Category: Videos By Me

Videos created by me, Pam Boehme Simon.

Lucky Ballerinas

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Lucky ballerinas? Or, are they… Brief bit of ballet background Ballet originated in the early 1600’s. For the first 75 years or so, it was Men Only. Women weren’t allowed. If a role called for a female, it was danced by a man. Once accepted, however, the woman quickly became […]

Being Spartacus

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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

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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!

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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

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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 […]

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 […]

Sergei Rocks Le Corsaire

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The grand and glorious Le Corsaire.  Manly men, beautiful girls, amazing costumes, and difficult choreography… this ballet has it all. Le Corsaire is a ballet typically presented in three acts, with a libretto originally created by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges loosely based on the poem The Corsair by Lord Byron. Originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to the music of Adolphe Adam, it was […]

Poetry In Motion

A collection of original poems written by Pam Boehme Simon (me) that were inspired by the visual and visceral tsunami evoked by Sergei Polunin when he dances (or just stares into the camera), and the videos that go with each.  A few quotes from other random folks as well… Exquisite […]

The Not-Quite-Full-Length “Giselle,” with Sergei & Natalia

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The Not Quite Full Length Giselle In 2015, Natalia Osipova was scheduled to dance Giselle in Milan and for various reasons had found herself without a suitable partner. Her mother suggested she contact Sergei Polunin who, despite his erratic form, remained a prodigious natural talent with a pure classical line and soaring […]

1000 Degrees Of Sergei

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1000 Degrees Of Sergei As some of you know, I find the relationship between dance and music fascinating.  By simply changing the music, identical steps and choreography take on a completely different nature.  It is so much fun to discover the differences the music can make in the tone, the […]

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