Theatrical business

In Novosibirsk they talk about the raider seizure of the famous Globe Theater. The conflict broke out after the news of the dismissal of the director of the theater Elena Alyabyeva and the appointment of ex-deputy Viktor Starkov to her position. This appointment, as they say in the city, is lobbying to the local Minister of Culture Igor Reshetnikov and the leader of the Just Russia faction in the regional parliament Anatoly Kubanov. The latter is also considered one of the ideologists for the ban on the production of Tangaizer at the Novosibirsk Opera Theater.

"Creressed bewilderment"

The fact that Alyabyev is forced to quit in order to appoint a former deputy of the regional legislative assembly by Viktor Starkov, who had never had any relation to any theater, became known on November 25 . On the same day, an emergency meeting of the team was held in the theater, people made signatures under appeals to the government of the Novosibirsk Region, the President of the President of the Russian Federation in the Siberian Federal District, the State Duma and the chairman of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia Alexander Kalyagin.

The next day, when the situation had already received All -Russian publicity, the regional Ministry of Culture said that there were no orders for the dismissal of Alyabyeva. Minister Igor Reshetnikov at a briefing said that he and Globus and Globus were discussing preparations for the New Year at the meeting.

Exactly an hour after this briefing, the government of the Novosibirsk Region issued a press release , which gives Reshetnikov’s words that claims to the leadership of the Globe still exist: “There are certain questions about financial and economic activities to the leadership of the Globe Theater. Now the analysis of the current situation is underway. Information about the change of leadership, I believe, is a way Distract attention from questions to the leadership of the theater. "

The Russian authorities must keep their people in a state of constant amazement

In total, in a day, Novosibirsk officials made so many conflicting statements that the unrest in the theater team only intensified. And on November 27, the Minister of Culture Reshetnikov personally came to the theater to meet with artists. Theater director Elena Alyabyeva at that time was already lying in a hospital with a hypertensive crisis. More than a hundred people came to talk with Igor Reshetnikov - not only Globus employees, but also their colleagues from other theaters, journalists and spectators. The meeting lasted exactly 20 minutes. And she did not clarify anything. On the contrary, there were only more questions.

The theater’s press service posted a video of the meeting. So Reshetnikov says: "No one saw and could not see a single paper in which it would be written about the dismissal or hiring someone to work."

-I believe that there are no threats for the theater. Neither financial, nor economic, nor in the sense of wages. The theater worked as well as it works, ”he tells the employees of Globus.

But, he clarifies the Reshetnikov at the same meeting, to the economic activities of the theater ... There are still questions: "The theater is allocated more and large amounts, and the theater earns less and less ... I talked with Elena Vladimirovna that this could lead to dismissal."

In the theater, after such a meeting with the Minister, the statement of Saltykov-Shchedrin is quoted: "The Russian authorities must keep their people in a state of constant amazement."

- What is happening now in my theater is bewilderment. In the troupe, it seems to me, everyone is discouraged. There is a feeling that we were deceived, ”says Svetlana Potemkina , actress of the Globe Theater. - The fact that the troupe is not satisfied with the response of the Minister of Culture is definitely. I heard some contradictions in the speech of Igor Nikolaevich. At first he said that there are no economic and financial threats to the work of the theater, and after five minutes I hear that the Globe is the only theater that does not perform a certain “roadmap” on wages.

There is a feeling that we were deceived

"Why didn't you call me on Sunday to the general meeting of the team?" - We hear from Igor Nikolaevich. But we called him, and more than once. I was also confused by the phrase: "If I wanted to take off the director, I would take off." But after all, we do not live in a town feudalism, and such phrases are at least inappropriate in a democratic state.

"Such people do not forgive public publicity"

Employees of the Globus Theater and specialists who are well familiar with the situation believe that there were no objective reasons for the dismissal of Elena Alyabyeva.

- An attempt to remove from the post of director of the Novosibirsk Theater "Globus" is outrageous in all respects. Elena Alyabyeva has no official penalties, the theater under her leadership is in demand at large festivals, including the Golden Mask, initiates its own serious projects - there is no reason to dismiss the director, ”says theater critic Elena Konovalova .

The theater claims: contrary to the current statements of the Ministry of Culture, Alyabyeva was offered to leave the post with direct text. And the potential leader (her successor) even came to "look closely" at the new place.

- The story began on the morning of November 20, when the director of the theater Elena Alyabyev was called to the Ministry of Culture. Minister Igor Reshetnikov invited her to leave the post of her own free will, ”says Tatyana Piskaykina, head of the department of advertising and public relations of the Globus Theater. -On the same day, the candidate for her position came to Elena Vladimirovna-former deputy Viktor Starkov, accompanied by the deputy of the Legislative Assembly and the ex-candidate to the governors of Anatoly Kubanov (later Igor Reshetnikov explained the appearance of Starkov and Kubanov by the fact that any person could go to the theater.-SR) . Two days later, Elena Vladimirovna went to the hospital with a hypertensive crisis. On Sunday, the chief director of the theater, Alexei Kriklikh, arranged a collection of the team, where he told his colleagues about what had happened.

According to the lord, Alyabyeva was proposed to stay in the theater as a deputy director. “But she, as I understand it, decided not to support this initiative. She was not charged and not a single document that could somehow doubt that she could not cope with any tasks that the Ministry of Culture set,” said Alexei Krikyshny.

There are many such situations in the region. The handwriting is traced

The theater team was outraged and discouraged by this decision. Indeed, even if you leave the injustice of what is happening "beyond the brackets", such decisions are not made overnight and even more so in the midst of the theater season: this can affect both the creative process and in the financial situation. However, such steps of the regional Ministry of Culture, although they are indignant, are not too surprised, because this has been more than once in the Novosibirsk region.

- I am Alexei Mikhailovich (screaming. - Ed.) , And I trust Elena Vladimirovna one hundred percent. I cannot blame either one or the other that they exaggerated the scale of the situation, ”says Svetlana Potemkina. - And the reaction of the troupe is understandable. Because 4.5 years before the current events, Tatyana Lyudmilina, the director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater Boris Mazhrich, was also suddenly removed by the former director of the Globus Theater (the situation with the production of Wagner’s opera Tangeyer was accused of insulting the feelings of believers. - Approx. Ed.) . And there are many such situations in the region. Harring? Yes. The handwriting is traced.

Tatyana Lyudmilina , who previously headed the Globus Theater, and then the Novosibirsk State Philharmonic, refuses to comment on the actions of officials in detail. "I will not comment on this situation. It is pointless to comment on the lie!" - she said "Siberia. Retrili." However, on his Facebook page , Lyudmilina gives sharp assessments to what is happening. "It is wonderful in Novosibirsk culture! It is impossible when the minister carries this! And the question seems to be 100 million that he turns into the" Globe ", so the changes have been needed. What is he going to do this money? Check it for its seniority, higher managers!" - Writes, for example, she.

Elena Konovalova is sure that the case is in money.

- Obviously, it is the high status of the theater that is attractive to all sorts of crooks. "Globe" is a large regional theater, considerable money is invested in it. No ideology is much more prosaic. And all the more familiar the position of the Minister of Culture Igor Reshetnikov, who first tried to impose his proteges to the theater, and now it is publicly lying, assuring that this was not, ”says Konovalova. - I am absolutely convinced that this official must be fired, immediately. He discredited himself and the regional government and has no right to occupy such a position.

The style of behavior of Russian officials is the arrogance, backed up by a feeling of impunity

If this does not happen, Elena Konovalova continues, they will not let the theater work calmly.

- Unfortunately, these are modern Russian realities: there are a lot of random, incompetent, stupid and evil people in the civil service. Such people do not forgive public publicity of their abuse and continue to crap. This is the style of behavior of modern Russian officials - the arrogance, supported by a sense of impunity.

There can be only one rebuff - active publicity and public support, Elena Konovalova is sure: "I have no doubt that the Globe will support the entire theater community of Russia - in the country this theater is well known, love and respect."

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"Negative advertising is also advertising"

The chairman of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia, Alexander Kalyagin , to whom the Globus troupe directed the appeal, responded to what was happening one of the first. And he sent a letter to the governor of the Novosibirsk region Andrei Travnikov with a request to figure it out.

“I was outraged to the depths of my soul. There was no reason, there was no reason for dismissal, except for one thing - to employ Viktor Nikolayevich Starkov, who did not have work experience in the theater who did not know how this difficult organism works and how this difficult organism works,” Kalyagin writes . “I am surprised by the complete neglect of the theater known in the country, and actively successfully and was actively successful And all his successes are the result of the professional work of Elena Alyabyeva, who managed to win the authority and respect of the whole team.

Concerned about the fate of the Globe and the audience who came to a meeting with the Minister.

- I really love the Globe and, of course, I carefully monitor the strange situation around him. The first thing that catches the eye, the difference in views on the events of the theater and the Ministry of Culture, ”says Anna Berezovskaya, a fan of theater. - Igor Reshetnikov does not give an unequivocal comment on the visit to Elena Alyabyeva Viktor Starkov, the ministry’s position on her dismissal is also incomprehensible. If the work of the current director really does not suit, appoint a new leader, but whose experience and reputation will not be in doubt not only among the Ministry of Culture, but also among the artists and the audience.

At the meeting, Igor Reshetnikov tried to convince the audience that the theater’s leadership was not that he deliberately deceived his colleagues, but made hasty conclusions. However, there is nothing extraordinary in this. “There is nothing to terrible in the fact that there was a misunderstanding, there is nothing wrong. Novosibirsk will once again become famous and receive a surge of emotions, advertising, albeit negative, also advertising,” the minister joked.

In the theater, the situation is not funny.

- Appeals to different departments signed 134 people. It turns out that they were all misleading? There is no smoke without fire, and if there is smoke, we are looking for a source, ”says Svetlana Potemkina. - Yes, there are imperfect moments in the theater, but Elena Vladimirovna is a young director, she heads the theater for only 4 years, and she is growing. And the task of the wise leader is to competently build communication so that there are no such incidents. Communication, notice, bilateral.

No smoke without fire, and if there is smoke, we are looking for a source

So far there is no clarity that the Globe Theater awaits even in the very near future. Igor Reshetnikov said that the conversation with Elena Alyabyeva, who is now in the hospital, would continue in December. A direct answer to the question of whether Alyabyeva will be dismissed and if so - on what basis, it was never received.

Alexander Kalyagin asked the Novosibirsk governor Andrei Travnikov to take the situation in the theater for personal control.