Sergei Polunin is an ambitious and charismatic ballet prodigy who went on to become the youngest Royal Ballet’s principal at 19. His reputation is matched by his image of being a ‘bad boy’ who has walked out of two London Productions. The dancer sent shock waves in the dance world when he quit the much-awaited […]
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Sergei Polunin walks out on yet another production without warning
Sergei Polunin, the Ukrainian dance sensation, suddenly choose to leave the cast of Midnight Express, a new large scale ballet show just days before the show was scheduled to debut in the UK. Production director and choreographer, Peter Schaufuss, stated that Polunin did not come into rehearsals last Wednesday and then later it was found […]
‘The Dream’ opens at Covent Garden without Polunin
The unexpected departure from the Royal Ballet of the Russian performer Sergei Polunin came as a bit of a shock, since he was due to star as Oberon in the Covent Garden opening of Frederick Ashton’s presentation of “The Dream”. However, on opening night the Australian Steven McRae danced bravely into the breach with the […]
Sergei Polunin continues to shine
Sergei Polunin, the accomplished ballet dancer, has recently commented that the stage lights used in shows can conceal and almost eliminate what is happening on stage. The dancer is known to have several tattoos but when he is on stage he makes sure these are covered up. He has recently commented, “I can use make-up […]