lecture on freedom of expression. The project The Moscow Trials resumes the history of the dispute between artists and orthodox believers – in the form of political theatre.
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In 2012, images from the trial of members of Pussy Riot caused indignation around the globe. In Russia itself, though, the event was merely viewed as an almost commonplace expression of the oppression exerted by Putin’s Russia on “dissident” art. In March 2013, Milo Rau, the Swiss founder of the International Institute of Political Murder, staged a trial in Moscow on freedom of expression: how far does it go and, above all, who decides? He assembles real-life actors – including artists, politicians, men of the church, citizens and lawyers – in a fictional court: art confronted with religion, “dissident” Russia confronted with the “real” Russia. The result is a “trial-show” in which the missions and limits of critical art are heard. At the Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Rau explains what he discovered in a talk on the creation of The Moscow Trials. Between the lines, he also questions our own definition of democracy. Who is putting whom on trial here?
In English
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A lecture by Milo Rau (CH)/IIPM- International Institute of Political Murder
