With a view to encouraging cultural exchange with Russia, Viktor Ryzhakov, artistic director of the Meyerhold Centre, has been invited to make a selection of Spanish directors and promote knowledge of them in Russia by organising workshops and professional meetings.
The visit has also been extended to Anatoly Smeliansky, assistant artistic director of Moscow Art Theatre, in order to put on a production of Benito Pérez Galdós’s novel Doña Perfecta organised jointly by the Centro Dramático Nacional and Moscow Art Theatre, for which Ernesto Caballero’s adaptation for the stage will be translated into Russian.
AC/E is taking part in the project through the PICE visitor awards by facilitating the presence of both directors in Madrid to develop this project.