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great artists, to remain grateful to the
space from which you came from, to be
glad that your theatre, ARTiShock for
example, still remains ARTiShock.
Julie: I guess, you remember how I told
you that I’ll never let you put an end to
theatrical business, and that ARTiShock
must continue.
Galina: This could be a story for a
separate conversation, but in this sense
I could talk about Nastya Tarassova for
another two hours. How at the time of
my weakness and weakness of Veronika
Nassalskaya, Nastya took it in hand
to create such a theatre. When people
somewhere in Russia talk about what
we have, I’m told that I’m like ‘cheese in
butter’, and I agree. After Novosibirsk, I
especially understand this.
Julie: I think, this is the product of your
colossal work and well-defined intention,
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your character that doesn’t allow you
to give up, and this is what gives an
opportunity to o thers (Nastya) to reveal
them in such a power as they do. This
is also a director’s talent, probably – to
see in life manifested a person who can
become a fighter.
Galina: I believe that there is certain
energy in the ARTiShock Theatre.
Perhaps, it sounds like a heresy in terms
of a norm. Here we do not become
personal, but talk about a certain
ARTiShock energy, a power that helps.
Julie: But it’s all you, a part of each
of you who has created this space,
built these walls, put in the soul. I think
you are more than colleagues, you are
partners. In today’s world this is a rather
complex concept. This partnership
creates ARTiShock – a terrific
experiment started so many years ago
and continuing successfully today. It
seems to me that there is no person in
Kazakhstan who does not know about
ARTiShock.
Galina: We have a very strong
managerial staff, and I trust them.
Some people have said we are little
known. This year, more people have
learned of us though, thanks to certain
plays.
Julie: I think the main challenge for
modern theatre is determined by
inconsistency between two terms:
theatre and business. The theatre is
not able and has no idea how to earn
money. Business knows how to earn
money. It has a very high need for
art and spirituality, which the theatre
can give. But there is no dialogue and
mutually beneficial intersection.
I do hope that your management team
will conduct some kind of experiment
and bring positive changes to this issue.