"Life is Beautiful" to the song "Beautiful That Way" by Israeli singer Ahinoam Nini (Noah), included in the soundtrack to the tape.
Dressed in striped pajamas with yellow stars of David, the “parents”, who, according to the authors’ idea, ended up in a concentration camp, are trying to convince the “child” that everything that happens around is a game. During the performance, the skaters portrayed shooting at each other. As noted, "their beaming smiles are typical of figure skating, but did not go well with the monstrous theme" of the number. In turn, the authors explained that smiles, antics and an inappropriate joyful atmosphere that seemed to others are part of the script, repeating the plot of the film Life is Beautiful.
After the performance, Navka posted a collage of photos on her Instagram, providing it with the caption: “Be sure to look! One of my favorite numbers! Inspired by one of my favorite movies, Life is Beautiful! Show this movie to your kids. PS: Our children should know and remember that terrible time, which, I hope – God willing – they will never know!”
A photo posted by Tatiana Navka (@tatiana_navka) on Nov 26, 2016 at 11:22am PST
However, far from everyone understood and appreciated the allusions. Immediately after New York Magazine and Daily Beast contributor Yashar Ali retweeted the recording of the speech, Navka and Burkovsky were hit with a hurricane of criticism. On social networks, opinions were divided: from “I just can’t believe such insensitivity and tactlessness” to calls for Putin to force Navka to apologize publicly.
Angry tweets also poured into the official account of the Russian embassy in London. Users suggested sending Navka and Burkovsky to a place “where they give out the same pajamas for free,” and also advised the artists to “starve for several months and work in the cold to get into the role.”
“What are they going to convey with the choreography next, mayhem?” — users of social networks are indignant.
This might be offensive if they hadn't take such great care to recreate all the wonderful ice dancing going on at Aushwitz at the time. https://t.co/Nz0iDHqili
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) November 27, 2016
He notes that the performance was well received by the audience, adding that "usually glamorous Navka even appeared in public without makeup for the sake of the number." The Jerusalem Post described the performance as "chilling", noting that the Russian version of Dancing with the Stars also had a similar moment in April (then an actor dressed in a Nazi uniform pretended to be searched, trying to find a young Jewish woman hiding behind a piano).
Navka herself in interview radio "" called the reaction of the world media strange. “Honestly, I don’t understand what exactly disappointed people. I think it's good that this topic is covered. Look how many people watched the film just last night, and I received a huge number of calls, SMS, and people respond with gratitude and positive feedback that we have touched on this topic, that we are reminding of that terrible time. It is surprising what the foreign press picked up. I am more than sure that if this number was performed by any other skater on our show, then this number would pass by, no one would ever pay attention to it, ”she said.
We, on the contrary, wanted to show with our number, somehow affect human qualities, sincere, and only out of good intentions.
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, in response to criticism of his wife Tatyana Navka, said that he was “proud of his wife.”
Her dance partner also said that he didn't understand the harshly negative reaction to their act. “I understand that people are all different and everyone has their own opinion. But the negative excitement around our performance is unjustified, ”he said, adding that his brother from Israel called him and said that the number was wonderful. According to Burkovsky, the issue tells that the child is not allowed to see all the horrors of the war. As the actor emphasized, they did not want to offend anyone.
Coach of the couple, producer of the show and author of the idea of the act said, which did "a lot of numbers on the military and Jewish theme, of completely different characters." “In the previous program, we had an amazing number - an Armenian lullaby, also about tragic events. But no one paid attention, apparently because it was not Tatyana Navka who performed it. The theme of this program is world cinema. Each pair illustrated one or another film. The story, when parents try to protect their child, draw him a different world, makes him feel the tragedy even more, it becomes even more painful. And we are talking about it.
I get the feeling that people didn't watch the act or the movie. We saw photos of smiling people in robes and made some ridiculous conclusions - from bad taste, illiteracy, lack of education.
Perhaps only such words come to mind when you get this kind of reaction, ”he said.
The official representative Maria spoke about publications in foreign media in an even harsher tone. “They didn’t like the number! The image of the prisoners of Auschwitz, you see, is not as embodied on the ice as it should be. Defenders of Tolerance? Nothing like this! Hypocrites and liars. Moreover, cowardly hypocrites and liars working out a political order,”
In the show "Ice Age" on Channel One for 10 years, many numbers dedicated to the Second World War were shown. But the recent performance of Tatyana Navka and Andrey Burkovsky in the images of the heroes of the film "Life is Beautiful" - the prisoners of Auschwitz - caused a mixed reaction. And although the theme of the broadcast was originally devoted to Western cinema and the fans of the couple highly appreciated the dramaturgy of the number, negative reviews suddenly appeared in the Western media.
Recall that the basis of the cult film by Roberto Benigni was the story of an Auschwitz prisoner who ended up in a death camp with his son and did everything to ensure that the kid believed that all the horror that was happening around was just a game. The film became a sensation in its time, was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and won three Oscars, including in the Best Foreign Language Film nomination.
On the eve of the broadcast of the program, Navka turned to the fans of the Ice Age show: “Be sure to look! One of my favorite numbers! Inspired by one of my favorite movies, Life is Beautiful! Show this film to your children, by all means… Our children should know and remember that terrible time, which I hope God will give, they will never know!”
Navka and Burkovsky embodied the plot of this famous painting on ice to the music of the composer Nikola Piovani, which sounded in the tape. Those who saw "Life is Beautiful" appreciated the idea of the skaters, coach and choreographers. The jury members, who gave the highest marks, admitted that it was, perhaps, one of the brightest and most emotional performances in the entire history of the project. And in order to understand the meaning of this performance, you still need to watch the outstanding drama by Roberto Benigni.
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Published on 29.11.16 10:29
The performance of Tatyana Navka and Andrey Burkovsky in the show "Ice Age" with a number about the Holocaust caused a mixed reaction in society and the media. Peskov declared his pride in his wife, who danced in the clothes of a concentration camp prisoner. And Averbukh accused the Western media of inciting hysteria around the Navka dance.
Navka was surprised by the media reaction to the dance about the Holocaust
Olympic champion Tatyana Navka commented on the mixed reaction about her ice dance number with actor Andrei Burkovsky, writes "MK".
Earlier, as Topnews wrote, the Western media criticized Navka and Burkovsky, who danced in prison clothes. However, the dance was staged based on Roberto Benigni's tragicomedy Life is Beautiful about the Holocaust.
Navka said she was surprised by the strange reaction of the media. She suggested that the critics did not see the picture, the music from which was used in the room. intkbbee about the prisoners of Auschwitz.
Navka and Burkovsky. Speech on the Holocaust. VIDEO
Figure skater Tatyana Navka and actor Andrei Burkovsky performed an ice dance dedicated to the Holocaust in the Ice Age show on Channel One. Athletes took to the ice dressed as Jewish prisoners of the World War II concentration camp and danced to the song "Beautiful That Way" from the famous Italian film Life is Beautiful.
“Be sure to check it out! Inspired by one of my favorite movies, Life is Beautiful! - Tatyana Navka wrote on your Instagram page. “Show this film to your children, be sure. Our children should know and remember that terrible time, which I hope God will give, they will never know!” she stressed.
Peskov commented on the performance of Navka and Burkovsky
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov commented on the performance of his wife Tatyana Navka and Andrei Burkovsky in the form of prisoners of Auschwitz, reports RT.
“I don’t think this is a question that somehow concerns the Kremlin. Due to my work, I am significantly limited in my ability to somehow comment on this. I am proud of my wife, that's what I can say, ”Peskov said in response to a request to comment on the reaction of the world media to the speech of Navka and Burkovsky.
The Jewish community approved the scandalous dance of Navka about the Holocaust, and the chief rabbi of Moscow expressed doubt
There is nothing offensive in the speech of Tatyana Navka and Andrey Burkovsky with a number about the Holocaust on the television show "Ice Age", Mark Grubarg, chairman of the Jewish community of St. Petersburg, told Baltika FM.
According to him, some bloggers and journalists artificially "inflated the story" on the topic of insulting feelings after watching the ice show. The speech by Navka and Burkovsky gave another reason to remember the Holocaust and comprehend the lessons of the past, the head of the community is sure.
“Many are outraged that they are trying to talk about the Holocaust in the language of the show. But there are many excellent films dedicated to the Holocaust. Why is the movie allowed and the show not? Is it worth labeling any genre?” Grubarg was indignant.
All works of art without mockery and deliberate humiliation of this or that community have the right to exist, says the chairman of the Jewish community. In his opinion, whether the show of Navka and Burkovsky meets the criteria of good taste will become clear after some time.
As explained in the organization, the scandalous dance was conceived as a work of love, faith and victory over hard reality. “And to everyone who breaks spears on the topic of insulting Jews, I advise you to come to the synagogue to seriously study Judaism and the history of the Holocaust,” Grubarg added.
In turn, the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, President of the Council of Rabbis of Europe Pinchas Goldschmidt did not approve of the performance of the wife of press secretary Dmitry Peskov in the Ice Age show in the form of a prisoner of Auschwitz.
In his opinion, Tatyana Navka and her dance partner Andrei Burkovsky should have consulted with relatives of Nazi concentration camp prisoners before staging a dance about the Holocaust.
“Many people liked it, but many people were touched by the dance. The Holocaust and everything connected with it is too big a wound. She won't be alive soon. There are almost no Jewish families in which none of the ancestors suffered from Nazism, would not wear yellow stars, as on the costumes of figure skaters, ”TASS quotes the rabbi.
According to Goldschmidt, the creators of the dance number needed to take care of the feelings of the victims' families and consult with them first. The Chief Rabbi of Moscow expressed the hope that the directors wanted to convey the will to live and the best hopes of the prisoners of the concentration camps.
“Probably, the intentions were good, but every nation has its own pain, and we must try not to hurt the living. I would not like to see anti-Semitism here,” Goldschmidt said.
Ilya Averbukh accused the Western media of inciting hysteria: they confused Navka with Tatmyanina
Meanwhile, figure skater and producer Ilya Averbukh called it wild how foreign media report news about the dance of Tatyana Navka and actor Andrei Burkovsky in the images of Auschwitz prisoners in the Ice Age show, writes Lenta.ru.
“Savagery that this can be discussed at all. Wildness is in everything - in the presentation, in hysteria, in unprofessionalism, which can be seen in the articles of foreign media, ”Averbukh believes.
As an example, he cited an article in the British Daily Mail, which confused Navka with another Olympic champion in figure skating, Tatyana Totmianina. In the published picture, Totmyanina stands next to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the caption to the photo refers to Navka. Averbukh called it a "big blunder".
The next issue of the First Channel ice show was dedicated to world cinema. One of the brightest pairs of the project - Tatyana Navka and Andrei Burkovsky - took to the ice in the costumes of Jewish prisoners of the concentration camp during the Second World War. Striped robes, yellow six-pointed stars on the chest. They danced to the song Beautiful That Way from the famous Italian film Life is Beautiful. Skated, all members of the jury gave the highest scores. And then the Internet boomed.
“I hope Averbukh is smart enough never to bring this number to Israel”, “We are in a concentration camp. We are Jews. We are having fun. Life is beautiful”, “Here is such an entertaining number put for the Russian TV by the famous figure skater Ilya Averbukh. We hope he is ashamed”, “On Channel One it’s really bad with brains”.
Judging by the responses, some viewers were outraged by the merriment that was portrayed by much of the “Jews in a concentration camp” number.
Check it out for sure! One of my favorite numbers! Inspired by one of my favorite movies "Life is Beautiful"! Show this film to your children, be sure to #iceperiod @tatiana_navka @aburkovskiy PS: Our children should know and remember that terrible time, which I hope God will give, they will never know!
English-language messages appeared almost immediately. “U should apologize! My all family was murdered in babi yar what a sick person are u?” (“You must apologize! My whole family died at Babi Yar, what kind of sick person are you ?!”) - someone ornaazarya wrote on Tatiana Navka’s Instagram.
Moreover, some angry messages were addressed to the Western audience from "this side". Shameful! From Russia” (“Shame! From Russia!”) - for example, a user with the nickname Ukraine-english-news writes on Twitter.
Meanwhile, it was enough to carefully watch this issue of the Ice Age to understand what was happening. Especially for those who have not seen the film "Life is Beautiful", the program explained its general idea. The heroes of this picture live despite the circumstances: even when they find themselves in a concentration camp, they are full of life in the name of saving the child. The figure skaters tried to convey this idea to the public. By the way, director Karen Shakhnazarov, who was present at the recording of the show as a guest member of the jury, said that Burkovsky and Navka managed to convey the essence of the picture. This was also noted by many Internet users: “Movies are made on the themes of the Holocaust, paintings are made, performances are staged. Why can't this topic be comprehended in this form? @semak515 tweets.
“Do not listen to critics and insults, this is the biomass that creaks with its rusty fingers, which is now killing in the Donbass and burning in Odessa. And the liberals who joined them, eternally aching and stinking “how bad everything is here,” @spiashchiiagent summed up Navka harshly on Instagram.
It's not just a show. This is a theatre. And it is necessary to raise such topics, - Tatyana Navka commented on the situation. - We need to remember! And if young people look and ask what it is, and then learn about the Holocaust, concentration camps and the film "Dolce Vita" - then we hit the mark.
I do not really understand such a reaction, - Andrey Burkovsky admitted to us. - But I understand that people are all different and everyone has their own opinion. But the negative excitement around our performance is not justified.
The coach of the pair, Ilya Averbukh, said as he snapped:
This is not serious. Nothing to even discuss!
Tatyana Navka and Andrey Burkovsky's number about the Holocaust was shown in the Ice Age program on Channel One. The theme for the competition in this edition of the program for all participants were famous films. A couple of Navka and Burkovsky chose for their dance an Oscar-winning film about concentration camp prisoners, a tragicomedy Roberto Benigni "Life is beautiful". Together with their coach Ilya Averbukh, they decided to choose the song Beautiful That Way from this film and appear before the audience in the form of prisoners of a fascist concentration camp - in striped robes and with a Star of David on their chests.
After the speech, a lot of angry comments and messages appeared on the net and in the press. Some of the viewers, who have not seen the film and do not know its plot, were amazed that the figure skaters, in the form of prisoners in a concentration camp, dance and fool around merrily. For those who do not know, the plot of that very film is the tragic story of a father and son who ended up in a concentration camp. To protect his son from the horrors that occur in the camp, as well as from death, the father presents everything that happens to his child as a fun game.
Negative feedback about the dance of Tatyana Navka and Andrey Burkovsky even left some of the world's media, including CNN, BBC, The New York Times, The Guardian, who did not forget to mention that she is the wife of the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
Tatyana Navka herself expressed her surprise at the sharp reaction of the Western press: Probably, people did not watch this wonderful film, which won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and received three Oscars, - the Russian figure skater commented on the attacks in her direction.
Foreign Ministry spokesman spoke sharply about Western critics Maria Zakharova who called them cowardly hypocrites and liars. On her Facebook, Zakharova wrote the following lines: WHERE ARE YOU ALL HIDING WHEN THE MONUMENTS TO THOSE WHO FIGHTED THE HOLOCAUST ARE TAKEN IN EUROPE? 30 YEARS IN THE BALTICS VETERANS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR WERE HUMILATED BY DENIING CITIZENSHIP-YOU, ..., WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? IT WAS YOU WHO MUCKED THE VICTORY PARADE IN MOSCOW IN 2015, CALLING IT A "MANIFESTATION OF MILITARISM". AND WHEN SHAVED GUYS WITH SWASTIKA AND TORCHES MARCH IN UKRAINE, WHICH WAY DO YOU TURN INTO? AND WHERE DO YOU RUN WHEN THE WAFFEN SS LEGIONNAIRES PARADE? ..., and concluded: THEN YOU ALL WERE SILENT. YOU CAN ONLY DISCUSS SKATES.
Tatyana Navka and Andrey Burkovsky - "Beautiful That Way" video
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