A large-scale and detailed study of the life and creative path of the Ukrainian Sergei Polunin, collected from rare archival family materials, interviews with the hero, his relatives, as well as with the world stars of ballet. A unique chronology of the dancer's creative journey – from the first steps in her native Kherson, studying in Kiev, to a swift and scandalous career at the Royal Ballet in London. The focus of Steve Cantor is Polunin's extraordinary physical data and his unique emotional range, both on stage and in life.