Navka and Averbukh commented on the dance about concentration camp prisoners, which caused controversy. Foreign media criticized Tatyana Navka and Andrei Burkovsky for a dance dedicated to the Holocaust Navka's dance on the theme of the Holocaust

Viewers were divided in their assessments of her performance

A heated discussion over the past weekend was caused by the number shown on November 26 in the TV show “Ice Age” by the wife of press secretary Tatyana Navka and her partner Andrei Burkovsky. In the performance, its participants embodied the images of concentration camp prisoners during the Holocaust.

The public’s reception of Navka and Burkovsky’s speech was diametrically opposed: some accused them of “mockery” over the memory of the victims, while others pointed out that the topic of the Holocaust deserves similar reflection. At the same time, a number of viewers judged only by photographs in which Navka and Burkovsky were captured in “camp robes.”

Foreign publications, in particular the Daily Mail, drew attention to the situation.

The author of the issue, Ilya Averbukh, explained to Komsomolskaya Pravda the reasons for the “joy” of the performers: according to him, next issue The show was dedicated to the theme of world cinema, and therefore the plot of Roberto Benigni’s film “Life is Beautiful” was embodied on ice. His characters - a Jewish family who ended up in a concentration camp - imitate the atmosphere of the game for their son so that he hides and does not get noticed by the guards. At the end of the film, the concentration camp is liberated by American troops, but the head of the family dies from a Nazi bullet.

According to Averbukh, such a plot and its embodiment on ice make one feel the tragedy of the Holocaust even more strongly.

It should be noted that the President of the Holocaust Foundation, Alla Gerber, also, unlike the Internet audience, refrained from criticizing the plot. She stated that although there should be no irony when covering the Holocaust, a smile is acceptable, since even in concentration camps people continued to live and love.

And here is a comment on the story on the Internet from one of the viewers: “You have gone crazy! Smiles in robes with yellow stars! The hall exploding with applause... No taste, no tact, no understanding.”

Navka herself, according to her, put absolutely certain meaning. “Our children must know and remember that terrible time, which I hope, God willing, they will never know!” - she wrote on her Instagram.

Tatiana Navka artistically reimagined the Holocaust. She received the highest score from the jury, a compliment from her husband, criticism from Internet users, and gratitude from the Jews.

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Over the weekend, the Channel One show “Ice Age” became the second most discussed after the death of Fidel Castro. The wife of the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation and figure skater Tatyana Navka danced in a camp uniform with a Star of David on her chest. The interpretation of the Oscar-winning film “Life is Beautiful” turned out to be controversial. The athlete was booed even by the audience of Channel One, but was positively noted by representatives of the Jewish community.

The ninth day of the Ice Age show on Channel One was dedicated to world cinema. The couples chose recognizable bestsellers “Leon”, “Kill Bill”, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. The performance was completed by the Olympic champion in figure skating and the wife of the president's press secretary, Tatyana Navka, with her partner Andrei Burkovsky, an actor and member of KVN.

In the lead-up to the performance, presenters Alexey Yagudin and Alla Mikheeva reasoned that the name of Navka’s number could become the motto of the whole “ Ice Age».

"Apocalypse Now?" – Alla asked with her signature coquetry. “Life is wonderful,” Yagudin replied.

Before the show, Tatyana Navka was also given the floor. “We are, of course, looking forward to it. Our movie is Hollywood. We took the music from the movie "Life is Beautiful." It’s about a concentration camp,” said the figure skater, wringing her hands.

And the number began. Heroes in prison uniforms with yellow Stars of David presented a cheerful pantomime. At the end of the performance, the hero was shot, the heroine’s face showed pain.

All judges gave the highest scores for artistry and technique. Navka and Burkovsky rejoiced and hugged. After the show aired, they wrote on their Instagram accounts: “Be sure to watch! One of my favorite numbers! Based on one of my favorite movies, Life is Beautiful! Show this film to your children, definitely. P.S. Our children must know and remember that terrible time, which I hope they will never know!” – wrote Tatyana Navka.

Burkovsky refrained from explaining: “6.0. 6.0)))".

The film “Life is Beautiful” was filmed in 1997. It tells about the concentration days of a Jew, his Italian wife (who voluntarily followed her husband) and their five-year-old son. The Jew convinced the child that the horrors of the Auschwitz (Auschwitz) camp were a game and one had to follow the rules. The child accepts the conditions and is saved. The father is shot. The film received three Oscars, including for music. At the 1999 awards ceremony, director Roberto Benigni jumped on chairs, jumped onto the stage and enthusiastically hugged Sophia Loren.

There was a reaction after the TV show. User Durevestnik wrote: “Navka showed everyone how much fun the prisoners in the Nazi concentration camps had. And whoever disagrees with this is a falsifier of history.”

The information surge has reached the Kremlin. Dmitry Peskov found an opportunity to praise his wife. AP Moscow correspondent Natalya Vasilyeva tweeted: “I asked Peskov about Tatyana Navka’s dance. He replied: “I’m proud of my wife - that’s all I can say.”

Navka in a robe was actively discussed abroad. The most popular adjectives applied to dance are “offensive”, “disgusting”, “inappropriate”, “incompetent”.

American comedian Michael Ian Black also took part in the controversy. He made a subtle joke about the number: “It might have seemed offensive if the ice dancing from the Auschwitz era had not been recreated with all the care.”

When Twitter users wrote to him that the Russians actually liberated Auschwitz and lost 22 million people in World War II, Black responded: “No one questions Russia's incredible sacrifice in the war. Maybe it’s just inappropriate to show this in ice dancing.”

The Israeli publication Haaretz also noted the ambiguity of using the Holocaust theme in entertainment programs: “Holocaust on ice: the wife of Putin’s assistant caused controversy by skating in the uniform of a concentration camp prisoner.”

German Spiegel limited itself to describing Navka’s number, her social status (the wife of a Kremlin representative) and the message that the performance “caused criticism from the United States.”

“When you visit there, it won’t occur to you to do such numbers,” says Navka’s subscriber bahtinov.design.

“Elite” doesn’t know how to be sophisticated,” Igor.mironov.9615 couldn’t pass by.

“Drawing caricatures of a tragedy, for example, like in Charlie Hebdo magazine, is normal, but doing an act on ice that does not imply a desire to laugh or offend someone is blasphemy?” – anna_karelina1990 defended the couple.

A fan of Svetlanaleg53 wanted to please Tatyana Navka, but it turned out ambiguous: “You match the image incredibly. Bravo".

Following her, many also noted that striped clothes suit Tatyana Navka.

IN official group“Ice Age” historical allusions on the social network “VKontakte” went unnoticed. The Holocaust was not discussed at all, the British press was criticized a little, and that was all. Only 48.8% of voters (235 people) said good things about the number.

“It seemed to me that this was an exploitation of the theme,” expressed the opinion of a fan of the show, Yulia Kalashnikova.

“Navka’s dancing is not experienced from the inside,” Irina Borzik does not believe the press secretary’s wife.

Under the video on Youtube, Navka and director Ilya Averbukh also got it.

“A blasphemous mockery of the memory of millions of those tortured...” – Jewgenia Komarova is sure.

User Maya Paz decided to answer for others too: “You spat in the face of every Jew. This number looks as ridiculous as a disco on the grave of your parents.”

Victoria Razhkovetsky discussed with them: “An excellent reading (of the film. – Red.) talented authors and performers of this three-minute production. People are deeply touched."

On the Channel One website, the release of “Ice Age” caused negative reviews.

“A completely inappropriate topic for an entertainment show. You leave the movie with a lump in your throat. And here - smiles, applause and praise for technique and artistry. I was only perplexed at how some could come up with such a thing, while others could cheerfully applaud,” writes viewer Pavel Riazanov.

Michael Ratinsky pointed out that the show consists not only of a number in which artistic reinterpretation is permissible, but also of an audience. And her reaction is very controversial: “You've gone crazy! Smiles in robes with yellow stars! The hall exploding with applause... No taste, no tact, no understanding... Incompetent direction.”

The chairman of the Jewish community of St. Petersburg, Mark Grubarg, said in: “The choice of topic is not forbidden. But piece of art is assessed by whether it carries a quality message, whether it wakes people up. How big significant work I can't rate this number. The skating did not cause any special aesthetic impressions. Did the characters manage to evoke a sense of tragedy in the audience? That's the question. But now many are looking for points of disagreement that are not conceptual.”

1998 Olympic champion in figure skating Oksana Kazakova supported Navka: “The program brought tears to many people. The guys did not teach the topic (the Holocaust) in a comical way. Figure skating is an art. Through dance we can convey emotions, problems and fear.”

Director Karen Shakhnazarov participates in the jury. He also gave it 6.0. Here is his assessment: “I remember and love this film very well, it is outstanding. There's never been anything about horror Nazi camps in art they spoke in such a way that there was lyricism, humor, unshakable strength human spirit. The guys managed to convey the spirit of this picture, its essence.”

Head of Northwestern public organization disabled Jews, former prisoners of fascist concentration camps and ghettos Pavel Rubinchik, who was in the Minsk ghetto, admitted to Fontanka that he had not seen the film, and therefore could only say about the number: “Skating, pirouettes, lyrics are good, but they are not are consistent with what actually happened. We just wanted to drink and eat and sometimes wished for death. Unfortunately, I didn’t feel the tragedy in the performance.”

The head of the public relations department of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, Borukh Gorin, left a post on Facebook: “Am I shocked? I am terrified! I'm horrified by the reaction to this number. Do you want to talk about aesthetic dilemmas, about Adorno's maxim? This is after kilometers of film of kitsch “about the Holocaust”? After Schindler's List and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas? “Life is beautiful” also outraged you to the point of nausea? Never mind - Navka has gotten you down the drain. And it is you who use the memory of the victims of the Holocaust for your own selfish purposes. And bow to her. Like anyone who is ready to wear a yellow star in memory of them."

Blogger Anton Nosik wrote in LiveJournal: “For today’s civilization, the Holocaust is nothing more than a historical plot that provides inspiration for books, films, scientific research and, as it now turns out, ice dancing. Dance number Based on the film, I’m not ready to judge whether it’s good or bad, I just don’t know anything about choreography. But there is definitely no insult to either the Jewish people or the victims of the Holocaust. This is just an artistic treatment of a topic that has become global over the past 70 years.”

Tatyana Navka's recent performance in the Ice Age program caused a huge wave of discussions. It’s not about the skater’s impeccable technique or difficult jumps, but about the theme of the performance: Navka and Andrei Burkovsky’s performance was dedicated to the Holocaust. Dressed in striped robes with Stars of David on their chests, they portrayed Auschwitz prisoners dancing on ice. Many considered this performance frivolous, and the smiles on the faces of the skaters and their gaiety were journalists and public figures was considered almost an outrage against the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The British edition of the Daily Mail dedicated an entire article to Navka, in which journalists cited user statements about the number. “Vladimir Putin should oblige Tatyana Navka to apologize for her speech”, “Have you forgotten how people suffered during the war?”, “This is disgusting, she should be ashamed” - these are just some of the comments that were collected scandalous video. The other part was concentrated on the figure skater’s Instagram: Tatyana posted photos from the performance, noting that it had become one of her favorites, and advising everyone to show it to their children. “Creatures, dance and have fun in the costumes of concentration camp prisoners, you will be responsible for this, cow,” they immediately wrote to her under the photo. “You hit the ice and hit your head?!” The Holocaust is not a topic that can be used for entertainment,” wrote subscribers. At the same time, there were those who thanked Tatyana in the comments for her performance, because she “doesn’t let people forget all this horror.” The skater herself does not see anything offensive in the number and assures that it is dedicated to Roberto Benigni’s film “Life is Beautiful.” In this film, the parents who ended up in a concentration camp assure the child that everything that is happening is a funny game. According to Tatyana, that’s why the skaters smiled while skating - it was feigned gaiety that the characters in the film had to play.

But the point here is not even in the smiles of Navka and Burkovsky: if they were gliding across the ice with mournful faces, it would hardly change the situation. The problem is as old as time - we just still can’t decide which themes can be used in popular culture, and which ones are not. There is no single standard, so everyone speaks for themselves: some are offended by figure skaters in the uniforms of Auschwitz prisoners, while others consider this an excellent opportunity to remind humanity of the terrible tragedy. What some call an outrage against values, others consider a creative act that no one has the right to prohibit, otherwise it is censorship, restriction of personal freedom and creativity, and the like. When Pussy Riot danced in the temple, many public figures fiercely defended the right of a person to dance anywhere and talk about anything, and if it hurts your feelings, then that’s only your problem. So Tatyana Navka danced - so it is absolutely unclear what complaints those who previously advocated creative freedom might have against her. It turns out that we can fiercely demand our own freedom, but we have not yet learned to respect someone else’s - be it freedom of thought, speech, or even ice dancing.

The reason is that Navka and her partner chose for their speech the topic of the Holocaust, which is rarely used in such a context.

Navka herself stated that the dance in the robes of prisoners with the Star of David sewn on them (used to designate prisoners of concentration camps) Jewish origin) was an attempt to transfer the mood and aesthetics of the Italian Oscar-winning film “Life is Beautiful” onto ice: “Be sure to watch! One of my favorite numbers! Based on one of my favorite films, “Life is Beautiful”! Show this film to your children, be sure [!] Ours children must know and remember that terrible time, which I hope, God willing, they will never know."

The dancing couple - and Andrei Burkovsky - performed to the song Beautiful That Way by Nicola Piovani from the same film by Roberto Benigni, which tells the story of a boy and his Jewish father and their stay in a concentration camp.

The judges of the TV show praised the dance: the duo received 12 points based on the results of their performance on November 26, which brought them to the top of the ratings for the seventh season of “Ice Age.”

The video of the dance quickly went viral on the Internet and caused a flurry of comments from users around the world.

“Oh, those stupid Holocaust victims,” the American comedian wrote on Twitter. Jewish roots Sarah Silverman.

“How do you say ‘disgusting, offensively tasteless’ in Russian,” actor and writer Richard Belzer asks his subscribers.

“No matter what the plan was, it was inappropriate,” writes a Times columnist who goes by only the name Yashar.

In the Israeli blogosphere, the performance of Burkovsky and Navka did not cause much debate, journalist Evgeniy Sova told the BBC Russian Service.

"No reaction, except for a few people, violent activists on social networks. The film is Italian, the theme of the Holocaust... Israel does not have a monopoly on the topic of the Holocaust. With the exception of several dozen Russian-speaking commentators, no one reacted. On Monday, inter-factional day, I tried to find out from factions - so, they don’t understand what they’re talking about we're talking about. Maybe, as a result of the CNN story, someone will notice, but so far nothing has happened at the official level. Officials don’t even understand what kind of show this is - well, they canceled the show. I don’t even get into arguments on this topic on Facebook. No politician will understand what this is. Maybe there is no need to highlight the Holocaust theme in the form of a dance, but that is their right. There is simply no response from Israel."

A new word was immediately found for the dancers’ outfit - “holocaustume”.

Social networks remembered the performance of choreographer Anastasia Antelava and actor of the Moscow Ermolova Theater Alexander Petrov on a similar project “Dancing with the Stars,” where the duo performed a romantic number about a Nazi military man and a resident of the occupied territory.

The couple danced a foxtrot to Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra; at the end of the composition, both heroes die.

"Only on Russian TV viewers entertainment shows can see the Holocaust on ice skates and dancing Nazis,” they compare both events on Twitter.

“90% of the speakers have not seen the number at all, they don’t understand what was being discussed, and for such people I am ready to explain once again: the theme of the program was “World Cinema”, the number was based entirely on the great movie “Life is Beautiful” directed by Roberto Benigni, who received three Oscars,” said figure skater Ilya Averbukh, who choreographed the dance, in an interview with Business-FM.

In Russia, commentators noticed that many Western media, when talking about the speech, made headlines that Navka is married to a press secretary Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

Peskov did not comment on his wife’s speech in detail

“I’m proud of my wife, that’s what I can say,” he told RIA Novosti.

Navka and Burkovsky's dance about the Holocaust caused criticism in Western media.

The dance, which was performed by Tatyana Navka and Andrei Burkovsky in the Ice Age program, caused a lot of criticism and misunderstanding. After the release of the next program, in which Navka and Burkovsky performed a number on the theme of the Holocaust, unflattering reviews about the theme and nature of the performance appeared on the Internet and in the Western press.

The main reason that some users and journalists began to write negative and sometimes even offensive reviews about the Ice Age participants was simple ignorance and inattention. What is striking about this dance is that the dancers, dressed in the uniforms of concentration camp prisoners with the Star of David on their chests, smile, have fun and seem to be fooling around. This may seem like a mockery of the Holocaust theme only to those who did not know that Navka and Burkovsky took as the basis for their speech famous movie, a tragicomedy by Roberto Benigni " Life is Beautiful", which received three Oscars at once. According to the plot of the film, father and son end up in a Nazi concentration camp, where children and old people are killed in gas chambers. To save his son and protect him from all the horrors that are happening around him, the father convinces the child that everything around him is just a funny game. To become the winner of this game, you need to follow certain rules - don’t cry, don’t complain, don’t ask for food, don’t show yourself to the soldiers.

However, despite the fact that the film was identified in the speech as the main plot, some foreign media, including CNN, BBC, The New York Times, The Guardian, published unflattering comments about the speech, without failing to say that Tatyana Navka is the wife of the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

Tatiana Navka and Andrey Burkovsky dance “Life is Beautiful” video