The Not-Quite-Full-Length “Giselle,” with Sergei & Natalia
The Not Quite Full Length Giselle In 2015, Natalia Osipova was scheduled to dance Giselle in Milan and for various reasons had found herself without a suitable partner. Her mother suggested she contact Sergei Polunin who, despite his erratic form, remained a prodigious natural talent with a pure classical line and soaring […]
Another Man
This article appeared in the MARCH 15, 2018 issue of Another Man magazine. “RUSSIAN PRODIGY Sergei Polunin HAD SOARED TO THE SCORCHING HEAVENS OF BALLET. BUT, TORMENTED BY ITS SUFFOCATING STRICTURES, HE WALKED AWAY FROM THE WORLD OF DANCE AGED JUST 24. NOW, WITH DEMONS FINALLY CONQUERED AND HIS SIGHTS […]
Mayerling “Love Deaths” Still Haunt
One of Sergei Polunin’s greatest roles is that of Crown Prince Rudolf in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s “Mayerling.” He drew rave reviews for his pristine ballet technique and innate talent, but even more so for his emotional torching of the stage. Many fans, while adoring the ballet “Mayerling,” are a bit […]
1000 Degrees Of Sergei
1000 Degrees Of Sergei As some of you know, I find the relationship between dance and music fascinating. By simply changing the music, identical steps and choreography take on a completely different nature. It is so much fun to discover the differences the music can make in the tone, the […]
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 […]
Polunin “Miracle” in Ashton with Ananiashvili
Polunin Miracle in Ashton ballet with Nina Ananiashvili Excerpts from a November 2015 review by Tatiana Kuznetsova Frederick Ashton’s increasing popularity in Russia is shown in a new triple bill at the Stanislavsky Ballet, directed by Igor Zelensky, and starring Sergei Polunin in Rhapsody and Marguerite and Armand with Nina Ananiashvili. Tatiana Kuznetsova of Kommersant was swept […]