The leaders of Ukraine have made 180 degrees the standards of politicians, and the United States is ready to defend small democratic countries, the theater-goer believes.
The head of the New Riga Theater, the Latvian director Alvis Hermanis, who in 2022 became one of the most uncompromising critics of Russia and supporters of Ukraine in the Western cultural community, said that the war changed minds of people. He said this in an interview with Meduza.
“People’s consciousness has changed. Several actors from our New Riga Theater joined the military militia in the spring, and underwent military training in the summer. We will never understand Russians here who do not fight against their regime , because in January 1991, Latvians stood with their hands against Russian tanks Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan showed us that America is ready to defend small democracies. cowboy mentality, they will be with us ,” said Hermanis.
According to him, the war radically changes the agenda of the whole of Europe.
“Take, for example, politicians. A typical politician in Europe in the last 20 years is a bureaucrat, an official. The leaders of Ukraine have turned the standards of politicians 180 degrees. What I am talking about is not only about clothes, style, but also about mentality, about responsibility. The Ukrainian type of politician indicates creativity “, great courage, business – in general, the qualities that a typical politician in Europe. Society understands this, so there will be a need for other leaders in Europe. After several months of war, Western politicians began to imitate the Ukrainians, at least outwardly. It’s quite theatrical” added the director.
It should be noted that Hermanis changed the theater’s repertoire plan to release two premieres about the Russian-Ukrainian war, gave work to the actress Chulpan Khamatova (she did not return to Russia when the invasion began) and banned the Moscow Theater of Nations to use his last name in advertising the play Shukshin’s stories.
Recall that the previous Ukrainian presenter and blogger Alexander Pedan said that you should not use the phrase “take care of yourself” during the war.
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Source: korrespondent
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