“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.

An episode of Alina Granovskaya’s YouTube series Cloud Russians*
“A Russian theatre in immigration: a journey from Saint Petersburg to Tel Aviv”

Cloud Russians * , July 2023
*Cloud Russians is an extensive study of Russian-speaking immigration.

“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 Tarbut radio broadcast:

Kan Tarbut* , October 2022
*Kan Tarbut is an Israeli national TV and radio broadcasting company founded in 2017.

Galgalatz’s radio broadcast:

Galgalatz’s*
*Galgalatz is a popular Israeli radio station operated by Israel Defense Forces Radio or Galei Tzahal.

The Best Radio’s Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day broadcast:

The Best Radio* April 18th, 2023.
*The Best Radio is a new Israeli Russian-speaking radio station.

Kan REKA’s* radio broadcast:

Kan REKA’s* , October 2022
*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.

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