On Tuesday, Serebrennikov hosted an event at the Gogol Center — which he has directed since its opening in 2012 and which has become one of the Russian capital’s hottest theaters — revealing season plans for 2021. On Wednesday, the city of Moscow’s culture department announced that Serebrennikov’s contract would not be renewed when it expires in 3½ weeks. (For years he has battled embezzlement charges widely believed to be trumped-up.) – The Calvert Journal
