Natalia Osipova has typically been described as an enigma, as a dancer who retains her audiences on the sting of their seats with pure however unpredictable performances, that makes you maintain your breathe, as you by no means know what you’re about to expertise till this star steps on stage.
I had the privilege of being invited into Natasha’s (sure she prefers to be referred to as Natasha, though Natalia is the title on her passport!) residence to fulfill her two attractive canine and her new fiancé, fellow Royal Ballet dancer Jason Kittelberger.
We mentioned her journey from Russia and the Bolshoi to The Royal Ballet, the challenges and disappointments she’s confronted all through her profession, how she prepares to carry out and manages the anxiousness and feelings which might be the driving drive of her highly effective performances. We speak about her expertise of being filmed for Force of Nature Natalia, how she ready for the darkish function in Arthur Pita’s The Mother and rather more…
This podcast is a recording of the video interview performed with the great translation by Alice Terekhof. We didn’t plan for this to be a podcast, however the dialog was so trustworthy and revealing that we simply needed to share.
Natalia Osipova is premiering Arthur Pita’s The Mother with Jonathan Goddard (learn our interview right here) at Southbank 20-22 June; she then heads off to Japan with the Royal Ballet after which returns for the subsequent season in London and likewise presents her personal programme Pure Dance at Sadler’s Wells 22-26 October. Her documentary Force of Nature Natalia is out at Curzon cinemas throughout the UK.
LISTEN TO NATALIA OSIPOVA IN HER OWN WORDS – PRESS PLAY!
