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Sep 09 2009 - 16:00

Rovereto, Auditorium Fausto Melotti

The Other Side of The River

Olga Pona, three artists with sunglasses lying down shot from above| ph Sergen Matveev

The Other Side of the River refers to the unreachable Western world during the years of the Soviet Empire. It is a piece that progresses through accumulations of images. The nostalgic aspect is conveyed through a text that recounts the difficulties of social and sexual relationships in Soviet times; it is followed by a text about crossing the river, which is, as mentioned, a metaphor for the passage from East to West, but also for the transformation of society in a Western direction.

The Other Side of The River

World Premiere

Choreography, Set Design, Costumes: Olga Pona
Music: Richard Galliano, Ryoji Ikeda, Alexander Zacepin, Anton Bagatov, Andre Hornez, and Henry Betti
Sound Edit: Olga Pona
Lighting: Ansgar Kluge, Vladimir Karpov
Dancers: Maria Gerasimova, Tatiana Lumpova, Olga Sharova, Vladislav Morozov, Andrey Zykov, Artem Sushchenko, Rafael Timerbakov, Vladimir Vdovenko

Duration: 50 minutes