Dancer's reviews
Media reviews
La Vanguardia
American filmmaker Steven Cantor analyzes in detail the personal and artistic trajectory of the Ukrainian dancer [...] An intimate reflection on an ambitious and charismatic young man, while complex and enigmatic at a vulnerable crossroads.
Time
'Dancer' is filled with breathtaking, gravity-defying athleticism as the dancer Sergei Polunin leaps from a poor childhood in Ukraine to principal at the Royal Ballet in London.
El País
[...] Absorbent documentary that includes a rapid ascent, a sudden fall and a long process of reconstruction and documentary [...] redemption that benefits from the contemporary supersaturation of images.
Cinemanía
Surprising documentary that mixes different styles [...] and proves with images how far the trauma comes from a boy with strict education and double separation of his parents, who intends to be the best in his own to end up revolving against his destiny.
Los Angeles Times
'Dancer' becomes a gentle inquiry into how a gifted performer disrupts his life in order to test his passion.
Variety
?An immersive personal portrait? of Polunin, the youngest principal dancer ever at the British Royal Ballet.
Huffington Post
'Dancer' tells the epic rise, fall and rebirth of the youngest ever principal dancer with the British Royal Ballet, dubbed the ballet world?s James Dean. This is amazing.
El Mundo
'Dancer' reveals who is considered one of the best, if not the best, current dancer.
The Guardian
A good-looking documentary showcases the genius of the wayward star and attempts to pin down his personal demons
Roger Ebert
Seeing how freakishly gifted he is and watching his ascendance is a thrill, and Cantor keeps the pacing moving crisply.
Time Out
Dancer? is bookended by his reckless, writhing, rage-filled dance to Hozier?s ?Take Me to Church?.
The Telegraph
'Dancer' is worth watching just to see the prodigious talent in full flight.
El Periódico
With a more melodramatic tone than sensitive, Steven Cantor's new documentary portrays the dancer Sergei Polunin as if he were a rock star.
New York Times
In 'Dancer', Mr. Polunin's suffering may be on display, but too little of his artistry.