Sergei Polunin Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

Polunin and his company, Polunin Ink. introduced three new productions of ballet in 2019. The first was "Rasputin", choreographed by Yuka Oishi and premiered in London Palladium in June; the show received generally negative reviews from London critics but was later successfully shown in cities such as Zurich and Tashkent. The second was on 26 August 2019, Polunin danced the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet choreographed by Johan Kobborg and with Alina Cojocaru as Juliet, in the Arena of Verona to over 10,000 members of audience and to critical acclaim. As the year closing, the third production of Polunin Ink., "Little Red and the Wolf", choreographed by Ross Freddie Ray, music composed by Kirill Richter, and performed by Sergei Polunin, Laura Fernandez-Gromova, Johan Kobborg and etc. premiered in Zaryadye Concert Hall, Moscow on 29 and 30 December 2019. In 2019, he also performed in Dubai, Israel, Munich, Shanghai, etc. Noteworthy was the performance on 7 September 2019 when he was invited to dance at ancient Buddhist temple Ninna-ji in Kyoto, Japan. Branded as the "Encounter of the East and the West", efforts were put into illustrating the theme: with artists from Europe and Asia performing on the stage; Polunin's outfit was carefully crafted, a kimono specially designed and made by artist Kamida Kazumak and with the calligraphy of the Heart Sutra, which teaches the illusion of the phenomenal world, written on the outfit by calligrapher, Tomoko Kawao. The performance was later broadcast nationwide in Japan. Polunin was recognized as the Personality of the Year by Danza& Danza Awards 2019 (Premio D&D-Mario Bedendo), for which, the jury wrote: "A multi-faceted artist …… he and his Polunin Ink company scored not one but two goals in 2019", namely, "a 'modern' take on the twentieth-century classic Romeo & Juliet ……where Polunin gave a powerful, passionate performance opposite Alina Cojocaru", and “Rasputin …… a memorable dance-drama in which Sergei outdid himself".