Montage with ballet dancer Sergei Polunin (Сергей Полунин). Set to "Everything I Do" by Bryan Adams. For those who see more than old Instagram posts and controversial tattoos... For those who see Sergei.
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After everything that has unfolded in Ukraine over the past few weeks and seeing all the hate being thrown at Sergei, with people calling for his cancellation due to his past support of Putin and cheering for his recent injury to his Achilles tendon during a gala performance in Russia in early March... I just have this to say:
I will not cancel beauty. I will not cancel Sergei Polunin. I will not abandon or shame, or seek to crush and destroy a man who dares to be flawed and to bare his soul anyway, a man who dares to pour himself out as a gift of beauty to an ugly world that frequently attacks everything it finds unacceptable in him.
I will not cancel Sergei Polunin. Regardless what he has said or done in the past, I will not place on him any political demands or burden him with heavy dreams or expectations that he bring about peace in the world.
This is not wide-eyed hero worship speaking - This man is not a god. This man is not my idol. This man is my brother. A fellow human being with many strengths and many flaws. A man with a generous heart and a sensitive soul. A man who dares to feel deeply and to express himself the best he knows how. A man who creates beauty that brings light and healing to those who are open to the gift he gives. Those who know what they are talking about call him a genius of his art form. Others see a visionary with a childlike heart - with all the accompanying impulsivity, passion, tenderness, curiosity, naivete, and yet-uncrushed hope to make the world a better place that such a heart can hold.
One doesn’t have to turn a blind eye to Sergei Polunin's flaws to still see something deeply precious and worthy of being guarded in him. I regret only that I cannot do more. That I cannot grant him the forgiveness and mercy of the ever-present mob. That I cannot give him a world that truly values beauty and individual human life.
I will not cancel beauty. I will celebrate and guard it to the best of my ability, even if what difference I can make seems underwhelmingly small. And wherever the unstable present and the uncertain future may find him - I pray Sergei is safe in mind and body, that he knows in his heart how deeply he is loved, and that he is truly at peace in his soul.
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With many thanks to @sergeipolunin for everything you give of yourself through your dance. Wishing you a full and quick recovery.
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LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
Look into my eyes
You will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart
Search your soul
And when you find me there
You'll search no more
[Chorus]
Don't tell me
It's not worth tryin' for
You can't tell me
It's not worth dyin' for
You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you
[Verse 2]
Look into your heart
You will find
There's nothin' there to hide
Take me as I am
Take my life
I would give it all
I would sacrifice
[Chorus]
Don't tell me
It's not worth fightin' for
I can't help it
There's nothin' I want more
You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you
[Bridge]
There's no love
Like your love
And no other
Could give more love
There's nowhere
Unless you're there
All the time
All the way, yeah
[Interlude]
Look into your heart, babe
Yeah
Oh yeah
[Chorus]
Oh, you can't tell me
It's not worth tryin' for
I can't help it
There's nothin' I want more
Yeah, I would fight for you
I'd lie for you
Walk the wire for you
Yeah, I'd die for you
[Chorus 2]
You know it's true
Everything I do
Oh
I do it for you
Written By: Robert John Lange, Bryan Adams & Michael Kamen
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If you enjoyed Sergei's dancing you can follow his Instagram, Facebook, and You Tube page for the latest updates about his performances:
Sergei's You Tube Channel: / sergeipolunin
Sergei's Instagram: / poluninink
Sergei's Facebook: / sergeipolunin.dancer
Sergei's Official Website: poluninink.com
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