Stunning Sergei, Photos From 2008
Stunning Sergei A Blog Post by Pam Boehme Simon On July 27, 2008, the fifteenth edition of the Civitanova Danza International Festival was celebrated. Among the festivities was a dance gala called Italians Dance It Better. Sergei Polunin performed a Ben Stevenson piece, “End Of Time,” set to music by […]
Royal’s Romeo And Juliet 2011
12,000 pack in to see Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet debut at the O2 Royal’s Romeo and Juliet at London’s O2 arena was a gamble that paid off, finds Louise Levene. By Louise Levene 9:00PM BST 18 Jun 2011 Covent Garden it ain’t. The crowd is six times the size […]
24 Hours With Sergei
24 hours with Sergei Polunin 24 hours… Long days that stretch into the night. Class, rehearsal, fittings, makeup, performance. Wash, rinse, repeat. That is the life of a company dancer. Follow along. If you have the energy… Sergei Polunin / Сергей Полунин “Early Bird / Night Owl” See behind the […]
All the World’s a Stage
A Rising Star at the Royal Ballet, Ukrainian Dancer Sergei Polunin Has a Flare for the Dramatic The Wall Street Journal Sarah Frater October 29, 2010 Sergei Polunin is unusually candid for a ballet dancer. Most speak with the restraint of their art form and play down the sacrifices it […]
Sergei Talks on “The Talks”
SERGEI POLUNIN: “IT’S LIKE BEING IN THE ARMY” MARCH 2, 2018 ANA BOGDAN Photo by Rankin Mr. Polunin, what can dance teach you about life? I think what it teaches you is discipline, which is very important, and it’s fun when you’re in dance classes together with other people while […]
Project Polunin Donation
DAVID BEGBIE’S ‘CZIN’ DONATED TO PROJECT POLUNIN Contini Art UK News – 8 March 2017 David Begbie MRBS has donated his sculpture “CZIN”, 2016, to a silent auction in aid of Project Polunin, a new production that will premiere at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. Taking place at the Project Polunin […]
Dancer: The Outtakes
Julie Kavanaugh goes behind the scenes of a documentary recording the life of Sergei Polunin. By Julie Kavanaugh For Dancing Times, March 2017 issue An idea is born In September 2012, I was approached by the Dutch documentary director Aliona van der Horst. She’d read a long article I […]
Sergei’s Dance Mom, The New Yorker 2016
The New Yorker Culture Desk What happened when Galina Polunina finally saw her son dance. By Julie Kavanagh September 29, 2016 Sergei’s dance mom Dance moms… as a breed, we ballet mothers can be insufferable—clingy, controlling, and omnipresent. The mother of Margot Fonteyn, who was known as the Black Queen. She trailed […]
Sergei’s Swan Swims
“And The Swan Is Swimming” Belcanto.ru Ekaterina Belyaeva, 11.10.2012 The ballet season at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater opened on September 29 with Swan Lake. Vladimir Burmeister’s version. Apart from the fact that it is a cult spectacle for the theater and, in general, a cult Russian ballet, plus the highest-grossing […]
Sergei Upstages Everyone In Balanchine’s 2010 T&V
Royal Ballet Mixed Bill – A Review 3/5stars Royal Opera House, London Judith Mackrell Sun 17 Oct 2010 Two ballets about separation dominate the Royal’s latest mixed bill – Kim Brandstrup’s Invitus Invitam and MacMillan’s Winter Dreams. Each of them has a pair of tragic lovers at its […]