1 st February 2013
The
famous Vienna Burgtheater director of renowned Austrian artist, including the
Nobel laurate Elfrida Jelinek turned to the Hungarian government. In the letter
written to Zoltán Balog Vienna requires the freedom of culture and theatre. The
director and the artist turned to the public and the Hungarian cabinet. In
Vienna today announced their opposition to the People's Freedom presents the
first in Hungarian.
Matthias
Hartmann, the Burgtheater, one of Europe's most famous theater’s director
Reuters
- Heinz-Peter Bader
Dear
Minister,
In
the past year, your ministry took cultural policy measures - especially in the
Hungarian theater of public life - that has attracted the attention. As you
probably know this, many of these decisions in Hungary and Austria are highly
controversial.
Therefore,
let us - with those (Elfriede Jelinek,
Michael Haneké, Erwin Wurm, Ewald Palmetshofer, Kathrin and Peter Rögglá,
Turrini) who are professionally close to me - have mail contact with you. We would like
you to see the Hungarian theater of public life for present and future thoughts
and suggestions. We respectfully ask you to accept our recommendation.
Yours
sincerely,
Matthias
Hartmann, director of the Burgtheater in Vienna
It
will be poorer
The
Hungarian theater did a lot for the fame of the country to date, both public
and independent stages are fully exploited the full potential of cultural
context. This tradition is now destroyed by who are not able to think long-term
by that they mix culture with national aspects.By the political influence and
by ideological restraint country does not only lose productive energies, and
ultimately becomes poorer, but it's the environment and the oppression of
minorities, violence against them is also favorable. This is the worst
possible, which take place in a society. I feel that it is now Hungary, the
artists and theaters necessarily need to be supported so as to be able to stand
against such intentions.
Elfrida
Jelinek
These
are basic rights
This
is not a matter of right or left side: the freedom of expression and artistic
freedom fundamental rights. The States in which such rights are explicitly or
implicitly undermine the introduction of censorship, no longer considered
democracies.
Michael
Haneke
Personal
Recommendations
Dear
Minister Balog,
Cultural
policy developments in Hungary watched with concern and skepticism over the
past few months, so as to free artists from Europe, I feel obliged to protest
herewith the Hungarian National Theatre Director politically motivated against
the exchange.
I
took the liberty to describe it to you in this letter some of my personal
suggestions for the 2013 year, I hope to heed them. Free theater I wish to
Hungary, as will the leaders of political influence, without a serious and
genuine professional considerations are appointed to ensure that these
institutions are varied and healthy developing cultural workshops as
operational.
I
would like to have a Hungarian theater, which is available free from the
financial means of political instruction and spend the money on playground
uncensored and artists. Finally, I urge the Hungarian theater of public life in
order that the government - especially your wallet - change way of thinking,
and will seek a democratic cultural policy issues and enlightened way to
approach.
The
art and culture of the one-sided political influence is extremely dangerous
hold, at the same time hope that the government's decision-making time will
understand: these processes can cause great damage and can lead to passivity.
Erwin
Wurm
Stay
questionable
Concern,
please urge the Hungarian Government not wanting to become unquestionable, but
rather tolerate him against it. This process does not close, no compartment,
but also support and protect those institutions that are posted on these
issues. The Hungarian contemporary art and artists would like to express my
solidarity with my respect and ask them to not let things continue, of openness
and political guarantees for the freedom and equality. In addition, protect
their workshop and all workshop in which we all have the same need and will be.
Ewald Palmetshofer
No
one can do it for you
Dear Mr. Balog,
I turn to you in this letter, because of serious concern in Hungary
theaters and public art life situation. As a theater close to all international
countries, languages and cultures in a
cavalcade
of work, so no country can do for you in the art, particularly in the European region. Therefore, I expect you to not only the Director of the National Theatre for solely political reasons for their removal review, but the measures that are independent of the financial impossibility theaters implying. Also for independent theater associations of which you have supported so actively as reflected in the Hungarian tradition. One more thing: prove it, please have your country in the European theater scene remains vibrant cultural scene and progressive component, not some dusty museum of nationalist feeling. I expect you to be ready to engage in a democratic art debate, which also belongs to notice and taken seriously by the Hungarian arts actors widespread protests listen to many experts, do not go to the old police state footsteps and do not implant all the art institution head political functionaries close to you. Such assertive behavior is not only the art of bringing a disadvantage. Criticism of any democracy survive. Democracies and only have a future in Europe.
Kathrin Röggla
Only
dictatorships
The
policy has to make enable the operation of the theater. Policy has to keep out.
Only dictatorships intervene.
Peter
Turrini
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