Ralph Fiennes Presents To Berlin Buyers
Ralph Fiennes Presents Rudolf Nureyev Movie ‘The White Crow’ to Berlin Buyers (EXCLUSIVE) By Leo Barraclough CREDIT: COURTESY OF HANWAY Ralph Fiennes is in Berlin Thursday to present first footage to buyers from his latest directorial venture, “The White Crow,” which HanWay is selling at the European Film Market. Fiennes spoke to Variety about […]
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 […]
Project Polunin Donation
DAVID BEGBIE’S ‘CZIN’ DONATED TO PROJECT POLUNIN Contini Art UK News – 8 March 2017 David Begbie MRBS has donated his sculpture “CZIN”, 2016, to a silent auction in aid of Project Polunin, a new production that will premiere at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. Taking place at the Project Polunin […]
Dancer: The Outtakes
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 […]
Danciest Movies Of 2018
Dance Magazine – Dance in Pop Culture Courtney Escoyne Jan. 29, 2018 From JLaw to Ralph Fiennes, Here Are the Danciest Movies in the Works for 2018 Oh, Hollywood. In any given year, Tinseltown’s use of dance in film veers from the woefully disappointing to the surprisingly delightful, but one […]
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 […]
Sergei Plays Yuri Soloviev In White Crow
In the upcoming biopic “White Crow” Sergei Polunin has been cast as Yuri Soloviev. The Ralph Fiennes film is based on the defection chapter of legendary ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev’s life. At first, I thought Sergei should play Nureyev. The physique, the brooding good looks… it seemed like a given. However, […]
Sometimes They’re Blue…
“He had these eyes. They were blue and they looked bluer because he had a dark head of hair. Soulful, and in some way; they seemed to say things that I knew he’s probably never said out loud.” – Audrey Bell “People with blue eyes are kind-hearted and always look for […]