Sergei Polunin

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Polunin.

Sergei Polunin
Сергей Полунин
Polunin in 2013
Born
Sergei Vladimirovich Polunin

(1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age 34)
Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship
Occupations
  • Ballet dancer
  • actor
  • model
Years active2006–present
PartnerElena Ilinykh (engaged)
Children2
Websitehttps://poluninink.com/

Sergei Vladimirovich Polunin (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Полунин; Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Полунін, romanized: Serhiy Volodymyrovych Polunin; born 20 November 1989) is a Ukrainian ballet dancer, actor and model. He has Ukrainian,[1] Russian,[1] and Serbian[2] citizenships, but has "always regarded himself as Russian".[3]

Born in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Polunin started out in gymnastics before switching to ballet at the age of eight and attended the Kyiv State Choreographic Institute. After graduating, he joined the British Royal Ballet School at the age of 13 in 2003. Polunin has received numerous awards, including the Prix de Lausanne and Youth America Grand Prix in 2006, and in 2007 was named the Young British Dancer of the Year.[4] In 2010, at the age of 20, Polunin became the Royal Ballet's youngest ever male principal dancer.

After two years, he quit the ballet company to focus on a freelance career. As a freelance principal dancer, Polunin has been a guest artist at various theatres worldwide[5][6][7] such as Royal Opera House,[8] Sadler's Wells Theatre,[9] Bolshoi Theatre,[10] Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre,[5] La Scala Theatre,[11] Teatro San Carlo[12] and was a guest artist for the Bayerisches Staatsballet.[6]

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  3. ^ Hattenstone, Simon (7 March 2019). "Self-destructive dance superstar Sergei Polunin: 'Ukraine put me on a list of terrorists'". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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  9. ^ "Sadlers's Wells – whats on". sadlerswells.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Bolshoi – broadcast". bolshoi.ru. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  11. ^ "La Scala – season". teatroallascala.org. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Teatro San Carlo – stagione". teatrosancarlo.it. Retrieved 4 May 2017.