Another Man

another man

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 […]

Mayerling “Love Deaths” Still Haunt

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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 […]

Sergei’s Swan Swims

sergeis swan swims

“And The Swan Is Swimming” Belcanto.ru  Ekaterina Belyaeva, 11.10.2012 The ballet season at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater opened on September 29 with Swan Lake.  Vladimir Burmeister’s version. Apart from the fact that it is a cult spectacle for the theater and, in general, a cult Russian ballet, plus the highest-grossing […]

Sergei Helps Make A Ballerina 2018

Need To Turn A Hollywood Star Into a Ballerina? Call Kurt Froman By Jennifer Stahl for Dance Magazine February 2018  How does someone go from a New York City Ballet corps member to training Hollywood A-listers like Natalie Portman, Rooney Mara and Jennifer Lawrence? By getting injured, says Kurt Froman. […]

It’s Elemental!

Earth, Air, Fire, Water… and Sergei!! “Elemental” Sergei Polunin / Сергей Полунин Earth – La Bayadere Air – Sleeping Beauty Fire – Marguerite & Armand Water – Sleeping Beauty Music: “The Long Story” by Damiano Baldoni with permission under license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/… Please subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PamBoehmeSimon For additional […]

Sergei Upstages Everyone In Balanchine’s 2010 T&V

Royal Ballet Mixed Bill – A Review 3/5stars      Royal Opera House, London Judith Mackrell Sun 17 Oct 2010   Two ballets about separation dominate the Royal’s latest mixed bill – Kim Brandstrup’s Invitus Invitam and MacMillan’s Winter Dreams. Each of them has a pair of tragic lovers at its […]

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 […]

Sergei Goes To Cuba 2009

The Royal Ballet in Cuba A Memorable Dance Event By: Pedro Quiroga Jimenez / Photos by Ismael Francisco and Royal Ballet Archives, on: Theatre & Performing Arts May 2009 The Cuban public’s expectations were more than satisfied in July with the London Royal Ballet’s five memorable performances notable for choreographic diversity […]

Something In The Way He Moves

Sergei Polunin / Сергей Полунин “Something” in the way he moves. Sergei Polunin is a Ukrainian ballet dancer famous for his “once every hundred years” talent, his incredulous elevation, his impeccable technique, and glorious dramatic range.  He brought an unprecedented new awareness to ballet when he danced in Hozier’s viral […]

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 – […]

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