Burning Doors — Belarus Free Theatre
Belarus's banned theatre teams up with Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina in this production about persecuted artists.
Overview
The only theatre company in Europe to be banned by its government on political grounds, the Belarus Free Theatre is coming to Melbourne with tales of persecution, resilience and revolution.
Burning Doors will see the BTF join forces with Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina in her stage debut. Alyokhina was sentenced to two years in a Russian prison in 2012 for her involvement in Pussy Riot's infamous anti-Putin 'punk prayer' in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Hers is one of a number of stories that will make up the production at the Arts Centre, as the company shines a light on the restriction of artistic freedom around the world, and the work of artists and activists to fight back against creative and political oppression.
The show will be on stage from Tuesday, November 29 through to Saturday, December 3.
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