Month: June 2017

The Mayerling Incident, A Tragic, True Story

1889 Tragedy at Mayerling : ‘Love Deaths’ Remain Fascinating March 19, 1989|WILLIAM TUOHY | Times Staff Writer VIENNA — For 100 years, the mysterious “love deaths” at Mayerling, a village just southwest of here, have gripped the imagination of Central Europeans and provided the raw material for many a play, film and […]

Sergei Polunin Cast In Nureyev Drama “The White Crow”

  Ralph Fiennes joins cast of his Nureyev drama ‘The White Crow’ 3 May, 2017 | By Tom Grater Ralph Fiennes has joined the cast of The White Crow, his project about Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev.  Fiennes will play Nureyev’s teacher and mentor, Pushkin, who helped launch Nureyev’s career […]

Change of Heart For Ballet’s Bad Boy, Sergei Polunin,

Sergei Polunin, Ballet’s Bad Boy, Has a Change of Heart By ROSLYN SULCAS SEPT. 1, 2016  Sergei Polunin became a YouTube star, dancing to Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” in a video by David LaChapelle, the photographer and filmmaker.  He credits this video with his change of heart.   Credit:  David […]

“Take Me To Church” The Viral Video

Sergei Polunin Is Groovy

Groovy little moments with Sergei Polunin. Spend a little time with this force of nature ballet star.  You won’t be sorry. Check out more videos of Sergei on my YouTube channel. Who is Sergei Polunin?  

Fans Comment On A Review in The Telegraph (UK)

Comments in response to a review appearing in The Telegraph (UK). Author:  Mark Monahan, dance critic. 15 MARCH 2017 • 12:00 PM A.L.  – 18 Mar 2017 6:52AM “I disagree completely with this review. The show is one of the most interesting work I’ve ever seen, to describe it to […]

Ballet’s Sergei Polunin: ‘The artist in me was dying’

From BBC News –  Newsnight    Tuesday, 13 March 2012 Ballet’s Sergei Polunin: ‘The artist in me was dying’ Sergei Polunin explains why he felt compelled to quit the Royal Ballet Sergei Polunin, the youngest dancer ever to be made a principal with the Royal Ballet, whose skill had earned […]