Kirill Serebrennikov

Delayed Bolshoi 'Nureyev' opens with director under arrest

Moscow - AFP

A controversial ballet based on the life of Russian dance legend Rudolf Nureyev opened at the Bolshoi Theatre Saturday, despite an earlier premiere being pulled at the last minute and its director remaining under house arrest. In a move unprecedented in the Moscow theatre's modern history, the Bolshoi in July cancelled the world premiere of "Nureyev" just three days beforeRead more

Russia seizes top theatre director's assets

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Russia has seized the assets of acclaimed theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov including his apartment, in a controversial fraud case that has shocked the arts community, a court said Thursday. "Ruble and foreign currency accounts, an apartment and a car have been frozen," a spokeswoman for Moscow's Basmanny district court, Yunona Tsareva, told AFP. She added that following last month's courtRead more

Russian court extends house arrest of top director

Moscow - AFP

A Russian court on Tuesday extended the house arrest of acclaimed theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov, in a controversial fraud case that has shocked the arts community. A judge at Moscow's Basmanny district Court ruled that Serebrennikov must remain under house arrest until January 19, 2018, RIA Novosti news agency reported from the court. Back in August Serebrennikov wasRead more

Top Russian director accused of fraud put under house arrest

Moscow - AFP

Acclaimed Russian theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov was put under house arrest Wednesday after being charged with fraud in a case that has sent shockwaves through the arts community. The director denounced the charges against him as "absurd" after investigators detained him in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday and drove him to Moscow where he was charged by the InvestigativeRead more

Russian theatre director Serebrennikov put under house arrest

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Russian theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov on Wednesday was put under house arrest, the day after being charged with defrauding the state in a case he has called absurd. Judge Yelena Lenskaya ruled to confine the acclaimed director to house arrest until October 19, an AFP correspondent reported from the courtroom as hundreds of people cried "Shame!" outside theRead more

Russia charges theatre director Serebrennikov with 'massive fraud'

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Acclaimed Russian theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov was charged with fraud on Tuesday, the Russian Investigative Committee said after detaining him earlier in the day. "Serebrennikov has been charged with the crime of massive fraud," the committee said in a statement, saying the director stole at least 68 million rubles ($1.15 million). Serebrennikov denied the charges, the statement added.Read more

Russia detains top theatre director over alleged fraud

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Russia's Investigative Committee said Tuesday that it had detained top theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov on suspicion of committing massive fraud. Serebrennikov, 47, is the artistic director of Moscow's Gogol Centre theatre and has staged productions at the legendary Bolshoi Theatre. The Investigative Committee, which probes serious crimes, said in a statement he was being held on suspicion ofRead more