In this blazing contemporary new work, Belarus Free Theatre combine forces with Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina to share stories of persecuted artists, living under dictatorship, who will not be silenced.
Tour dates:
31 Aug – 24 Sep: Soho Theatre, London
28 – 29 Sep: Space Studios, Dartington
1 Oct: Falmouth University
10 – 12 Oct: Contact, Manchester
12 Oct: World-wide free livestream (details on how to watch coming soon)
14 Oct: New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth
21 – 22 Oct: VIE Festival, Modena, Italy
29 Nov – 3 Dec: Arts Centre Melbourne
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What happens when you are declared an enemy of the state simply for making art? And how do you survive in one of the most brutal prison systems in the world?
This brand new production blends sensuous theatricality and vigorous physicality to shine a light on the suppression of artistic freedoms. Drawn from the real-life stories of Russian performance artist Petr Pavlensky, incarcerated Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and Maria Alyokhina, who makes her stage debut.
BFT is the only theatre in Europe banned by its government on political grounds. Burning Doors draws on the company’s own experience of political oppression, and continues their campaign to stand up for artistic and human rights across the globe.
✮✮✮✮ 'A scorching piece of theatre: uncompromising, urgent and angry.' - Financial Times
✮✮✮✮ 'Savage political satire. Performed with blazing energy and commitment.' – Financial Times
✮✮✮✮✮ 'This is bold, striking, searing performance art. Never has your own freedom felt so precious.' - The Review Hub
‘Visceral. A brutally physical production. An analogue for the ritualised humiliation by Russian authorities.’ – Time Out
‘An extraordinary show. Noisy, taboo-busting and brutal to behold. A bracing call to arms by people who can claim to have faced oppression’- A Younger Theatre
‘A forceful, intense excavation of freedom. A stark reminder of the real human cost of art in places that are not that far away.’ – What’s on Stage
'Visceral. Powerful. Pounding, relentless intensity. Undoubtedly stimulates discussion way beyond the curtain call' - Leicester Mercury
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