Mikhail Bychkov may leave the Voronezh Chamber Theater

Rumors are spreading about his departure

The founder and artistic director of the Voronezh Chamber Theater, Mikhail Bychkov, and this is one of the most interesting groups in the country, may soon leave his post. This is reported by some publications citing anonymous sources.

Previously, Mikhail Bychkov left the International Platonov Festival, which he organized in Voronezh and which he led from 2011 to 2022. Recently, the director’s name has constantly appeared in scandals. The local leadership doesn’t really like him. The director is accused of “anti-Russian position.” According to rumors, after leaving the Chamber Theater, Mikhail Bychkov will head a non-state center of culture and art, where independent and original films are shown, non-commercial performances are performed, and tours of metropolitan groups are held.

Mikhail Bychkov is a graduate of GITIS, where he studied with the legendary Maria Knebel. He worked in Youth Theaters in Irkutsk and Altai, then headed the Voronezh Youth Theater, and in 1993 he organized the Chamber Theater. Mikhail Bychkov – laureate of the international prize named after. Stanislavsky, Russian Government Prize for his contribution to the development of theatrical art, Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters of France, a talented theater director and a caring person.

In September, he supported the Golden Mask theater festival and the award of the same name, writing an open letter addressed to the chairman of the STD, Alexander Kalyagin, where he called what was happening a hardware conspiracy, noting that dialogue is still possible. He himself served on the Golden Mask jury more than once and was a member of its expert council. In response to his letter, as well as a similar appeal from Kama Ginkas and Henrietta Yanovskaya, Kalyagin called them “alarmists.”