As Russia’s full-scale invasion enters its fourth year—and its war against Ukraine stretches into its eleventh—cultural institutions worldwide continue to stage Russian performances.
Productions such as Eugene Onegin at Teatro alla Scala, Three Sisters at Shakespeare’s Globe, and Uncle Vanya at Berkeley Rep are still being performed, despite the ongoing war and Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Calls to cancel these performances are often met with resistance, and Ukrainians who protest are sometimes portrayed as aggressors, while Russian culture continues to serve as a convenient distraction from the Kremlin’s war crimes.
To challenge this perception, UNITED24 has launched a campaign marking the anniversary of Russia’s bombing of the Mariupol Drama Theater on March 16. The campaign aims to highlight how Russian culture can be used to divert attention from the realities of war. Read full article here.
As Russia’s full-scale invasion enters its fourth year—and its war against Ukraine stretches into its eleventh—cultural institutions worldwide continue to stage Russian performances.
Productions such as Eugene Onegin at Teatro alla Scala, Three Sisters at Shakespeare’s Globe, and Uncle Vanya at Berkeley Rep are still being performed, despite the ongoing war and Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Calls to cancel these performances are often met with resistance, and Ukrainians who protest are sometimes portrayed as aggressors, while Russian culture continues to serve as a convenient distraction from the Kremlin’s war crimes.
To challenge this perception, UNITED24 has launched a campaign marking the anniversary of Russia’s bombing of the Mariupol Drama Theater on March 16. The campaign aims to highlight how Russian culture can be used to divert attention from the realities of war. Read full article here.
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