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Dancer

Documentary. An intimate portrait of ballet dancer Sergei Polunin told through home movies and interviews with his family, colleagues and close friends.

Joining the Royal Ballet at the age of 13, Ukranian Sergei Polunin became their youngest ever principal dancer when he was 19, but in January 2012 he took the dramatic decision to walk away from his classical ballet career.

With home movie footage from his early dancing years and interviews with his family, colleagues and close friends, this intimate portrait gets close to the heart of what motivated his professional breakdown and his career change, and includes some highlights showing why he has been described as a successor to Rudolf Nureyev.

1 hour, 20 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Sep 2018 23:10
成人论坛 Two

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:03

    Black Sabbath

    Iron Man

  • 00:21

    Coldplay

    God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

  • 00:30

    Lykke Li

    Dance, Dance, Dance

  • 00:33

    Death in Vegas

    Dirt

  • 00:56

    Milva, James Last

    Caruso

  • 01:04

    Hozier

    Take Me To Church

  • 01:15

    UNKLE

    Trouble in Paradise, variation on a theme

Credits

Participant Sergei Polunin
Director Steven Cantor
Producer Steve Coogan

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