Sergei Polunin “Mayerling’s Angels & Demons“

I play around a lot with video and music, changing the mood, the emphasis, or whatnot... but never, NEVER, have I done something that touched me so much as this. Removing the grand, full orchestra with all it’s pomp and drama, and replacing it with a bare bones minimalistic piece of music has never changed something so much. This pas de deux went from a larger-than-life, dramatic dance of passion to an exquisitely fragile moment of intimacy. You almost feel as if you’re intruding on something so personal and so beautiful, you have no business watching. This may be one of my favorite “musical experiments.“ I think I broke my heart watching it... Ballet: Mayerling Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan Dancers: Sergei Polunin & Anna Ol Alternative Music: “Snowdrop“ by Kevin Macleod used with permission via Attribution Licensing. Sergei Polunin is a Ukrainian-born, Russian ballet dancer. Famous for his “once every hundred years” talent, he has incredulous elevation and impeccable technique. From an early age, he displayed glorious dramatic range. Home videos of him as a tiny boy improvising to Pavarotti are very foretelling. At age 19, he became the Royal Ballet’s youngest ever male principal dancer. Ballet gained an unprecedented new awareness when he danced in Hozier’s viral video ”Take Me To Church.” People who would never have paid any attention to ballet began to watch the tattooed phenom. He is generally attributed with bringing ballet to the modern common man. Classical, yet cutting edge, Sergei starred in Diesel’s “Make Love Not Walls” campaign and has put his mark on many other promotions. Sergei is a much sought after model and actor. Fashion designers love his breathtaking physique and brooding good looks. He has garnered only positive reviews for his acting. His appearances include Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of the Orient Express, the biographical documentary Dancer, The White Crow, and Red Sparrow. If you enjoyed this, please subscribe to my YouTube channel by clicking on this link: Be sure also to ring the Bell to be notified whenever I upload something new. For additional videos and more, please visit my other Sergei Polunin Graceful Beast sites: This is a Pam Boehme Simon iMovie. Thank you for watching. #sergeipolunin #gracefulbeast #pamboehmesimon #mayerling