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Sergei Polunin, from his student years, to the Royal Ballet, to Take Me to Church and now a father

March 25, 2020 – 4:18 am

I first saw Sergei Polunin at the White Lodge Royal Ballet School where he danced in The Sleeping Beauty’s pas

The dancer as brand ambassador, then and now

August 6, 2017 – 9:27 am

тАЬSo famous she has no time to eatтАЭ. Could the ballerina, Alicia Markova really have given her blessing to an

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Alicia Markova, Anna Pavlova, Benjamn Millepied, Colonel de Basil, Darcey Bussell, Irine Baronova, Misty Copeland, Sally Gilmour | Comments (0)

Sergei Polunin: His life so far, from his ‘Harry Potter’ world to the celebrity circuit

December 3, 2016 – 12:33 pm

A bridge connects the Royal Ballet School to the home of the Royal Ballet in LondonтАЩs Covent Garden. One day,

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Jade Hale-Christofi, Natalia Osipova, Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet School, Sylvie Guillem, Take Me to Church | Comments (0)

2016: The past, the present, and a very big challenge of the future

January 3, 2016 – 1:13 pm

A hundred years ago the Ziegfeld Follies opened on Broadway with Bachelor Days, a vaudeville show that included a song

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Akram Khan, Alexander Ekman, Alexei Ratmansky, Arthur Pita, Ballets Russes, Bolshoi Babylon, Bolshoi Ballet, Bolshoi Theatre, Cacti, Dieter Graefe, Ethan Stiefel, Fearful Symmetries, Forgotten Land, Giselle, In the Middle Somewhat Elevated, Ismene Brown, Jiri Kylian, Johann Kobborg, John Adams, John Cranko, John Macfarlane, La Scala, Leonard Bernstein, Lest We Forget, Liam Scarlett, Lowell Liebermann, Lucy Moore, Makhar Vaziev, Mark Franchetti, Max Weber, Natalia Osipova, Nick Read, Paul Taylor, Peter Martins, Queensland Ballet, Reid Anderson, Richard Buckle, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Maliphant, Sadlers Wells, San Francisco Ballet, Sergei Diaghilev, Sergei Filin, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Stuttgart Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Tamara Rojo, Tamas Detrich, Till Eulenspiegel, Vaslav Nijinsky, Vitesse, Vladimir Urin, William Forsythe, World Ballet Day, Ziegfield Follies | Comments (0)

Sergei Polunin as Prince Siegfried

December 27, 2015 – 4:57 am

Filmed only 10 days ago – Polunin dancing with Vera Sabantseva as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Novosibirsk State Academic Opera

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Vera Sabantseva | Comments (2)

The Bolshoi’s Jewels, with Smirnova the glittering centrepiece

February 20, 2014 – 10:07 am

There were at least two compelling reasons to see the Bolshoi BalletтАЩs performance of BalanchineтАЩs Jewels, filmed in Moscow last

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged America Grand Prix, Bolshoi Ballet, Christian Lacroix, Diamonds, Elena Zaitseva, Emeralds, George Balanchine, Jewels, Karinska, Katerina Novikovaa, Mariinsky Ballet, Merrill Ashley, New York City Ballet, Olga Smirnova, Paris Opera Ballet, Paul Boos, Royal Ballet, Rubies, Sandra Jennings, Semyon Chudin, Sergei Filin, The Bolshoi costume designs for Jewels are by Elena Zaitseva and the sets designer is Alyona Pikalova, Vaganova | Comments (2)

Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2014 season

October 19, 2013 – 8:53 am

Early next year, Ethan Stiefel, the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, will take his company back to

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged 28 Variations on a Theme of Paganini, A Christmas Carol, Alina Cojocaru, Allegro Brillante, Andrew Simmons, Antony Tudor, Australian Ballet, Banderillero, Benjamin Millepied, Bier Hallle, Christopher Gable, Coppelia, Daniel Belton, Ethan Stiefel, George Balanchine, Giselle, Javier de Frutos, Johan Kobborg, Kristian Fredrikson, Larry Keigwin, Les Lutins, Lez Brotherston, Little Improvisations, Massimo Mricone, Mattress Suite, Megalopolis, Northern Ballet Theatre, Of Days, Queensland Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Satellites, Steven McRae | Comments (0)

Rojo and Polunin: “The dancers become the dance”

February 17, 2013 – 12:21 pm

February in London can be the nastiest month of the year. Winter lingers. Seasonal affective disorder gets a grip. The

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Frederick Ashton, Rudolf Nureyev, Tamara Rojo | Comments (0)

Here’s to 2013, not forgetting the best moments of 2012

December 31, 2012 – 9:12 am

With the Paris Opera Ballet in Sydney in January/February and the Bolshoi Ballet in Brisbane in May/June, 2013 is set

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged 6000 Miles Away, Alina Cojocaru, Amber Scott, Aurelie Dupont, Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Daria Klimentova, Dunas, English National Ballet, Ethan Stiefel, Ezio Frigerio, Franca Squarcipapino, Francois Klaus, Garry Stewart, Giselle, Hamburg Ballet, Ivan Vasilev, Jiri Kylian, Johan Kobborg, John Neumeier, Larissa McGowan, Li Cunxin, Maria Pag├йs, Marie-Agn├иs Gillot, Mathieu Ganio, Midsummer Night's Dream, Monument, Natalia Osipova, Nederlands Dans Theatre, Nijinsky, Paris Opera Ballet, Paul Lightfoot, Queensland Ballet, Robyn White, Stephen Baynes, Swan Lake, Sydney Opera House, Sylvie Guillem, Thiago Bordin, Un Ballo, Vadim Muntagirov, Wayne Eagling, West Australian Ballet | Comments (2)

The Sergei Storm at the Royal Ballet

January 25, 2012 – 11:19 pm

Ten choreographers showcased their works in progress last evening at the Royal Opera House but one man who wasnтАЩt there

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Royal Ballet, Tamara Rojo, Thomas Whitehead, Valenino Zucchetti | Comments (0)

Tag Archives: Sergei Polunin

Sergei Polunin, from his student years, to the Royal Ballet, to Take Me to Church and now a father

The dancer as brand ambassador, then and now

Sergei Polunin: His life so far, from his ‘Harry Potter’ world to the celebrity circuit

2016: The past, the present, and a very big challenge of the future

Sergei Polunin as Prince Siegfried

The Bolshoi’s Jewels, with Smirnova the glittering centrepiece

Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2014 season

Rojo and Polunin: “The dancers become the dance”

Here’s to 2013, not forgetting the best moments of 2012

The Sergei Storm at the Royal Ballet

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