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Sierakowski writes: ‘Instead of upholding the constitutional right to artistic freedom, the mayor of Poznan, Ryszard Grobelny, endorsed the organizers’self-censorship, claiming that the play threatens Poznan’s traditional values and as such is perceived as a provocation.’ The words quoted by the author were uttered by the mayor in a letter published three days before we decided to cancel the performance. How could the mayor have supported our actions? The letter was one of the reasons for the cancellation of the performance, as the whole moral responsibility for what would happen around Golgota Picnic, both in front of the Zamek Culture Centre, as well as the open space of the festival club on Wolności Square and the streets of Poznań, was explicitly shifted from the law enforcement services to the organizers of Malta Festival.
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