POWERHOUSE GLOBAL STARS
POWERHOUSE GLOBAL STARS INTERVIEW WITH
PROF. OLGA MROZ (POM) PGS: Prof. Olga, you are
Petersburg with a degree in
welcome to today’s interview
Architecture, Art and also
with Lady Anita.
Theatre and Music. I also have a
PGS: As a woman in authority,
degree in Artist Psychology by
what are the major keys to
POM: I am really happy to have
the Art Academy of Moscow.
leading a successful team
the dialogue with the incredible
During more than 15 years I
considering the ‘New Normal’
Lady Anita. When I got the
have been a director of the
due to Covid-19?
invitation to interview at the
Operetta Theater in Saratov,
end of the year, I thought,
Russia. After Perestroika, I
POM: The present pandemic is
“Wow, what a lovely end of
had my own art gallery in the
a global problem. We will never
the year!” When I found out
Pushkin Museum. I used to be a
go back to our previous mode
that the interview would be
representative of many Russian
of life. But pandemic put our
published in January, I thought,
artists in Europe for many years
every-day life on hold and gave
“Wow, what a great start of
and now I dedicated myself to
us time. It gave us opportunity
the year!” I would like to thank
the management of various art
to think about what we are
Lady Anika for this “WOW”. It
projects and the organization of
capable of in the unknown and
is a privilege for me, an honor,
art exhibitions in cooperation
extreme situation. We are lucky
also an acknowledgement. It is
with international artists in
that the pandemic happened in
a sign that in times of upheaval
Europe. I build my cooperation
the technological age. Despite
and awakening my path is right.
with the artists on the basis
all the difficulties, together
of trust. I am convinced, that
we were able to adapt to the
PGS: Please introduce yourself
above all, the focus should be
current realities, continue
to our readers.
on the artist and his works. I
and conduct events in new
wrote many articles on art as
interactive hybrid forms. Today,
POM: My name is Olga Mroz.
the expression of freedom,
I am a Professor, director of
I was born in Russia and
experiment and surprise with
Open World Program of the
have been living in Germany
a psychological components of
Al-Khalifa Business School.
since 1992. In regards to may
happiness. I am Professor and
I am very proud, that I am a
educational background, I
Director of the Open World
part of the global multilingual,
graduated from the Institute
Program at Al-Khalifa Business
successful team. This is a
of Performing Art in St.
School, Editor-in-Chief of the
business school of future.
20 JAN-MAR 2021
AKBS Art Journal.
