Bratsk Mayor Sergey Serebrennikov commented on the cancellation of the play “Goat Island” directed by Bari Salimov, which was staged on the stage of the Bratsk Drama Theater. Mayor spoke On my Telegram channel.
According to Serebrennikov, while performance brings disharmony to society, “art should always unite society and inspire hope, even in the most difficult moments.”
He acknowledged that the audience that wrote the performance complaint may not have been the target audience for the production, but upheld the decision to cancel the screenings. “Bratsk Drama Theater has a good repertoire loved by the audience. And if a performance appeared in the repertoire that aroused ambiguous feelings among the audience, then it is the right decision for the theater management to suspend the show until other times,” he wrote, adding that the theater has had many new serious premieres this season. brothers love.
He also noted that the city government and the businesses that make up the city “will further support the theatre.” “Everything has its time”, “Do no harm” – these wise phrases that have come down to us from time immemorial are now more relevant than ever before, “he concluded.
Previously reportedIn a production adapted from Hugo Betti’s play, after the premiere, one of the audience complained about “incest-promoting orgy, naked female breasts, dreaming of sex with goats”. She spoke first on social networks, and then turned to the local culture committee.