The director, Kirill Serebrennikov, is known for productions with thinly veiled criticism of the Russian government. His contract at the Gogol Center was not renewed.
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Prominent Russian Director Is Convicted of Embezzlement
But in a surprise, Kirill Serebrennikov was given only a suspended sentence in a case that was seen as a warning to Moscow’s vibrant theater world.
Trial of Russian Director Seen as Test of Artistic Freedom
Russian artists worry that the Kremlin, having tamed the news media, is now gunning for them. The case against the director Kirill Serebrennikov is evidence, they say.