The Mariinsky Theater removed the name of the choreographer from the poster expressed against the war

The Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg removed the name of the choreographer Ilya Living from the list of authors on the posters of performances. He wrote about this on Instagram.

"Recently, the Mariinsky Theater excluded my last name from the list of authors of the performances created by me and my team from 2017 to 2021. We are talking about five ballet productions of the current repertoire and two opera productions, where I worked as a choreographer. These performances are still on the stage of the theater, without mentioning my name," wrote alive.

The posters of several performances are posted in his post - “Seasons”, “Pulchinella”, “Game of Cards”, “Under the Dome”, a Flashback, “Snow Maiden” and “Night before Christmas”.

“So far, everyone is discussing the“ abolition culture ”and foreign companies that discredit Russian sport, art and business, the Russian state and its local representatives cultivate and encourage the discredit of their fellow citizens who have at least slightly different from the official point of view on what is happening in the world. This is not a“ abolition culture ”, but“ abolition of culture ”, created by the hands of my compatriots right now!” - Commented alive.

Ilya alive left Russia in March, after which he worked in several countries - Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Georgia and the USA. The choreographer condemned Russia's military invasion of Ukraine immediately after its beginning.