"The Plastic World Has Won." The "Theater Which Must Not Be Named" was barred from the annual Vladimir festival.
There will be no troupe at the street theatre festival that will take place in Murom, Vladimir from St. PetersburgLast year, "The Theatre Which Must Not Be Named" пrendered a performance "Let's Go!" ("Eternity+"), after which they tightened their control over the repertoire.
The organizers rejected the St. Petersburg theater's application. The festival coordinator, an artist with the regional puppet theater, Yulia Larichkina explainedThe company wasn't "canceled" or punished. The organizers simply decided to give other creative groups the opportunity to present their performances.
"The plastic world has won. The festival program doesn't feature the 'Theater Whose Name Must Not Be Named.' Those same ones with dark humor about coffins and topical satirical songs. The whole of society is a disgrace. They condemn freedom of thought, freedom of expression, and the exploration of problems—narrow-minded ignoramuses." — the Chesnok journalist commented on her Telegram channel Oksana Proksheva, who wrote a note about the upcoming festival.
In 2023, a St. Petersburg theater presented a performance on the topic of the everyday life of funeral homes: "Our agency is looking to the future. Someday, this very spot in the historic city of Suzdal will be a cemetery. Right now, we invite you to reserve the warmest, sunniest spots… right here." Some spectators considered the performance a mockery.
The group calls itself "a gang of gentlemen of fortune from art." "We are united and recognizable by our happy outlook and kind, ironic attitude toward ourselves and others. Everything we do provokes creativity in those around us." write They are about themselves.
A week earlier, a "funeral" performance canceled in the Brusnitsyn Cultural Quarter in St. Petersburg.
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