Pam Finally Sees Sergei Dance
After years of editing pixels, cutting music, creating videos, Pam Boehme Simon gets to see him in real life. Pam finally sees Sergei dance! Pam Finally Sees Sergei Dance I hesitate to start writing anything at all, as no mere words will do justice. But I’m gonna try. First, the […]
Another Glowing Review! Sergei’s 2013 Mayerling
Another glowing review of Sergei as the tragic Crown Prince Rudolf! The ballet “Mayerling” is based on the horrific real life story of the Mayerling incident. This review is from The Arts Desk in Moscow. theartsdesk in Moscow: Sergei Polunin triumphs in Mayerling Royal Ballet rebel leaves Russians numb as […]
Polunin Debuts Royal Bayadere 2009
Polunin debuts Royal Bayadere 2009 and presented below are two reviews of his jaw-dropping performance as “Solor.” “La Bayadère” Royal Ballet Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 28 January, 2009 Review #1, from The Guardian… by Judith Cruickshank, posted on February 2, 2009 Following a seemingly interminable run of ‘The Nutcracker’, the […]
Itinerant Balletomane Reviews Young Sergei
Itinerant Balletomane reviews young Sergei and the veteran blogger is blown away Saturday, June 22, 2013 Sergei Polunin at the Stanislavsky Theater I am completely starstruck. Last week I saw Sergei Polunin perform twice with the Stanislavsky Theater – first as Basil in Don Quixote and then as the Prince in Swan Lake. I’ve […]
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 […]
Royal’s Romeo And Juliet 2011
12,000 pack in to see Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet debut at the O2 Royal’s Romeo and Juliet at London’s O2 arena was a gamble that paid off, finds Louise Levene. By Louise Levene 9:00PM BST 18 Jun 2011 Covent Garden it ain’t. The crowd is six times the size […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sergei Upstages Everyone In Balanchine’s 2010 T&V
Royal Ballet Mixed Bill – A Review 3/5stars Royal Opera House, London Judith Mackrell Sun 17 Oct 2010 Two ballets about separation dominate the Royal’s latest mixed bill – Kim Brandstrup’s Invitus Invitam and MacMillan’s Winter Dreams. Each of them has a pair of tragic lovers at its […]