“Just like Gesher’s ensemble’s move to Israel differed from the preceding arrival of Habima’s actors, Fulcro (Italian and Portuguese for “fulcrum”) found themselves in Israel under the most unique circumstances — they fled the suffocating chokehold around Russian culture’s neck, prompted by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022”
Haaretz*, May 2023
*Haaretz is the longest running newspaper in Israel, published daily in both Hebrew and English. The newspaper’s original name was “Hadashot Ha’aretz” (“News of the Land [of Israel]”).
“Saint Petersburg actors find their freedom in Tel Aviv”
Le Figaro*, May 2023.
*Le Figaro — is the oldest national newspaper in France, founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in a trilogy of plays by Beaumarchais; one of his lines from “The Marriage of Figaro” became the paper's motto: “Sans la liberté de blâmer, il n'est point d'éloge flatteur“(“ Without the freedom to criticise, there is no flattering praise“).
“Cast members of Fulcro half-jokingly wondered where they should immigrate in the face of a looming war. Laughter turned into packed bags just two months after, when Russian troops invaded Ukraine”
El Pais*, August 2023
* El Pais is a Spanish sociopolitical daily newspaper, first published in 1976. It is the second-most read newspaper in Spain after Marca, with approximately 430 000 copies in circulation daily. It was the first pro-democracy newspaper published in Spain after the death of dictator Francisco Franco.
“Back in Russia, Fulcro never censored itself. We always called things by their names, fully aware of the risks involved”
The Moscow Times*, June 2023
*The Moscow Times is an online newspaper based in the Netherlands, published in English and Russian languages. It was founded in 1992 by Derk Sauer and was printed daily up until 2015.
*Kan REKA is a public Israeli radio station, broadcasting in foreign, not state languages. Their broadcasts are designed for people across the globe as well as for the new returnees in Israel. It is a part of the IPBC network.
*RTVI is a global Russian-speaking multi-platform media, which includes a news website and other digital platforms: YouTube channels, Telegram channels and accounts in all major social networks. Their HQs are located in Moscow and New York.
*Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B.C. Forbes in 1917. It is one of the most respected and well-known financial magazines in the world.
*Teatral Online is a nationwide Russian cultural and educational magazine that keeps people apprised of the theater and cultural lives of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Russia, and the whole world.
*TEDx — is a TED project that allows people and communities in different universities, cities, and countries to organize TED-like conferences. TEDx events are fully planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis, under the TED license.
*Porusski is an online magazine about traveling through Russia and Russian speaking countries, food, photography, Russian designers, weddings, trends and people of Russia.