''Solo'' is a

documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

film, directed and produced by Olga Pankratova. It follows six dancers, who each have a story, in six different dance genres. Classical

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

vogue (dance) Vogue, or voguing, is a highly stylized, modern house dance originating in the late 1980s that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene of the 1960s. It is inspired by the poses of models in fashion magazines. It gained mainstream exposure when ...

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hip-hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hi ...

pole dance Pole dance combines dance and acrobatics centered around a vertical pole. This performance art form takes place not only in gentleman's clubs as a form of erotic dance, but also as a mainstream form of fitness, practiced in gyms and dedicated ...

, and

Krump Krumping is a type of dance culture that evolved through African-American street dancing popularized in the United States during the early 2000s, characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement. The people who origi ...

. The film had its world premiere on February 14, 2022, at the renowned Karo 11 October in Moscow, Russia. Alexey Chadov, Dmitry Krasilov and other celebrities were present at the premiere of this documentary. Distribution rights for Russia/CIS were acquired by Russia World Vision (RWV) on December 19, 2021., and on April 16, 2022, North American streaming and DVD rights were acquired by

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Cast

* Mikhail Kryuchkov * Alena Bonchinche * Alexey Torgunakov * Kristy * Dmitry Politov * Lady Whiphead

Production

In 2014, Olga Pankratova won the Audience Award at

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for the short film Solo. The film was supported by the

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, Studio Mao, DA Records, and

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The film's score was composed by Andre Prilepsky.

Filming

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started in 2018 in Russia, France, Germany, and Poland.

References

External links

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Solo TV Interview
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