The Cyril Ganin Theater opened in 1994 in Moscow. The very first performance, in which the naked actors participated, caused such a scandal that the director was arrested for advertising pornography.
Ganin's biography and creative activity
Sergey Ganin was born on March 8 in 1967. He took a new name later when he became interested in theater. Prior to that, he graduated from the Institute of the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, National Research University (Construction University, Department of Structural Theory), but did not work by profession. After the success of his project, he went on to study directing at the Moscow State Institute of Culture and Culture (Institute of Culture).
The Cyril Ganin Theater (the address of the first production is the stage “SCHOLOM”) opened with the performance of the play “Behind Closed Doors” based on the play of the same name by Sartre on May 29. Ganin is the only director to stage foreign and domestic classics, as well as his own works.
At the third show, Cyril was arrested under article 228 of the Criminal Code (distribution of pornography). He spent 4 months in a pre-trial detention center, then was released before the court on his own recognizance. During the proceedings, he was sent to clarify the sanity at the Serbian Research Institute.
In mid-1995, he was fully acquitted and recognized as responsible, after which the Cyril Ganin Theater resumed work in official status. The performances mainly go in camera mode on a small stage, which creates an atmosphere of intimacy and close contact with the audience.
The scandalous history of the theater
What is famous for the Concept Theater of Cyril Ganin? Moscow has seen a lot, but dramatic performances with naked actors on the stage are a unique phenomenon. There is nothing pornographic in the text itself. The director puts his favorite classics, but reveals the ideas of his works in the literal sense of the word.
Shock therapy from the "truth of life" is not everyone's delight. Ganin is forced to sue the heirs of plays and deputies of the State Duma. In 1997, the director released a fairy tale with an erotic bias "Fly-Tsokotuha." At the theater, Cyril Ganin sued E. Ts. Chukovskoy (granddaughter of the classic). Lawyers for both parties settled the scandal without trial. The name of the play was renamed to "Fly-Potaskuha."
The project “The Master and Margarita” based on Bulgakov’s novel was in the theater in 1999. Sergei Shilovsky (the heir to the writer) sued for violation of rights, but lost. The director managed to prove that there are no corrections in the text, he paid all contributions for authorship, therefore he has the right to put the work in his concept. Deputies N. Gubenko and E. Drapeko in 2003 turned directly to the Minister of the Interior with a request to close the Concept Theater of Kirill Ganin and prohibit the screening of the production of "Lenin in Sex." Their request was rejected.
By 2005, the directors were so harassed that, in order to protect himself (and for advertising), Ganin himself sues Daria Dontsova and Eksmo for the fact that in his novel “Dentists also cry,” his professional dialogue is undermined by his professional status and reputation. The phrase in the book was: “Is this art? This is just status, just like the Cyril Ganin Theater. It's vulgar pornography, but nothing can be done. ”
This time, the court rejected Ganin’s lawsuit with the conclusion that Dontsova, as a writer, can create texts at her discretion. In response, the director released a play under the provocative title “D. Dontsova. Erotic fantasies. " The story ended in peace. Publishers removed the phrase from the novel, and Ganin removed the production from the box office.
Ganin - Politician
On April 4, 2012, Cyril Ganin with his friends, journalists I. Dudinsky and
A. Nikonov, created the party “Russia without obscurantism”, officially registered by the MYURF. The main thesis is the fear of intellectuals for general education in schools and a protest against deepening knowledge of God's law to the detriment of mathematics and the Russian language.
In addition to the growing influence of the church on state power, the party puts forward theses on the general "stupidity" of the people. The proof is the weakening of the school curriculum, low salaries, illogical decisions of the head of state. A quote from Ganin’s speech to V. Putin at a conference on October 25, 2012: “Patriarch Kirill is the danger of creating modern Rasputin. If the president allows the church to seize power, he will not be able to get it back. ”
The success of the naked theater
Despite the vigorous activity in the walls of the court and in the political arena, Ganin is primarily the director of his theater. The performances of Cyril Ganin are a success, and there are no empty seats in the hall. Although not everyone is ready to perceive "nudity" on the stage.
At each show, part of the audience leaves the middle of the production in deep shock and indignation. But those who stayed to the end forever fall in love with overt art. The conceptual theater of Cyril Ganin is an attempt to give people a powerful charge of positive energy, a sense of catharsis (purification). Return the viewer to childhood, to the origins of the sandbox, where everyone was himself.
Support for the idea of Ganin
During the director’s first arrest and subsequent activities, Ganin was supported by such famous people as R. Bykov, G. Volchek, R. Viktyuk, V. Zhirinovsky, B. Pokrovsky, V. Novodvorskaya, A. Khinshtein, M. Zakharov,
A. Vulykh, V. Lanovoi, K. Raikin.
- “I visited the Concept Theater of Cyril Ganin. Moscow is a great place for a revolution in dramatic art. Here it is - the future psychological theater. ” - A. Demidova
- “I do not want to criticize. Everyone chooses what to watch. If Ganin has artists, it means that the director’s work style and his moral values are close to them. ” - K. Orbakaite
- “The Ganin Theater is like a mirror. Whoever wants what he sees. ” - D. Dibrov.
- “We fought for the freedom of art and creativity. So get or create your own. ” - V. Zhirinovsky
Sincerity in Nudity
The most sincere theater of Cyril Ganin (address: Dobroslobodskaya, 2 - 38) is waiting for its spectators. Here everyone can participate in the action along with the actors. Go on stage or just enjoy the magic of Melpomene.