The independent Kolyada Theatre from Yekaterinburg won its right to life in court.

Today, the Kirovsky District Court Yekaterinburg completely satisfied a statement of claim filed by the deputy director of the Kolyada Theater What a VashakidzeNow she is officially recognized as the founder of an autonomous non-profit organization, which will allow the theater to continue its operations: namely, to manage its financial activities, pay staff salaries, and host festivals.

The essence of the legal conflict was that after death Nikolai Kolyada In March of this year, the theater he founded lost all active founders. Because of this, the institution could have simply been closed.

The troupe and the public petitioned for the appointment of Eka Vashakidze.

The court's decision will take effect within a month. After that, the theater will be able to appoint a director, amend its charter, obtain an electronic digital signature, and access its accounts.

“We were afraid that our accounts would be blocked due to the failure to submit tax and accounting reports,” рассказал lawyer to journalists Vladislav Khrupalov. - If the court issues a decision within the established timeframe and no one appeals it, then we will most likely be able to submit the reports on time and avoid problems."

The Kolyada-Plays festival, organized by the Kolyada-Theater, is currently underway in Yekaterinburg and will run until June 30. During this time, 26 performances by theater companies from across Russia, as well as an international project from North Macedonia, will be shown on five stages.

Photo: Lilia Nemchenko