The Fates of the Theatre, of Poetry, of Eternal Values in the Age of Mass Culture.

Interview with Evgeny Knyazev

Abstract: Instead of another dialogue which has already become a tradition we present a talk with one of the important representatives of Russian culture, actor, brilliant performer of poetry, teacher Evgeny Knyazev. The problems of the fate of classical art in the age of predominance of information technologies and mass culture, of universal human values implemented in the theatre, jf active cultural life of Russian province have been discussed. The role of the leading theatre school of Russia - Theatre Institute named after Boris Schukin which is celebrating its 100 anniversary this year has been talked about.

 

Key words: Culture, theatre, poetry, perception,  information, education, enlightenment.