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Associated Press: Prominent theater director detained in Moscow

Published Aug. 22, 2017 at 12:20 pm

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 13, 2016 shows Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov posing during a photocall for the film "Uchenik (The Student)" at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Russia's Investigative Committee said on August 22, 2017 that it has detained top theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov on suspicion of committing massive fraud. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE

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Russia’s top investigative body said August 22 it has detained one of Russia’s most prominent theater directors and is pressing charges of embezzlement against him.

Serebrennikov, known for bold productions that poke fun at Russia’s growing social conservatism, is one of Russia’s most venerated theater directors whose work spans from drama to opera.