Itinerant Balletomane Reviews Young Sergei

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 […]

Another Man

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This article appeared in the MARCH 15, 2018 issue of Another Man magazine. “RUSSIAN PRODIGY Sergei Polunin HAD SOARED TO THE SCORCHING HEAVENS OF BALLET. BUT, TORMENTED BY ITS SUFFOCATING STRICTURES, HE WALKED AWAY FROM THE WORLD OF DANCE AGED JUST 24. NOW, WITH DEMONS FINALLY CONQUERED AND HIS SIGHTS […]

1000 Degrees Of Sergei

1000 degrees

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 […]

Stunning Sergei, Photos From 2008

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Stunning Sergei A Blog Post by Pam Boehme Simon On July  27, 2008, the fifteenth edition of the Civitanova Danza International Festival was celebrated.  Among the festivities was a dance gala called Italians Dance It Better.  Sergei Polunin performed a Ben Stevenson piece, “End Of Time,” set to music by […]

Polunin “Miracle” in Ashton with Ananiashvili

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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 […]

24 Hours With Sergei

24 hours

24 hours with Sergei Polunin 24 hours… Long days that stretch into the night.  Class, rehearsal, fittings, makeup, performance.  Wash, rinse, repeat.  That is the life of a company dancer.  Follow along.  If you have the energy… Sergei Polunin / Сергей Полунин “Early Bird / Night Owl” See behind the […]

All the World’s a Stage

A Rising Star at the Royal Ballet, Ukrainian Dancer Sergei Polunin Has a Flare for the Dramatic The Wall Street Journal Sarah Frater October 29, 2010 Sergei Polunin is unusually candid for a ballet dancer. Most speak with the restraint of their art form and play down the sacrifices it […]

Sergei Talks on “The Talks”

SERGEI POLUNIN: “IT’S LIKE BEING IN THE ARMY” MARCH 2, 2018 ANA BOGDAN   Photo by Rankin Mr. Polunin, what can dance teach you about life? I think what it teaches you is discipline, which is very important, and it’s fun when you’re in dance classes together with other people while […]

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 […]

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