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| Dancer Sergei Polunin is 'in Moscow and ok' says Tamara Rojo | |
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| The English National Ballet's artistic director has said missing Ukrainian dancer Sergei Polunin is "in Moscow and is ok", following his sudden departure from a London show. | The English National Ballet's artistic director has said missing Ukrainian dancer Sergei Polunin is "in Moscow and is ok", following his sudden departure from a London show. |
| Polunin left Midnight Express days before its UK premiere. Last year, he unexpectedly quit the Royal Ballet. | Polunin left Midnight Express days before its UK premiere. Last year, he unexpectedly quit the Royal Ballet. |
| Tamara Rojo told the BBC: "Sergei is an amazing artist and a complicated man. | Tamara Rojo told the BBC: "Sergei is an amazing artist and a complicated man. |
| "Sometimes the price people have to pay for that level of artistry is that it is not consistent or predictable." | "Sometimes the price people have to pay for that level of artistry is that it is not consistent or predictable." |
| Last week, Peter Schaufuss, the production's director and choreographer, said Polunin failed to turn up for rehearsals. | Last week, Peter Schaufuss, the production's director and choreographer, said Polunin failed to turn up for rehearsals. |
| Schaufuss said he was "hugely disappointed," adding: "I saw him on Tuesday evening and he said he really wanted to dance. | Schaufuss said he was "hugely disappointed," adding: "I saw him on Tuesday evening and he said he really wanted to dance. |
| Rojo, who was appointed to her role in April last year, danced with Polunin at the Royal Ballet as part of her farewell performances. | Rojo, who was appointed to her role in April last year, danced with Polunin at the Royal Ballet as part of her farewell performances. |
| She told Radio 4's Front Row host John Wilson: "I haven't had the chance to discuss this particular situation with him. | She told Radio 4's Front Row host John Wilson: "I haven't had the chance to discuss this particular situation with him. |
| "In the past he has been lost, just because he had such an amazing talent". | "In the past he has been lost, just because he had such an amazing talent". |
| Pressure | Pressure |
| Polunin announced in January last year that he was quitting the Royal Ballet, having joined the company in 2007 and being promoted to principal at the age of 19. | Polunin announced in January last year that he was quitting the Royal Ballet, having joined the company in 2007 and being promoted to principal at the age of 19. |
| In an interview with Newsnight, he said: "You live the life of a dancer. It is not your job, it is your life, and you have to love it so much to be able to take it every day for six days a week, sometimes seven. | In an interview with Newsnight, he said: "You live the life of a dancer. It is not your job, it is your life, and you have to love it so much to be able to take it every day for six days a week, sometimes seven. |
| "In a way I did feel that the artist in me was dying a little bit and I wasn't giving as much of myself and putting as much creativity into it as I could, as I should." | "In a way I did feel that the artist in me was dying a little bit and I wasn't giving as much of myself and putting as much creativity into it as I could, as I should." |
| Rojo said the dancer had been forced to cope with outside pressure since a very young age. | Rojo said the dancer had been forced to cope with outside pressure since a very young age. |
| "He felt that everyone, society and his parents and his colleagues - myself as well - had told him, 'If you have this gift, you have to perform,'" she explained. | "He felt that everyone, society and his parents and his colleagues - myself as well - had told him, 'If you have this gift, you have to perform,'" she explained. |
| "And he was like, 'No I don't actually have to, I can throw it away if that's my wish'. | "And he was like, 'No I don't actually have to, I can throw it away if that's my wish'. |
| "I think he's past that now, he's happy with being a dancer but I think he's always going to be complicated because he's more intelligent than he is educated". | "I think he's past that now, he's happy with being a dancer but I think he's always going to be complicated because he's more intelligent than he is educated". |
| After Polunin graduated from a gymnastics school in Kiev, he joined the British Royal Ballet School at the age of 13. | After Polunin graduated from a gymnastics school in Kiev, he joined the British Royal Ballet School at the age of 13. |
| Rojo went on to say "maybe we concentrate too much on creating beautiful bodies and not in creating prepared minds to deal with that kind of talent". | Rojo went on to say "maybe we concentrate too much on creating beautiful bodies and not in creating prepared minds to deal with that kind of talent". |
| The artistic director also hinted that she hoped to work with Polunin in the near future. | The artistic director also hinted that she hoped to work with Polunin in the near future. |
| "I hope so, he wants to come," she said. "There are some plans but with Sergei you can never publish them because you never know, so I will be very careful before I announce them." | "I hope so, he wants to come," she said. "There are some plans but with Sergei you can never publish them because you never know, so I will be very careful before I announce them." |
| Meanwhile, the Royal Ballet has secured Russian "superstar" ballerina Natalia Osipova from the Mikahilovsky Ballet in St Petersburg, Russia, where she is currently a principal. | Meanwhile, the Royal Ballet has secured Russian "superstar" ballerina Natalia Osipova from the Mikahilovsky Ballet in St Petersburg, Russia, where she is currently a principal. |
| Her first performance will be in Romeo and Juliet opposite Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta. | Her first performance will be in Romeo and Juliet opposite Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta. |
| Kevin O'Hare, director of the Royal Ballet said the 26-year-old had "greatly enjoyed her guest performances" with the company and was a "wonderful addition to our world class roster of principals". | Kevin O'Hare, director of the Royal Ballet said the 26-year-old had "greatly enjoyed her guest performances" with the company and was a "wonderful addition to our world class roster of principals". |
| You can hear Front Row's full interview with Tamara Rojo on the iPlayer. | You can hear Front Row's full interview with Tamara Rojo on the iPlayer. |