Mashinka Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Not quite a swastika but near enough to make me uncomfortable. Link to comment
vendangeuse Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Every time I see this thread updated I'm torn between sadness and disgust. One almost wonders if he's self-destructing on purpose. Link to comment
AB'sMom Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 That tattoo very much resembles the neo-Nazi black sun imagery. Link to comment
Deflope Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Thats the tattoo on his stomach and has been there for a while On another topic, here he is performing in the Adriano Celetano tribute. https://youtu.be/IpKmGPXuQNM I thought his dancing looked even more haggard than the last time I saw him. And for all his protestations that he wants to innovate ballet, I find that he looks the same in every new video I see. Its as if he decided that what worked in the Take Me To Church video will do just fine everywhere else. Link to comment
Anthony_NYC Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 On 1/14/2019 at 7:41 PM, Rock said: I googled David LaChapelle because he was behind what has been Polunin's biggest success and I be interested to know what he thought of all this. Wikipedia said he was gay! One wonders how he feels about Polunin's posts. Not only that, but Hozier himself turned the song into an anti-homophobia anthem with his own video. Did Polunin just not realize any of this at the time, or has he changed? I agree he seems to need help. Sad case. Link to comment
Deflope Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 If Polunin thinks Russian dance fans will accept his creative genius more than those in the West, he may be in for a shock. The reviews from Kuznetsova and others seemed pretty lukewarm. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3887841 http://www.ng.ru/culture/2019-02-16/100_160219_polunin.html Link to comment
Deflope Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Seems he has culled his Instagram profile again and is only posting dance pics now. Maybe the trainwreck ended when he saw the ticket sales and reviews? Link to comment
Tapfan Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Somewhere, Kevin Heart is thinking, "Is that all the career damage he has to endure?" Boo hoo. Link to comment
naomikage Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Oh dear....He has destructed himself. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/mar/07/sergei-polunin-sacked-putin-tattoo-interview Link to comment
nanushka Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Based on that interview, it seems he has an adolescent mind. Link to comment
vagansmom Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Looks more like bipolar disorder- mania followed by a downward crash. He needs help. Link to comment
Balletwannabe Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Total lack of parenting in crucial years (age 13-adult) can really mess a person up 😕 Link to comment
Mashinka Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 According to The Times (behind a pay wall) Polunin's performances in Verona later this year may be under threat now. Seems Italians don't care for his utterances either. Link to comment
California Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Ticket sales have been suspended for Polunin's engagement at the London Palladium, but it doesn't look like the performances have actually been cancelled: https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/london-theatre-direct-halt-ticket-sales-for-sergei-polunin-at-the-london-palladium-in-light-of-homophobic-comments-posted-on-instagram Link to comment
nanushka Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Quote London Theatre Direct halt ticket sales for Sergei Polunin at the London Palladium in light of homophobic comments posted on Instagram That's rather a bizarre headline, considering that the cited comments were posted in December. I thought light traveled faster than that. Link to comment
Mashinka Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 A number of UK theatres sell tickets through agencies rather than selling them directly to the public. How serious this is depends on whether or not London Theatre Direct was the sole agent for Palladium tickets or whether tickets can still be obtained elsewhere. Link to comment
nanushka Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 33 minutes ago, Mashinka said: A number of UK theatres sell tickets through agencies rather than selling them directly to the public. How serious this is depends on whether or not London Theatre Direct was the sole agent for Palladium tickets or whether tickets can still be obtained elsewhere. Tickets still seem to be available — here, for instance. Link to comment
Deflope Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Reviews. These are all behind a pay wall (except for the Independent review) but the snippets say enough https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-sergei-polunin-at-the-london-palladium-mfhmdtwn3 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/dance/what-to-see/sergei-polunin-reviewlondon-palladiumbanalpeculiar-barely-ballet/ https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2019/sergei-polunin-programme-1-review-at-london-palladium-tedious-and-uncomfortable/ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/sergei-polunin-review-london-palladium-the-royal-ballet-hozier-jennifer-lawrence-a8934461.html Link to comment
JMcN Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 13 hours ago, Deflope said: Reviews. These are all behind a pay wall (except for the Independent review) but the snippets say enough https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-sergei-polunin-at-the-london-palladium-mfhmdtwn3 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/dance/what-to-see/sergei-polunin-reviewlondon-palladiumbanalpeculiar-barely-ballet/ https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2019/sergei-polunin-programme-1-review-at-london-palladium-tedious-and-uncomfortable/ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/sergei-polunin-review-london-palladium-the-royal-ballet-hozier-jennifer-lawrence-a8934461.html If you register for The Times you can read 2 articles per week. I think something similar exists for Telegraph premium articles. Try using a different browser for the Stage if you have reached your monthly limit. Link to comment
FionaE Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 I see this thread is way out of date. To revert to 2019: - ROMEO & JULIET in Verona was an amazing success with audience of over 10,000. The show was created in only 6 months. It was a phenomenal achievement as recognised by the Italian press. An international tour was due to follow including to the US. That was cancelled by Covid and then war, except for the London performance which eventually went ahead in December 2021 after multiple Covid postponements, to an audience of 5,000 despite Omicron Covid surge in London. Yet again the UK press struggled to write reviews that might be seen to compliment Sergei. They praised everything else or half complimented him .. “he can dance but can’t act”, or “he can act but can’t dance”. It was laughable how they twisted themselves in knots. The truth is the audience were there primarily for Sergei. - RASPUTIN continues to be in demand despite the reviews in UK press. It was booked and sold out in over 30 venues worldwide for 2020 (but Covid and war). It has since been performed over 50 times, mostly in Russia. The most recent show was this month in Serbia. People from all over Europe, also Australia and USA travelled to see it. - the third full length ballet Sergei commissioned in 2019 was LITTLE RED AND THE WOLF. It premiered in Moscow with an international cast including Johan Kobborg as the Wolf, Laura Fernandez as Little Red and Sergei as the Woodsman. Laura is now a principal with Nina Ananiashvili’s Georgian State Ballet. This ballet was also due to tour internationally in 2020. - there were many other projects and performances in 2019. He’s a hard working man. Whatever you may think of Sergei himself, it’s impressive for any company to commission and produce 3 full length shows in one year. He has to create everything from nothing, including raising the finance, He is producer and director as well as the lead dancer collaborating with choreographers, composers and all the creative team. Anyone wishing to know what he’s doing now can find out more at this group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/g/a2ksaebEkUshDpAN/?mibextid=K35XfP This channel on YouTube is comprehensive and has good insights https://youtube.com/@indiaink?si=8N2C0oHN_bCKLhQk Link to comment
Mashinka Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 Is he still disseminating homophobia, misogyny and urging assaults on the overweight? Link to comment
Helene Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 "Cats" ran for 21 seasons in the West End and 18 seasons on Broadway. not including revivals. Link to comment
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