Dancer
Blessed with astonishing power and poise, Sergei Polunin took the dance world
by storm and became the Royal Ballet’s youngest ever principal. At the peak
of his success, aged 21, he walked away, driven to the brink of self-destruction
by stardom – his talent more a burden than a gift. Here is an unprecedented
look into the life of a complex young man who has made ballet go viral. Urban
rebel, iconoclast, airborne angel, Sergei is transforming the shape of ballet as
we know it. But virtuosity comes with a high price. How can you be free to be
yourself when you are ballet’s ‘hottest property'?
Critic Reviews:
- " Filmmaker Cantor has enough access to the titular hoofer's parents,
grandmother and Royal Academy colleagues to unravel his mystery of his
‘retirement’ and to capture the precise moment when he falls back in love
with dancing. " – Tara Brady
- " Does a fine job of both capturing the breathtaking precision and
physicality of Polunin at the top of his game, and, through extensive archive
footage, tracing how the gifted child from an underprivileged background got to
be one of the best in the world. " – Wendy Ide
- " Cantor admirably succeeds in helping us relate to his star and
subject. " – Lena Hanafy
