Sergei & Manon, 2011
Manon, Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Review Lauren Cuthbertson makes her mark in her debut performance of Manon at the Royal Opera House. By Sarah Crompton 10 Nov 2011 In 2009 the Royal Ballet principal Lauren Cuthbertson was diagnosed with glandular fever, which turned into agonisingly debilitating ME and […]
The Royal Ballet: Sylvia, A Review
The Royal Ballet: Sylvia, A Review 4/5 Stars Royal Opera House, London Judith Mackrell Monday, 8 Nov 2010 The lovers in Ashton’s Sylvia barely get to dance together until the final act. And in the case of Lauren Cuthbertson and Sergei Polunin – both making their debuts this season – […]
Music Glitch Can’t Stop Young Sergei
(Scroll down until you see the bold black text to read about Sergei at the 2006 YAGP Gala performance… 16 year old Sergei had to overcome more than just nerves). DanceViewTimes.com Stars of Today and Tomorrow Youth America Grand Prix Closing Night Gala City Center New York, NY April […]
A Fan Reviews Sergei’s Satori
This review appeared on the Official Sergei Fan Club Facebook page. It was so beautifully written and so specifically detailed that I immediately felt it needed to be a part of this collective. Upon asking permission, Maria Swardt graciously consented. Thank you, Maria. Text: Maria Swardt Featured Photo: Aleksandra Muravyeva […]
Peter And The Wolf Review 2010
Review: Peter and the Wolf & Faeries at Royal Ballet/Blind Summit Theatre Royal Opera House WHILE there may a limited choice of Nutcrackers this year there is no shortage of high-calibre family shows and at Covent Garden one is spoilt for choice. By NEIL NORMAN PUBLISHED: 00:00, Fri, Dec 17, 2010 On […]
The Times “Sartori” Review Dec 8, 2017
Dance review: Satori at the London Coliseum Despite its naivety, Sergei Polunin’s melancholic, reflective and heartfelt autobiographical ballet is genuinely affecting Debra Craine December 8 2017, 12:01am, The Times Sergei Polunin in Satori, the latest show from his Project PoluninTRISTRAM KENTON ★★★☆☆ The dancer Sergei Polunin has taken the adage “write […]
Polunin Woos And Wins, Independent Dance Review 2013
Dance review: Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet – Russian ballet’s bad boy Sergei Polunin woos and wins Polunin woos and wins… not only shows up, he shows everyone else up Jenny Gilbert Saturday 13 July 2013 Flawed romance: ‘Coppélia’ was disappointing but Polunin, with Kristina Shapran, excelled. Sergei Polunin has a reputation […]
Bachtrack Article 2013
Sergei Polunin is the best thing about the Stanislavsky Ballet’s Coppelia in London By Hanna Weibye, 12 July 2013 Coppelia is based on a story by a German (E.T.A. Hoffman’s The Sandman), was first turned into a ballet by Frenchmen (the music is by Delibes) and staged in Paris with an Italian ballerina, and was then […]
The Last Marguerite and Armand
Last Marguerite for Tamara Rojo and her Armand, Sergei Polunin One Last Pas de Deux for Stars of the Royal Ballet BY ROSLYN SULCAS FEBRUARY 21, 2013 4:00 AM Tamara Rojo and Sergei Polunin in “Marguerite and Armand.” Photo: Tristram Kenton, ROH LONDON—On Thursday night at Covent Garden, Sergei Polunin […]
Review of Sergei’s “Mayerling” Performance in Moscow, 2013
theartsdesk in Moscow: ‘Sergei Polunin triumphs in Mayerling’ Royal Ballet rebel leaves Russians numb as MacMillan finally reaches them by Natalie Wheen Monday, 25 March 2013 Will be talked about for generations Quite simply, the performance was one of those rarest of events in the theatre that will be talked about for […]