conversations in ten questions 3 : Victor Ryzhakov (Theatre of Nations) - Iranian Conference
In this series of interviews we try to get to know the directors/choreographers who will be the international guests at the 23rd Istanbul Theatre Festival in November 2019. Our third guest is Victor Ryzhakov. Ayse Draz & Mehmet Kerem Ozel Art Unlimited Performing Arts Editor & Writer [The Turkish translation of this interview is published and can be accessed on art.unlimited ] What is the spirit of theatre in your opinion? How do you define contemporary theatre today? I do not have an answer, never even thought about it. But ... if a human being has a soul, then the Man is the spirit and the greatest value of the theatre. If we take Theatre as a model of the World, then Man in this world is the host of warmth and spirituality that he receives from Nature and the Universe. And his purpose then is to preserve this as the only quality that gives him a privilege over other living beings. The Theatre – all the more, contemporary theatre, despite the dive...