- Launch project
OTOSOTR a solo show by Anatoliy Ogay, directed by Tatyana Kim
WINNER EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL, SCOTLAND, UK, 2018
WINNER UNITED SOLO FESTIVAL, NEW YORK CITY, USA, 2018
A war story through the eyes of millennials
For the first time in the history of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a show from the steppes of Kazakhstan by ethnic Koreans who’s first language is Russian will be presented at the Underbelly. This monodrama is written and performed by Anatoliy Ogay and directed by Tatyana Kim, artists from Kazakhstan whose works are being performed from Eurasia to North America. The premiere of OTOSOTR was first presented in Almaty, Kazakstan with three successful sold-out shows in May 2018 and was highly reviewed by the main media outlets of the country.
The story is an exploration of the phenomenon of war and peace by the new generation and a search for identity by the author through the story of his grandfather, one of the two hundred thousand Koreans who was deported from the Russian-Korean boarder all the way to Soviet Kazakhstan. Anatoliy Ogay traces his grandfather’s journey into the depth of WWII incorporating innovative technologies, tenacious textures of contemporary piano music and main artistic intensity of a solo performance — shifting transformations into captivating characters.
Anatoliy Ogay and Tatyana Kim are artistic and life partners who have been in the entertainment industry for over 10 years working in film, theatre, and music. Their short film “Tragiometry” received numerous international awards around the globe, including Scotland’s TMMF Awards – best director and best actor in 2016.
Email address: idea4kim@gmail.com
