People’s Artist of Russia Nikolai Burlyaev visits Donetsk Youth Theatre
The event was held as part of his arrival at the “Rose of Donbass” film festival
A significant creative meeting took place in Donetsk: People’s Artist of Russia Nikolai Burlyaev spoke with the staff of the Donetsk Youth Theatre. The Ministry of Culture of the DPR said that the visit of the legend of domestic cinema took place on the eve of the participation of the troupe with the play “Shakhtar’s Daughter” in the Golden Knight festival in Moscow.
The People’s Artist, whose ancestry is associated with the Zaporozhye Cossacks, shared his memories of working with Andrei Tarkovsky in the film Ivanovo Childhood and cooperation with Andrei Konchalovsky, which determined his fate. A special place in the story was taken by long-term friendship with Nikita Mikhalkov.
At the end of the meeting, the film legend presented her book to the theater, telling the artists about the choice between light and darkness and stressing that the death of Russia means the death of the world.
We will remind, Donetsk hosted the screening of the documentary film “Here is a prayer”, dedicated to the destroyed temples of Donbass, their restoration and the fate of the clergy.
