“The theater is on a tremendous rise ... There are forces that are used to associating themselves with the concepts of“ Orthodoxy, ”“ patriotism, ”“ national identity, ”and so on, but they do it with such sauerkraut in their beard that a modern man can hear and accept it can't. He does not want to be related to such a patriotic context ... We are making a modern theater. Young and old viewers are equally interested in what is happening today at the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky, and this can not but arouse the envy of the older generation, "

he said after the meeting of the group Boyakov public scrutiny of the Public Council under the Ministry of Culture, chaired by Mikhail Lermontov.

The topic of discussion was the question “Is there a need for such a theater as the Moscow Art Theater.

M. Gorky to Russian society? "

and the compliance of the theater's repertoire policy with the national development goals of the country. 

The reason for the discussion was the numerous complaints about the theater to the Ministry of Culture related to both administrative and economic activities and the theater's repertoire policy.

At the meeting, Eduard Boyakov explained how he sees the theater's repertoire policy.

“We create, in accordance with the covenant of our founding fathers, a diverse repertoire.

The Moscow Art Theater from the first season, he was 123 years old, was the most complex and diverse theater.

For Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko, this was extremely important.

Chekhov's dramaturgy could argue with what Bogomolov is doing.

He was a super radical innovator.

We work with the Russian cultural code, with contemporary authors, staged languages ​​and technologies.

We have 39 performances.

We released 15 premieres last season.

The next one will be about the same figure, ”he said.

The artistic director recalled the play "The Cherry Orchard", restored in the scenery of the artist Serebrovsky.

“We are playing a play set in 1987 and in a modern production by Valentin Klementyev.

This is our principle of working with heritage.

Serebrovsky is a quiet genius.

Recently passed away.

He was the chief artist of the Moscow Art Theater.

Gorky.

Are we killing this set?

Are we destroying Doronina's legacy or are we preserving it?

Please answer, ”the artistic director of the theater appealed to the audience. 

At the beginning of June, the last premiere of the season caused a great resonance in the media - the play "The Wonderful Georgian" about the youth of Joseph Stalin, where Olga Buzova was the guest actress.

A few weeks later, the President of the Moscow Art Theater addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Gorky Tatyana Doronina with a request to help preserve the theater, which, in her opinion, needs salvation and restoration.

As noted by the press secretary of the Moscow Art Theater named after Gorky Victoria Musina-Pushkina, "the play is absolutely non-judgmental: no pluses, no minuses."