by Anna Ozerskaia
Sweden / Russia
11 minutes
‘Part One’ is a personal and honest reflection on the pandemic period. Originally performed for a single spectator only, it now wants to talk to a larger audience. The short solo was created for the ‘One on One’ project at Goteborg Opera during the pandemic. Because of the COVID limitations, Katrin Hall, artistic director of the GoteborgsOperan Danskompani, came up with a creative solution: each dancer of the company would create a solo, talking about that special period, which then would be performed for one spectator only. Since then, time has passed and many other things have happened.
‘Part One’ is a personal and honest reflection on the pandemic period. Originally performed for a single spectator only, it now wants to talk to a larger audience. The short solo was created for the ‘One on One’ project at Goteborg Opera during the pandemic. Because of the COVID limitations, Katrin Hall, artistic director of the GoteborgsOperan Danskompani, came up with a creative solution: each dancer of the company would create a solo, talking about that special period, which then would be performed for one spectator only. Since then, time has passed and many other things have happened.
Original idea: Katrin Hall for Gothenburg Opera’s Dance Company
Concept of the solo, choreography and dance: Anna Ozerskaia
Music: Lars Hjertner and Per Larsson
Anna is a dancer and creator from Russia who has been working with GöteborgsOperans Danskompani since 2015. Before moving to Sweden, she performed in pieces by Marina Mascarell, Saburo Teshigawara, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alan Lucien Qyen, Sharon Eyal, Ohad Naharin, Roy Assaf, Damien Jalet, Alexander Ekman, Tom Weinberger, among the others, and danced for Skånes Dansteater (Sweden), Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (Israel), and Kannon Dance Company (Russia). Among her works, ‘Stones from the Bottom of the River’ for Vozdukh Dance company (Russia) got two nominations for the Russian Golden Mask Award 2020.
Anna is a dancer and creator from Russia who has been working with GöteborgsOperans Danskompani since 2015. Before moving to Sweden, she performed in pieces by Marina Mascarell, Saburo Teshigawara, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alan Lucien Qyen, Sharon Eyal, Ohad Naharin, Roy Assaf, Damien Jalet, Alexander Ekman, Tom Weinberger, among the others, and danced for Skånes Dansteater (Sweden), Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (Israel), and Kannon Dance Company (Russia). Among her works, ‘Stones from the Bottom of the River’ for Vozdukh Dance company (Russia) got two nominations for the Russian Golden Mask Award 2020.