Culture against violence in Belarus
Lawlessness of the Belarusian police has sparked outrage in social media as well, with bloggers, artists, musicians and celebrities expressing their support to the citizens of Belarus and demanding justice from the government.
Demonstrations and rallies have been held across Belarus over the disputed results of the country's presidential election. The police pushed back with a brutal crackdown even on peaceful protesters, many of which were detained, beaten and charged with administrative violations. The UN has condemned the use of violence by authorities, and many musicians and artists known in Russia also support the Belarusians, with some of them urging Minsk to stop and put an end to state-sponsored brutality.
Buerak
Buerak is a romantic post-punk band from Siberia with absurdly ironic lyrics playing simple and honest music that would have sounded appropriate both at a disco in Manchester in the 80's, and at a semi-underground concert in some Leningrad community center in the early 90's.
Kirill Serebrennikov
Why do we need art: for pleasure and experience or for politics and criticism? Political issue and criticism of the current big league – taboo in Russia, but are main topics in art of Kirill Serebrennikov. He is a follower of Bertolt Brecht in terms of pictorial techniques and the belief that the theater should mention the topical and present day Q.
IC3PEAK
They live in the forest, create music about death and periodically suffer from political persecution. Nobody knows who they are to each other - brother and sister? Just friends? And why do they wear these weird black clothes? Ic3peak group members do NOT give answers to these questions, but they do create modern Russian art right now.
Shortparis
Shortparis are well on their way to deserved international acclaim and already being heralded as “the best Russian live act”.
Hailing from St. Petersburg and led by charismatic frontman Nikolay Komiagin, the band continues to build a reputation for its jaw-dropping ritualistic performances and dark, electronic soundscapes, as “irrational, spastic dance grooves” converge with “post-punk, experimental noise and acoustic chanson” to form a musical aesthetic that is one of a kind.
