UND ALLE FLIEGER FLIEGEN NACH MINSK

The singers of the Neue Vocalsolisten see themselves as researchers and explorers: in dialogue with composers, they are constantly on the lookout for new forms of vocal expression. One focus is on collaborating with artists who utilise the possibilities of digital media with virtuosity, with an interest in networking, playing with genres, dissolving space, perspectives and functions. The ensemble's projects are characterised by idiosyncratic interdisciplinary formats between music theatre, performance, installation and concert staging. With more than 30 world premieres each year, the ensemble's work is regarded as leading and unique in the field of contemporary singing.

Rannev, who graduated in composition from the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 2003, composes both acoustic and electro-acoustic music, which has been performed in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain, Finland, Japan and the USA by various ensembles, including the Orchestra of the Opera and Ballet Theatre of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, the Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra, the eNemble, the Studio for New Music, the Moscow Ensemble for Contemporary Music, the New Vocal Soloists and the Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra. St Petersburg Conservatory, the Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra, the eNsemble, the Studio for New Music, the Moscow Ensemble for Contemporary Music, the New Vocal Soloists and the Ensemble Mosaik, to name but a few.
Rannev also works in theatre, where he has been involved in numerous staging projects in various theatres such as the Alexandrinsky Theatre (St. Petersburg) and the Hebbel am Ufer Theatre (Berlin). His opera Two Acts with a libretto by Dmitri A. Prigov was premiered at the Hermitage (with the Ensemble Mosaik and conductor Enno Poppe) and won the Grand Prix of the Sergey Kuryokhin Prize in 2013. The opera Drillalians was nominated for the Golden Mask Prize of the National Theatre in 2016, and the opera Prose was awarded the Golden Mask Prize of the National Theatre in 2019.

Anna is a graduate of the Moscow Choreographic Lyceum and the Rotterdam Dance Academy in the Netherlands. She has worked with the Dutch company Galili Dance and the German company In-Jung and has been involved in projects by Rodolfo Leoni and Anouk van Dijk. She has collaborated with numerous drama and music theatres, contemporary art festivals and laboratories and has worked with renowned theatre directors such as Yuri Lyubimov, Kirill Serebrennikov, Philipp Grigoryan, Timofey Kulyabin and Dmitry Krymov. She was a guest artist at the American Dance Festival. In her interdisciplinary projects she explores the synthesis of dance and media technology, interactive video and sound. She collaborates with composers, video artists, programmers and technicians. As a guest choreographer, she actively collaborates with drama and opera theatres as well as museums and contemporary art galleries, including the Latvian National Theatre, Dailes Theatre (Riga), Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow), State Theatre of Nations, Gogol Centre (Moscow), Theatre-Theatre (Perm), Tretyakov Gallery, Garage (Moscow), Ural Opera and Moscow Ballet. She was the curator of the dance section in Kirill Serebrennikov's project ‘Platform’ and the International Festival-School of Contemporary Art ‘Territory’.

Peretrukhina has been working as a visual artist since 2000, presenting her works in solo and group exhibitions and participating in various projects in Russia and abroad. Her exhibitions have taken place in cities such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Brussels, Hanover, Paris, New York and others. Since 2005, Peretrukhina has also worked as a stage designer for theatre productions. She has worked with the Baltic Circle Festival (Helsinki), TINFO (Finland), Klockriketeatern (Helsinki), Tampere Workers' Theatre, Espoo City Theatre, Vaba Lava Theatre Center (Tallinn and Narva), Theatre of Nations (Moscow), Alexandrinsky Theatre (St. Petersburg), Theatre-Theatre (Perm), PRAKTIKA Theatre (Moscow), Moscow Art Theatre, Gogol Center (Moscow) and various independent venues. Peretrukhina is a laureate of the Contemporary Art Prize ‘Innovation’ (2020) and has been nominated for the Contemporary Art Prize ‘Black Square’ and the Art Prize ‘Kandinsky’. She is also a multiple nominee and winner of the national theatre award ‘Golden Mask’ (2013, 2018, 2019).