The commitment of this company is what impresses, a sense of collaboration and dedication. The Bavarian State Ballet’s triple bill, Portrait of Wayne McGregor, was an ideal showcase for their talents. The three half-hour works featured two recent pieces – Kairos created for the Zurich Ballet in 2014 and Borderlands for San Francisco Ballet in […]
Igor Zelensky
Svetlana Zakharova: When they cut my costume in half
Svetlana Zakharova knows that a lot of jealousy surrounds her but she’s fought for her rightful position in the dance world since she was a child: It was a tough struggle at the Vaganova Academy. I was ten, and several times I just wanted to leave everything to return home to my family. This does not […]
Sergei Polunin débuts in Spartacus after dancing with flying cameras
After the kerfuffle about Sergei Polunin leaving ballet for Hollywood – announced by the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre‘s General Manager, Ara Karapetian – Polunin is now back in Russia and the ballet world to make his début in Spartacus. However, it will not be at the Stanislavsky (where he is still listed as Principal), but at […]
Sergei Polunin quits ballet for Hollywood
Two years after joining Moscow’s Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre under the protective wing if Igor Zelensky, Sergei Polunin is on the move again. According to RIA Novosti he has left for Hollywood. Ara Karapetian, the theatre’s General Manager, said that, Sergei has decided to leave the ballet and pursue an acting career. He went to Hollywood, […]
Polunin, Zelensky and Schaufuss settle out of court
The Dancing Times reports that Sergei Polunin and Igor Zelensky have settled out of court after walking out of Peter Schaufuss’ production of Midnight Express at the London Coliseum at the last minute. Schaufuss’ company was suing them both for £400,000 to compensate for lost ticket sales. The producers said at the time that £14,000 had to be […]
Sergei Polunin and Igor Zelensky are sued for £400,000 by Peter Schaufuss Ballet
23-year-old Sergei Polunin is being sued for failing to show for Peter Schaufuss’ production of Midnight Express in April. The box office was forced to give refunds, bookings slumped because the star name had dropped out, and publicity material had to be reprinted. According to the Daily Mail, although Polunin and his mentor Igor Zelensky, who also withdrew, […]
The Houdini of dance: Sergei Polunin disappears again
Certainly quicker than it takes to escape from a Turkish prison, ballet’s bad boy Sergei Polunin has disappeared from Peter Schaufuss’ production of Midnight Express. The show is due to open on Tuesday in London but according the the London Evening Standard he has not shown up for rehearsals, is not answering his phone, and […]
Sergei Polunin on bringing Mayerling to Moscow, and dancing until 50
Sergei Polunin, who famously defected from the Royal Ballet just over a year ago, has found a home at the Stanislavsky theatre, and fame through winning a television dance competition. Settling down after his semi-breakdown, he is demonstrating the value of the Royal Ballet School and Company by returning to partner Tamara Rojo in her farewell […]
Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, La Bayadère
Strangely, most critics didn’t attend the Mariinsky’s signature ballet La Bayadère, the sixth and last of their 2011 London season. Well, it was mid-August and the beaches were calling. However ballet stalwart Clement Crisp was still in the saddle, and gave this evening another 5-star review. If Mr Crisp is now on holiday he […]
Critics round-up: Mariinsky at Covent Garden, Homage to Fokine
The second of six programmes brought to London by the Mariinsky was a triple bill of Mikhail Fokine’s choreography: Chopiniana, The Firebird and Scheherazade. The Times explained the programming: In the space of two years, Mikhail Fokine created a trio of works that helped to change our perception of classical ballet. Chopinianaembodied the very idea of abstract ballet; The Firebird was a dramatic […]
