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Moscow Theater takes part in out-of-competition program of Avignon Festival

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Moscow Theater takes part in out-of-competition program of Avignon Festival


05.07.2019

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U Nikitskih Vorot Theater theater to have a show at the famous theatre Avignon Festival, one of the oldest cultural forums in Europe. It opens on Friday, July 5, TASS reports.

Theatergoers from all over the world come to Avignon, where dozens of productions will be shown, representing all areas of modern performing arts.

The theater from Moscow will be performing as part of the OFF non-competition program. Moscow actors will show the Father, Mother, Me and Stalin performance to viewers in France. The director is the Artistic Director of the creative team Mark Rozovsky, who can also be called a playwright, since the production is based on his autobiographical novel. The premiere took place in spring two years ago, it was timed to the 80th anniversary of Rozovsky.

In the original, the duration of the performance is more than three hours. At the request of the organizers of the festival, a shortened version was created. The play was translated into French by Olga Gerasimova and Nilda Fernandez. According to Olga Gerasimova, Russian actors want to tell the guests of the festival “the true story from our country's recent past, which should be known and remembered”. The performance will be played six times a week on the stage of Le Chien Qui Fume Theater.

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