A Shroud of Incense

2019 64 min

Overview

Teodor Currentzis, one of the most gifted conductors in the world, spent 7 years working in the city of Perm, Russia. It made him a local hero, while the annual Diaghilev Festival under his guidance became one of the country's biggest contemporary arts events. This story focuses on the last two weeks of Currentzis' tenure in Perm in an attempt to understand how modern Russia and its art come along.