Tatiana Navka and Andrei Burkovsky provoked loud scandal number “Beautiful That Way” to music from the film “Life is Beautiful”.
Latest issue transfer " glacial period" ended in a scandal because of the number "Beautiful That Way" performed by Andrei Burkovsky.
The theme of the program was world cinema, and Navka and Burkovsky skated a number based on the film “Life is Beautiful.” Let us remind you that in the plot of the film, parents who ended up in a concentration camp are trying to convince the child that everything that is happening is not real, but just a game, so they smile, clownish a little and in every possible way create an atmosphere of ease and fun.
Tatiana Navka and Andrey Burkovsky - Beautiful That Way. glacial period
The number received mixed reactions from viewers. Internet users, who clearly had not watched the film and did not want to understand the situation, responded very harshly to Navka and Burkovsky.
Even Western publications noticed the scandal. English newspaper Daily Mail posted reviews from popular bloggers sharply condemning the show, and even a call that the Russian President should force the show’s creators to apologize for “making a mockery of the Holocaust.”
Didn't stand aside American edition The Huffington Post and Israeli Haaretz.
Coach Ilya Averbukh spoke in defense of Tatiana Navka and Andrei Burkovsky, who, by the way, staged this number.
"I did a lot of numbers on military and Jewish themes, absolutely different characters. In the previous program we had a stunning number by Ekaterina Barnabas - an Armenian lullaby, also about tragic events. But no one paid attention, apparently because Tatyana Navka did not perform it. And this is the whole answer,” said Averbukh.
Ilya shamed the Daily Mail for the fact that a serious, respected publication published absolutely unverified information. He briefly explained the theme of the program and retold the meaning of the film “Life is Beautiful,” which Navka and Burkovsky presented on ice.
“I get the feeling that people didn’t watch either the act or the film. They saw photos of smiling people in robes and made some ridiculous conclusions - from bad taste, illiteracy, lack of education. Perhaps these are the only words that come to mind when you receive something like this reaction. All this hype is an indicator of modern madness. I would call it “delirium tremens” and insanity,” Averbukh said.
Tatyana Navka herself was delighted with the rental. "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 to. Our children should know and remember that terrible time, which I hope, God willing, they will never they'll find out!" – the skater wrote on social networks.
On the “Ice Age” program on Channel One, Tatyana Navka and Andrei Burkovsky showed a number about concentration camp prisoners. The performance of the artists caused a mixed reaction from users of social networks: some were outraged by it, while others did not see anything offensive in it. In the episode of the Ice Age show on November 26, Tatyana Navka and Andrei Burkovsky performed a number called “Beautiful That Way” based on the film “Life is Beautiful.” The film, set during World War II, is about an Italian woman who voluntarily followed her husband and son to a concentration camp. During the performance, Navka and Burkovsky were dressed in prison uniforms with yellow stars
David on the chest. The number caused mixed reactions among social media users. In particular, blogger @Lndcalling stated
that Channel One has gone crazy.
The post received more than 500 retweets and many replies. Users mainly condemned the artists and the editors of the TV channel.
But there were also those who defended the production.
The Ice Age judges responded positively to the performance - they rated the artistry and technique of the performance with a maximum of six points.
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On Saturday, November 26, the next episode of “Ice Age” was broadcast on Channel One, which caused heated debate not only among fellow skaters, but also overseas. The fact is that 41-year-old Tatyana Navka and 33-year-old Andrei Burkovsky performed a dance based on the film “Life is Beautiful”, addressing the theme of the Holocaust.
In "Ice Age" entertainment show on the First, there are many fans who enjoy watching their favorite celebrities conquer the ice in pairs with professional athletes. Despite the format, the program occasionally touches on very serious topics. So, in the next episode, Tatyana Navka and Andrei Burkovsky performed a dance based on the film “Life is Beautiful,” choreographed for them by Ilya Averbukh. Tatyana and Andrey took to the ice in striped overalls with yellow stars of David on their chests (remember, according to the plot of the work, parents who ended up in a concentration camp are trying to convince their son that everything that is happening is just a game). For this number, Navka completely abandoned makeup.
On her Instagram, the Olympic champion published footage of her performance and wrote: “Our children should know and remember that terrible time, which I hope, God willing, they will never know! (hereinafter, the authors’ spelling and punctuation have been preserved - website note).”
Some viewers were delighted with the production - strong, touching the soul, while others were hostile to it. Some Internet users criticized the couple and their mentor Ilya Averbukh: “We should talk about the Holocaust, not dance!”, “They made a show from Auschwitz. And aren’t you ashamed?”
The British portal The Daily Mail collected comments from Western bloggers condemning the issue: “Have you forgotten how your people suffered during the war?”, “You should be ashamed!” - they said.
Ilya Averbukh came to the defense of his players. The mentor explained to Komsomolskaya Pravda correspondents: “My grandfather went through the whole war. He served in a tank corps as a surgeon. Took part in the battle on Kursk Bulge and in the battle for Koenigsberg (Kaliningrad). The topic of war is a very difficult one, but I have often addressed it, so that people do not forget.
The story, when parents try to protect their child by depicting a completely different world for him, makes us feel the tragedy even more. And we are talking about this pain. This number is my idea. In the previous program we had an amazing performance by Ekaterina Varnava - “Armenian Lullaby”, also about tragic events. But no one paid attention, apparently because Tatyana Navka was not the performer. And that's the whole answer. I get the feeling that people didn’t watch either the act or the film. We saw photos of smiling people in robes and made some ridiculous conclusions - from bad taste, illiteracy, lack of education.”
Averbukh’s position was supported by many: “I hope that at least now people will start watching the film “Life is Beautiful” and will understand what this dance is about,” “Averbukh was right when he said that there is nothing even to discuss here, just watch carefully so as not to write anything later rave".
Published 11/28/16 09:23
The performance that caused fierce controversy took place as part of the Ice Age show on Channel One.
Real political scandal a global scale flared up in the media and blogosphere after Channel One aired the program “Ice Age,” where figure skater Tatyana Navka and her partner Andrei Burkovsky showed a number about concentration camp prisoners.
In the release of the project on November 26, Navka and Burkovsky showed the number Beautiful That Way based on the film “Life is Beautiful,” which takes place during the Second World War. The film tells the story of an Italian woman who voluntarily went after her husband. intkbbee and son to a concentration camp.
During their performance, Navka and Burkovsky were dressed in prison uniforms with yellow Stars of David on the chest.
The number on the “Ice Age” with the participation of the wife of the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov was assessed very ambiguously by the world media.
For example, the American online publication The Huffington Post simply noted that the Olympic champion in ice dancing and actor Andrei Burkovsky took to the ice in the guise of Auschwitz prisoners, and musical accompaniment The song “Beautiful That Way” by Nicola Piovani from the film “Life is Beautiful” about the persecution of Jews during World War II was chosen.
In turn, the Israeli publication Haaretz stated that this is not the first time Russian television, when in entertainment project The theme of the Holocaust is used. Journalists recalled that in April 2016, Russian state television already apologized for the number in the project “Dancing with the Stars” to the composition of Frank Sinatra Fly Me to the Moon, which told about the romance of a German soldier of World War II and a Russian girl, who were awaiting execution in end of the number.
The performance of Navka and Burkovsky caused a strong reaction on social networks. Thus, blogger @Lndcalling said that Channel One has gone crazy.
His post received over 500 retweets and many replies. Most users condemned the artists and the editors of Channel One.
However, there were also those who stood up for the number.
In turn, the members of the Ice Age jury assessed the performance positively, giving the artistry and technique of the performance a maximum of six points.
A new stumbling block and a reason for loud disputes between Russia and the West suddenly became figure skating. Moreover we're talking about not about the big ones sports competitions, and about one number from television project"Glacial period".
On November 26, 2016, in the next episode of the Ice Age program, the couple Tatyana Navka - Andrey Burkovsky presented the number “Beautiful That Way”, in which the participants appear as Jewish prisoners Nazi concentration camp. The performance received the highest scores from the project judges.
In the West, this issue attracted unexpected attention from the press. The reason was primarily due to her partner: Tatyana Navka, Olympic champion in sports dancing on ice, is the wife press secretary of Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov.
IN Western media the number was considered “tasteless” and had an incorrect tone towards the victims of the Holocaust.
“They sunk to such lows for the sake of fame”
“Vladimir Putin's Spokesman's Wife Under Fire for Ice Dance About the Holocaust,” Time headlines.
“Tatyana Navka, the wife of Putin’s aide, drew criticism with her Holocaust-themed ice performance,” The Huffington Post writes.
CNN quoted the words director of international relations Australian Israel Council Jeremy Jones:“The frivolity that led to the decision to stage this number is maddening... After they are forgotten as skaters, they will remain in memory as people who sunk to such baseness for the sake of fame.”
The Russia Today TV channel published a commentary by the chief rabbi of Moscow, chairman of the Council of Rabbis of Europe, head of the rabbinical court in the CIS and Baltic countries Pinchas Goldschmidt:“I would like to believe that the dance directors wanted to convey the will to live and best hopes concentration camp prisoners. Many people liked it, but many were offended by the dance. Because the Holocaust and everything connected with it is too big a wound. She won't be alive anytime soon. Almost not Jewish families, in which none of the ancestors would have suffered from Nazism, would not have worn yellow stars, like on the costumes of figure skaters. The feelings of the victims and their families had to be taken into account. Consult. Probably, the intentions were good, but every nation has its own pain, and we must try not to touch a nerve. I wouldn’t like to see anti-Semitism here.”
Some Russian users of social networks also reacted quite emotionally, among whom, however, there were many Ukrainian ones:
“Do they really think that everything is fine?”
"Ernst in the furnace"
“In Germany they would definitely have given a sentence”
“It’s time to ask Santa Claus for a fence with Mordor. I don’t see any more options"
“You can only discuss skates”
Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov noted: “I don’t think that this is an issue that in any way concerns the Kremlin, and due to my work, I am significantly limited in my ability to comment on this. I'm proud of my wife. That's all I can say."
The reaction was extremely emotional official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. On her Facebook page she wrote: “I would name it, but they’ll ban me....
Haaretz, Daily Mail, Huffington Post and dozens of others have all written about dance number on the theme of the Holocaust performed by Tatyana Navka.
They didn't like the number! The image of the prisoners of Auschwitz, you see, is not embodied on ice as it should be. Defenders of tolerance? Nothing like this! Hypocrites and liars. Moreover, they are cowardly hypocrites and liars fulfilling a political order.
Where are you all hiding when monuments to those who fought the Holocaust are being demolished in Europe? For 30 years in the Baltics they humiliated World War II veterans by denying them citizenship - where have you been? It was you who mocked the victory parade in Moscow in 2015, calling it a “manifestation of militarism.” And when shaved guys with swastikas and torches march in Ukraine, which way do you turn? And where do you run when the Waffen-SS legionnaires organize parades? And when officials in Poland said that Auschwitz was liberated by Ukrainians, not Soviet troops, thereby insulting the memory of soldiers of many nationalities, why didn’t you point out to them the inadmissibility of politicizing an immortal feat?
Then you were all silent. You can only discuss skates.”
What really happened
Tatyana Navka herself said in an interview with Life: “This is not the first time that the themes of war have been raised in our project; personally, this is not the first time I have performed a performance in the clothes of concentration camp prisoners. This is our creativity, and before it somehow did not cause any reaction in the world. And this means that we make people think. I hope that many simply have not seen this film, and when they do, they will look at our wonderful act with different eyes,” she added.
The idea of the act that Navka and Burkovsky showed belonged to Ilya Averbukh, Vice-champion of the Olympics and world champion in ice dancing, and now a successful producer of ice shows.
In the Ice Age project he acts as a coach and producer.
The number is a reimagining of the film Roberto Benigni"Life is Beautiful", which in 1998 was awarded the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and two Oscars.
According to the plot of the film, the Italian Guido, a Jew by nationality, ends up in a concentration camp with his son. Trying to protect the child from horrors, Guido explains to his son that everything that happens around him is a game. The boy in it needs to score 1000 points to get Grand Prize: tank. Points are given upon the unconditional fulfillment of a number of rules: it is forbidden to appear in front of the soldiers, cry, complain and ask for food. The child believes his dad, despite death, pain and blood around him.
At the end of the film, the prisoners are freed, the boy is reunited with his mother, but his father dies at the hands of a Nazi.
For Navka and Burkovsky’s number, music was taken from the film “Life is Beautiful.” Just like in the movie, in the room main character dies: machine gun fire is heard, and he disappears into the darkness.
“90% of speakers did not see the number at all”
Ilya Averbukh reacted very harshly to criticism of the number: “90% of the speakers did not see the number at all, they don’t understand what was being discussed. For such people, I am ready to explain once again: the theme of the program was “world cinema,” the performance was based entirely on the great film “Life is Beautiful,” directed by Roberto Benigni, which received three Oscars. A family ends up in a concentration camp, where in order to save their child, they act out the story throughout the film that it's all simple big game. For those who have not watched the movie, a text was played specifically for 15 seconds, a direct quote from the film, when Tanya and Andrey really stood with faces full of sorrow, where it was said: “Son, it’s just a game.” It was for him that this number was played, which had everything: and dramatic story, and struggle, and ridicule, and the severity of loss when Andrei passes away, leaving his family. This is an exceptional quote from the film. An absolutely normal reaction associated with the fact that you really want to bite. There is a direct road: Navka - Peskov - Putin. That's all. A photograph was taken of people dressed as concentration camp prisoners smiling. Without thinking about anything, we might as well grab a still from the movie “The Great Dictator.” Charlie Chaplin, where he depicts Hitler, this level is exactly the same, just to yap.”
Head of the Public Relations Department of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia Borukh Gorin in an interview with Interfax, he said: “The turn that the discussion of this act has taken - an attempt to condemn it from ideological or moral positions - seems to me completely inappropriate, since addressing the topic of the Holocaust as such, especially with artistic interpretation, when performers associate themselves with the victims , worthy of all respect and gratitude... All the condemning reactions that we have witnessed are not just exaggerated, but catastrophically exaggerated... To talk in 2016 about whether it is worth creating on the topic of the Holocaust various kinds works, it’s the same as arguing whether wind is needed. It exists, and it is part of the cultural space.”
Daily Mail “replaced” Navka Totmyanina
And one last thing. The British newspaper Daily Mail, which considered the smiles on the faces of Navka and Burkovsky unacceptable, since they “do not fit well with the monstrous theme” of the Holocaust, managed to make a gross mistake in the material. In the material on the website, under a photograph with the explanation “Peskov’s wife is to the right of Putin,” they posted a photograph in which it is not Tatyana Navka standing next to the president, but Tatiana Totmyanina. She is also a figure skater, also an Olympic champion, but not Dmitry Peskov’s wife, but figure skater Alexei Yagudin. It is clear that the Daily Mail knows little about Russian beauties and Olympic champions. But maybe then you shouldn’t talk about what you don’t understand?
