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Sergei Underwater

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Beauty In The Deep Lorenzo Agius photographs the “bad boy of ballet” underwater July 2017 | Written by Rachel Segal Hamilton An underwater shoot had been on Lorenzo Agius’ to-do list for some time, but the right moment had never come up. Until he had the chance to photograph Sergei Polunin […]

Sergei Listed To Appear On Andrea Bocelli Charity Show

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Sergei Polunin to appear! Among the television events that Rai has announced for the upcoming 2018/2019 television season is the second edition of the show starring Andrea Bocelli entitled The Night by Andrea Bocelli . A great evening dedicated to music and to one of the most extraordinary Italian performers, with an adjoining beneficial collection […]

Mayerling “Love Deaths” Still Haunt

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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 […]

Ralph Fiennes Presents To Berlin Buyers

Ralph Fiennes Presents Rudolf Nureyev Movie ‘The White Crow’ to Berlin Buyers (EXCLUSIVE) By Leo Barraclough CREDIT: COURTESY OF HANWAY Ralph Fiennes is in Berlin Thursday to present first footage to buyers from his latest directorial venture, “The White Crow,” which HanWay is selling at the European Film Market. Fiennes spoke to Variety about […]

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

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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Sergei Goes To Cuba 2009

The Royal Ballet in Cuba A Memorable Dance Event By: Pedro Quiroga Jimenez / Photos by Ismael Francisco and Royal Ballet Archives, on: Theatre & Performing Arts May 2009 The Cuban public’s expectations were more than satisfied in July with the London Royal Ballet’s five memorable performances notable for choreographic diversity […]

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