“Billy Elliot” is a fictional character, Sergei Polunin in “Dancer” is real.
In Polunin’s early days, he had to learn a valuable lesson “dancers have to be tougher.”
His mother recalls his son's fervent passion for dancing since childhood and how he had learned the gymnastics first before moving into ballet.
"Polunin wanted to be the best," his loving grandmother remembers.
"Polunin wanted to be the best," his loving grandmother remembers.
Polunin moved with his mom to Kiev. The emotional toll of his journey pursuing his dreams worsen when in London he and his mother had to separate due to a visa problem.
At the age of 19, Polunin becomes the Royal Ballet’s youngest principal dancer in history. His family never saw him on stage.
Sergei was so demanding of himself that the pain of his body had to be mitigated with cocaine.
Sergei was so demanding of himself that the pain of his body had to be mitigated with cocaine.
While planning his last dance performance in Los Angeles, Polunin got in contact with the famous photographer David LaChapelle and after that, they went to Hawaii to shoot the music video “Take Me to Church.”
Sergei Polunin, "Take Me to Church" by Hozier, Directed by David LaChapelle
Sergei Polunin, in those four minutes of breathtaking performance conquered the world and inspired thousands of fans who could not stop playing the clip over and over again.
In days, the music video went viral with more than 17 million views worldwide.
In days, the music video went viral with more than 17 million views worldwide.
In the documentary “Dancer” Sergei Polunin's sexuality was never disclosed, as the story centers on his struggle, his moves, skills, personality, and family.
“Dancer” took nine months to edit, yet was still not enough time to make the documentary flow with creativity and tighter structure.
Some beautiful dancing shots were seemingly cut too soon and other moments about his family were too long. The amount of information was tilted to present Sergei's good imagine and family tides.
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| Director Steven Cantor, photo by Jose Hermosillo, copyrights Festival in LA, 2016 |
The director of this touching documentary, Steven Cantor, was able to capture Sergei Polunin’s emotions, skills, and creativity with an open heart.
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| Film critic Jose Hermosillo, Director Steven Cantor, copyrights Festival in LA 2016 |
Polunin’s awareness was to use his body and dancing moves to give people joy.
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