Putrov and Polunin return to Sadler’s Wells

Posted on February 22, 2012

Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion, which played at Sadler’s Wells earlier this year, will return to the theatre for an additional run from March 13 to 15. The evening includes works that showcase the “athleticism and beauty of the male form in motion”.

Putrov will be joined by some of the world’s finest dancers, including Sergei Polunin, the Royal Danish Ballet’s Tim Matiakis, and Clyde Archer and Isaac Montllor of Compañía Nacional de Danza. The programme includes Nacho Duato’s Remanso and a new piece choreographed by Polunin himself. Also on the bill is Leon Jacobson’s solo Vestris, originally choreographed for Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1969, as well as Vaslav Nijinsky’s L’après-midi d’un faune.

To book tickets, call the box office on 0844 412 4300, or visit http://www.sadlerswells.com

The Evening Standard reports that, with the assistance of Sadler’s Wells, Polunin has now secured a 3-year work visa. The Ukrainian-born dancer had lost his work permit when he resigned from The Royal Ballet last month.

Jonathan Gray

Jonathan Gray is editor of Dancing Times. He studied at The Royal Ballet School, Leicester Polytechnic, and Wimbledon School of Art where he graduated with a BA Hons in Theatre Design. For 16 years he was a member of the curatorial department of the Theatre Museum, London, assisting on a number of dance-related exhibitions, and helping with the recreation of original designs for a number of The Royal Ballet’s productions including Danses concertantes, Daphnis and Chloë, and The Sleeping Beauty. He has also contributed to the Financial Times, written programme articles for The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet, and is co-author of the book Unleashing Britain: Theatre gets real 1955-64, published in 2005.