Russia: Arrested director faces 'complex' charges, says lawyer Russia's Investigative Committee says it has detained and charged the theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov with fraud in a move that critics have denounced as the latest sign of increasing censorship of the arts. Serebrennikov, 47, is the artistic director of Moscow's Gogol Centre theatre and has staged productions at the legendary Bolshoi Theatre. His lawyer says the charges he faces are 'complex'. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES.