Being Spartacus
Spartacus, a ballet in three acts by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, is known for its lively rhythms and strong energy. It was premiered by the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in 1956, and its revised form was debuted in 1968 by the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. Watch the […]
Sergei Surprises Guests
Sergei surprises guests? Stuns would be more like it… Unbeknownst to the host of bigwigs, celebrities, and other guests at a Milan’s 2016 Fashion Week show, Sergei Polunin / Сергей Полунин was about to bring down the house. Beauty, power, angst… it was glorious. Living, breathing, moving sculpture… About Sergei […]
Huge Ballet Jumps!
Huge ballet jumps is right. This is a video featuring Sergei Polunin in “Le Corsaire” and showcasing his incredible elevation and incredulous ballet leaps. His “signature” leap, the 540 Rivoltade is nothing short of spectacular. Scroll down for video. Watch “Huge Ballet Jumps! here. This video originally posted in November […]
If You Fall, I Will Catch You
If you fall I will catch you… a beautiful sentiment, a beautiful promise. What more can two people do for each other than to simply be there. This video was created in January 2018 by Pam Boehme Simon. In my ongoing effort to catalog and preserve all things “Sergei” it […]
2013 OK! Magazine Article
He had an amazing fate. At the age of 19, Sergei Polunin, a native of Kherson, became a principal with the Royal Ballet of London. One can only dream of such a swift and brilliant career. But at 21, unexpectedly for everyone, Polunin left the theater to start his life practically from […]
His Nature
“A man’s power to connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so to utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to communicate it without loss.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature Music: “Nature Boy” performed by Aurora, written […]