KS6: Small Forward review – Belarusian basketball star tells high-energy story of becoming a dissident
Barbican, London Katsiaryna Snytsina gives a merrily messy account, complete with deft displays of her ball skills, of being driven from sport into politicsIn this new piece by Belarus Free Theatre, an Olympian basketball player relates her own story – a sporting memoir and political awakening. Katsiaryna Snytsina was a star Belarusian athlete – but when she protested against her country’s 2020 election on social media she was excoriated by the Lukashenko regime. And when she then came out, she was labelled an “extremist lesbian”.Belarus Free Theatre now operate in exile, their productions ranging from agitprop to opera. Natalia Kaliada, who directs this show with Nicolai Khalezin, describes their method as “immersing ourselves into the pain of the world”, to expose oppression and dream of freedom. Continue reading...
Barbican, London
Katsiaryna Snytsina gives a merrily messy account, complete with deft displays of her ball skills, of being driven from sport into politics
In this new piece by Belarus Free Theatre, an Olympian basketball player relates her own story – a sporting memoir and political awakening. Katsiaryna Snytsina was a star Belarusian athlete – but when she protested against her country’s 2020 election on social media she was excoriated by the Lukashenko regime. And when she then came out, she was labelled an “extremist lesbian”.
Belarus Free Theatre now operate in exile, their productions ranging from agitprop to opera. Natalia Kaliada, who directs this show with Nicolai Khalezin, describes their method as “immersing ourselves into the pain of the world”, to expose oppression and dream of freedom. Continue reading...
