Tea Tsulukiani on Rustaveli Theater traveling to Moscow: I do not interfere in the activities of theaters - this is called creative freedom

I do not interfere in the activities of the theaters and all the theaters decide for themselves. This is called creative freedom, - this is how the Minister of Culture, Tea Tsulukiani, answered the question of the journalists about Rustaveli Theater's plan to participate in the Chekhov Festival in Moscow.

As she explained at the briefing after the government session, all theaters and all artistic directors are free to make decisions.

"There were televisions, flagships that were pointing fingers at me, when I was appointed Minister of Culture, that I could interfere in the activities of the creative people. Therefore, I will tell you, I do not interfere in the activities of theaters and all theaters decide for themselves. This is called creative freedom - deciding at which international festival to go on tour. In this case, it seems, we are dealing with the international theater festival, which takes place in the Russian Federation. In this decision all theaters and all artistic directors are free. There is no censorship in the Ministry of Culture", - Tsulukiani said.

For information, Moscow is hosting the Chekhov Festival, in which Georgia will also take part along with theatre crews from different countries.

According to the First Channel of the Russian Public Television, the Shota Rustaveli National Theater of Tbilisi will hold its premiere performance in Moscow.