance, the program also includes such productions as “Rasputin”, “Anna Karenina”, “Siberian Chardash”. Photo from the play “Siberian Chardash” Read also: Important premieres in 2022: how Ukrainian theaters worked wonders under shelling
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