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For over a year, actors from the Moscow Et Cetera Theatre, which is subordinate to the capital's Department of Culture, perform at military hospitals. During this time, the artists have made over 15 trips to eight military hospitals in St. Petersburg, Samara, and Penza.
From performances to speeches for fighters
In April 2023, the theater company presented a comedy based on Yevgeny Shestakov's play "Three Plus the Cat," directed by Kirill Loskutov, on the stage of the Pavel Luspekaev Lugansk Academic Russian Drama Theater.
That same year, Et Cetera theater actress Anna Artamonova was among the first cultural figures to participate in the "Volunteer" project. Created by the Internet Development Institute and the newspaper "Arguments and Facts" to support the heroes of the Special Military Operation (SVO), the project involves artists raising the morale of soldiers through their creativity. Since then, Anna has been given the call sign "Solnyshko" (Sun), given to her by SVO participants: the theater and film actress fearlessly stepped "beyond the line," traveling to battlefields to support the troops.
Anna also directed the film "Fagot," which was shot in a war zone. In addition to professional actors, soldiers and nurses participated in the filming.
"Your call sign is Hero"
The stories the artists bring back from their travels are brought to life on the capital's stage. For example, the Et Cetera Theatre presented the monologue play "Your Call Sign: Hero." The audience enjoyed a frank conversation about modern-day heroes and their fates, and they were shown photos and videos from war documentarians. The production was shortlisted for the "Theater Star 2025" award in the special category commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory Day.
The Et Cetera Moscow Theater, directed by Alexander Kalyagin, provides free tickets to all performances for SVO participants and their families. In 2024 and 2025, the theater was attended by over 4,500 service members and their families.
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