“כשאנשים צופים בריקוד, משהו מאוד ייחודי קורה להם. זו שפה שכולם מבינים והיא פותחת לך את הנשמה. הייתי שמח שבישיבות האו"ם, לפני הכרעות בהחלטות חשובות, היו צופים במחול – זה פותח את הלב.”

Russian ballet dancer, actor and model

Sergei Vladimirovich Polunin is a Russian ballet dancer, actor, and model. He has held Russian and Serbian citizenship and has said that he has always regarded himself as Russian. In 2025, he was stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship. Polunin is best known for his work in ballet, along with appearances as an actor and model. His public identity has often been closely tied to nationality and to the international profile he built through performance.