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Gorki Theatre’s premiere of THE LAST WORD, the Creative Team

  ALISA KHAZANOVA, ACTOR AND CREATOR OF THE PLAY’S IDEA Alisa Khazanova is an actor, film director and screenwriter. Alisa started her career as a Bolshoi ballet soloist and performed in a wide-ranging classical repertoire. She is also a graduate … Continue reading

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PRESS RELEASE: AR-Production Fund launched at Gorki Theatre’s premiere of THE LAST WORD 

PRESS RELEASE 30 December 2022 For Immediate Release Artists at Risk (AR) Production Fund launched at the Maxim Gorki Theatre’s premiere of  THE LAST WORD A play about dissident female activists in Russian courts  Artists at Risk (AR) is honoured … Continue reading

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PRESS RELEASE: Artists at Risk (AR) at Frieze New York

Artists fleeing persecution and war and their fellows join Artists at Risk (AR)’s Virtual Viewing Room at Frieze New York from May 16 – 22, 2022 The eyes of the global art collectors community are locked on Manhattan, as Frieze … Continue reading

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Venice Biennale: “The Member”, a historical Performance-Intervention at the Russian Pavilion by Aleksey Yudnikov, 22.04.2022

At this most dangerous juncture in European history since the Second World War, this vivid performance at the Venice Biennale painted a nuanced picture of our vulgar times. A historical entry in the yearbook of the Russian Pavilion! Artist: Aleksey … Continue reading

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PRESS: El nuevo exilio de artistas rusos se refugia en Helsinki by El País

Source: El País José M Abad Linán 20.04.2022   PRESS TEXT: In English (translated): An NGO welcomes in the Finnish capital creators fleeing Putin’s regime, who coincide in the city with those arriving from Ukraine and Belarus. José M. Abad – … Continue reading

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PRESS: The Art World Responds to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine by Wide Walls

Source: Wide Walls Balasz Takac 13.04.2022   PRESS TEXT: The Art World Responds to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine   In 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine, and this particular event marked the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. … Continue reading

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PRESS: Monocle Weekend Edition: Saturday – Pack mentality by Monocle

Source: Monocle Monocle Team 02.04.2022   PRESS TEXT: Pack mentality It’s difficult to gauge what effect, if any, art has on conflict (writes Alex Briand). Sometimes it’s as simple as acting as a catharsis for the artist in a time … Continue reading

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PRESS: The Globalist (Radio Episode) by Monocle

Source: Monocle Monocle Speakers 16.03.2022   PRESS TEXT: We discuss the latest in Ukraine as Polish, Slovenian and Czech leaders meet in Kyiv. Plus: China’s Russia problem, an interview with Venezuela’s foreign minister and a look at nominations for the … Continue reading

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PRESS: What country forgets the trampling of soldiers’ feet? Poems in solidarity with the people of Ukraine by Culture Matters

Source: Culture Matters Gabriel Rosenstock 12.03.2022   PRESS TEXT: What country forgets the trampling of soldiers’ feet? Poems in solidarity with the people of Ukraine Another downloadable pdf from Gabriel Rosenstock, with tankas and images. Image above is Fisherman, by … Continue reading

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PRESS: A letter for Ukraine by e-flux

SOURCE: e-flux 28.02.2022 PRESS TEXT: A letter for Ukraine e-flux We stand alongside the people of Ukraine in their resistance to the invasion of their country by Russian forces. We assert the rights of the Ukrainian people to free expression … Continue reading

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