Mayerling “Love Deaths” Still Haunt
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 […]
1000 Degrees Of Sergei
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
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
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 […]
Entertainer Sergei Polunin!
Entertainer Sergei Polunin? YES! It’s a given that Sergei Polunin will go down in history as a ballet legend. However, given his vast talents, he will surely be remembered as a superlative entertainer as well. With the face of an angel and the body of a god, Polunin could not […]
Vogue Rogue
Vogue Rogue, A Gallery Never takes a bad picture! Here is a collection of stills pulled from a Vogue Russia interview with Sergei Polunin. The conversation took place in May of 2017. As usual, there’s not a bad one in the bunch! Most folks, if you freeze frame video, you […]
Sergei Polunin, Graceful Beast YouTube Channel
Sergei Polunin Graceful Beast YouTube Channel This site, Sergei Polunin, Graceful Beast, is run by me, Pam Boehme Simon. I also have a YouTube channel dedicated to Sergei Polunin, and other ballet dancers. If you’d like to view the world’s largest collection of Sergei videos all in one place, and […]
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 […]
Bad Boy Days Are Behind Him
SERGEI POLUNIN TELLS US WHY HIS BAD BOYS DAYS ARE BEHIND HIM Published on 06 November 2017 by LILY SILVERTON Bad boy days? Not so bad at all… Sergei Polunin, the media’s purported “Bad Boy of Ballet”, doesn’t seem so bad at all. We’re sipping water in the velvet-clad anonymity of […]
24 Hours With Sergei
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 […]