On Wednesday, October 27, it became known that Sergei Zhenovach is leaving the post of artistic director of the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P.

Chekhov.

This post will be taken by the actor and director of theater and cinema Konstantin Khabensky.

The Ministry of Culture stressed that Zhenovach is leaving the post of his own free will.

“We respect the decision of Sergei Vasilyevich and thank him for the work done.

He received the Moscow Art Theater.

A.P.

Chekhov in a difficult period and in his activities as artistic director was guided by the high ideals of creativity laid down by his predecessors, ”the department noted.

Zhenovach will continue to lead the Studio of Theater Arts and, thus, will bring a lot of useful things to the development of the national theater, the Ministry of Culture said.

“We are sure that Konstantin Yuryevich possesses the necessary qualities and authority to unite the troupe around him and bring the theater to a new level.

He has been working for many years at the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P.

Chekhov, is well known to the team and knows the situation in the institution from the inside.

Thanks to this, he will be able to quickly join the work in a new position, ”added the press service of the ministry.

At the same time, as reported by Gazeta.Ru, the administrative staff of the Moscow Art Theater.

Chekhov did not receive an order to appoint Konstantin Khabensky as the artistic director of the theater.

“There were no orders on the basis of which we can act.

Our friends send us the same message.

The personnel department is not in the know, ”Marina Andreikina, the first deputy of Zhenovach, told reporters.

The Ministry of Culture reported that the Moscow Art Theater has also undergone personnel changes.

Gorky: artistic director of the Mikhailovsky Theater and the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater Vladimir Kekhman was appointed its general director.

Eduard Boyakov remains the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theater.

It is emphasized that Kekhman will remain artistic director of the Mikhailovsky Theater, and Dmitry Yurovsky will replace him in a similar position in the Novosibirsk theater.

“Thanks to the accumulated experience, Vladimir Abramovich will be able to support the team of the Moscow Art Theater.

Gorky in a crisis situation, as well as to progressively solve the problem of putting in order the theater itself, in need of repair, ”the department said.

It is expected that the priorities of Vladimir Kekhman's work will be “issues of stable development of the institution, maintenance of labor relations in the team and a creative creative atmosphere at the Moscow Art Theater.

M. Gorky as a whole ".

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Earlier, rumors appeared in the media and anonymous Telegram channels that the head of the Ministry of Culture allegedly plans to terminate the contract with Zhenovach ahead of schedule.

However, the artist Yevgeny Mironov was expected to replace him.

In particular, one of the theater employees told kp.ru about the possible appointment of Mironov on the basis of anonymity.

She also emphasized that Konstantin Khabensky has a great influence in the theater.

“But his appointment could lead to a split.

Ambitious artists of his generation, and there are many of them, will say: why Khabensky, not me.

And the first who can say so is his best friend Mikhail Porechenkov.

In addition, Khabensky is a rather tough person.

Zhenya Mironov, in my opinion, is still more inclined to a compromise, ”the source said.

According to her, the Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova was “deeply impressed” by the meeting with Zhenovach: “During the visit to the theater of the Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, the only question that our leadership put before her: money is needed for repairs.

Not a new repertoire, not premieres, only repairs worried ... The Minister did not give money for repairs.

Why redo what Shekhtel did so well? "

Also, the administrative decisions made by the artistic director were repeatedly criticized: in particular, the dismissal of the administrative staff.

The departure from the theater of actor Andrei Burkovsky was also widely discussed.

Even earlier, in September, one of the most popular performances of the Moscow Art Theater - "The Ideal Husband" directed by Konstantin Bogomolov and "Zoykin's Apartment" by Kirill Serebrennikov, were removed from the repertoire.

Nevertheless, as the Ministry of Culture emphasizes, during the leadership of Zhenovach, more than ten premieres were released, three of which the artistic director personally prepared.

One of such performances was the play "In the Trenches of Stalingrad", released to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.