Usually it's the artists for whom a solo is the ultimate prize. Now it is the audience.

Promotional material for Swan Lake Photo: Courtesy of the Tianqiao Performing Arts Center

Starting this month, Russia's Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre will stream its performances online and allow just one spectator in the theater to watch in person.

Called "One-On-One," the project is designed to create a new kind of interaction with the public at a time when a growing number of coronavirus cases are limiting outings and gatherings.

"We are ready to hold performances for one person because in the end ... one spectator has the same value as a full house," Marat Gatsalov, the theater's principal stage director, said in a statement.

The theater, located in Perm, an industrial city 1,100 kilometers east of Moscow, said it would be accepting applications for those wanting to attend the performances alone, with one of the performers being chosen the spectator in a draw.