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 […]
Danciest Movies Of 2018
Dance Magazine – Dance in Pop Culture Courtney Escoyne Jan. 29, 2018 From JLaw to Ralph Fiennes, Here Are the Danciest Movies in the Works for 2018 Oh, Hollywood. In any given year, Tinseltown’s use of dance in film veers from the woefully disappointing to the surprisingly delightful, but one […]
Anna Pavlova Gala Review 2012
Anna Pavlova gala: Seven magazine review, by Louise Levene Seven rating: * * * * Just when you worry that Sergei Polunin might have been oversold, you see him dance again and realise it was all true. Even in the ultra-starry company of last Sunday’s gala in memory of Anna […]
Sergei Plays Yuri Soloviev In White Crow
In the upcoming biopic “White Crow” Sergei Polunin has been cast as Yuri Soloviev. The Ralph Fiennes film is based on the defection chapter of legendary ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev’s life. At first, I thought Sergei should play Nureyev. The physique, the brooding good looks… it seemed like a given. However, […]
Sometimes They’re Blue…
“He had these eyes. They were blue and they looked bluer because he had a dark head of hair. Soulful, and in some way; they seemed to say things that I knew he’s probably never said out loud.” – Audrey Bell “People with blue eyes are kind-hearted and always look for […]
Manon, The Guardian Review 2011
Manon – A Review 4/5stars Royal Opera House, London Judith Mackrell for The Guardian Published on Wed 9 Nov 2011 Lauren Cuthbertson and Sergei Polunin have been spoken of as promising stage partners ever since they appeared together in Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice. But while that ballet demanded little more than wit, technique and […]
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 […]
Talk Show Host Tests Sergei
Talk show host tests Sergei on how well he knows his own body. Click here to view video. As always, Sergei is good natured and humble… and too cute!
Sergei Helps Make A Ballerina 2018
Need To Turn A Hollywood Star Into a Ballerina? Call Kurt Froman By Jennifer Stahl for Dance Magazine February 2018 How does someone go from a New York City Ballet corps member to training Hollywood A-listers like Natalie Portman, Rooney Mara and Jennifer Lawrence? By getting injured, says Kurt Froman. […]
It’s Elemental!
Earth, Air, Fire, Water… and Sergei!! “Elemental” Sergei Polunin / Сергей Полунин Earth – La Bayadere Air – Sleeping Beauty Fire – Marguerite & Armand Water – Sleeping Beauty Music: “The Long Story” by Damiano Baldoni with permission under license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/… Please subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PamBoehmeSimon For additional […]